2021 Award Recipients

Achievement Award

Nashville General Hospital
RPM Pizza

Commitment Award

Life Coordinated
Metro Tennova Healthcare
State of Tennessee Office of Customer Focused Government
TVA Supply Chain

Interest Recognition

Area Resources for Community and Human Services
Tennessee Language Center

Past Excellence Award Winners

*denotes recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

2020: No winner
2019: NHC South Central Region, Pulaski
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