The Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) announced Monday that The City of Germantown, Tenn., has won the prestigious TNCPE Excellence Award. Since the TNCPE program was founded in 1993, only 24 organizations have attained the excellence designation. To do so, applicants must participate in a multi-step assessment, and exhibit outstanding results and processes that serve as role models for others.
TNCPE also recognizes organizations on the path to excellence with Interest Recognition (Level 1), the Commitment Award (Level 2) and the Achievement Award (Level 3), each responding to a deeper level of assessment on the continuum toward an Excellence Award.
The TNCPE Excellence Award announcement comes at the conclusion of a very successful year for the City. During 2017, Germantown achieved reaffirmation of the City's triple-A bond rating from both Moody's and Standard and Poor's, Fire Department Class 1 ISO rating, Germantown Police Department Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation, National Recreation and Parks Association accreditation and distinguished budget and audit awards from the Government Finance Officers Association. Other significant honors include being named the Healthier Tennessee Community of the Year, Commercial Appeal Top Workplace, 100 Best Fleets in America and recognition as a TVA Platinum Sustainable Community.
This year, five organizations will be honored with the TNCPE Achievement Award, 24 will receive the Commitment Award, and one will receive Interest Recognition. A full list of 2017 Award recipients is attached. The awards will be presented at the 25th annual Excellence in Tennessee Awards Banquet in February.
The Tennessee program, which is itself widely recognized as a national and international role model, is open to all businesses and industries as well as public and private educational institutions, health care organizations, government agencies and other non-profit entities.
Leadership Memphis has also earned the Commitment Award in the annual Excellence in Tennessee recognition program administered by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE). TNCPE is Tennessee's only statewide quality program and is patterned on the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the national standard for recognizing role model performance through innovation, improvement, and visionary leadership. Leadership Memphis will accept the award at the 25th Annual Excellence in Tennessee Awards Banquet on February 21, 2018, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
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Through an annual evaluation and assessment process, TNCPE recognizes high-performing organizations that demonstrate continuous improvement and role model processes. This year, TNCPE has named 31 organizations as 2017 Award winners that represent outstanding achievement in the following industry sectors: health care, manufacturing, service, education, government, and nonprofit.
Organizations apply to the TNCPE program at one of four levels. As the levels increase, so does the depth and complexity of the application, which is based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework™. Since the program was founded in 1993, only 24 organizations have attained the excellence designation. One will receive the Excellence Award this year; five organizations will be honored with the Achievement Award; 24 organizations will receive a Commitment Award; and one will receive Interest Recognition.
For more information about the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (www.tncpe.org), contact Katie Rawls, president and CEO at katie.rawls [at] tncpe [dot] org">katie.rawls [at] tncpe [dot] org.
For more information on Leadership Memphis, contact David Williams at dwilliams [at] leadershipmemphis [dot] org.