The Special EMS Recognition Award allows the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems Section to acknowledge unique contributions to EMS in Oregon which merit recognition within the EMS Community.

The Oregon Health Authority Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System Program may present certificates of recognition, appreciation, or other awards as dictated by particular circumstances, with the concurrence of the State EMS Committee.

Current and past years recipients of the EMS Special Recognition, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows

2006  

			Cal-Ore Life Flight Gold Beach Fire Department Dennis Johnson, civilian
			Greg Flynn, EMT-P, AMR NW

 Please view the Special EMS Recognition page of the  2006 EMS Special Recognition (pdf) (150K) for more information about recipients. The award photo is available here (38K).

			Dr. Leonard Rose
			Dr. Edward Press

Please view the Special EMS Recognition page of the  2005 EMS Awards (pdf) (2,018K) for more information about recipients. The award photo is available here (24K).

			Richard B. Straw	EMT-Paramedic Retired

			The Honorable State Representative Alan Bates
			Chuck Hamm, Kevin Feakin, John Regan and John Hardy

Please view the Special EMS Recognition Section of the 2002 Book of Recognition (pdf) (150K) for more information about recipients. The award photo for Chuck, Jack, Kevin, and John is available here (18K), the same photo in hi-resolution is also available here (405K).

			Ted Farr
			The Honorable State Senator Peter Courtney
			The Honorable State Senator Lenn Hannon
			The Honorable State Representative Ben Westlund

Please view the Special EMS Recognition Section of the 2002 Book of Recognition (pdf) (173K) for more information about recipients.

None presented this year