Here are the award winners for the 2007 Campaign.

Circle of Caring Awards
The Circle of Caring Award distinguishes company campaigns that are outstanding in the following key areas: organization and growth, level of corporate and employee giving, and year-round commitment to United Way programs. Companies are awarded points based on achievement and increased levels in each of the key areas. Awards are divided into two categories: companies with more than 100 employees (large) and companies with fewer than 100 employees (small). The following, in alphabetical order, are the companies receiving Circle of Caring Awards:

ALFA Vision Insurance, ATMOS energy, BancorpSouth, Board Member Inc., Comdata Corporation, Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC, Ford Motor Credit, Journal Communications Inc., Nationwide Insurance, PICA Group, Publix Super Markets, QHR, Reliant Bank, StrategyCorps, LLC and State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

Summit Award -Tractor Supply Company
The Summit Award honors a company that has given outstanding support to the work of United Way of Williamson County. This award recognizes a partnership that goes far beyond the execution of an excellent annual United Way campaign.

Best Campaign
First Tennessee Bank, Dillard's, Inc. and Journal Communications

Most Creative Campaign
City of Franklin, State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, Belk and StrategyCorps, LLC

Most Improved Campaign (by division)
Finance: Reliant Bank
Insurance: Travelers
Healthcare: Community Health Systems
Retail: Franklin Marriott
School: Westwood Elementary
Government: City of Franklin
Miscellaneous: Comdata Corporation

Best New Company Award
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.

Government Challenge Award
City of Franklin

Education Awards
Scales Elementary, Woodland Middle, Independence High, Williamson County Schools

#1 Company Award - Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Rising Star - Comdata Corporation

Bill King Award - John Quinlan

John Easley Award - Sharon Bottorff, ARC of Williamson County

Becky Darby Award - Ann Buchanan, United Way of Williamson County

Excellence in Media Award - Tom Lawrence - WAKM

Outstanding Youth Award - Pearl Shin