Tributes – Awards

Make a Difference Awards – 2023 Conference

Nominations Open!

APCO NENA MSA - Make a Difference Award and Recognition - 2023 PDF 

Years of Service Recognition

In grateful appreciation of Service to Minnesota 9-1-1. Thank you for being a dedicated “first” first responder. Contributing to saving countless lives, protecting property, and ensuring the safety of our citizens and responders.

Click HERE to recognize a Retiree in your agency with 20 or more years of service!

Terri Stalcar, 37 years – City of Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center

Make a Difference Awards

2019 Conference

  • Red River Regional Dispatch Center – Janet Fisher for Assisting a State Trooper, March 5, 2018
  • Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center – Marissa Mattison for Burglary in Progress, November 4, 2018
  • Rice-Steele 9-1-1 Center – Timothy Siebsen for Emotionally Disturbed Person, August 26, 2018
  • Ramsey County Communications Center – Veronica Ailes, Shannon Bradford, Katherine Buss, Cathe Carbone, Carolina Contreras, Amanda Forsman-Earl, Jessi Ganzel, Kelly Hansen, Theresa Hessler, Ken Hubin, Aaron Joines, Meghan Kane, Mike Keillor, Choua Khang, Shaya Malekoshoarai, Amelia, Moreno, Lindsay O’Donnell, Will Powers, Rebecca Schaff, Mallory Schmid, Cindy Smith, Bill Toenjes, Jennifer, Tollefsrud, Lisa Zumwalde for Natural Gas Explosion, November 23, 2018

  • Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office – Pat Wallace APCO-NENA Marsha Pacolt Award for an enduring influence to Minnesota 9-1-1

2018 Conference

  • Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office – Chasity Armstrong, Sue Wieland for Large Multi-Agency & Multi-Jurisdictional Fire, October 27, 2017
  • Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office – Brenda Keenan, Angie Wicks, Kathy Kleine, Ashley Klossner for Structure Fire-2 Persons Trapped, February 6, 2017

  • Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center – Sha’Daesha Beeks, Danielle Barbosa-Brown, Leticia Cardenas, Robin Carter, Taylor Foster, Jennifer Geiselhart, Ann Hartlaub, Chad Howard, Gina Johnson, Laura Morales, Avalon Mortek, Katrina Neff, Deanna Olson, Joy Paulson, Maureen Perryman, Linda Rock,Elizabeth Roether, Anthony Schultz, Teri Stalcar, Susan Whitehead, Luther Wilson III, Sara Boucher-Jackson for Minnehaha Academy Explosion, August 2, 2017

2017 Conference

  • Carver County Sheriff’s Office – Emily Colestock for Assisting in an Imminent Delivery, February 10, 2016 
  • Rice/Steele 911 Communications Center – Lisa DeRaad for Actions during a Domestic Assault-Shooting, August 14, 2016
  • Stearns County Sheriff’s Office – Katie Dusing, Cassie Goltz, Dawn Heinen, Leah Held, Joel Richter for Actions during the Single Assailant-Multiple Stabbing at Crossroads Center, September 17, 2016

  • Stevens County Sheriff’s Office – Amber Wasiloski for Actions during the Pursuit-Officer Involved Shooting, October 28, 2016

Minnesotans on the APCO Walk of Heroes

Jim Beutelspacher

Nancy Pollock

Marsha Pacolt

Jay Smith

If you have a tribute, memorial or award to share with our members please email details and photographs to: MN APCO NENA