Page Content The Meritorious Service Medal recognizes an individual for a particular act of meritorious service in EMS in Oregon. The awards are presented during the EMS Awards Program at the Annual Oregon EMS Conference.
Current and past years recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal are below:
| Meritorious Service: Lewis ("Lewie") Coleman |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Sean McGonical |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Rose Howe |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Dustin Miller |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Mark Hornshuh |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Dr. Douglas Gruzd |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Michael Griffiths |
| Meritorious Service: Miguel Batista Jr. EMT-Basic - photo |
| First Responder of the Year: Stacey Robinson-Cox, EMT-Basic - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Julie Kemper, EMT-Basic - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Mary Ellen Pohlschneider, EMT-Intermediate - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Sheri Snyder, EMT-Paramedic - photo |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Charmaine Kaptur, EMT-Paramedic - photo |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Melissa Doherty, MD - photo |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Doug Kelly, EMT-Paramedic - photo |
| Meritorious Service: Elizabeth MacNicoll, EMT-Paramedic - photo and Levi Parker, EMT-Basic |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: None awarded |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Susan Agalzoff, EMT-Paramedic - photo |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Mohamud Daya, MD |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Marc Kilman-Burnham, EMT-Basic - photo |
| Meritorious Service: Phyllis Gilmore, MD & Robert Giusti, FNP |
| First Responder of the Year: Lydia Durham |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Mara Solano |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: None awarded |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Karen Anderson, RN |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Craig Warden, MD |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Shawn Baird, EMT-Paramedic |
| Meritorious Service: Mitchell Beyer, Deputy |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: John "Jack" Frakes |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Jeramy Houston |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Richard "Rick" Bielenberg |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Curtis Guttman |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Louis Perretta, MD, FACEP |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Randall "Randy" Lauer |
| Meritorious Service: Wayne Huwe, Jr. |
| First Responder of the Year: Chris Lanter - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Jeremy Raymond - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Alan Munhall - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Don Thomas - photo |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Louisa Partain |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: None awarded |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: James D. Fuiten - photo |
| Meritorious Service: None awarded |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Patricia Matheson - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Leslie Ayhens - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Kend Wadsworth - photo |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Wayne Endersby - photo |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Dr. Paul Voeller - photo |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Vern Bartley - photo |
| Meritorious Service: Brandon Tompkins |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Dale Libby - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Jane McLaughlin - photo |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Leslie D. Huntington - photo |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Dr. Charles McCart |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Kenneth Parsons - photo |
| Meritorious Service: None awarded |
| First Responder of the Year: Christopher Dode - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Shirley Mattson - photo |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Ben Bishop |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Dave Pickhardt - photo |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Rita Warner - photo |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Dr. Matthew Eschelbach - photo |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: George Heckathorn - photo |
| Meritorious Service: None awarded |
| First Responder of the Year: Mark Wilson |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Shelly Cota |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Carrie Driskell |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Rex Strickler |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: Mary A. Vaughan |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Martin P. Hill, MD |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Bruce R. Womack, EMT-Paramedic |
| Meritorious Service: Brett Halderman |
| First Responder of the Year: None awarded |
| EMT of the Year, Basic: Deborah Hul |
| EMT of the Year, Intermediate: Rose Howe |
| EMT of the Year, Paramedic: Brian Murdock |
| EMS Educator of the Year- Gail Marsh Madsen Award: T.R. Hilton |
| EMS Medical Director of the Year: Richard Lindquist |
| EMS Administrator of the Year: Shawn Payne |
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