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September 10, 1999

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State EMS awards presented in Owensboro
Special recognition given to the Heath High School shooting incident responders

By JOHN HULTGREN
Kentucky EMS Connection

OWENSBORO — The state EMS awards were presented during a special ceremony in Owensboro tonight and included a special recognition given to the Heath High School shooting incident responders.

The award recipients were:

  • Kentucky EMT of the Year: Michael Trent, Knox County EMS, Barbourville.
  • Kentucky Paramedic of the Year: Paul De Spain, Community Methodist Hospital EMS, Barbourville.
  • Kentucky EMS Educator of the Year: Bob Price, Somerset-Pulaski County EMS
  • Kentucky Meritorious Service Special Award: Responders to the Heath High School shooting incident, Mercy Regional EMS, Paducah. This includes Ben Bradford, Rickie Driskill, G. T. Garrison, Stoy Gates, Jeramy Jeffrey, Jason Lane, Kevin Lynn, and Tracy Rudolph.
  • Kentucky EMT Instructors Association Dr. Jack Carey Award: Bobby Burnett, Campbellsville.
  • Kentucky State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Nurse of the Year: Beverly Hart.
  • Kentucky Chapter, Association of Air Medical Services Wings Award: John Isfort, University of Kentucky Air Medical Services, Lexington.

More information on the awards and the recipients can be found on our 1999 EMS Awards Internet page.

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