Awards
Past Award Winners
Governor's Sterling and Georgia Oglethorpe Award Recipients — performance excellence role models from 1993 to present.
2026 · Current Year
The Sterling Council has demonstrated more than 34 years of success using the nationally recognized Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. This proven leadership framework has enabled The Sterling Council to lead organizations to outstanding results, including state- and national-comparative and benchmark levels, which directly support our mission to elevate performance excellence.
Georgia Oglethorpe Award Recipients
- Fulton County Schools Human Resource Division
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton
2025
- Wellstar Douglas Medical Center
- Hillsborough County Tax Collector
2024
- Lee Health
- Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center
2023
- Wellstar Cobb Medical Center
- Health First Medical Group
- Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
- Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
2022
- Alachua County Tax Collector
- Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
- Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
2021
- The School District of Palm Beach County — Division of Human Resources
2020
- Pinellas County Tax Collector
- USF Federal Credit Union
- Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
2019
- Florida Department of Health in Collier County
- WellStar Paulding Hospital
2018
- Florida Department of Health in Broward County
2017
- Florida Department of Health in Bay County
2016
- Big Bend Community Based Care, Inc.
- Community Health of South Florida, Inc.
- Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County
2015
- Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County
- Kids Central, Inc.
- Cape Coral Hospital, Lee Memorial Health System
- Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
- Orange County Public Schools – HR Division
- City of Tallahassee, Underground Utilities
- Tax Collector for Polk County
2014
- Orange County Public Schools, Operations Division
- Walton County Tax Collector
2013
- Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
- Pinellas County Tax Collector's Office
2012
- Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
- Miami-Dade County Health Department
2011
- Manatee County Tax Collector
- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
2010
- Florida Hospital Orlando
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics
- South Miami Hospital
2009
- Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
- St. Johns County Health Department
- Sunstar Paramedics, Pinellas County
- Tropic Isles Elementary School, Lee County
2008
- Hillsborough County Tax Collector
- Marion County Sheriff's Office
- Orange County Clerk of Courts
- Shands HealthCare
- The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
2007
- Brevard Public Schools
- Division of Blind Services, Florida Department of Education
- Howard D. McMillan Middle School, Miami
- Landrum Professional Employer Services, Inc., Pensacola
- Miami VA Healthcare System
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, South Florida Business Unit
2006
- Miami-Dade County Health Department
- Ramblewood Elementary School (Coral Springs)
2005
- Charles R. Hadley Elementary School, Miami
- Tropical Financial Credit Union, Miramar
2004
- Cargill Phosphate Production, Riverview
- Dante B. Fascell Elementary School, Miami
- Motorola iDEN Subscriber Supply Chain Operations, Plantation
- North Beach Elementary School, Miami Beach
2003
- Boeing Special Operations Forces Aerospace, Support Center, Ft. Walton
- City of Coral Springs
- Clerk of the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County
- Kendale Elementary School, Miami
2002
- Miami-Dade County Health Department
2001
- City of Jacksonville
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
2000
- Azalea Elementary School, St. Petersburg
- Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny
- The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Naples
1999
- East Coast Transportation, Jacksonville
- Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee
1998
- United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Jacksonville
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School, Pinellas Park
- Amelia Island Plantation
- Florida Department of Revenue
- Florida Department of Labor — Division of Unemployment Compensation
1997
- Cargill Juice Products, Frostproof
- City of Coral Springs
- Omni Jacksonville Hotel, Jacksonville
1996
- AT&T American Transtech, Jacksonville
- Baptist Hospital of Miami
- Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation, Jacksonville
- Mike Shad Ford, Jacksonville
1995
- AT&T Paradyne, Largo
- Honeywell Military Avionics Guidance & Navigation Operation, Clearwater
- Merrill Lynch Insurance Group Services, Jacksonville
- Morton Plant Mease Healthcare, Clearwater
1994
- Florida Hospital Orlando
- Group Technologies Corporation, Tampa
- John Crane Belfab, Daytona Beach
- Monsanto Company, Nylon Fibers Division, Pensacola
- Naval Station Mayport
- Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola
1993
- Armstrong World Industries, Pensacola
- AT&T Universal Card Services, Jacksonville
- Honeywell Space Systems Division, Clearwater
- Pinellas County Schools