National Conference on EMS

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

The 2024 EMS Awards

Friday, November 22, 2024



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2024 EMS Award Recipients


Award Name
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Freehold EMS
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Atlantic Ambulance
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program RWJBarnabas Health
First Responder of the Year Christopher Depree
EMT of the Year Patrick Handel
Paramedic of the Year Roderick Conboy
Prehospital Nurse of the Year Melissa Kirk
Prehospital Administrator of the Year James Mazza
Prehospital Educator of the Year Patrick McIlhenney
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award  Richard Huff
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award  Jay Stiefel
Dispatcher of the Year David Nye
Prehospital Program of the Year Mountainside Rescue Squad
Prehospital Physician of the Year Dr. Michael Berkenbush
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Michael Bascom
Community Service Award Marlboro EMS 
Directors Award William O'Brien
Directors Award Freedom House Ambulance Service
Directors Award Ksenya Basarab
Directors Award Sydney Gwynn
Directors Award Jenny Gerace

2024 EMS Award Nominees


 
Nomination First Name/ Agency Last Name
Dispatcher of the Year David Nye
Dispatcher of the Year Samuel Quintino
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Bobbie Dickman
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Jay Stiefel
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Jeffrey Goldstein
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Kathyrn Staub
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Paul Markinson
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Arthur Kreyling
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Laurie Sheldon
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award Frank Setnicky
EMS Community Service Award Marlboro EMS  
EMS Community Service Award N.J. Assoc. of EMS Educators  
EMS Community Service Award Cooper EMS  
EMS Community Service Award Township Of Lakewood EMS  
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Suzanne Barba
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Gary Breuer
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Floyd Goldstein
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Richard Huff
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Kevin Keeshen
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award John Luts
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Carolyn Raff
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Jeffrey Rowan
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Frank Runza
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Laurie Sheldon
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Stuart Stolarz
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award Vincent John Wardell
EMT of the Year Earl Corbin
EMT of the Year Tim Cranmer
EMT of the Year Domenico Deluca
EMT of the Year Nicholas Digrigorio Jr
EMT of the Year Alice Earls
EMT of the Year Kevin Frysztacki
EMT of the Year Kurt Gibson
EMT of the Year Patrick Handel
EMT of the Year Dana Laloo
EMT of the Year Timothy Smigelsky
EMT of the Year Eugene Stewart
EMT of the Year Neil Tucker
EMT of the Year Jordan Zeliff
First Responder of the Year Kyle Bender
First Responder of the Year Mark Clauss
First Responder of the Year Christopher Depreee
First Responder of the Year Michael Filandro
First Responder of the Year Timothy Geoghegan
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Michael Bascom
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Jeremy Hoffman
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award James Mazza
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Gregory Rivera
H. Mickey McCabe Memorial Award Christopher Scaturo
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Apollo Team  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Brick Township EMS/Rescue  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Ewing Township EMS  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Fair Haven First Aid Squad  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Freehold EMS  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Hainesport EMS  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Inspira Health EMS  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Lakewood EMS  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Montclair Ambulance Unit   
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program Atlantic Health Paramedics  
Outstanding Action by an EMS Program RWJ Barnabas Health EMS  
Paramedic of the Year Tricia Carey
Paramedic of the Year Roderick Conboy
Paramedic of the Year Lauren Digiovanni
Paramedic of the Year Eric Frielink
Paramedic of the Year Jeremy Hoffman
Paramedic of the Year Jacob Painter
Paramedic of the Year Michael Phillips
Paramedic of the Year Andrew Roche
Paramedic of the Year Hannah Ruggles
Paramedic of the Year David Schlachter
Paramedic of the Year Ryan Stickle
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Howard "Bucky" Buchanan
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Dave Ekelburg
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Todd Felter
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Joseph Giberson
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Gregory Hales
Prehospital Administrator of the Year James Mazza
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Art Samaras
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Neil Thorn
Prehospital Administrator of the Year Daniel Vega
Prehospital Educator of the Year Stephen Aiello
Prehospital Educator of the Year Dana Conte
Prehospital Educator of the Year John Dorn
Prehospital Educator of the Year Aron Gass
Prehospital Educator of the Year Jennifer McCarthy
Prehospital Educator of the Year Patrick McIlhenney
Prehospital Educator of the Year Jennifer Pulaski
Prehospital Educator of the Year Lydia Ramirez
Prehospital Educator of the Year Bil Rosen
Prehospital Educator of the Year Sandy Shaw
Prehospital Educator of the Year Grace Zelekovic
Prehospital Nurse of the Year Melissa Kirk
Prehospital Nurse of the Year Jessica Mastrocola
Prehospital Nurse of the Year Kasia Wolan
Prehospital Physician of the Year Michael Berkenbush
Prehospital Physician of the Year Barry Smith
Prehospital Physician of the Year Bill Wang
Prehospital Physician of the Year Tung-Lin Jesse Yuan
Prehospital Program of the Year Bergenfield Vol. Ambulance Corps  
Prehospital Program of the Year Cinnaminson Fire Department  
Prehospital Program of the Year Cooper EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year Elsinboro Fire Company  
Prehospital Program of the Year Freehold EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year Hackensack Univ. Medical Center EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year Manchester Township EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year Mansfield Township Ambulance Corps.  
Prehospital Program of the Year Monroe Township EMS (OH)  
Prehospital Program of the Year Montclair Ambulance Unit  
Prehospital Program of the Year Mountainside Rescue Squad  
Prehospital Program of the Year Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (FL)  
Prehospital Program of the Year Robert Wood Johnson EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year South Orange Rescue Squad  
Prehospital Program of the Year Monmouth County Sheriff's Office EMS  
Prehospital Program of the Year University EMS