2019 Award Recipients

Excellence Award

NHC South Central Region

Achievement Award

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Sevier County Health Department
TRICOR
Tennessee Valley Authority Customer Delivery

Commitment Award

Cannon County Health Department
Macon County Health Department
PACCAR Engine Company
Pickett County Health Department
RPM Technology Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Bursar's Office

Interest Recognition

Tennessee Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Health Access
Tennessee Valley Authority Supply Chain
Tennova Healthcare

Past Excellence Award Winners

*denotes recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

2018: Griffin Mechanical, LLC, Dickson
2017: City of Germantown
2016: The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
2015: McClaskey Excellence Institute (formerly Pal's Business Excellence Institute), Kingsport
2014: Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia
2013: Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
2012: *Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
2011: No winner
2010: CIGNA Government Services, Nashville
2009: Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
2008: Caris Healthcare, Knoxville
2007: Wellmont Health System, Kingsport
2006: *Pal’s Sudden Service, Kingsport
2005: Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
2003: Marie B. Williams, Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Founding Director (1993-2004) Honorary Excellence Award
2002: John Deere Power Products, Greeneville; Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear, Chattanooga
2001: *Pal’s Sudden Service, Kingsport
2000: Eaton Aeroquip-Gainesboro
1999: *Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Nashville, Global Excellence; Memphis Light, Gas and Water
1998: Baptist Health System of Knoxville; Fleetguard Inc., Nashville, Global Excellence
1997: Eaton Corporation of Shelbyville; Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
1996: Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., Morrison
1995: Dr. Curt W. Reimann, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Founding Director (1987-1995), Honorary Excellence Award
1994: *Bristol Tennessee Electric System; *Federal Express Corporation Memphis Hub Operations, Memphis; Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation, Smyrna
1993: *Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport; Philips Consumer Electronics Company, Knoxville