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Operational Excellence Award

 

Formerly known as the Most Improved Program Award, this award recognizes programmatic achievements that raise the bar of success for our profession. Recipients exemplify operational excellence through effective leadership, collaboration, and meaningful outcomes that span across one or more phases of emergency management and strengthen their organizations and the communities they serve. This award requires an active KEMA membership.

2025

Zack Wilt
Oldham County Emergency Management

2024

Garth Wireman
Greenup County Emergency Management

2020

Terry Massey
Edmonson County Emergency Management

2019

Steve Asbury
Powell County Emergency Management

2018

Amanda Lancaster
KYEM Hazard Mitigation

2017

Jason York
Bath County Emergency Management

2016

Les Whalen
Grant County Emergency Management

2015

Johnny Adams
Jessamine County Emergency Management

2014

Michael Woods
Lawrence County Emergency Management

2013

Paul Whitman
Shelby County Emergency Management

2012

Hayden Johnson
Marion County Emergency Management

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