Warren County Heritage Alliance and Main Street McMinnville will present a 2012 Historic Preservation Week Awards program on Thursday, May 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 214 E. Main Street.Guest speaker for the event will be Lee Curtis from the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, one of the leaders among state organizations in the United States tourism industry. Tennessee’s tourism industry generates a $14 billion economic impact to the state’s economy. More than 170,000 Tennesseans are now employed in the state’s tourism industry.Lee works with counties and communities statewide to assist them with the department’s programs and initiatives.