EMT-Basic of the Year

Jeff Paris
Crittenden County EMS
and Union County EMS

• Awarded for his efforts to raise money for pagers and radios.

EMT-Paramedic of the Year

Brant Burden
Methodist Hospital - Henderson EMS,
Henderson

• Awarded for inventing a medical equipment item that is now being used around the world.

Kelly Shepard
PSCC of Boone County

• Awarded for her efficient handling of a motor vehicle crash on July 17, 2001, that involved 10 critical patients. 

Campbellsville - Taylor County Rescue

• Awarded for a very diversified emergency medical and rescue program. 

Eric Bentley, MD
Taylor County Hospital,
Campbellsville, KY

• Awarded for his commitment to EMS by serving as chairman of the Level III Trauma Center at Taylor County Hospital, as medical director for EMS services in Taylor and Green counties, and as a member of the Kentucky Board of EMS.

Cosette Spille
Florence Fire/EMS
and teaches at Transcare of Kentucky

• Recognized for excelling as an EMT Instructor.. 

Mary Fallat, M.D.
Kosair Childrens Hospital,
Louisville, KY

• Awarded for her commitment to EMS for children by serving as the director of trauma at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, as a member of the Kentucky Board of EMS, and as chair of the Kentucky EMS for Children Project.

Charlene King
Clinton County Judge Executive

• Honored for her efforts in securing funds for EMS in Clinton County.

Kentucky EMS Special Recognition Hall of Fame

Lt. Governor Steve Henry, M.D.

• Honored for his assistance in resolving a Medicare crisis that had threatened to shut down ambulance services across the state.

Dr. Jack Carey Award
Awarded by the Kentucky EMT Instructors Association

The Dr. Jack Carey Award, made possible by a grant from Rohm and Haas, Inc., is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Carey, a Lexington physician who helped spearhead the development of emergency medicine in Kentucky, and who aided many EMS responders in furthering their education and training, assisting wherever necessary to better EMS care in the state. The award honors an EMT-Instructor who is outstanding in the training they provide, furthering the future of EMTs and all EMS providers in the state.

Theresa Martin

• Over the years there have been many dedicated instructors that have given tirelessly of their time and effort on behalf of the Kentucky EMT Instructors' Association, but none more than this year's recipient.
     A list of all this instructor's accomplishments would be impossible to compile but include:
     Serving as an EMT instructor since 1977, teaching an average of two classes per year and training in excess of 1,000 students for certification;
     Serving as chair of the BLS Committee of the EMS Advisory Council;
     Serving KEMTIA as an executive board member since 1992, chairing many committees and sub-committees and always an active member;
     Serving as a significant contributor to the initial AED curriculum and pilot programs; and
     Serving as a BTLS instructor and an RN for 33 years.
     This instructor still maintains a balance with career and personal life. She is a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She coached softball for over 10 years and is active in her church and Relay for Life.
     Loyalty and dedication are a way of life for this instructor. Countless time and travel have been donated on the behalf of EMS program development and delivery. This instructor is a leader and a team player, never shirking responsibility and never asking what she would not do herself.
     Most importantly, all of this is accomplished with a care and concern for others that is rarely matched. Every family member, student, KEMTIA member, friend, patient, and yes, stranger is shown respect and value.
     She sets the standard for EMS representation and rightly deserves the honor of becoming the recipient for the prestigious Dr. Jack Carey Award for 2001.

KEMTIA Award
Awarded by the Kentucky Association of EMTs

Steve Becraft