2024 Oklahoma Rural Paramedic Recipients

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Paramedic Scholarship!

Only the top candidates were selected. Each student will receive an award of up to $4,000. In return, each student will work a minimum of 2 years at a rural EMS and under-served agency in Oklahoma providing paramedic-level care.

Each winner was scored by an independent 3-person panel made up of EMS experts. They were scored based on the following criteria:

Community need
Financial need
Dedication to their community
Dedication to the EMS profession
Ability set an example for professionalism in EMS

The following students are the winners! Ranked in order, the top 19 candidates are:

Jamey Vanderpol, Great Plains Technology Center, Survival Flight
Jacob Tidwell, Tulsa Community College Broken Arrow Fire Department
Matthew McKinney, Great Plains Technology Center, Lawton Fire Department
Kollin Elmore, Kiamichi Technology Center, Seeking AMR-Weatherford
Samantha Green, Tulsa Technology Center, Country Corner Fire Department
Cody Wingo, Kiamichi Technology Center, Ponca City Fire Department
Tiffany James, Tulsa Community College, Muskogee Creek Nation EMS
Tanner Crawford, Kiamichi Technology Center, Ponca City Fire Department
Ashley Davis, Kiamichi Technology Center, LeFlore County EMS
Hunter Hawkins, Kiamichi Technology Center, Ponca City Fire Department
Adam Price, Tulsa Community College, Bixby Fire Department
Zachary Hebensperger, Tulsa Community College, Bixby Fire Department
Baylie Lowery, OSU-OKC, Pafford EMS
Brian Loving, Kiamichi Technology Center, Cushing Fire Department
Jeffrey Jeffries, Godon Cooper Technology Center, McClain Grady EMS
Chad Holder, Kiamichi Technology Center, Ponca City Fire Department
Gunner Francis, Tulsa Community College, Seeking Rural/Underserved Employment
Kristen Graham, Kiamichi Technology Center, Pafford EMS
Jared Stice, Tulsa Technology Center, Seeking Rural/Underserved Employment