Awards and Recognition
June Daugherty Public Spirit Award
Named in honor of Washington State University women’s basketball coach June Daugherty, who is an SCA survivor, the June Daugherty Public Spirit Award recognizes and individual or an organization which uses its public position and visibility to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest/cardiovascular disease.
Requirements:
- Individual or organization
- External candidate (SCAA chapter leaders or members not considered)
- Focus on SCA awareness (preferably); other focus areas can include cardiovascular health, PAD programs, etc.
Recipients:
2008 - June Daugherty
2009 - Dr. Joseph Ornato, Virginia Commonwealth University
2010 - Maggie Dixon Foundation
2011- Billings Clinic Community Training Center
Medical Leadership Award
Public or private medical institution or program directly addressing SCA with strategic tactics to increase survivability of SCA for which actual results can be measured; not an individual
Recipients:
2008 - University of PA Department of Emergency Medicine’s Center for Resuscitation Science
2009 - FDNY EMS “Project NYC Hypothermia”
2010 - Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
2011- Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbot Northwestern Hospital
2012 - Resuscitation Academy
Public Leadership Award
Government figure (senator, representative, state senator, state representative, mayor, city council member, governor, head of federal/state/local government agency, etc.) with an interest in SCA followed by demonstrative action and commitment to the cause, whether in the form of establishing a task force or sponsoring legislation (just a few options). In other words, recipient of this award must have attempted to make some type of progress addressing SCA simply beyond words in a speech.
Recipients:
2008 - The SHARE Program – Bureau of EMS and Trauma System Arizona Department of Health Services
2009 - The Honorable Patrick Quinn, Governor of Illinois
2010 - Not awarded
2011- Not awarded
2012 - Federal Aviation Administration
Public Service Award
Community organization (nonprofit preferred but private also acceptable) that raises awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), prevents sudden cardiac death and/or improves cardiovascular health
Recipients:
2008 - Rochester, Minnesota Police Department
2009 - San Diego Project Heartbeat
2010 - Ann Mollicone (Awarded as Public Service & Education Award)
2011 -The Mikey Network
2011- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
2012 - Florida Heart Research Institute
Corporate Leadership Award
Company (public or private) that has established proactive measures to increase employee awareness of SCA and/or heart-healthy lifestyles and/or focus on employee safety through placement of AEDs on premises and development of internal emergency responder teams. Cannot be a corporate funder (or funder subsidiary) of SCAA or a cardiovascular device maker
Recipients:
2008 - American Airlines
2009 - Not awarded
2010 - Not Awarded
2011- Cargill
2012 - Western Union
Corporate Emergency Readiness Leadership Award
2011 - The Walt Disney Company
2012 - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Ft. Worth Texas
