Awards

NAEMSP Awards

The following awards are presented annually at the NAEMSP Annual Meeting in January. Click below to review the criteria and submit a nomination.

This annual award is presented to person who has made a lasting, major contribution to the national EMS community. 

This award is presented to an active or past member of NAEMSP who has provided significant leadership to the association and is named after the late Keith Neely, the first non-physician member to serve on the NAEMSP Board of Directors.

The Friends of EMS award is presented to an individual or organization that has been an advocate in furthering NAEMSP’s mission through influencing or implementing national public policy. 

Awarded to an NAEMSP member who, through their actions, has demonstrated a relentless commitment to the advancing educational excellence and mentorship of others within the specialty of EMS.

This award shall be conferred for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements as an EMS physician.

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2023 Awards

Ronald D. Stewart Award

E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, FAEMS

Keith Neely Award

Juan March, MD, FAEMS

Friends of EMS Award

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President's Award

Lynn White, MS, FAEMS

President's Award

Raymond Fowler, MD, FAEMS

NAEMSP/ Stryker Fellowship

Christopher Root, MD, NRP

President’s Award Winners 
Henry Wang — 2022
David C. Cone — 2022
Frank X. Guyette, III — 2022
Joelle Donofrio — 2022
Remle Crowe — 2022
Christopher B. Colwell — 2022
John Lyng — 2022
Nichole Bosson — 2022
Toni Gross — 2021
Ryan Jacobsen — 2021
Alex Isakov — 2020
Michael Redlener — 2019
Scott Bourn — 2019
John Gallagher — 2019
Michael Guttenburg (posthumously) — 2018
Salvatore Silvestri (posthumously) — 2018
Hawnwan Phil Moy — 2017
J. Joelle Donofrio — 2017
John Lyng — 2017
Brian Clemency — 2017
Jose Cabanas –2016
Darren Walter — 2016
Julie Houle — 2016

Ronald D. Stewart Award Winners 
Henry Wang — 2022
Craig Manifold — 2021 (posthumously)
Lynn White — 2020
R.J. Frascone — 2019
Baxter Larmon — 2018
Robert A. Swor — 2017
Drew Dawson — 2016
Justin Maloney — 2016
Robert O’Connor, MD — 2015
Norman M. Dinerman, MD — 2014
Jeff Clawson, MD — 2013
William Brown, RN, NREMT-P — 2012
Debra Perina, MD — 2011
Daniel Spaite, MD — 2010
William W. Jermyn, DO — 2009
Roger White, MD — 2008
Edward J. Cain, MD — 2007
Mickey Eisenberg, MD — 2006
Dan Storer — 2005
James O. Page, JD — 2004
Jon Krohmer, MD — 2003
Michael Copass, MD — 2002
Leonard Cobb — 2002
Norm McSwain, MD– 2001
John Campbell, MD — 2001
Bob Bailey — 2000
Eugene Nagel, MD — 1998
Ricardo Martinez, MD — 1997
Nicholas Benson, MD — 1996
John Chew — 1995
National Association of State EMS Directors — 1994
Paul Paris, MD — 1993
Stan Zydlow, MD — 1992
National EMS Medical Directors Course Faculty — 1991
Paul Pepe, MD — 1990
Marvin Birnbaum, MD — 1989
Senator Alan Cranston — 1988
Leonard A. Cobb, MD — 1987

Keith Neely Outstanding Contribution to EMS Award Winners
David C. Cone — 2022
Maia Dorsett — 2021
Sandy Bogucki — 2020
Hideharu Tanaka — 2019
Susan McHenry — 2018
Thomas Judge, MS, EMT-P — 2017 
 Alex Isakov, MD — 2016
Marcus Ong, MD, MPH and Sang Do Shin, MD — 2015
Michael Levy, MD — 2014
E. Brooke Lerner, PhD — 2013
James Menegazzi, PhD — 2012
Brian Schwartz, MD — 2011
Douglas F. Kupas, MD — 2010
Robert E. O’Connor, MD, MPH — 2009
Beth Adams, MA, RN, NREMT-P — 2008
Julette Saussy, MD — 2007
David Persse, MD– 2007
Lawrence Brown, EMT-P — 2006
Raymond Fowler, MD — 2005
Richard Hunt, MD — 2004
Robert A. Swor, DO — 2002

Keith Neely — 2001 — this award was originally called the NAEMSP Outstanding Contribution Award — the name changed in 2002 honoring Keith after his death.

Friends of EMS Award Winners
J. Brent Myers — 2022
Jon Krohmer — 2021
Rick Murray — 2020
Ritu Sahni — 2019
Robert Wagoner — 2018
Honorable Richard Hudson, US House of Representatives (NC) — 2017
Honorable Bill Cassidy, US Senate (LA) — 2017 
NAEMT — 2016
Bryan McNally, CARES — 2015
Physio-Control — 2014
Kevin McGinnis, NASEMSO — 2013
Richard Hunt, MD -Centers for Disease Control — 2012
Gary Freeman – ZOLL — 2011
William Ball – GM OnStar — 2010
Susan McHenry, MS – NHTSA — 2009
Dan Kavanaugh, MSW – EMSC — 2008
Richard H. Carmona, MD — 2007
The Laerdal Family — 2005
Jeff Runge — 2004
Drew Dawson – NHTSA — 2003
Jeff Michael, PhD – NHTSA — 2002
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby — 2001

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