NAEMT congratulates its most recent scholarship recipients:

First Responder to EMT-Basic ($500) — Mario Lepore, Hoboken, N.J.

EMT-Basic to EMT-Paramedic ($5,000) — Diana Albanese, White River Junction, Vt., and Edward J. Burrell, Jr., Peach Bottom, Pa.

Paramedic EMS Education Advancement ($2,000) — Christie Hale, Orange, Tex.

Degree completion program through The College Network ($2,500) — David Barr, Asheboro, N.C.

NAEMT offers $35,000 annually in educational scholarships to assist members in continuing their education. The next scholarship application deadline is September 15, 2009. Applicants must be individual, active members of NAEMT.

“In these trying economic times, we are pleased to be able to assist our members by providing these educational scholarships to our active members,” says NAEMT President Patrick Moore. “We wish them the very best in completing their education.”