National Conference on EMS

Atlantic City - November 21 - 23, 2024 | Pre-Conference November 20, 2024

We would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2013 EMS Awards.  The 2013 Awards Banquet took place on Friday, November 15, 2013 and was attended by over 750 individuals as well as broadcasted live on the web.   

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2013 EMS Award Recipients

Category First Name (Agency) Last Name 
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award Robert Contreras
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Wayne Struble
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Michael Bascom
Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse MaryBeth Wiedemann
Outstanding Career EMT-B Dennis Picciano Jr
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Michael Booker
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Emily Alter
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Cheyenne McDermott
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth William Ruhno
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Marissa Sampson
Outstanding EMS Administrator Francis Pagurek
Outstanding EMS Administrator John Grembowiec
Outstanding EMS Administrator Scott Kasper
Outstanding EMS Call Mike  Gough
Outstanding EMS Call Don  Cavallo
Outstanding EMS Call Keith  Heyman
Outstanding EMS Call Evan  Schwarz
Outstanding EMS Call Patrick  Mahon
Outstanding EMS Call William  Walsh
Outstanding EMS Call Cristiana Oliveira
Outstanding EMS Call Bruno  Castanheira
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Peter Forte
Outstanding EMS Educator Molly Berkowitz
Outstanding EMS Educator Chris Corson
Outstanding EMS Physician Dr. Gerald Carroll
Outstanding First Responder Sean Sullivan
Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse Judy McNulty
Outstanding Paramedic Bob  Gardner
Outstanding Private EMS Agency JFK EMS
Outstanding Public EMS Agency Virtua SouthSTAR
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency Tabernacle Rescue Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Richard Ulbrich
Outstanding EMS Safety Award MONOC

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2013 Award Nominees

Category First Name Last Name (Agency)
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award Michael Bascom
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award Ken Christensen
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award Robert Contreras
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award   Northern New Jersey UASI Hospital Sub-Committee
Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award Wayne Struble
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Linda Cusac
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Ari Lewitter
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Richard Lopez
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Francesco Piserchia
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Virginia Porter Konecsny
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Barbara Silvia
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Wayne Struble
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award William Vandegrift
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Ken Wildermuth
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Charles Alpaugh
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Michael Bascom
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Louis Caruso
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Wind Chen
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Salvatore DeCarlo
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Jeff DeMatteo
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Dorothy Groves
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Tito Jackson
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award William Jr. Martin
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Denise Nelinson
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Ginny Richardson
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award John  Richardson
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Barbara Silvia
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award John Wardell
Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse Mark Conner
Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse MaryBeth Wiedemann
Outstanding Career EMT-B Justin Ardolino
Outstanding Career EMT-B Ronald Bailey
Outstanding Career EMT-B Michael Botts
Outstanding Career EMT-B Robert Contreras
Outstanding Career EMT-B Thomas DelGaudio
Outstanding Career EMT-B Arlene Ensley
Outstanding Career EMT-B Chuck Hannum
Outstanding Career EMT-B Keely Loria
Outstanding Career EMT-B William Martin
Outstanding Career EMT-B Kenneth McLaughlin
Outstanding Career EMT-B Thomas O'Brien
Outstanding Career EMT-B Cristiana Oliveira
Outstanding Career EMT-B Dennis Picciano Jr
Outstanding Career EMT-B Francesco Piserchia
Outstanding Career EMT-B Theodore Simmons
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Michael Booker
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Cynthia Grau
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Patricia Ross
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen Kim Welsh
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Emily Alter
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Cheyenne McDermott
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth William Ruhno
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth Marissa Sampson
Outstanding EMS Administrator James Chebra
Outstanding EMS Administrator Rob Davis
Outstanding EMS Administrator John Grembowiec
Outstanding EMS Administrator Scott Kasper
Outstanding EMS Administrator James Newman
Outstanding EMS Administrator Thomas Newman
Outstanding EMS Administrator Francis Pagurek
Outstanding EMS Administrator Michael Pizzano
Outstanding EMS Administrator Kenny Reardon
Outstanding EMS Administrator Andrew Reid
Outstanding EMS Administrator Carlos Rodriguez
Outstanding EMS Administrator James Simpson
Outstanding EMS Administrator Charles Uhl
Outstanding EMS Administrator June Volk
Outstanding EMS Call Peggy  Doyle
Outstanding EMS Call John  Geib
Outstanding EMS Call William  Walsh
Outstanding EMS Call Jose  Acosta
Outstanding EMS Call Rich  Alexander
Outstanding EMS Call Dr. Devashish  Anjaria
Outstanding EMS Call Nick Blaha  
Outstanding EMS Call Greg  Blekicki
Outstanding EMS Call Glenn  Carty
Outstanding EMS Call Bruno  Castanheira
Outstanding EMS Call Don  Cavallo
Outstanding EMS Call Vincent Cisternino
Outstanding EMS Call Richard Cravello
Outstanding EMS Call Anthony Cusimano
Outstanding EMS Call Richard DelDonna
Outstanding EMS Call Michael  Demartini
Outstanding EMS Call Robert  Denee
Outstanding EMS Call  Ricardo  Donato
Outstanding EMS Call Eric Engelhardt
Outstanding EMS Call John Geib
Outstanding EMS Call Rob Giguere
Outstanding EMS Call Beverly Glockler
Outstanding EMS Call Mike  Gough
Outstanding EMS Call  Maureen Halpin
Outstanding EMS Call Keith  Heyman
Outstanding EMS Call Gladys  Irizarry  
Outstanding EMS Call Sgt. Richard  Jarvis
Outstanding EMS Call Dennis  Kruk  
Outstanding EMS Call Patrick  Mahon
Outstanding EMS Call Jason  Manes
Outstanding EMS Call Juan Marti
Outstanding EMS Call Michael  Maruschak
Outstanding EMS Call Joseph McNamara, RN
Outstanding EMS Call Neel Mehta
Outstanding EMS Call Robert  Metsger
Outstanding EMS Call Omar Millan-Sanchez
Outstanding EMS Call Jennifer Miller
Outstanding EMS Call Remig Mitchell
Outstanding EMS Call Kristyna Mrozek
Outstanding EMS Call Angelo  Napoliitano
Outstanding EMS Call   Newark Fire Department- Fire Rescue Unit
Outstanding EMS Call Ron  Nobile  
Outstanding EMS Call Cristiana Oliveira
Outstanding EMS Call David Olsen
Outstanding EMS Call Michael  Palmieri
Outstanding EMS Call Andrea  Parastschenko  
Outstanding EMS Call Chief Steven Passamano
Outstanding EMS Call Virginia Porter Konecsny
Outstanding EMS Call Geoffrey  Rejent  
Outstanding EMS Call Daniel  Rentz
Outstanding EMS Call Michael  Saggau  
Outstanding EMS Call Joe  SanFelice III
Outstanding EMS Call Joseph  Sapienza
Outstanding EMS Call Evan  Schwarz
Outstanding EMS Call Paul Sepanski
Outstanding EMS Call David  Stangreciak
Outstanding EMS Call Beth Stauffer
Outstanding EMS Call Kate  Testa
Outstanding EMS Call Shawn Toomey
Outstanding EMS Call William  Vanides
Outstanding EMS Call Kevin Walty  
Outstanding EMS Call   West Long Branch Forst Aid Squad
Outstanding EMS Call John  Zech
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Jill Apsley
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Peter Forte
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher Danielle Miller
Outstanding EMS Educator Julie Aberger
Outstanding EMS Educator Richard Bendel
Outstanding EMS Educator Molly Berkowitz
Outstanding EMS Educator Mark Bober
Outstanding EMS Educator Chris Corson
Outstanding EMS Educator Mat Giachetti
Outstanding EMS Educator Dennis Kappler
Outstanding EMS Educator Kevin Kurzweil
Outstanding EMS Educator John Mateus
Outstanding EMS Educator William (Billy) McDonald
Outstanding EMS Educator Janis McManus
Outstanding EMS Educator Donnel Ruga
Outstanding EMS Educator Laurie Sheldon
Outstanding EMS Educator Christopher Taylor
Outstanding EMS Physician Gerard (Jerry) Carroll
Outstanding EMS Physician Steve Harrison
Outstanding EMS Physician Bill Wang
Outstanding EMS Safety Award   MONOC
Outstanding EMS Safety Award Francis Pagurek
Outstanding First Responder William Andrew  Martin
Outstanding First Responder Robert Bergen 
Outstanding First Responder David Brown
Outstanding First Responder Brian  Chambers
Outstanding First Responder Daniel  Costa
Outstanding First Responder   East Brunswick Police Department
Outstanding First Responder Les Lorenc
Outstanding First Responder Sean Sullivan
Outstanding First Responder Regina Tasca
Outstanding First Responder Julie Ann Zeigler
Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse Judy McNulty
Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse Chris Sharpe
Outstanding Paramedic Carl Brown
Outstanding Paramedic Rodericks "Sean"  Conboy
Outstanding Paramedic Robert Gardner
Outstanding Paramedic Jeffrey Garrigan
Outstanding Paramedic Patrick Gleason
Outstanding Paramedic Edward Sorge
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   Galloway Township Ambulance Squad
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   Gloucester Township EMS
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   Jersey City Medical Center EMS
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   JFK EMS
Outstanding Private EMS Agency   LifeStar Response - East Orange EMS
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Brick Township Police EMS
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Deptford Township EMS
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Elizabeth Fire Department EMS Division
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Gloucester County EMS
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Middlesex Boro Rescue Squad
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Montclair Ambulance Unit
Outstanding Public EMS Agency   Virtua SouthSTAR
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Bernardsville Volunteer EMS/Fire
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Bradley Beach First Aid Sqd.
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   EMS Task Force, State of New Jersey
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Hampton Lakes Emergency Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Highlands First Aid Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Keyport First Aid Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Mahwah EMS
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Montclair State University EMS
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Montgomery EMS
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Neptune Township Emergency Management
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Oxford Emergency Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Sayreville Emergency Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Tabernacle Rescue Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMS Agency   Upper Township Rescue Squad
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Ralph Addonizio
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B John Baird
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Michael Bascom
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Stephen C. 'Fuzzy' Fazekas
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Fatima Ford
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Michael Furey
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Rob Giguere
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Daniel Hamlin
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B John Hosie
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Kenneth Krohe
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Robert Krohn
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B George McBride
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Daniel Neff
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Tarcisio Nunes
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B David Oldewurtel
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Nicholas Petonak
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Chirs Polgar
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Dave Popeck
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Frank Smith Jr.
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Brian Stasik
Outstanding Volunteer EMT-B Richard Ulbrich

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