CT EMS Awards
These awards have been in existence since 1983 and were previously the purview of the Connecticut Emergency Medical Service Foundation. Since 2012, the Council of Regional Chairpersons (CORC) has taken a lead role in soliciting nominations and determining the recipients of the awards.
CURRENT WINNERS
2019 WINNERS
2019 WINNERS
Governor’s Award
American Ambulance (Commercial Service)
Echo Hose Ambulance (Volunteer Service)
CT Public Health Commissioner’s Award
Joshua Beaulieu, Batt. Chief/EMS Officer Manchester Fire-Rescue-EMS Department
Dr. AE Hertzler Knox Award
Dr. Dorothy Turnbull, Stamford Hospital
George A. Ganung Award
Jen DiJoseph, EMT Trumbull EMS
Distinguished Achievement Award
David Bailey, Hartford Hospital EMS Coordinator
Paul Winfield Smith Award
Daniel Tauber, Capital Community College
Dr. Mark E. Quigley Award
Dr. Sandy Bogucki, Yale New Haven Hospital EMS Medical Director, YNHH Center for EMS, Branford Fire Dept. Associate Medical Director
Legislator of the Year Award
Jonathan Steinberg, Westport, Public Health Committee Co-Chair, MIH Work Group
Gillooly – Lawton Award
Kevin Ferrarotti, Chief of Harwinton Ambulance, EMS Development Hartford Health Care
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2018 WINNERS
2018 WINNERS
2017 WINNERS
2017 WINNERS
2016 WINNERS
2016 WINNERS
2015 WINNERS
2015 WINNERS
2014 WINNERS
2014 WINNERS
Governor’s Award – Trumbull EMS
CT Public Health Commissioner’s Award – C. Steven Wolf, MD
Paul Winfield Smith Award – Michael Zacchera
Distinguished Achievement Award – Windsor EMS
Gillooly-Lawton Award – John Spencer
Dr. Mark E. Quigley Award – Richard Kamin, MD
2013 WINNERS
2014 WINNERS
Governor’s Award – New Britain EMS
CT Public Health Commissioner’s Award – Greg Allard, American Ambulance
Dr. AE Hertzler Knox Award – Judith Reynolds, Essex Ambulance
George A. Ganung Award – Ron Hammer, Darien EMS Post 53
Paul Winfield Smith Award – Raffaella Coler, Hartford Hospital
Distinguished Achievement Award – Robert Ziegler, ERM
Gerald Ferrari Award – Chris Bowen, Eastford Fire & Rescue
Legislator of the Year Award – Jason Perillo AND Terry Geratanna
2012 WINNERS
2014 WINNERS
Governor’s Award – ASM AND Coventry Volunteer Fire Association
CT Public Health Commissioner’s Award – Carin Van Gelder Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dr. Richard L. Judd Award – Terry DeVito, Capital Comm. College
Dr. AE Hertzler Knox Award – Merril L. Seney, Community Fire Company
Gillooly-Lawton Award – Shayne Kettle, KB Ambulance
George A. Ganung Award – Michael Moraveck, Echo Hose Ambulance
Paul Winfield Smith Award – EMSI Curriculum Development Group: Terry DeVito, Raffaella Coler, David Tauber, Richard Judd
Dr. Mark E. Quigley Award – Dr. Kyle McClaine, William W. Backus Hospital
Gerald Ferrari Award – JT Dunn, Common Cents EMS Supply
Legislator of the Year Award – Linda Orange, Colchester/East Haddam AND Kevin Ryan, Bozrah/Franklin/Lebanon/Montville
