EMT of the Year Award recognizes an emergency medical technician who demonstrates excellence in the performance of emergency medical services, with their primary role being that of prehospital patient care.

Award Criteria

• Provides superior patient care.
• Advocates for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates professionalism interacting with patients, their families and other medical professionals.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuing professional education.
• Serves as a role model for and is respected by their colleagues.
  

Paramedic of the Year Award recognizes a Paramedic who demonstrates excellence in the performance of emergency medical services, with their primary role being that of prehospital patient care.

Award Criteria

• Provides superior patient care.
• Advocates for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates professionalism interacting with patients, their families and other medical professionals.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuing professional education.
• Serves as a role model for and is respected by their colleagues.

The Community Paramedic of the Year Award recognizes a paramedic (or EMT) who demonstrates excellence in the performance of community paramedicine, with their primary role being that of a community paramedic.

Award Criteria

• Demonstrates excellence in patient care.
• Utilizes innovation in the development of effective programs to enhance the patient care experience.
• Advocates for alternative pathways of care for patients and families.
• Utilizes data to collect measurable results for review of program efficacy and effectiveness.
• Serves as a role model and mentor for community paramedics.
• Demonstrates professionalism when collaborating with partner health organizations such as clinics, hospitals, public health agencies, etc.
• Champions the utilization of community paramedics in EMS agencies. 

EMS Educator of the Year Award recognizes an EMS educator who demonstrates excellence in providing EMS education to students.

Award Criteria

• Provides high quality, evidence-based education to their EMS students.
• Demonstrates mastery of the learning methodologies and curriculum in the EMS classroom.
• Effectively mentors their EMS students throughout all stages of their professional development.
• Demonstrates a commitment to their own continuing professional development.
• Serves as an outstanding role model for their EMS students and fellow educators.

 

EMS Medical Director of the Year Award recognizes an EMS Medical Director who demonstrates clinical excellence in the performance of EMS medical direction and oversight, and serves as a role model for all EMS agency personnel.

Award Criteria

• Consistently demonstrates commitment to clinical excellence in EMS.
• Advocates for the advancement of emergency medical care and evidence-based EMS protocols.
• Champions all aspects of EMS patient and practitioner safety.
• Effectively mentors EMS practitioners throughout all stages of their professional development.
• Serves as an outstanding role model for EMS agency personnel and within the community.

 

Military Medic of the Year Award recognizes a military medic* who demonstrates excellence in the performance of military emergency medicine, with their primary role being that of out-of-hospital patient care on or off the battlefield.

*Military Medic – Any MOS-qualified active, reserve, or National Guard U.S. Army Medic, Navy Corpsman, or Air Force Medic, and U.S. Coast Guard Health Services Technicians.

Award Criteria

• Excellence in providing prehospital medical trauma care to casualties on or off the battlefield.
• Demonstrates the highest standards of professionalism in interacting with patients and other medical professionals.
• Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining and strengthening clinical skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrates servant leadership within their unit on or off the battlefield.
• Serves as an outstanding role model for fellow military medics.

Pediatric EMS Award - NAEMT and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have partnered to annually recognize an individual who has demonstrated excellence in providing pediatric EMS care and/or education.

Award Criteria

• Consistently demonstrates a commitment of high-quality, professional EMS care to pediatric patients. 
• Incorporates evidence-based best practices into their care of pediatric patients.
• Advocates for their pediatric patients and families.
• Effectively mentors EMS practitioners in best practices in pediatric EMS care.
• Serves as an outstanding role model for colleagues.

Recognizes outstanding performance by a paid EMS service.

Recognizes outstanding performance by a volunteer EMS service.

 

 

National Safety in EMS Award - NAEMT and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have partnered to annually recognize an EMS agency which has significantly contributed to advancing EMS practitioner and/or patient safety.

Award Criteria

• Develops and implements improvements and corrections, when immediately identified, to their agency’s safety program.
• Actively advocates for patient and practitioner safety with their agency.
• Actively educates their community on safety, and injury and illness prevention.
• Provides outstanding safety training for its EMS personnel.

 

 

 

Recognizes either an EMS professional or EMS agency that has demonstrated exceptional caring through community service actions and/or programs designed to improve the health and safety of the community they serve.

Recognizes an EMS agency that tangibly demonstrates the attributes of a culture of wellness and resilience.

 

 

1975	Joseph J. Martin, Jr.	Trenton, NJ
1976
1977
1978	Joseph J. Martin, Jr.	Trenton, NJ
1979	Theodore R. Turley	New Cumberland, WV
1980	H. Walter Gary	Fairfield, IA
1981	Murl Gallagher	Waverly, MN
1982	Glenda L. Dolehanty	Durand, MI
1983	Greg Gille	Carlsbad, CA
1984	Jeffrey G. Cleemer	FPO San Francisco, CA
1984	Theodore R. Turley
1985	Eric Meyer	Sauk Centre, MN
1986	Harold Crutsinger	Austin, TX
1987	William A. Burnett	Merriam, KS
1988	Ben E. Blankenship	Benton, AR
1989	Kenneth J. Bouvier	New Orleans, LA
1990	Clarence Lawson Minters	Cardinal, VA
1991	Kathleen Johannsen	LeSueur, MN
1992	Randy Reed	Magnolia, AR
1993	Terry L. Bottjen	Hill City, SD
1994	Carl Hoppis	Western Grove, AR
1995	Kevin Steever	Ft. Pierre, SD
1996	John Roquemore	Louisiana
1997	Malcholm Johnson	Quitman, AR
1998	Janet Foster	St. Joseph, LA
1999	Brenda Voshalike	Cannon Falls, MN
2000
2001	Terry Bracy	Malvern, AR
2002	Doyle "Bodie" Glennon, Jr.	Marion, LA
2003	Gregory L. Coleman	Ruston, LA
2004	Keith Edmonds, EMT-A	Bruno, AR
2005	Joseph T. Schnell, EMT-I/CC	Lake Preston, SD
2006	Sedley Tomlinson	Conway, AR
2007	Leroy Funderburk, EMT	Largo, FL
2008	Kim Hall, EMT-B	Center Ridge, AR
2009	Linda Smith
2010	Mark E. Wintle	Morris Township, NJ
2011	William (Bill) Rise	Millbank, SD
2012	Dean Darling	Sauk City, WI
2013	Paul Schueth	Winner, SD
2014	Brandon Pruitt	Searcy, AR
2015	Glen Anderson	Bridgewater, MA
2016	Nicole Richards	Burlington, CO
2017	Ryan Houser	Morristown, NJ
2018	Steven Kroll	Delmar, NY
2019	Freya Whalen	Clever, MO
2020	Jonathan Thatcher	South Rim, UT
2021	Tracie Sanders	Normanna, TX
2022	Eldon Headrick	Norwich, KS
2023	Wayne Chan	Monroe, NY
2024	Zachary T. Alvey, NREMT	Woodland Park, CO
2025	Ketshia Robillard	Gainesville, Florida

1984	Thomas W Dick	Solana Beach, CA
1985	Aaron Hayes	Columbus, OH
1986	William Gentleman	Omaha, NE
1987	Gregory Stephen Brooks	Augusta, GA
1988	Mitchell Steward, REMT-P	Spartanburg, SC
1989	Jesse Allen Boutwell	Austin, TX
1990	Joe Gratton	Jacksonville, AR
1991	C. Doug Silk	Spartanburg, SC
1992	Scott Springfield	Conroe, TX
1993	Linda McIntosh, EMT-P	Griffithville, AR
1994	Ray Simpson, Jr.	El Reno, OK
1995	James T. Cantrell	Little Rock, AR
1996	Timothy Morrison	Louisiana
1997	Andy Goldthorpe	Little Rock, AR
1998	Daniel S. Thomas	Tarpon Springs, FL
1999	Rhonda McBride	Mountain Home, AR
2000	Wesley Lynn Gay	Floral, AR
2001	Jon S. McMahan	Conway, AR
2002	Patty J. Hasney	New Orleans, LA
2003	Donald W. Walsh, PhD	Chicago, IL
2004	David H. Calkin, NREMT-P	Clinton, AR
2005	Melissa D. Coffell, NREMT-P	Paragould, AR
2006	Tonia Hale	Searcy, AR
2007	Tom E. Wilson	El Dorado, AR
2008	Steven Ray Huffine	Vilonia, AR
2009	Chris M. Honda	Hilo, HI
2010	Lisa M. Camp	Friendswood, TX
2011	Ann Edwards	Indianapolis, IN
2012	Kenneth Davenport	Marion, KY
2013	Shawn Mease	Glenn Allen, VA
2014	Susan Bailey	Denham Springs, LA
2015	Brandy Rice	Arkansas City, KS
2016	Bryn Arnold	Indianapolis, IN
2017	Terry Bottjen	Faith, South Dakota
2018	Angela Hamilton	Wichita, Kansas
2019	Debby Carscallen	Moscow, Idaho
2020	Stephen Licke	Wantagh, NY
2021	Jeremy McElroy	Chesapeake, VA
2022	John Ehrhart	San Diego, California
2023	Richard “Ricky” Battle	Hawthorne, California
2024	Lt. Houston Holcombe, Paramedic	North Lauderdale, FL
2025	Jason Wyland	Woodruff, Wisconsin

2024	Jennifer N. Rhoads, PhD, CP-C	Mountain Home, ID
2025	Amber Price, Paramedic	Austin, Texas

2016	Ernest Parrish, Paramedic/SOCOM Medic, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA
2017	Jacob Ponczkowski, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
2018	Stephen Meyer, Staff Sergeant, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
2019	HM1 Kenneth Russell, US Navy, Camp Lejeune, NC
2020	Colleen Mitchell, Senior Airman, EMT, United States Air Force, Land O’Lakes, FL
2021	MSG Michael Remley ATP, NRP, JBSA Ft Sam Houston, TX
2022	TSGT Jack Williams, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
2023	SSG Sean Clerkin, Paramedic, Manassas, Virginia
2024	Jonathan C.R. Lu, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army (ret.), Dayton, OH
2025	HM1 Bobby Ray Phillips, Sneads Ferry, NC

2016	Leaugeay Barnes, Paramedic, Tulsa, OK
2017	Ginny Renkiewicz, Paramedic, Fayetteville, NC
2018	Jeremy Sonenschein Las Vegas, NV
2019	Melissa Stuive, Portland, TX
2020	Scott DeBoer, CCRN, Dyer, IN
2021	Justin Arnone, BS, NRP, NCEE, TP-C, FP-C, Pride, LA
2022	Dan Talbert, MHS, EMT-P, FPC, Educator, St. Augustine, FL
2023	Eric Bauer, MBA, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT, Paramedic, Bowling Green, KY
2024	Damien G. Coy, BA, NRP, NCEE, Williamsburg, VA
2025	Catherine Martin, Sylvania, Georgia

2018	Peter Antevy, MD	Davie, FL
2019	Michael Dailey, MD, FACEP, FAEMS	Delmar, NY
2020	Paul Pepe, MD, MPH	Dallas, TX
2021	Kenneth Scheppke, MD, FAEMS	Jupiter, FL
2022	Dan Godbee, MD, FACEP, NREMT-P, TP-C, FP-C, CCP-C	Zachary, LA
2023	Matthew Letizia, DO, FACOEP	Elizabeth, NJ
2024	Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD	Rochester, NY
2025	Meg Marino, MD, FAAP, FACEP	New Orleans, LA

2021	Brian Moore, MD, FAAP, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2022	Mark X. Cicero, MD, FAAP, Cromwell, Connecticut
2023	Jennifer Anders, MD, Baltimore, Maryland
2024	Debbie Kuhn, Firth, NE
2025	Lisa DeBoer, NREMT-P, PI, CET, Reunion, FL

1979	Bridgeview Fire Department, Bridgeview, IL
1980	Elbert County EMS, Elberton, GA
1981	Dallas Fire Department, Dallas, TX
1982	Sheldon Community Ambulance Team, Sheldon, IA
1983	Durand-Vernon EMS, Durand, MI
1984	Austin EMS, Austin, TX
1985	Owasso Township EMS, Durand, MI
1986	Leawood Rescue Squad, Leawood, KS
1987	Gonzales Volunteer EMS, Gonzales, TX
1988	Virginia Tech University Rescue Squad, Blacksburg, VA
1989	City of Mart EMS, Mart, TX
1990	Chetek Ambulance Service, Chetek, WI
1991	Not Presented
1992	Cherokee Village Ambulance Service, Cherokee Village, AR
1993	Quitman Rescue Service, Quitman, AR
1994	Tappahannock Volunteer Rescue Squad, Tappahannock, VA
1995	Marshall EMS, Marshall, MN
1996	Jackson Volunteer Ambulance, Jackson, MN
1997	Windom Ambulance Service, Windom, MN
1998	Sauk Centre Ambulance Service, Sauk Centre, MN
1999	Town of Colonie EMS, Latham, NY
2000	Seymour Ambulance Association, Seymour, CT
2001
2002	University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit, Newark, DE
2003	Brown's Valley Ambulance, Brown's Valley, MN
2004	Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc., Ellington, CT
2005	Stratford EMS, Stratford, CT
2006	Ellinwood EMS, Ellinwood, KS
2007
2008	Delaware City Fire Company, Delaware City, DE
2009
2010	Morris Minute Men EMS, Morris Township, NJ
2010	Charleston County EMS, Charleston, SC
2011	Bay Shore - Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Bay Shore, NY
2012	Friendship Volunteer Fire Department EMS, Friendshipwood, TX
2013
2014	Rice University Emergency Medical Services, Houston, TX
2015	Calvert Advanced Life Support, Prince Frederick, MD
2016	Valhalla Volunteer Ambulance Corps, New York City, NY
2017	Greenlawn Fire Dept. EMS, Greenlawn, NY
2018	Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, Virginia Beach, VA
2019	Kirk of Prince Anne Courthouse Volunteer Rescue Squad, Virginia Beach, VA
2020	Sun City Center Emergency Squad, Sun City, FL
2021	Darien EMS-Post 53, Darien, CT
2022	Utah Navajo Health System EMS, Montezuma Creek, UT
2023	Salem (VA) Volunteer Rescue Squad, Salem, VA
2024	Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Service, Ellington, CN
2025	Sun City Center Emergency Squad, Sun City Center, FL

2016	New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Transport Services, Wilmington, NC
2017	Allina Health EMS, St. Paul, MN
2018	Leon County Division of EMS, Leon County, FL
2019	San Antonio Fire Department EMS, San Antonio, TX
2020	Onslow County EMS, Jacksonville, NC
2021	Pafford Medical Services (Multiple Locations)
2022	Delaware County EMS, Delaware, OH
2023	Sachse Fire-Rescue, Sachse, TX
2024	Baytown Fire Department EMS, Baytown, TX
2025	Susquehanna Regional EMS, Williamsport, PA

2021	Derek Perez-Piris, St. Petersburg, FL
2022	Lainey Volk, San Juan Island EMS, Friday Harbor, WA
2023	Jamie Gray, BS, AAS, NRP
2024	Amy Stroback, EMR, Clear Lake, WI
2025	Jeremy Sonenschein, MS, BS, AEMT, Las Vegas, NV

2020	Butler County EMS, El Dorado, KS
2021	HealthNet Aeromedical Services, Charleston, WV
2022	Delaware County EMS, Delaware, OH
2023	Plum Emergency Medical Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
2024	Butler County EMS, El Dorado, KS
2025	Austin-Travis County EMS, Austin, TX

2022	Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2023	Sheldon Community Ambulance Team, Sheldon, Iowa
2024	Brett Zingarelli, NRP, CCISM, Wilmington, DE
2025	Bil Rosen, BA, CEMSO, CTO, NRP, Neptune Township, NJ

The most prestigious award granted by NAEMT is the Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Applications are not accepted for this award. Rather, an outstanding professional working in the field of EMS is chosen.

1984	Rocco V. Morando, Bellefontaine, OH
1986	Cecil Arnold, Springfield, VA
1989	Robert Kellow, Dallas, TX
1990	Richard H. Ferneau, Wilmington, OH
1991	Roger White, MD, Rochester, MN
1992	Dan McNutt, Lakewood, OH
1996	Dr. Richard L. Judd, New Britain, CT
1998	Wade N. Spruill, Jackson, MS
1998	Jim L. Werries, Newton, KS
1999	Dr. Joseph Hartmann, IL
2000	Terry Shorr, Columbus, OH
2001	Ray Bias, Louisiana
2002	Norman McSwain, MD, New Orleans, LA
2002	Walt Stoy, Pittsburgh, PA
2003	Paul M. Maniscalco, MPA, EMT-P, Washington, DC
2003	Thomas "T.J." Sanborn, Mitchell, SD
2004	Alexander M. Butman, NREMT-P, Fairlawn, OH
2005	James S. Murray, NREMT-B, Cheyenne, WY
2005	Lou Jordan, Union Bridge, MD
2006	Drew Dawson, NHTSA
2007	Col. Patricia Hastings, MD, San Antonio, TX
2008	Kenneth J. Bouvier, Luling, LA
2009	William E. "Bill" Brown, Jr., NREMT
2010	Jonathan Politis, Latham, NY
2011	Ken Knipper, Melbourne, KY
2012	Will Chapleau, Chicago, IL
2013	Daniel Manz, Essex Junction, VT
2014	Jay Fitch, Platte City, MO
2015	Dr. Peter Glaeser, Birmingham, AL
2016	Jerry Overton, Kansas City, MO
2017	Rob Wagoner, Columbus, OH
2018	Captain Frank K. Butler, Jr., (USN ret), MD
2019	David E. Persse, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, Texas
2020	Douglas F. Kupas, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, PA
2021	Brigadier General (ret), USAF, Craig A. Manifold, DO, FACEP, FAAEM, FAEMS, TX (posthumously)
2022	Baxter larmon, PhD, MICP, CA
2023	Debra Cason, TX
2024	Heather Davis, Ed.D., NRP, CA
2025	Jon R. Krohmer, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, Beverly, MA

NAEMT Education Service Awards recognize members of NAEMT’s faculty who have made outstanding contributions to NAEMT education through:

• the development or revision of course curriculum;
• the facilitation of new training centers;
• mentoring new instructors; or
• increasing student access to courses.

Tim Scharer
Susan Bailey
Lee Richardson
Frank Flake
Dr. Ana Maria Mendoza

Franklin Fire Department
Elkin Fuentes
Ray Smith
Roger Guinn
Lucia Po
Dr. Ann Dietrich

Will Broughton
Edwin Davila
Yvette Emstjo
Dr. Bengt Eriksson
Rodney Lewis
Jeri Smith
Dr. Raphael Suarez

Vicki Gallaher
Michael Kaduce
Aaron Miranda
Dr. Alejandro Gomez

Sergeant John Waldon
Cathy Cockrell
Amanda Uc Cupul
Ahed Al Najjar
David Trent Dobbs

Joanne Piccininni
Juan Velasquez
Chris Kroboth
Lieutenant Ulises Larraga Trejo
Garry Huang
Jack Chang

Jeff White (USA)
Oscar Figueroa (El Salvador)
Marsha Frontz (USA)
Peter Laitinen (USA)
Tomas Wetterling, MD (Sweden)

Sean Davenport (USA)
Tech. Sgt. Zachary Gandy (USA)
Lucas Henkel (Argentina)
Kelly Kohler (USA)
Michal Madeyski (Poland)

Deb Von Seggern (USA)​ 
Enoch Chan (Singapore) 
Rob Gibbons (USA)
Justin Arnone (USA)
Alex Protzman (USA)
Captain Carlos Adarve Castillo (Spain)