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What is the Texas EMS Hall of Fame?
he purpose of the Texas EMS Hall
of Fame is to recognize individuals
who have made a significant and
dramatic contribution to EMS in
Texas during their careers. This award is
presented during Texas EMS Conference,
sponsored by the Texas Department of
Health and Texas Health Foundation. This
_ award may be presented annually, but does
not have to be presented annually. Individu-
als selected for this honor have earned an es-
teemed place in the history of EMS in the
state of Texas. They are recognized by the
Texas Department of Health in a permanent
display located at TDH's Bureau of Emer-
gency Management offices. This honor is in-
tended to remain a permanent part of the
history of Texas EMS.
How is someone nominated?
Nominations are open to anyone residing
in Texas. These nominations should be mailed
to the Bureau of Emergency Management no
later than June 1 of each calendar year. Only
written nominations that follow this outlined
and published form will be accepted. Any
nomination received after June 1 of any partic-
ular year will automatically be considered for
induction during the next calendar year.
Nominations for the Texas EMS Hall of Fame
should contain the following components:
1. An historical perspective of the EMS
work history of the individual as related to
statewide EMS.
2. A list of results achieved by this indi-
vidual as relates to statewide EMS.
3. The short-term and long-term benefits
to Texas EMS as a result of the direct effort
of the individual being nominated.
4. A description of how this individual's
contribution to Texas EMS was above and
beyond the ordinary job that would have
been performed by the majority of indivi-
duals had they been in a similar position.
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS AND YEAR OF INDUCTION: CHARLES E. KING,
1987; CARL B. YOUNG, JR., 1988; LIN VICKERS, 1989; L.O. "WHITEY"
MARTIN, 1991; BABE AYCOCK, 1994; JACK PEACOCK, MD, 1994; AND
JAMES ATKINS, MD, 1996. THIS DISPLAY IS PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT
THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.5. A resume or vita for additional back-
ground information. Nominations must
contain the above five items in an explicit
and detailed manner. Ten copies of the
nomination should be mailed to 1100
West 49th Street, Austin 78756, post-
marked no later than June 1, to be consid-
ered for induction during the calendar
year. Nominations that do not meet these
requirements will be returned to the indi-
vidual from which they were received
with a brief description of the deficiencies.
Copies of the nominations will be dis-
tributed to the following:
All living members of the Texas EMS Hall
of Fame.
The chief of the Bureau of Emergency
Management.
The current chairperson of the Emergency
Health Care Advisory Committee.
The Commissioner of the Texas Depart-
ment of Health.
The individuals identified above shall
constitute the voting members of the Tex-
as EMS Hall of Fame Selection Commit-
tee. A "no" vote by any member of the
committee shall result in elimination of
that particular nomination for that year.
To be voted into the Texas EMS Hall of
Fame, an individual must receive a "yes"
vote by all members of the selection com-
mittee. Votes should be returned to the
chief of the Bureau of Emergency Man-
agement no later than August 15 of the
year in which they were received.
The chief of the Bureau of Emergency
Management will only be responsible for
notification of the disposition of the nom-
ination to the individual from whom the
nomination was received. The only re-
sponse reported will be "yes" or "no." At
no time shall the chief of the Bureau of
Emergency Management reveal anything
other than a positive or negative re-
sponse, with all other information to be
considered confidential information. This
confidential information shall include the
votes of the individual members of the se-
lection committee as well as any and all
information that was discussed among
the members.-January/February 1998 Texas EMS Magazine 47
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