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2008 Tim Hynes Award Nominees

Garfield Arakaki, AirMed Hawaii

Eric Chaney, PHI Air Medical, California

Robert Galvin, III, Air Evac Lifeteam

Luke Haynes, STAT Medevac

Eric Howard, St. John's Life Line

Achim Huwer, Augsburg Germany

Troy Jones, PHI Air Medical, California

Bill Milan, AirMethods-STATCARE

Paris Napoli, Intermountain Life Flight

The Tim Hynes Award recognizes exemplary abilities in Leadership, Education and Safety within the paramedic profession.   Every year the IAFP selects an exceptional paramedic who has demonstrated leadership and paramedic professionalism. Nominees must be IAFP members to be eligible to win.

The IAFP Board of Directors is requesting that you nominate an outstanding paramedic within your program for consideration for the 2008 Tim Hynes Award.  While it is our desire to be as inclusive as possible, the following criteria have been established:

• All paramedics nominated for the Tim Hynes Award must be active members of the IAFP at the time of their nomination, and may not be sitting on the current IAFP Board of Directors.
  

• While individual acts of heroism will be considered, our ideal candidate will have demonstrated a long-term commitment to promoting the paramedic profession.  Examples of this kind of commitment may include community service, public safety education, injury and illness prevention programs, enhancements in patient care, or safety of the transport environment.

The award recipient will receive: A check for $500 and a certificate of recognition.  The recipient also receives complimentary registrations to the CCTMC, a $175 FP-C Exam credit, as well as a one-year extension of IAFP membership.  The award was presented during the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference, March 31- April 4, 2008, in San Antonio, TX.  The Tim Hynes Award is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.

January 11th marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Tim Hynes, a founding member of the NFPA and past president. Prior to his death, the Tim Hynes Award was the Flight Paramedic of the Year award. It was renamed to honor Tim's spirit and contributions to our profession.

On January 11, 1998, Tim was killed when his air medical helicopter crashed while on a mission near Salt Lake City, UT. 

2007 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Toby Witt

Life Flight Jacksonville, FL

"I can honestly say, in my 13+ years in transport I have never had the opportunity to work with an individual as committed to not only transport medicine, but to the community and the EMS profession." 

-- John Lunde, Life Flight Program Director

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2006 Tim Hynes Award Winner

David Grimsley

PHI Air Medical of New Mexico

Dave is a Flight Paramedic for PHI Air Medical, New Mexico and an EMS Educator for ENMU, in Roswell New Mexico

2005 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Bill Summerfield

LifeLine Methodist Hospital of Indiana

Throughout his career he has proven himself a leader, an educator and a skilled flight paramedic, spending countless hours developing and presenting lectures for EMS agencies and Emergency Department staff throughout Indiana.

2004 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Frank Perez

Cox Air Care, Springfield, MO

2003 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Jeanne Wilkins

LifeFlight Eagle, Kansas City, MO

2002 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Barbara Dunham

Hillcrest Air Evac, Tulsa, OK

2001 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Thomas R. Madigan

Eagle III, Greenbay, WI

2000 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Brian Reiselbara

First Flight, Melbourne, FL

1999 Tim Hynes Award Winner

Scott Saunier

Accadian Air Med Services