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2025 National EMS Awards of Excellence Recipients Announced

Sep 29, 2025

National EMS Awards of Excellence

NAEMT and EMS World are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 National EMS Awards of Excellence. The awards will be presented during NAEMT’s General Membership Meeting on Wednesday, October 22, and at the Opening Ceremony of EMS World Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. We congratulate the following recipients and recognize their outstanding contributions to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession and the patients they serve:

Ketshia Robillard, MPH, EMT, CPST, Gainesville, Florida
2025 NAEMT EMT of the Year Award, sponsored by Demers-Braun-Crestline-Medix

Jason Wyland, RN, BSN, CFRN, CCEMTP, FPC, Woodruff, Wisconsin
2025 NAEMT Paramedic of the Year Award, sponsored by Velico

Captain Amber Price, Paramedic, Austin, Texas
2025 NAEMT-NAMIHP Community Paramedic of the Year Award, sponsored by the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers

Catherine Martin, Sylvania, Georgia
2025 NAEMT EMS Educator of the Year Award, sponsored by Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group

Meg Marino, MD, FAAP, FACEP, New Orleans, Louisiana
2025 NAEMT EMS Medical Director of the Year Award, sponsored by Bound Tree

HM1 Bobby Ray Phillips, Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
2025 NAEMT Military Medic of the Year Award, sponsored by North American Rescue

Lisa DeBoer, NREMT-P, PI, CET, Reunion, Florida
2025 NAEMT-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric EMS Award, sponsored by Handtevy

Susquehanna Regional EMS, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
2025 Dick Ferneau Career EMS Service of the Year, Sponsored by Ferno

Sun City Center Emergency Squad, Sun City Center, Florida
2025 Volunteer EMS Service of the Year Award, sponsored by Digitech

Austin-Travis County EMS, Austin, Texas
2025 NAEMT-ACEP EMS Safety in EMS Award, sponsored by Technimount EMS

Jeremy Sonenschein, MS, BS, AEMT, Las Vegas, Nevada
2025 EMS Caring Award, sponsored by Dynarex

Bil Rosen, BA, CEMSO, CTO, NRP, Neptune Township (NJ) EMS and New Jersey EMS Task Force
2025 Wellness and Resilience Award, sponsored by FirstNet®, Built with AT&T

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