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John Lawson

​Year inducted: 2016
Primary Patrol: Hunt Hollow, NY


Instructor Positions held
OEC Instructor 1991-present
OEC IT 1995-present
SR OEC T/E
Instructor Development Instructor 2008- present
CPR instructor
HHSP S&T Instructor HHSP Lift Evac Instructor


Awards Received​
HHSP Candidate of the Year 1991
HHSP Patroller of the Year 1993
National Appointment #9034 1999
Yellow Merit Star 2003
Meritorious Service Award 2013
Gold Merit Star 2013 National Outstanding Administrative Patroller 2013-Member HHSP National Outstanding Large Alpine Patrol Gold Merit Star 2014 National Chairman awarded

Leadership and accomplishments:
IOR or Assistant IOR for region OEC class 1994-1997
Oversaw training of candidates for all patrols in Genesee Valley Region. 100% Pass rate for over 100 candidates over four year period

HHSP Patrol Director 1999-2001
While Patrol Director organized and managed fundraising and construction of new Patrol Building wholly owned by HHSP. Worked with area management to educate Hunt Hollow Ski Club Board on value added to area by the Patrol

​HHSP Board Member 2001-2006
Patrol support and oversight

Genesee Valley Region Director 2001-2003
This Region has approximately 400 patrollers in 6 patrols with 75 instructors in all disciplines offering a full complement of courses. Directed corrective action to control finances and stabilize budget. Worked with Region Webmaster to bring region newsletter on line.

Region Awards Advisor 2006-2009
During his term the Region had a near 100% success rate with awards submitted. John personally wrote 6 Eastern Division Outstanding Awards as well as two National Outstanding awards. John prepared an extensive Region manual on awards.

NSP Board member 2010-2016
Served as Second and First Assistant Chair for four years Audit Committee Chair, Member of Finance, governance, and Education Committee, Board liaison to 75th Anniversary Committee, Represented NSP at Wounded Warrior weekend several times.
Played a significant role in EMS and Medical Oversight discussions traveling to states trying to incorporate NSP into their respective EMS programs. Had NSP not been successful in these discussions our OEC program and therefore NSP would have been in great jeopardy.


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