Awards
Current Award Recipients
LIFETIME OF SERVICE AWARD -
NORMAN E. MC SWAIN AWARD - Franklin County EMS
ROBERT ORTH AWARD - Kathy Dooley
OUTSTANDING SERVICE DIRECTOR - Terry Bloedorn, Leoti EMS
OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR - No Nomination
OUTSTANDING ATTENDANT - Jason Rooker
OUTSTANDING MEDICAL DIRECTOR - Joel Hornung, Tristan Crook
OUTSTANDING TRAINING OFFICER - Jodi Creggor
KANSAS EMS HALL OF FAME - Timothy Smith
OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN - Jeremy Burnett
OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY SERVICE - Leoti EMS
OUTSTANDING ELECTED OFFICIAL - Cawker City Council
IRVIN POWELL AWARD -
NOMINATIONS: Any person may nominate a deserving person or entity for an award. Nominations for all awards, with accompanying support material, shall be forwarded to the awards committee chairperson and are due prior to the Annual Seminar.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: The individual awards shall be;
- Bob Orth Award - To be presented to any person with Kansas EMS certification or higher, that has displayed a lasting impression and selfless commitment to the KEMTA organization. Recipient must be a KEMTA member.
- Lyle E. Eckhart Award - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has made one of the highest and overall most substantial contributions to emergency medical services during the award recipient's career in emergency medical services.
- Norman E. Mc Swain Award - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has made the most outstanding contribution to emergency medical services in his or her community.
- Outstanding Attendant Award - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has best exemplified the excellence of pre-hospital care in Kansas.
- Outstanding Service Director - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has created or continued the most outstanding emergency medical service in Kansas.
- Outstanding Instructor/Coordinator - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has demonstrated the best commitment to the highest ideals of EMS education in Kansas.
- Outstanding Training Officer - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has demonstrated the best commitment to the highest ideals of continuing education in their service.
- Outstanding Medical Director - This award shall be presented to a person who the awards committee feels has demonstrated the best commitment to the highest ideals of medical director in their service.
- Outstanding Civilian - This award shall be presented to a non-certified person who the awards committee feels has demonstrated the best commitment to the highest ideals of pre-hospital care in their community.
- Outstanding Emergency Service - This award shall be presented to the emergency service that has delivered the best in pre-hospital care in their community.
- Outstanding Elected Official - This award shall be presented to the elected official that has contributed the most to emergency medical services.
- Kansas EMS Hall of Fame - This award shall be presented to the individual that has made a lasting impression on Kansas EMS during their lifetime.
- Irvin Powell Memorial Award - Presented to a Kansas Certified EMS Provider who exemplifies excellence in community service, much like Irvin Powell did. Send nominations for this award to: SKEMS, c/o Kathy Dooley, 475 S. Towns Blvd. - Garden City, KS 67846