NAEMT and EMS World are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National EMS Awards of Excellence. The awards will be presented during NAEMT’s General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, September 10, and at the Opening Ceremony of EMS World Expo on Wednesday, September 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We congratulate the following recipients and recognize their outstanding contributions to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession and the patients they serve:
Zachary T. Alvey, NREMT, Woodland Park, Colorado
2024 NAEMT EMT of the Year Award, sponsored by Demers-Braun-Crestline-Medix
Lt. Houston Holcombe, Paramedic, North Lauderdale, Florida
2024 NAEMT Paramedic of the Year Award, sponsored by Velico
Jennifer N. Rhoads, PhD, CP-C, Mountain Home, Idaho
2024 NAEMT-NAMIHP Community Paramedic of the Year Award, sponsored by the National Association of Mobile Integrated Healthcare Providers
Damien G. Coy, BA, NRP, NCEE, Williamsburg, Virginia
2024 NAEMT EMS Educator of the Year Award, sponsored by Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group
Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, Rochester, New York
2024 NAEMT EMS Medical Director of the Year Award, sponsored by Bound Tree
Jonathan C.R. Lu, DBH, MPH, MCHES®, NRP, Dayton, Ohio
2024 NAEMT Military Medic of the Year Award, sponsored by North American Rescue
Debbie Kuhn, Firth, Nebraska
2024 NAEMT-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric EMS Award, sponsored by Handtevy
Baytown Fire Department EMS, Baytown, Texas
2024 Dick Ferneau Career EMS Service of the Year, Sponsored by Ferno
Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Service, Ellington, Connecticut
2024 Volunteer EMS Service of the Year Award, sponsored by Digitech
Butler County EMS, El Dorado, Kansas
2024 NAEMT-ACEP EMS Safety in EMS Award, sponsored by Technimount EMS
Amy Strobach, EMR, Clear Lake, Wisconsin
2024 EMS Caring Award, sponsored by Dynarex
Brett Zingarelli, NRP, CCISM, Wilmington, Delaware
2024 Wellness and Resilience Award, sponsored by FirstNet®, Built with AT&T
We invite you to learn more about this year's recipients...
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