5th
Annual Gold Star Awards Luncheon
April 14,2004
Worthington, Ohio
Ohio Gold Star Award Program
Hosted by the Ohio Chapters of NENA and APCO
Program
• Opening
Mr. Jay Somerville, President Ohio Chapter of APCO, Communications Supervisor, City of Dublin Police Communications
• Presentation of Colors
Washington Township Fire Department Color Guard National Anthem — Mr. Mel Meloy , Fairfield County Sheriffs Office
• Invocation
Sergeant Craig Hungler, Dublin Division of Police
• Lunch
• Introduction of Keynote Speaker Mr. Jay Somerville
• Keynote Speaker
Ms Wanda McCarley
APCO International, Second Vice President
Tarrant County Texas 9-1-1— District
• Sponsor Recognition
Mr. Greg Wenz, Chair - Ohio Gold Star Awards Program, Operation Director—Hamilton County Communications Center
• Award Presentations— sponsored by Verizon Mr. Jay Somerville, Emcee
Awards:
Gold Star Certificates
Double Gold Award - Dispatch Teams
Solid Gold - Ohio Telecommunicator of the Year
• Benediction Sergeant Craig Hungler
• Closing
“God Bless America” Mr. Mel Meloy, Communications Supervisor Fairfield County Sheriffs Office
Seated at the Head Table: Sergeant Craig Bungler. Carol Armitage, Jay Somerville, Wanda McCarley, Greg Wenz
We welcome you to the 2003 Gold Star Awards Program. It is with great pleasure that the Ohio Chapters of A PCO and NENA welcome the recipients oft he Gold Star Awards and their guests. All of the nominees should feel honored and everyone is a winner. Making a selection of this type is very difficult since all the telecommunicators in the State do an outstanding job every single day. Every telecommunicator has handled calls during the year
that would be award winning. Additionally, the service they provide to the public on a daily basis makes everyone
in the State of Ohio a winner.
We extend a special thanks to the 2003 Gold Star Awards Committee who has worked hard to prepare for today’s event. They have devoted much time and energy to make this special recognition a success. We thank the supervisors and administrators for all the superb nominations that they offered.
We also want to acknowledge the corporate sponsors for their generous financial support of the Gold Star Program, as well as for their continuous support for APCO and NENA.
To all the nominees, on behalf of NENA and APCO, we offer our sincere congratulations, appreciation, and thanks for jobs well done.
Sincerely,
Carol Armitage President, Ohio Chapter NENA Jay Somerville President, Ohio Chapter APCO
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Ohio NENA Board President Carol
Armitage, Defiance County Communications Vice
President Wanda
Steiner, City of Akron Secretary Monte
Diegel, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Central Dispatch Treasurer Valerie DeRose, Summit County Emergency
Management |
Ohio Chapter of APCO. Executive Board President Jay
Somerville, Dublin Division of Police 1st
Vice President Holly
E. Wayt City of Westerville Communications 2nd Vice President Matt
Franke, City of Oxford Police Secretary/Treasurer Danielle
J. Howe, Lucas County Emergency Services Executive
Council Representative Lynne
Feller, Wayne County Justice Center |
The Gold Star Awards
committee would like to thank the following people for their support and
participation in the program.
Ms Wanda McCarley
The Washington Township Fire Department Color Guard
The Gold Star Selectien Committee
Sergeant Craig Hungler
Mr. Mel Meloy
Mr. Jay Somerville
Ms. Carol Armitage
Radio Dispatcher Tonya Birchfield
Ohio State Patrol, Granville Post
Radio Dispatcher I Laura Brooks Ohio State Patrol, Delaware Post
Radio Dispatcher Judith Bumbalough
Ohio State Patrol, Georgetown Post
Police Dispatcher Robed Bunce Jr.
City of Maumee Police Division
Fire Dispatcher Shonna Doran
Toledo Fire and Rescue
Radio Dispatcher Jill Ehrhart Ohio State Patrol, Bucyrus Post
Communications Technician Marie Hayden
Lancaster Police Department
Radio Dispatcher Rhonda Macarthy
Ohio State Patrol, District Ten
Radio Dispatcher Toni Proffer Ohio State Patrol, Marietta Post
Radio Dispatcher Nathan Schwind Ohio State Patrol, West Jefferson Post
Dispatcher Sharon Susor
City of Oregon Police and Fire
Communications Officer Stacie Fedderke
Communications Officer Stacy Flores
Communications Officer Lori Hanenkrath
Communications Officer McBride
Communications Officer Trilby Schohl
Communications
Officer Anita Thompson
For the management of a huge industrial fire at a 300,000 square foot Johns Manville facility in Defiance on May 16, 2003. These team members heard of the event and came to work! The incident involved a large-scale evacuation and termination of rail and air traffic until the fire was contained.
Dispatcher Connie Cook
Dispatcher Leah Cramer
Dispatcher Ed Weirrick
Dispatcher Kelly Westgerdes
Dispatcher Lori Yaney
During a 5-day period, beginning July 4, 2003, Mercer County received up to 21 inches of rainfall. At one point more roads were closed than open in Mercer County. This team worked during the busiest time frame ever for the Communications Center. The team logged numerous overtime hours to process the calls. During the time not one life was lost due to the flood.
Nominees:
Delaware City Police Department
Dispatcher Judy Fitzgerald
Dispatcher Sharon Sullivan
Mentor Police and Fire Department
Communications Technician Anne Duncan
Communications Technician Michele Earney
Communications Technician Jackie Harless
Communications Technician Deb Kloski
Communications Technician Dawn Mighton
Communications Technician Linda Speck
Communications Technician Jeanne Stitzei
Communications Technician Millard Woods
Ohio State Patrol Canton Post
Communications Technician I Timothy Cardes
Radio Dispatcher Denise Peterson
Radio Dispatcher Dma Slager
Radio Dispatcher Shelley Uhlir
Ohio State Patrol
Radio Dispatcher Gabrielle Johnson, Sandusky Post
Radio Dispatcher Suzanne Phillips, Norwalk Post
Pickerington Police Department
Dispatcher Courtney Rooker
Dispatcher Greg Seymour
Wayne County Justice Center Communications
Communications Officer Mark Bartholomew
Dispatcher Melissa Campbell
Dispatcher Teresa Fiscus
Lead Communications Officer Ron McCallum
Dispatcher Andy Thornton
Ohio Telecommunicator of the Year
City of Toledo Police Department
For quick thinking, recognizing the voice of two callers as being the same person which resulted in the callers arrest for a homicide
Nominees:
9-1-1 Dispatcher
Angela Bzdak
Lorain County 9-1-1
Dispatcher
Diana Collins
West Carrollton Police
Communications
Dispatcher Laurie Grener
Grove City Police Department
Communications
Officer DeMerrill Knaul
Marion Police Department Communications
Radio Dispatcher Douglas Macarthy
Ohio State Patrol, Elyria Post
Radio
Dispatcher Sharon Moore
Ohio State Patrol, Ravenna Post
Dispatcher
Wendy Morris
Moraine Police Department
Dispatcher Lynne Rice
Hancock County Sheriffs Office
Gold Star Awards Supporting Sponsors
The Gold Star Committee is
extremely grateful to these companies for their sponsorship of the Ohio Gold Star
Awards Program. Their generosity allows the recognition of our Ohio heroes.
Thank you very much.
Emergitech
Nominee’s shirts
InterAct
Door prize
Nonspecific contribution
Sprint
Nonspecific contribution
Verizon
Trophies, plaques and certificates
The following vendors also provided items
for the nominee’s
APCO International
Motorola
Ohio Chapter of NENA
lntrado
Public
Safety Group
Public Safety Training Consultants
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