Congratulations to an old friend

[Mark Rippetoe]

From: 2016 National EMS Awards of Excellence Recipients Announced

Leaugeay Barnes, Paramedic, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 NAEMT/Jones & Bartlett Learning EMS Educator of the Year,
sponsored by Jones & Bartlett Learning

Leaugeay Barnes, EMS program director at Tulsa Community College, helped develop TCC's online hybrid and traditional EMS programs and training partnerships with local fire and police agencies. She has guided paramedic students to become instructors, was involved in the National Registry of EMT's (NREMT) psychomotor competency portfolio project, and has served on the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Board of Directors and as a representative to the NREMT Board. According to Jeffrey Goodloe, medical director, "She has proven to instill a sense of duty and drive in her faculty and students." Barnes is an editor and has written articles for several industry publications. She also received an Oklahoma EMT Association's educator of the year award. "I have never observed an educator genuinely care so much about each individual student. She will do anything to help a student be successful," stated Joseph Sherrell, EMS officer, City of Tulsa."

We've both done better than we thought we would.

[wal]

We've both done better than we thought we would.

That is due to you both having a continual improvement process in place, your friend in training Emergency Medical Tech's and you with Starting Strength Coaches, different programs but the same dedication.