The National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) presented its annual awards at the NAEMT Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas on September 29. The dinner, which was sponsored by Wheeled Coach, concluded the NAEMT Annual Meeting and EMS EXPO 2006. Recognized for their contributions to the EMS community were:
• Sedley A. Tomlinson, NREMT-B, I/C, CCPST, Conway, Arkansas: Robert E. Motley EMT of the Year, sponsored by JEMS Communications;
• Tonia L. Hale, NREMT-P, Searcy, Arkansas: Asmund S. Laerdal Award for Excellence – EMT-Paramedic of the Year, sponsored by Laerdal Medical Corporation;
• Jeffrey D. Dumermuth, EMT-P, West Des Moines, Iowa: William Klingensmith EMS Administrator of the Year, sponsored by Moore Medical Corp.;
• Jonathan Brent Myers, MD, MPH, FACEP, Raleigh, North Carolina: Richard “Dick” Ferneau EMS Medical Director of the Year, sponsored by Ferno-Washington Inc.;
• Garry W. Odom, NREMT-P, Little Rock, Arkansas: Mary Ann Talley EMS Instructor/Coordinator of the Year, sponsored by Mosby;
• Ellinwood EMS, Ellinwood, Kansas: Leo R. Schwartz Emergency Medical Service of the Year, sponsored by EMS Magazine;
• American Medical Response, El Paso County, Colorado: EMT-Paramedic Emergency Medical Service of the Year, sponsored by ZOLL Medical Corporation;
• Drew Dawson, Washington, DC: Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the National Registry of EMTs;
• Matthew Kallmyer, NREMT-P, River Ridge, Louisiana: Anthony S. Maniscalco Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Michael and Susan Newburger Foundation;
• Christian E. Callsen, Jr., LP, Austin, Texas: 2007 ADPI/NAEMT National EMS Chiefs, Officers and Administrators Division - Harvard Executive Session Scholarship, sponsored by Advanced Data Processing Inc.
NAEMT is a national association of EMTs and paramedics that represents paid and volunteer EMS workers worldwide. NAEMT’s goal is to serve its members through educational programs, information services, membership benefits, effective representation, and recognition of the professionalism and dedication of the men and women who provide prehospital medical care.