| 1986 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Robert Lansford |
| 1986 |
Grand National Award |
Dr. Neil Frank, Director, National Hurricane Center |
| 1986 |
In Appreciation Award |
Dick Hawkins |
| 1987 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Robert H. Simpson |
| 1987 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Herbert Saffir, P.E. |
| 1987 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Wade Guice, Harrison County, Mississippi |
| 1987 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Jerome O. Peterson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1987 |
Emergency Management Award |
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council |
| 1987 |
International Award |
Franklin McDonald |
| 1987 |
Legislative Award |
A.R. "Babe" Schwartz, Senator, State of Texas |
| 1987 |
Neil Frank Award |
Earl J. "Jay" Baker |
| 1987 |
Neil Frank Award |
David A. Griffith |
| 1987 |
Neil Frank Award |
T. Michael Carter |
| 1988 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Keith Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| 1988 |
Emergency Management Award |
Lynn Howard, American Red Cross |
| 1988 |
Legislative Award |
Rep. Lindy Boggs, Member of Congress, Louisiana |
| 1988 |
Neil Frank Award |
Chester P. Jelesnianski, National Weather Service |
| 1989 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Guy Daines, Pinelas County |
| 1989 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Richard Shenot |
| 1989 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Joseph Pelissier |
| 1989 |
Emergency Management Award |
North Carolina Division of Emergency Management |
| 1989 |
International Award |
Kirkland Nixon, Cayman Islands |
| 1989 |
Legislative Award |
Tom Lewis, Member of Congress |
| 1989 |
Media Award |
John Zarrella, Cable News Network |
| 1990 |
Chairman's Award |
Marilyn Quayle |
| 1990 |
Distinguished Service Award |
William Winn, Jr., Director, Emergency Preparedness, Beaufort County, SC |
| 1990 |
Emergency Management Award |
Puerto Rico Civil Defense Agency |
| 1990 |
Legislative Award |
Town of Nags Head, North Carolina |
| 1990 |
Media Award |
John Hope, The Weather Channel |
| 1990 |
Neil Frank Award |
Brian Jarvinen, National Hurricane Center |
| 1991 |
Corporate Award |
ADVO-Systems, Inc., Tampa, FL |
| 1991 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Carlton Ruch, Senior Research Fellow, Hazard Reducation and Recovery Center, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
| 1991 |
Emergency Management Award |
Florida Emergency Management Association |
| 1991 |
Engineering Award |
Dr. Richard D. Marshall, Structure Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD |
| 1991 |
International Award |
Tony Gibbs, Senior Director, Consulting Engineering Partnership, Ltd., Bridgetown Barbados |
| 1991 |
Legislative Award |
Marc Basnight, State Senator, North Carolina |
| 1991 |
Media Award |
KFDM TV, Beaumont, TX |
| 1991 |
Special Award |
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, MS |
| 1992 |
Distinguished Service Award |
John Wilson, Director, Lee County Emegerncy Management, Fort Myers, FL |
| 1992 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Fletcher Hickerson, Baytown, TX |
| 1992 |
Media Award |
WICH RADIO, Norwich, CN |
| 1992 |
Neil Frank Award |
Billy Manning, Vice President, Southern Building Code Congress |
| 1993 |
Corporate Award |
PRC., Inc., Phillip Mannino, Program Manager, Camp Springs, MD |
| 1993 |
Corporate Award |
Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc., John F. Christensen, Jr., President, Orlando, FL |
| 1993 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Allan McDuffie, Evacuation Study Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, NC |
| 1993 |
Emergency Management Award |
City of Coral Gables, FL |
| 1993 |
Emergency Management Award |
Monroe County Department of Emergency Management Florida Recovery Center (shared by 3 agencies)
1. The Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management - especially to B. T. Kennedy for the initiative in making the prior arrangements and preparing plans for the establishment of the staging area to collect and funnel supplies to the 250,000 storm victims in Dade County.
2. Office of the Governor - especially to Chuck Wolfe who directed the Recovery Center and its 20,000 volunteer workers.
3. Florida Emergency Preparedness Association - especially Fred Murphy, who came up with the idea and written plan for establishing such a center after observing aid distribution problems following Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina. |
| 1993 |
Engineering Award |
Dale Perry, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
| 1993 |
Media Award |
Bryan Norcross, Chief Meteorologist, WTVJ, Miami, FL |
| 1993 |
Media Award |
The Miami Herald |
| 1993 |
Neil Frank Award |
Dr. Robert Sheets, Director, National Hurricne Center, Coral Gables, FL |
| 1994 |
Corporate Award |
Southern Bell, Fort Lauderdale, FL - with special commendation to Richard S. |
| 1994 |
Corporate Award |
USAA - with special commeddation to Robert T. Herres, Chairman and CEO, United States Automobile Association (USAA) |
| 1994 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Kathleen Hale, Director, Dade County Emergency Management, Miami, FL |
| 1994 |
Distinguished Service Award |
James B. Talbot, Deputy Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services, City of Norfolk, VA |
| 1994 |
Emergency Management Award |
Depart of Emergency Services, Indian River County, Florida - special coomendation to Nathan McCollum, analyst and planner for the Department, and James Judge, Special Needs Manager for the Department |
| 1994 |
Engineering Award |
Metro-Dade County Public Works Department |
| 1994 |
Engineering Award |
Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - with special commendation to Colonel Terrence Salt, Richard Bonner and Jim Seta |
| 1994 |
Special Award |
Windell Curole, President, Cheniere Hurricane Centennial, Cut Off, Louisiana |
| 1994 |
Special Caribbean Award |
Barbados Light and Power Company, St. Michael, Barbados |
| 1995 |
Corporate Award |
Long Island Lighting Company |
| 1995 |
Emergency Management Award |
Coastal Georgia Reginional Development Center |
| 1995 |
Engineering Award |
Charles R. O'Meila, P.E., retired building offical, North Palm Beach, FL |
| 1995 |
Law Enforcement Award |
City of Clearwater, FL, Police Department |
| 1995 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Dr. Robert Sheets, Director, National Hurricne Center, Coral Gables, FL |
| 1995 |
Local Government Award |
Town of Surfside Beach, S.C. |
| 1995 |
Local Government Award |
Town Commission, Highland Beach, FL |
| 1995 |
Neil Frank Award |
William Gray, Colorado State University |
| 1995 |
Note: Since Bob Sheets is a past winner of our highest award, the Neil Frank Award, the committee voted to create a new award to honor Bob. Incidentally, Neil Frank was the first receipient of a
conference award which we called the GRAND NATIONAL AWARD which is the equivalent of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD except that the new award has a better name. The following year, we created the Neil Frank Award as our highest award |
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| 1996 |
Corporate Award |
Dean Flesner, State Farm and Casulty Company |
| 1996 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Ed Abel, Glynn County, GA Emergency Management |
| 1996 |
Emergency Management Award |
New York State Emergency Management Office |
| 1996 |
Law Enforcement Award |
Lt. Arthur Nutt, Pensacola Police Department |
| 1996 |
Media Award |
Steve Stone, Norfolk Virigian-Piolt |
| 1996 |
Neil Frank Award |
Billy Wagner, Monroe County, Florida Emergency Management |
| 1996 |
Neil Frank Award |
Don Lewis, Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc. |
| 1996 |
Special Public Service Award |
Charleston, SC Department of Traffic and Transportation |
| 1996 |
Special Public Service Award |
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance |
| 1997 |
Chairman's Award |
B.T. Kennedy, Director of Emergency Management, Palm Beach County, FL |
| 1997 |
Corporate Award |
East Harris County Manufacturer's Association |
| 1997 |
Corporate Award |
Allstate Insurance Company |
| 1997 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Gene LeComte, President Emeritus, Insurance Institute for Property Loss, Boston, MA |
| 1997 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Joe Gavin, Planning Manager, Philadelphia District Corps of Engineers |
| 1997 |
Education Award |
Texas Catastrophic Property Association, Austin, TX |
| 1997 |
Emergency Management Award |
Chatham (GA) Emergency Management Agency |
| 1997 |
Engineering Award |
Building Compliance Office of Metropolitan Dade County, FL |
| 1997 |
Engineering Award |
Wind Load Task Committee ASCE 7 of ASCE |
| 1997 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Wade Guice, Harrison County, Mississippi |
| 1997 |
Media Award |
Capitol Broadcasting Company, NC |
| 1997 |
Media Award |
Ken Ehrhardt, WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL |
| 1997 |
Mitigation Award |
Borough of Avalon, NJ |
| 1997 |
Neil Frank Award |
Guy Daines, Director of Fire and EMS, Pinellas County, Clearwater, FL |
| 1997 |
Neil Frank Award |
John Hope, Tropical Weather Coordinator, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA |
| 1997 |
Special Achievement Award |
Karen Wagley, Assistant Emergency Managament Coordinator, Onslow County, Jacksonville, NC |
| 1998 |
Distinguished Service Award |
William G. Massey |
| 1998 |
Neil Frank Award |
Richard Krimm, former Associate Director, FEMA, Washington, DC |
| 1998 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL |
| 1998 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Pinellas County Departments of Emergency Management and Public Affairs |
| 1998 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Jim Talbot, City of Norfolk, VA |
| 1999 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dr. Joseph Minor, Rockport, TX |
| 1999 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Lacy Suiter, Executive Associate Director for Response & Recovery, FEMA, Washington, DC |
| 1999 |
Neil Frank Award |
Epifanio Jimenez-Melendes, State Director, PR Civil Defense, San Juan, PR |
| 1999 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Hurricane Watch Net, Jerry Herman and W4EHW Ham radio station at NHC, John McHugh, President |
| 1999 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Lew Fincher, Hurricane Preparedness Specialist, NHC, Miami, FL |
| 1999 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Dr. Lixion Avila, Hurricane Specialist, NHC, Miami, FL |
| 1999 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Florida Division of Housing & Community Development, Talahassee, FL |
| 2000 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dr. Kishor C. Mehta, Texas Tech University |
| 2000 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Windell Curole, South Lafourche Levee District |
| 2000 |
Neil Frank Award |
James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA, Washington, DC |
| 2000 |
Neil Frank Award |
Jerry Jarrell, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
City of Deerfield Beach, FL |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Georgia State Department of Transportation |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Pinellas County, FL Departments of Emergency Management, Information Systems and Public Affairs |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Max Mayfield, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
William Massey, FEMA |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Vicki Johnson |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
United Insurance Co., Barbados |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Bob Breck, WVUE, New Orleans, LA |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Max Rodriguez, Miami-Dade Community College |
| 2000 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
U.S. Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center |
| 2001 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Herb Lieb |
| 2001 |
Neil Frank Award |
Joseph Myers |
| 2001 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Medical Services |
Walter Green, III, Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services |
| 2001 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
Houston/Galveston National Weather Service, Hurricane Preparedness and Mitigation Program |
| 2001 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Hazard Mitigation Section, North Carolina Emergency Management Division |
| 2001 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Debbie Reed, Coordinator, Project Impact and the New Hanover County Project Impact |
| 2001 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Maryland Emergency Management Agency |
| 2002 |
Distinguished Service Award |
J. Kevin Smith, Salvation Army |
| 2002 |
Neil Frank Award |
William Massey, FEMA |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Local Emergency Management |
Terry Byrd, EM Coordinator, Friendswood, TX |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Media |
John Zarella, CNN |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Media |
WPBF-TV, Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
James Franklin, NOAA, National Hurricane Center |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
Michael Black, NOAA, Hurricane Research Division |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
FLAS, "Blueprint for Saftey" |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
IBHS, "Fortified for Safer Living" |
| 2002 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Bob Breck, WVUE, New Orleans, LA |
| 2003 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dick Fletcher, Chief Meteorologist, WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Chief David A. Garcia, City of Waveland Fire Department, Waveland, MS |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Miami-Dade Building Code Compliance Office, Miami, FL |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: News Media |
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Pioneer Award |
Lt. Col. Ralph O'Hair, USAF (ret.), Tucker, GA |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
USAA, San Antonio, TX |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award |
Galveston & Texas History Center, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, TX |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
T. Eric Stafford, Vice President for Technical Services, FLASH, Talahassee, FL |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Matthew Green, State Meteorologist, FEMA, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
The Home Depot, Hurricane Preparedness and Response Activities Project, Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Historical |
Eliot Kleinberg, author of, "Black Cloud" (the story of the great Florida hurricane of 1982), Delray Beach, FL |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - News Media |
Gwen Stevenson, Executive Editor (ret.), Suncoast News Group, Tampa, FL |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Public Education |
Bill Read, Meteorologist in Charge, Houston/Galveston National Weather Service Forecast Office, Dickinson, TX |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Wayne Sallade, Charolette County Office of Emergency Management, Punta Gorda, FL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Keith Holman, Martin County Emergency Management Division, Stuart, FL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Nathan McCollum, Indian River County Emergency Management Division, Vero Beach, FL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Michael Hardin, Escambia County Division of Emergency Management, Pensacola, FL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Bruce Baughman, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Clanton, AL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Donald Daniels, St. Lucie County Division of Emergency Management, Ft. Pierce, FL |
| 2005 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Robert S. Lay, Brevard County Office of Emergency Management, Rockledge, FL |
| 2005 |
Neil Frank Award |
William Carwile, FEMA, Honolulu, HI |
| 2005 |
Neil Frank Award |
Craig Fugate, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
William Sammler, NOAA National Weather Service, Wakefield, VA |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Air Force Reserve Command, Keesler Air Force Base, MS |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill Air Force Base, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Timothy Reinhold, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Tampa, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: News Media |
2004 Radio & Television Electronic Pool, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Leslie Chapman-Henderson, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
City of Sanibel, Sanibel, FL |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Hurricane Tracking and Decision Making |
George Sambataro, PC Weather Products, Marietta, GA |
| 2006 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Alan Clive, Advocacy Center, New Orleans, LA |
| 2006 |
Chairman's Award |
Stan Tait, Conference Coordinator, National Hurricane Conference, Talahassee, FL |
| 2006 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Frank J. Koutnik, Bureau Chief (ret.), Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2006 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Colonel William "Alan" Pety, Joint Director of Military Suppport (ret.), Florida National Guard, St. Augustine, FL |
| 2006 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dr. Peter G. Black, NOAA/AOMI, Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL |
| 2006 |
Neil Frank Award |
Max Mayfield, Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2006 |
Neil Frank Award |
Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Hurricane Katrina Designated Principal Federal Offical and Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, DC |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Robert Lynch, MD, Network Director, South Central VA Health Care Network-VISN 16, Jackson, MS |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Engineering Design |
Jim Delahay (Posthumous), President Lane, Bishop, York, Delahay, Birmingham, AL |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
William E. King, former Mayor of Kemah, Kemah, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
Jack Colley, Chief, Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management, Austin, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
LCDR Joseph J. Leonard, Jr., Chief, Response Department, USCG, Galveston, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
Judge Robert Eckels, Judge of Harris County, Houston, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
Mayor Bill White, Mayor, Houston, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
Dr. Herminia Palacio, Director, Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Texas' Response to Katrina Evacuess |
Mark Sloan, Coordinator, Harris County Citizens Corps, Houston, TX |
| 2007 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
James E. Davis, Coordinator of Emergency Management and Communications, Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 2007 |
Neil Frank Award |
James D. McFadden, Chief of Programs, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, MacDill Air Force Base, FL |
| 2007 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Steve Fortune, Information Manager, BP, Houston, TX |
| 2007 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
John Feldt, Hydrologist-in-Charge, Southeast River Forecast Center, Peachtree City, GA |
| 2007 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Andy Newman, Media Relations Director, Monroe County Pourism Council, Key West, FL |
| 2007 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award |
Jill Hasling, President, Weather Research Center, Houston, TX |
| 2008 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Oklahoma Weather Alert Remote Notification System |
| 2008 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Dick Fletcher, Chief Meteorologist, WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2008 |
Neil Frank Award |
Bruce Baughman, former Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Clanton, AL |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH), Tallahassee, FL |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Corina Love, Deputy Coordinator, City of Houston Emergency Management, Houston, TX |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Stacy Williams, Project Manager, CenterPoint Energy, Houston, TX |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Pinellas County Communications, Clearwater, FL |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Recovery |
Joe Baird, Indian River County Administrator, Vero Beach, FL |
| 2008 |
Outstanding Achievemnet Award: Meteorology |
Scott Kiser, Tropical Cyclone Program Leader, NWS Headquarters, Silver Springs, MD |
| 2008 |
Special Award |
Robert Brookens, President, Hurricane Hollow Weather Corp, Glen St. Mary, FL |
| 2008 |
Special Award |
William I. Ricker, President (ret.), RenaissanceRe, Rumson, NJ |
| 2008 |
Special Award |
JoAnne H. Moreau, Director, EBR OHSEP, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2009 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Joseph G. Carbonell |
| 2009 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Deaf Link |
| 2009 |
Distinguished Service Award |
R. David Paulison, former FEMA Administrator, Davie, FL |
| 2009 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Jack Colley, Chief, Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management, Austin, TX |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
FEMA Region VI Disaster Assistance Division, Denton, TX |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
National Hurricane Center's Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook Team, Miami, Fl |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Forrest James Masters, Ph. D., university of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: News Media |
Jay Grymes, WAFB Channel 9 News, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Pinellas County Communications Department, Clearwater, FL |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Emergency Management for Schols |
Jason Watkins, Jefferson Parish School System, Marrero, LA |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Oceanography |
Asbury Sallenger, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersberg, FL |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Public Awareness |
Keli A. Gunther, RenaissanceRe Services Ltd, Pembroke, Bermuda |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Public Awareness |
Jamie France, State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Public Awareness |
Phillip Burton, Simpson Strong-TIEâ Co., Inc., McKiney, TX |
| 2009 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Special Award - Senior Citizens' Preparedness |
Alabama Department of Senior Services, Safe Center Initiative, Montgomery, AL |
| 2010 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Albert "Butch" Loper, Assitant Road Manager, Jackson County, Vancleave, MS |
| 2010 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Major Phillip May, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA |
| 2010 |
Neil Frank Award |
Steve Lyons, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA |
| 2010 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Raleigh, NC |
| 2010 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Antonio Diaz, Inventor, A Tarp Solution, Miami, FL |
| 2010 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Rob Fee, President, Plylox, Inc., Friendswood, TX |
| 2010 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Mark Hanna, Public Relations Manager, Insurance Council of Texas, Austin, TX |
| 2011 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Irene B. Collins, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Senior Services, Montgomery, AL |
| 2011 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Julio Ripoll, Amateur Radio Coordinator, WX4NH, Miami, FL |
| 2011 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2011 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Louisiana Economic Development, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2011 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Miguel Pavon, Texas Natural Resources Information Services, Austin, TX |
| 2011 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences Foundation, Pembroke, Bermuda |
| 2011 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Pinellas County Communications Department, Clearwater, FL |
| 2012 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
New York Office of Emergency Management |
| 2012 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Mary Hudak, External Affairs Director, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta |
| 2012 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Armond Mascelli, Vice President, Disaster Services, American Red Cross |
| 2012 |
Neil Frank Award |
Bob Lay, Director, Brevard County Emergency Management |
| 2012 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Dina Maniotis, Assistant Commissioner, New York Office of Emergency Management |
| 2012 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
Jamie Rhome, Storm Surge Team Lead, National Hurricane Center |
| 2012 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Mitigation |
Hancock County Mississippi Board of Supervisors, Bay St. Louis, MS |
| 2012 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Paul Dellegatto, Chief Meteorologist, Fox 13 News, Tampa, FL |
| 2012 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Kohler Home Generators, Kohler, WI |
| 2013 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
The FEMA Personal Assistance Services Program |
| 2013 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Robert Brookens |
| 2013 |
Distinguished Service Award |
John Ingargiola, Senior Engineer, Team Lead FEMA Building Science Branch, Risk Reduction Division |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology |
Storm Surge Unit and Colleagues: Jamie Rhome, James Brinkley, William Booth, Robbie Berg, Christina Forbes, Tara Sharon, Michael Lowry, Jeff Pereira and Ethan Gibney |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Preparedness |
Erin Mullen, Director, RX Response |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Wayne Sallade, Director, Charolette County Office of Emergency Management, Punta Gorda, FL |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Response |
Donald E. Cresitello, Hurricane Evacuation Study Manager, USACE, New York District |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Response |
Nancy Benedetto, Executive Director, Regional EMS Council of New York City |
| 2013 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Response |
American Red Cross Health and Safety Mobile Team: Jack McMaster, Dom Tolli, Matt Goldfeder, Grant Hansen, Alyssa Dreikorn and 3sidedcube |
| 2014 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Lew Fincher, Hurricane Consulting, Inc., Friendswood, TX |
| 2014 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Michael Frost, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA |
| 2014 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Charles R. Sampson, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA |
| 2014 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Ann Schrader, SAIC, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA |
| 2014 |
Distinguished Service Award |
National Weather Service Forecast Office, San Juan, PR |
| 2014 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Lauren Hand, Project Geographer, Dewberry Consultants, LLC, Atlanta, GA |
| 2014 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Kia Ricchi, President, iCheckContractors, St. Cloud, FL |
| 2014 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President & CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2014 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Response |
Anthony Fiore, Superintendent of Electric Utiltities, Freeport, NY |
| 2015 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Lacy Vowell, RN, NHA, Administrator, Winston Medical Center Nursing Home, Louisville, MS |
| 2015 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dennis Feltgen, Public Information Officer, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2015 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Jeffrey Hawkins, Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA |
| 2015 |
Distinguished Service Award |
David Allen Griffith (1952-2015) |
| 2015 |
Neil Frank Award |
Bill Read, former Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2015 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Erik Blake, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center |
| 2015 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Todd Kimberlain, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2015 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
John Cangialosi, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2015 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Kevin Yeh, INNOVIM, LLC, Greenbelt, MD |
| 2015 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Horseback Emergency Response Team, Texas Animal Health Commsission, Austin, TX |
| 2016 |
Distinguished Service Award |
A. Barry Damiano, Flight Meteorologist, NOAA AOC, MacDill AFB, FL |
| 2016 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Betti Johnson, Principal Planner (ret.) , Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, Pinellas Park, FL |
| 2016 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Jonathan Talbot, Chief Meteorologist, 53rd Weather Recon Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Daniel Brown, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Robbie Berg, Hurricane Specialist, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Matthew Green, Hurricane Liaison Team Manager, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Brandon Bolinski, Hurricane Program Manager, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Rebecca Jennings, Hurricane Program Specialist, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
William Booth, Innovim Contractor, NOAA, NWS, NHS Storm Surge Unit, Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
H. Marie Harkenrider, EMI Training Specialist, FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Donald E. Cresitello, New York State Hurricane Program Manager, USACE, New York District |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Paul Morey, Hurricane Program Manager, FEMA Region I, Boston, MA |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Education |
Christopher Penney, Manager, National Hurricane Program, FEMA, Washington, DC |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Dennis Feltgen, Public Affairs Officer, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2016 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Walt Zaleski, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS Southern Region, Fort Worth, TX |
| 2017 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV Hurricane Specialist and former Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Kathryn Gerk, CEM, Emergency Services Manager (ret.), Richmond, CA |
| 2017 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Valerie J. Hendry, Meteorologist (ret.), 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, MS |
| 2017 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Leonard Symons, Deputy Commissioner for Public Safety, Town of Oyster Bay, NY |
| 2017 |
Neil Frank Award |
Edward Rappaport, Deputy Director, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Education |
Holly Morin, Marine Research Associate III, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Education |
Christopher W. Knowlton, Assistant Director, Inner Space Center, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Jamie Rhome, Storm Surge Specialist/Team Lead, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Wiliam Booth, INNOVIM Contractor, NOAA/NWS/NHC/Storm Surge Unit, Miami, FL |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Jennifer Sprague-Hilderbrand, Senior Advisor, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Doug Marcy, Coastal Hazards Specialist, NOAA Natoinal Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Charleston, SC |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Jesse Feyen, Deputy Director, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Mitigation |
Dr. William Merrell, Professor, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Public Awareness |
Leslie Chpman-Henderson, President & CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2017 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Public Awareness |
Katelyn James, Outreach Coordinator, New York Emergency Managamenet Department, New York, NY |
| 2018 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Betzaida Ramos Charriez, Executive Director, MAVI, Puerto Rico |
| 2018 |
Distinguished Service Award |
John Pavone, Chief Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes (ret.), National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2018 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Michael Whitehead, Government Operations Manager, American Red Cross, Fairfax, VA |
| 2018 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Anthony Hurley, Managing Director, Witt O'Briens, Georgetown, TX |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Monroe County, FL Emergency Management, Marathon, FL |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Collier County, FL Emergency Management, Naples, FL |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Lee County, FL Emergency Management, Fort Myers, FL |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Meteorology/Public Awareness |
Bill Read, former Director, National Hurricane Center, League City, TX |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Jennifer Armstorng, Vice President, Communications & Legislative Affairs, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), Austin, TX |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Russell Allen, ITS Program Development Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Glenn A. Carty, Laser 101, Sint Maarten |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
Jeff Linder, Meteorologist, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, TX |
| 2018 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Public Awareness |
The National Weather Service, Silver Springs, MD |
| 2019 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Dr. Dana van Alphen, Pan American Health Organization, Christ Church, Barbados |
| 2019 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Matthew Green, FEMA Hurricane Liaison Team, Miami, FL |
| 2019 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Anthony Ouzzilla, Supervisory Infrastructure Analyst (ret.), DHS, La Plata, MD |
| 2019 |
Distinguished Service Award |
William Wagner, III, President & CEO, Early Alert, Inc., Rome, GA |
| 2019 |
Neil Frank Award |
Bryan Norcorss, WPLG-TV, Pembroke Park, FL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit & Florida International University, Miami, FL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award - Meteorology |
Team that Developed the Time of Arrival of Tropical Storm Wind Graphic, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Cape Coral CERT Program, Cape Coral, FL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Emergency Management |
Lee County Board of Commissioners and Roger Desjarlais, County Manager, Lee County, FL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: News Media |
Mark Sudduth, Editor, Hurricanetrack.com, Wilmington, NC |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Other |
Zurich Insurance, Schaumburg, IL |
| 2019 |
Outstanding Achievement Award: Recovery |
Municipality of San Sebastian - Pepino Power Authority (PPA) |
| 2020 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Daniel Brown, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2020 |
Distinguished Service Award |
John Ingargiola, Lead Physical Scientist, FEMA Physical Science Branch, Washington, DC |
| 2020 |
Neil Frank Award |
Brock Long, Executive Chairman, Hagerty Consulting |
| 2020 |
Neil Frank Award |
Rick Schofield, Division Disaster Director, Southeast and Caribbean, American Red Cross |
| 2020 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Adrienne Bourgeois, Public Information Specialist, St. Charles Parish, Hahnville, LA |
| 2020 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center, St. Charles Parish, Hahnville, LA |
| 2020 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Lakeland, FL |
| 2020 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
NHC Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL |
| 2021 |
Distinguished Service Award |
John Ramsay, Chair, CrowderGulf Disaster Management & Debris Recovery, Mobile, AL |
| 2021 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
FM Global, Hurricane, Typhoon and Cyclone Loss Control Center, Johnston, RI |
| 2021 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Col. Jim Waksom, Direcot, Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2021 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office - Lakes Charles, Lake Charles, LA |
| 2022 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Georgianne Cherry, Emergency Manager, Florida Department of Health |
| 2022 |
Neil Frank Award |
David L. Tait, Executive Director, National Hurricane Conference, Inc., Tallahassee, FL |
| 2022 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Danielle Manning, Meteorologist, National Weather Service, New Orleans, LA |
| 2022 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Jessica Shauer, Tropical Cyclone Program Manager, National Weather Service, Miami, FL |
| 2022 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
FEMA's Storm Simulator, National Hurricane Program, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Sea Island Software |
| 2022 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Brandon Bolinski, Hurricane Program Manager, FEMA Region IV, Atlanta, GA |
| 2022 |
Distinguished Service Award |
T. Stewart Baker, Hurricane Technical Specialist, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Chincoteague, VA |
| 2022 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Margaret Orr, Chief Meteorologist, WDSU, New Orleans, LA |
| 2023 |
Neil Frank Award |
Leslie Chapman-Henderson, CEO, FLASH |
| 2023 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
The Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminitration, College Park, MD |
| 2023 |
Outstanding Achievement Award |
Team Rubicon |
| 2023 |
Distinguished Service Award |
ISK "Keith" Reeves and Architecture Design Group, Winter Park, FL |
| 2023 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Jeffery Alexander. Principal Programs Manager, St. Johns County Emergency Management and Recovery, St. Augustine, FL |
| 2023 |
Distinguished Service Award |
Mike Steele, Communications Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness - State of Louisiana, Baton Rogue, LA |
| 2024 |
Alan Clive Service and Spirit Memorial Award |
Joshua Seal, Director of Interpreting Servoices, Pine Tree Society, Portland, OR |
