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Metro Congratulates its AMTC Award Winners!
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 11:54am

Four members of the Metro Aviation family received highly prestigious awards at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) on Monday, October 26, 2009. Metro is very proud of each of these individuals and their significant contributions to our great industry.

The BARBARA A. HESS AWARD recognizes an individual who has significantly contributed to the enhancement, development and/or promotion of the emergency medical industry through his/her research and/or educational efforts.

Allen Wolfe, Jr., RN, MSN, CCRN, CFRN (far left)
2009 Barbara A. Hess Award Recipient
MedStar Transport
Washington Hospital Center
Landham, MD
Sponsored by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

The PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD recognizes an emergency medical program director who has demonstrated a superior level of knowledge and management prowess, quality leadership through visionary and innovative approaches, customer service, safety consciousness, marketing ingenuity, community service and/or commitment to the emergency medical community as a whole.

Eveline Bisson (center)
2009 Program Director Of The Year Award Recipient
Northwest MedStar
Inland Northwest Health Services
Spokane, WA
Sponsored by Bell Helicopter

The PILOT OF THE YEAR AWARD recognizes an EMS pilot who has made significant achievements and/or contributions to EMS Aviation Safety and Operational achievements. This is not intended to be a personality contest but an award to an individual pilot who has gone "above and beyond" the normal duties of an EMS Pilot.

Jerry Fryar (right)
2009 Pilot Of The Year Award Recipient
MedFlight
Baptist Health
Little Rock, AR
Sponsored by the National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA)

The JIM CHARLSON AWARD recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the overall enhancement, development or promotion of aviation and aviation safety within the air medical transport community.

Mike Stanberry (far left)
2009 Jim Charlson Award Recipient
President, Metro Aviation, Inc.
Shreveport, LA
Sponsored by American Eurocopter