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. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Recognizes a Paramedic who demonstrates excellence in the performance of emergency medical services, with their primary role being that of prehospital patient care. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo. 

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Recognizes an EMS educator who demonstrates excellence in providing EMS education to students. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Recognizes an EMS Medical Director who demonstrates clinical excellence in EMS and serves as a role model for all EMS agency personnel. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Recognizes a military medic who demonstrates excellence in the performance of military emergency medicine. Those eligible include any active or reserve U.S. Army Medic, Navy Corpsman, or Air Force Medic. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. This award complies with the Department of Defense’s employees gift-giving and gift-receiving rules. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence in providing pediatric EMS care and/or education. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient will be announced through a joint AAP-NAEMT press release, on the AAP and NAEMT web sites, in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Recognizes outstanding performance by a paid EMS service. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Sponsored by EMS World;  recognizes outstanding performance by a volunteer EMS service. The award recipient receives $1,000 in cash, three core program registrations, and $1,200 for travel and lodging at the EMS World Expo/NAEMT Annual Meeting held the same year as the award. Award recipient is announced in NAEMT News and EMS World Magazine, and recognized at the NAEMT General Membership Meeting and the opening ceremony of EMS World Expo.

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Nominees will be considered based on the following criteria. Your nomination statement should include information on how the nominee:

• Provides superior patient care;

• Is an effective advocate for patients and their families;

• Works with peers to foster a positive work environment;

• Demonstrates professionalism in interacting with patients, their families and other medical professionals;

• Demonstrates his/her commitment to continuing professional education; and

• Any other relevant information provided in support of the nominee.

Nominees will be considered based on the following criteria. Your nomination statement should include information on how the nominee:

• Consistently demonstrates his/her commitment to providing high quality, professional education for EMS practitioners;

• Serves as an outstanding role model for EMS practitioners in the classroom and in the community;

• Effectively mentors EMS students at all stages of their professional development;

• Introduces and incorporates innovative approaches and tools in the classroom to enhance students' learning experiences;

• Contributes and participates in the development of education content that expands the body of quality EMS curriculum; and

• Any other relevant information provided in support of the nominee.

Nominees will be considered based on the following criteria. Your nomination statement should include information on how the nominee:

• Consistently demonstrates his/her commitment to clinical excellence in EMS; 

• Champions all aspects of patient and practitioner safety;

• Serves as an outstanding role model for EMS agency personnel and within the community;

• Effectively mentors EMS practitioners in all stages of their professional development;

• Is actively engaged in his/her emergency physician professional association at the national and/or state level;

• Any other relevant information provided in support of the nominee.

Nominees will be considered based on the following criteria. Your nomination statement should include information on how the nominee demonstrates: 

• Excellence in providing trauma care to US casualties on the battlefield;

• Leadership in training and educating US military personnel and coalition forces in PHTLS and TCCC components; and

• Leadership in helping to enable the delivery of prehospital medical trauma care in the military in austere and dangerous environments with no immediate physician oversight.

Qualified nominees are considered based on the criteria below. Nomination statements should include information on how the nominee:

• Consistently demonstrates commitment to high-quality, professional EMS care to pediatric patients.
• Serves as an outstanding role model for colleagues.
• Introduces and incorporates evidence-based best practices in his/her work.
• Effectively mentors EMS practitioners in best practices in pediatric EMS care.

Any other relevant information provided in support of the nominee.

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, Chicago, 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

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

Vicki Gallaher
Michael Kaduce
Aaron Miranda
Dr. Alejandro Gomez

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

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

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

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.