Recognition
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	Jim Schaffer received a certificate of recognition for his dedicated service to the Association from President Mick Landers. Jim served two terms on the Board of Directors, and was recognized at the February 2010 meeting at the Knotty Pine.

Betty Wallace, Creston, was presented with the "Friend of EMS" award at the annual Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association conference in Des Moines in November 2008. Betty is shown below with husband Dean, and with her family at right.
Betty, an RN, has been at SWCC since the early 70’s, starting as an instructor and eventually serving as nursing and EMS coordinator until she retired in 1999. She avoided true retirement by going to part time hours as the AHA TC Coordinator at SWCC.  She not only promotes CPR training, EMS education, and other learning, she believes in its purpose and in the people who work and teach in healthcare.    In 1974, Betty was asked to teach the first EMT class in the area, and along with another nurse and several doctors, EMS training was begun in the spring of 1974. One of those original students is still in the field, now a paramedic at the local hospital. From that first class Betty has continued to promote EMS in every way possible. Betty has a true understanding and appreciation of EMS, and has played an important role in the education of hundreds of EMS providers.  In addition to her work at SWCC, she is active with the Hospital Foundation, American Cancer Society Daffodils campaign, meals on wheels, bloodmobiles, and more. Helping others is what Betty does, and there are many EMS providers helping others because of her work, encouragement, support and commitment to EMS.     For all of these reasons, and more beyond space to list, Betty is well-deserving of the IEMSA Friend of EMS Award.

Feb. 20- 2008 Gary Hansen, Afton Fire Department, was honored with a certificate for his years of dedicated service as a member of the UCEMS Board of Directors. Presenting the certificate is Mick Landers, UCEMS President.

Mike Baker, left, is presented with a certificate of appreciation by Gary Clear, 2005 UCEMSA President.
	John Coulter, above, is presented with a certificate of appreciation by Cheryl Blazek, UCEMS Secretary.