Congratulations to the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients!

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The First Responders Foundation is proud to announce the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as recipients of the First Responders Foundation Awards of Excellence 2022.

We thank all of the outstanding students who applied for the award this year. The committee was impressed with the number of exceptional applicants.

The recipients represent families from the Bennington Police Department, Council Bluffs Fire Department, Eppley Airfield Fire Department, Gretna Fire Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department, Papillion Fire Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, and Waterloo Fire and Rescue Department.

Samuel Ahl – Louisville High School
Jocelyn Belcastro – Bellevue West High School
Jocelyn Ciara LeMaster  – Lewis Central High School
Makenzie Clymer – Millard South High School
Drew Georgius – Tri-Center High School
Sophie Goessling – Bellevue West High School
Caitlyn Haggstrom – Blair High School
Reilly Healey – Papillion-LaVista High School
Jack L Johnson – Gretna High School
Zachary Jones – Millard West High School
Mackenzie Kirby – Fremont Senior High School
Kendra Kuck – Underwood High School
Brady Lichty – Papillion-Lavista South H.S.
Maxwell McLaughlin – Creighton Preparatory School
Connor Neville – Ralston High School

Aiden NewMyer – Westside High School
Ethan NewMyer – Westside High School
Ellie Patera – Platteview High School
Charles Evan Sams – Gretna High School
Lili Shepoka – Papillion-Lavista High School
Brandon Siedlik – Westside High School
Keira Sterling – Papillion-LaVista High School
Gwyneth Stocker – Millard West High School
Samuel Stolinski – Gretna High School
Grace Weberg – Omaha Central High School
Liam Werner – Skutt Catholic High School
Faith White – Douglas County West H.S.
Danielle Witt – Elkhorn High School
Madison Wood – Tri-Center High School

Special thanks to the following donors who make this award possible:

Bob & Betsy Nelson
Chuck & Karen Sederstrom
Tim & Jonna Holland
Keith & Stephanie Basham
Susan Weir
Carol Stolp
Jim McGill

Corporate Donors

Nelson Murphy Insurance & Investments
Paul Davis Restoration
Farmers Insurance
Northwest Rotary Club of Omaha
NCAA Men’s College World Series

Congratulations to the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients!

The First Responders Foundation is proud to announce the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as recipients of the First Responders Foundation Awards of Excellence 2022.

We thank all of the outstanding students who applied for the award this year. The committee was impressed with the number of exceptional applicants.

The recipients represent families from the Bennington Police Department, Council Bluffs Fire Department, Eppley Airfield Fire Department, Gretna Fire Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department, Papillion Fire Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, and Waterloo Fire and Rescue Department.

Samuel Ahl - Louisville High School
Jocelyn Belcastro - Bellevue West High School
Jocelyn Ciara LeMaster  - Lewis Central High School
Makenzie Clymer - Millard South High School
Drew Georgius - Tri-Center High School
Sophie Goessling - Bellevue West High School
Caitlyn Haggstrom - Blair High School
Reilly Healey - Papillion-LaVista High School
Jack L Johnson - Gretna High School
Zachary Jones - Millard West High School
Mackenzie Kirby - Fremont Senior High School
Kendra Kuck - Underwood High School
Brady Lichty - Papillion-Lavista South H.S.
Maxwell McLaughlin - Creighton Preparatory School
Connor Neville - Ralston High School

Aiden NewMyer - Westside High School
Ethan NewMyer - Westside High School
Ellie Patera - Platteview High School
Charles Evan Sams - Gretna High School
Lili Shepoka - Papillion-Lavista High School
Brandon Siedlik - Westside High School
Keira Sterling - Papillion-LaVista High School
Gwyneth Stocker - Millard West High School
Samuel Stolinski - Gretna High School
Grace Weberg - Omaha Central High School
Liam Werner - Skutt Catholic High School
Faith White - Douglas County West H.S.
Danielle Witt - Elkhorn High School
Madison Wood - Tri-Center High School

Special thanks to the following donors who make this award possible:

Bob & Betsy Nelson
Chuck & Karen Sederstrom
Tim & Jonna Holland
Keith & Stephanie Basham
Susan Weir
Carol Stolp
Jim McGill

Corporate Donors

Nelson Murphy Insurance & Investments
Paul Davis Restoration
Farmers Insurance
Northwest Rotary Club of Omaha
NCAA Men's College World Series

Congratulations to the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients!

The First Responders Foundation is proud to announce the Awards of Excellence 2022 Recipients.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as recipients of the First Responders Foundation Awards of Excellence 2022.

We thank all of the outstanding students who applied for the award this year. The committee was impressed with the number of exceptional applicants.

The recipients represent families from the Bennington Police Department, Council Bluffs Fire Department, Eppley Airfield Fire Department, Gretna Fire Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department, Papillion Fire Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, and Waterloo Fire and Rescue Department.

Samuel Ahl - Louisville High School
Jocelyn Belcastro - Bellevue West High School
Jocelyn Ciara LeMaster  - Lewis Central High School
Makenzie Clymer - Millard South High School
Drew Georgius - Tri-Center High School
Sophie Goessling - Bellevue West High School
Caitlyn Haggstrom - Blair High School
Reilly Healey - Papillion-LaVista High School
Jack L Johnson - Gretna High School
Zachary Jones - Millard West High School
Mackenzie Kirby - Fremont Senior High School
Kendra Kuck - Underwood High School
Brady Lichty - Papillion-Lavista South H.S.
Maxwell McLaughlin - Creighton Preparatory School
Connor Neville - Ralston High School

Aiden NewMyer - Westside High School
Ethan NewMyer - Westside High School
Ellie Patera - Platteview High School
Charles Evan Sams - Gretna High School
Lili Shepoka - Papillion-Lavista High School
Brandon Siedlik - Westside High School
Keira Sterling - Papillion-LaVista High School
Gwyneth Stocker - Millard West High School
Samuel Stolinski - Gretna High School
Grace Weberg - Omaha Central High School
Liam Werner - Skutt Catholic High School
Faith White - Douglas County West H.S.
Danielle Witt - Elkhorn High School
Madison Wood - Tri-Center High School

Special thanks to the following donors who make this award possible:

Bob & Betsy Nelson
Chuck & Karen Sederstrom
Tim & Jonna Holland
Keith & Stephanie Basham
Susan Weir
Carol Stolp
Jim McGill

Corporate Donors

Nelson Murphy Insurance & Investments
Paul Davis Restoration
Farmers Insurance
Northwest Rotary Club of Omaha
NCAA Men's College World Series