Special
Awards and Commendations
Special
commendations may be awarded in one or more of the following
categories for outstanding service: air medical services,
injury prevention programs, outstanding employees associated
with an EMS organization for longevity and service, and foundations
and or service organizations which provide support to EMS
activities.
2007
Coopes, M.D., Deborah Lerner, M.D., and Robert Smith II, M.D., all of Anchorage, for their dedication and commitment to EMS and the advancement of high quality pediatric pre-hospital education, and for Dr. Lerner’s voluntary provision of medical assistance to Barrow during a severe outbreak of pediatric respiratory illness.
2006
Friend of EMS
Ronni Sullivan -- Anchorage, for nearly 30 years of EMS service in Alaska, including 23 years as Director of Southern Region EMS Council
Desmond King Sr. -- Metlakatla
2005
Steven and Boby Aikins -- Clark's Point
Mark Avery -- Anchorage
Ralph Hendricks (deceased) -- North Slope
2004
Bruce
McGlasson - Anchorage, Grant Aviation
Scott Logan, Jim Jewell and Max Jewell - Skagway
2003
FRIEND
OF EMS
Mark
Johnson -
Juneau, for his 24 years of service to
the State of Alaska, beginning in 1979 as the first Chief
of Emergency Medical Services
2002
Emergency
Department, Alaska Regional Hospital - Anchorage
Bob
& Lora Craig – Anchor Point
Mike
Owens – Nome
2001
USCG
Air Station - Sitka
Ned
Arey
SPECIAL
FRIEND OF EMS
Karen
Perdue
SPECIAL
AWARD
Matt
Anderson
2000
Jim
Murdoch, Kenai, KZXX radio station owner who has
presented an injury prevention and public safety education
program with Kenai Fire Dept. for five years.
Lottie
Judith Wells, Kacie Sampson, Noorvik, two
six-year old girls who saved the life of Lottie's 2-1/2
year old brother from choking after he fell through a lanyard
hanging from a hook.
1999
Amanda
Fritz, Ashten Tweet & Todd Lowery, Anchorage
(provided first aid to a hunter who was injured when his
six-wheeler overturned.)
1998
Craig
Lewis, Executive Director, Interior Region EMS Council,
Fairbanks, for his years of service to EMS in Alaska.
Robert
Painter, MICP,
Homer, for developing the "Kids Don't Float"
program.
1997
No
Award Given
1996
Ben
Sturgulewski, Seward, for saving
the life of his younger brother by calling for help and
pulling his brother from a swimming pool.
Wendy
Natkong, MICP, Greens Creek, for her efforts to
upgrade the skills of the EMTs and develop an EMS system
at Greens Creek Mine.
Travis
Hedges and Gary Soderberg, Ketchikan Pulp Co.,
for their efforts to rescue a injured logger, and for deceased
pilot Mike Lochman for his efforts with
CPR and co-piloting the injured logger.
Tom
Dean, EMT-III and Aaron Atchley, EMT-III, Tok,
for their efforts to save the life of a knifing victim while
in transport from Northway to Fairbanks.
1995
SPECIAL
EMS COMMENDATION TO AN ACEMS MEMBER
Steve
O'Connor, Soldotna, for outstanding commitment
and dedication to the statewide EMS system
SPECIAL
EMS COMMENDATION
Linda
Van Houten, Juneau, for excellence in the EMS Goals
Document and statewide trauma development system
1993
INJURY
PREVENTION
Richard
W. Penwarden, Valdez Creek Mine
SPECIAL
FRIEND OF EMS
Annette
Kreitzer, Staff Assistant, Senator Loren Leman's
Office and Senator Loren Leman for SB#71
Legislation
SPECIAL
EMS COMMENDATION
Terry
Day, Eric Penttila, Walter Greaves, Jerry Austin, Randy
Oles, and David Miles for successful rescue of
downed airplane passengers in Bering Sea
1992
EMS
FOR CHILDREN
Karen
Patno, MD, formerly of Bethel:
instrumental in the success of the EMS for Children federal
project.
INJURY
PREVENTION
Sherron
Smyth, Bethel: Injury Prevention
Program, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp.
ACEMS
AWARDS
STATE
EMS Office Staff: in recognition of the teamwork,
dedication, and spirit of cooperation shown as you have
worked to improve EMS in Alaska
Anne
Haydon, State EMS Office
Maryellen
McMillin, Fairbanks
1991
SPECIAL
FRIEND OF EMS
Max
Fonger, President, Safety, Inc: for assisting EMS
services and sponsoring Outstanding Ambulance Award
INJURY
PREVENTION
Shirley
Bergey, EMS Coordinator, Copper River Native
Association
Ken
Coffland, Sitka
Jerry
Dzugan, Sitka, AMSEA
Michael
G. Haklo, Ft. Richardson
Sherron
Smyth, Bethel
1990
Work
with the State EMS Office - Charles Ramage,
Juneau
5
Awards related to one event: the arrangement for a Soviet
child to receive specialized medical treatment in the United
States:
Betty
Johnson, Juneau;
Larry
Rockhill, Soldotna;
Providence
Hospital's LifeGuard Alaska Air Ambulance,
Anchorage;
Rocky
Mountain Helicopters, Inc., Utah;
Theodore
Mala, MD, MPH, Anchorage
1988
Special
Commendation for an Ambulance Service:
Eagle
Ambulance Service, for Evacuating and Providing
Emergency Care to Tour Bus Accident Victims
Special
Commendation to an Organization:
Alaska
Airlines, for Continuing Commitment to Provide
Emergency Medical Transportation
Special
Commendation to an ACEMS Member:
Kathy
Sloan, RN, ACEMS member and Chair, nurse in Fairbanks
and Anchorage, education of bush EMS personnel, developed
Alaska Medevac Transport Form
1984
Three
Community Organizations that provide emergency medical services
to alcoholics and the homeless:
Emergency
Service Patrol, Juneau
Salvation
Army Clitheroe Center Community Service Patrol,
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Native Association Regional Center Community Service Patrol,
Fairbanks
1983
Provider
Commendation of Special Merit:
Bill
Bryson, EMT-II, Northway, for
exemplary volunteer service in a community with no physician,
no ambulance, no Physician's Assistant, and no medical facilities
- he also worked to obtain an ambulance and medical equipment
1981
Four
Individuals Who Represent Years of Research and Practice in
the Treatment of Hypothermia and Cold Water Near Drowning,
Developing Protocols and Guidelines:
William
Doolittle, M.D., Fairbanks
John
Hayward, Ph.D., University of Victoria, B.C.
William
Mills, M.D., Anchorage
Martin
Nemiroff, M.D., Kodiak
1980
Two
Special Awards for Contributions to EMS in Alaska:
Alaska
Airlines
Wien
Air Alaska
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