16th Annual Star of Life Awards was held Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Farm Bureau Expo Center Lebanon, TN
The Survivors were given a certificate in recognition for bravery and resilience.
State Winner
AGENCIES
Henryville Fire Department Lawrenceburg Utility System Lawrence County EMS Lawrenceburg Fire Department Ethridge Fire Department Lawrence County Sheriff's Department/Constables Lawrence County EMA Lawrence County Fire & Rescue
EMS PROVICERS
Henryville Fire Department David Staggs Michael Steinhebel Willis Sheldon Patrick Gray Billy Lemay Joe Daniels Ethan Johns Justin Hunter Cody Harrington Lawrenceburg Utility System Vic Pusser Matt Hagan Matt Rhinehart Ken Bond Lawrence County EMS Jerome McClain Keith Bishop Kane Watkins Lawrenceburg Fire Department Matt Long
Adam Slater Josh Wunner Lee Beckman Justin Belew Ethridge Fire Department Nathan Keeton Todd Stewart John Kelton Brian Green Brent Cockrell Bryan Pulley Noah Sanker Canaan Duncan Chris Lessard
Adam Slater Josh Wunner Lee Beckman Justin Belew Ethridge Fire Department Nathan Keeton Todd Stewart John Kelton Brian Green Brent Cockrell Bryan Pulley Noah Sanker Canaan Duncan Chris Lessard Lawrence Co. Sheriff's Dept/Lawrence Co. Constables Jackie Heard Ryan Gillespie Garrett Brown Trent Haddock Will Scott Zack Frost Nick Corbin Nathan Self Lawrence County EMA Shelton Barnett Lawrence county Fire & Rescue Tyler McDow
SURVIVOR Unknown
Region 1
Agencies
EMS Providers
Survivor
Unicoi County 911 Dispatchers Unicoi County EMS Unicoi County Search and Rescue Unicoi County Volunteer Fire Dept. Unicoi County Sheriff's Department Town of Unicoi Police Department
Unicoi County 911 Dispatchers Amanda Cottrell Johnny Miller Tina Presnell Unicoi County EMS Joshua Hicks Jim McKinney Travis Constable Crystal Milner Adam Copas Unicoi County Search and Rescue Bart Ray Unicoi County Volunteer Fire Dept. Robert Taylor Dustin Wilson Elijiah Duggar Jonathan Ponce Randall Oaks Devon Sipes Unicoi County Sheriff's Department Chad Ricker Tyse Atwood Jeremy Rice Town of Unicoi Police Department Nick Hughes
Trenton Cornett
Region 2
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EMS Providers
Survivor
Knoxville Fire Department Knoxville Police Department
AMR Knox Chis Lawson Hagan Henderson Matthew Osborne Michael Fields Brady Ramberg Brain Cohenour Nathan Groff Robert Simmons Timothy Chase Knoxville Fire Department James Risden Gary Ellis Marcus Allen Jordan Adcox Hugh Laxton Curtis Scott Chris Stallings Kevin Andrews Robby Copas Keith Branch Al Ludwig Nathan Patterson Brian Buchanan Daniel Jobe Cody Yates Robert Medders AJ Spoone Cassie Garner Buddy Gibson Bobby Palmer Mark Wilbanks Knoxville Police Department Robby Johnson Micha Bohon
Hadley & Gage Tucker
Region 3
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EMS Providers
SurvivorS
Hamilton County EMS Soddy Daisy Fire Department Soddy Daisy Police Department Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Hamilton County EMS Thomas Mundy Richard Tobey Christopher Blackwell Marcie Burt Johnny Cupp Jr. Soddy Daisy Fire Department John Teague Jacob Smith Casey Jones Matthew O'Shields Trevor Gravitte Jim Coleman Kaleb Winters Ryan Carpenter Colt Simmons Soddy Daisy Police Department Eric Jenkins Jeremy Morrison Keith Hindmon Anthony Douglas Jeremy Wright Scott Bishop Kayla McDaniel Odas Smith Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Aaron Cameron Nathan Fountain TWRA Matt Majors David Hot
Maggie Pritchett, Colton Harris, Kayla Harvey, & Steven Harvey
Region 4
Agencies
Putnam County 911 Putnam County EMS Putnam County Fire Department Putnam County Rescue Squad
EMS Providers
Putnam County 911 Taylor Scott Brandi Mezime Krissie Burton Kristi Morgan Putnam County EMS Kevin Jolly Brittany Phy Putnam County Fire Department Samuel Johnson Pema Nichols Putnam County Rescue Squad Fillip Bynum David Anderson Michael Brown Civilian Aid Award Rhonda Smith (Sister of survivor)
Survivor
Melody West
Region 5
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EMS Providers
Survivor
Williamson Health EMS Williamson County Dept. of Emergency Communications Brentwood Fire and Rescue Brentwood Emergency Communications Brentwood Police Department
Williamson Health EMS Chris Gares David Diaz Paul Pollack Williamson Co. Department of Communications Taylor Kinney Autumn Cummings Holly Pearson Brentwood Fire Tony Marmol Rose Aldrich Travis Pattan Brandon James Erik Armes Scott Ellis Brentwood Dispatch Matt Gaspar Amina Beard Brentwood Police Department Zach Harman Chris Thigpen Sean Emmons Mark Skelton
Phillip Vassar
Region 6
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EMS Providers
Survivor
Maury Regional EMS Maury County Fire Department
Maury Regional EMS William Miles Ashlind Lee-James Jamie Roan Maury County Fire Department Savannah Maddison Fabian Oden Chris Allen Luke Smith Sydney McCray Tim Turner Blake Gay
David Ceceliano
Region 7
Agencies
EMS Providers
Survivor
Carroll County 911 Dispatch Carroll County Sheriff's Department Carroll County Rescue Squad Priority EMS Vanderbilt LifeFlight 8
Carroll County 911 Dispatchers Amanda Morgan Jamie Summers
Carroll Co. Sheriff's Department Mike Smith Chance Townes Sean Bongiovanni Carroll County Rescue Squad Curt Taylor Tim Walton Tim Bennett Brian McCaslin James Brotherton
Priority EMS
Thurman Garrison Kelvin McPeake Brennen Murray Jonathan Arnold Fred Vanderpool Nikolas McPeake
Vanderbilt LifeFlight 8
Mark Dittrich Lyle Holmes Chad Hollingsworth
Khessence Maness
Region 8
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EMS Providers
Survivor
Collierville Fire & Rescue
Collierville Fire & Rescue
Cody Luhrs John Strykowski Ricky Walker Paul Witt John Selberg
James E. Booker
Project ADAM Heart Hero Award
Agencies
EMS Providers
Survivor
Leoma Elementary School Lawrenceburg Fire Department Lawrence County E-911 Air Evac Lifeteam 110 Lawrence County Fire & Rescue Lawrence County EMS
Leoma Elementary School Darlene Suratt Kristy Reedy Kathy Burns Patty Crews Lawrenceburg Fire Department Kevin Bedford Ryan Mattox Lawrence County E-911 Dakota Lemay Desiree Phillips Wayne Putman Mia Schultz Air Evac Lifeteam 110 Levi Weigel Ashley Todd Les McNellie Lawrence County Fire & Rescue Tyler McDow Lawrence County EMS Jonathan Burnett Seth Daniels Steve Marrs Mary Dempsey Kane Watkins
Alanna Owen
Outstanding Achievement in Maternal and Neonate Response Award
AGENCIES
Williamson County Fire Rescue Williamson Health EMS Williamson Co. Dept. of Communications Williamson Co. Sheriff's Office
EMS PROVIDERS
Williamson County Fire Rescue Robert Galoppi Ryan Sessions Williamson Health EMS Stephanie Hayes Tyler Trobee Dwayne Quick Kayla Hixon Stuart Hubbard Spencer Rabon Stephen Alderman Williamson Co. Dept. of Communications Shelby King Austin Cummings Tanya Harmon Christopher Burst Taylor Kinney Megan Tolbert Jensy Hayes Williamson Co. Sheriff's Office Chris Hyder James Davison Noah Casares
SURVIVORS
Kelly & Easton Moore