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IAEM Clayton R. Christopher Award recipients

The Clayton R. Christopher Award recognizes city or county emergency managers for outstanding performance. This is an award that has been offered by IAEM Region 4 since 1977. Visit the Region 4 Web Page for details.

1977	William E. Smith, Atlanta-Fulton Co. GA
1978	William G. Robinson, Baton Rouge, LA
1979	Frederick G. Stanton, Columbus, OH
1980	Nickolas H. Braun, Racine, WI
1981	Victor Koenig, Granite City, IL
1982	Dorothy J. Lewis, Holton, KS
1983	Thomas E. Blosser, Mechanicsburg, PA
1984	Wade Guice, Gulfport, MS
1985	Dorothy J. Lewis, Holton, KS
1986	Avagene Moore, CEM, Lawrenceburg, TN
1987	Carl Carlos, CEM, Laurel, MS
1988	E. Kay Harmon, CEM, Peoria, IL
1989	Rose L. Young, Mobile, AL
1990	Barbara Poole, Gwinnett County, GA
1991	Fletcher Hickerson, Baytown, TX
1992	M. Jerry VeHaun, Asheville, NC
1993	John K. Schroeder, Jr., Landover, MD
1994	John J. Shay, McHenry, IL
1995	Richard L. Winsett, CEM, PEM, Howell, MI
1996	Bill E. Appleby, CEM, Burlington, KY
1997	Lee Helms, Clanton, AL
1998	W.R. Zwerschke, CEM, Port Lavaca, TX
1999	Robert Andrews, CEM, Las Vegas, NV
2000	Hank James, CEM, Selma, AL
2001	Randall C. Duncan, CEM, Wichita, KS
2002	Eddie Hicks, CEM, Decatur, AL
2003	E.J. Truitt, CEM, Media, PA
2004	Marybeth Solesbee, CEM, Spartanburg, SC
2005	none named
2006	Russ Decker, CEM
2007	Dewayne West, CEM