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2008 Recipients

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS (2008)

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL:
Richard Watson
For 8 years of distinguished leadership as Director of the EMS Authority and EMS Vision Project

Cesar Aristeiguieta, MD, FACEP
For 2 ½ years of distinguished leadership as Director of the EMS Authority and significant achievements in EMT certification process, trauma system planning, and disaster response

MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL:
Michael Petrie, EMT-P
For meritorious leadership within the San Francisco EMS system and extensive disaster and terrorism response planning and teaching

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD:
Amy Castelluccio, EMT
For providing extensive community education and CPR training in a rural community

STATEWIDE EMS SYSTEM AWARDS (2008)

EMS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR:
Bruce Lee
For meritorious leadership of statewide EMS Administrator’s association, emergency services planning in Santa Clara County, and extensive participation on EMS committees, including the EMS Commission

EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR:
Bruce Haynes, MD
For meritorious medical leadership of San Diego County EMS, 25 years of cumulative EMS service, including Director of the EMS Authority, and medical management of the San Diego Firestorm of 2007

EMS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR:
Debbie Becker, RN, MICN
For meritorious educational leadership in the development of the Advanced EMT curriculum, 25 years of cumulative paramedic training standard setting, and representing paramedic program directors