{"id":29375,"date":"2024-05-24T17:13:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T21:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=29375"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:24:46","slug":"2023-governors-ems-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2023-governors-ems-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Governor&#8217;s EMS Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2023 Governor&#8217;s EMS Awards presented during EMS Week event at the Governor&#8217;s Mansion<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">On Monday, May 20, Governor Glenn Youngkin recognized the Governor\u2019s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Award recipients from 2023 during a special EMS Week ceremony at the Governor\u2019s Mansion. The Governor\u2019s EMS Awards honor the outstanding contributions of individuals, agencies, community organizations and businesses that provide or help support emergency medical care in Virginia. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">se awards <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">are the highest honor an EMS provider or organization can receive at the state<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">level<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\"> and they are administered by the Virginia Department of Health\u2019s (VDH) Office of Emergency Medical Services<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231750315 BCX8\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW231750315 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW231750315 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.virginia.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2024\/may\/name-1027312-en.html\">news release<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/07\/2023-Governors-EMS-Award-Recipents-Bios-for-website.pdf\">2023 Governor&#8217;s EMS Award Recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Excellence in EMS<br \/>\nWilliam \u201cBill\u201d Akers, Jr.<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Excellence-award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in EMS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Kent J. Weber Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Beverly G. Harris<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-leadership-award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Physician with Outstanding Contribution to EMS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Frank M. Yeiser Trophy<br \/>\n<strong>Benjamin D. Nicholson, M.D.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0706-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Nurse with Outstanding Contribution to EMS<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Matthew J. Jensen, R.N.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0725-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Prehospital Educator<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Michael Garnett<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-educator-award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; tab-stops: .35in;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext;\">The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Prehospital Provider<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: windowtext;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">John \u201cJack\u201d Kelley<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-Provider-award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for <\/strong><strong>Outstanding Contribution to EMS Health and Safety<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>&amp; The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding EMS Agency<em><br \/>\n<\/em>James City County Fire Department<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/James-City-Co-award-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children<br \/>\nJennifer S. Farmer<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0742-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nThe Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS Telecommunication<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Amanda Echevarria<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0758-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS Emergency Preparedness and Response\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nThe James A. Nogle, Jr. Trophy\u00a0 <sub>\u00a0<\/sub><br \/>\n<strong>City of Alexandria Community Emergency Response Team<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Gov-and-CERT-team-EMS-preparedness-and-response-award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Innovation Excellence in EMS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Northern Virginia Emergency Response System<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/IMG_0764-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An additional award is presented in conjunction with the Governor\u2019s EMS Awards, and it recognizes the outstanding contributions to EMS by a high school senior. This is a scholarship award provided by the Virginia Office of EMS in conjunction with the State EMS Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Governor\u2019s EMS Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS by a High School Senior &#8211; <em>The Dr. Carol Gilbert $5,000 Scholarship<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Kelsey Cone<br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Kelsey-Cone-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Kelsey-Cone-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/05\/Kelsey-Cone.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Governor&#8217;s EMS Awards presented during EMS Week event at the Governor&#8217;s Mansion On Monday, May 20, Governor Glenn Youngkin recognized the Governor\u2019s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Award recipients from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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