Past Award Winners

2023
Life Safety – Arlington Heights FD
Life Safety – Niles FD
Life Safety – Carm Welsh (Beecher FPD)
Special Recognition – Annette Nance-Holt (Chicago FD)

2022
Special Recognition – IL Representative Joyce Mason
Special Recognition – Sophia Schwalbach

2021
Corporate Responsibility – First Alert
Special Recognition – IL Senator Adriane Johnson
Special Recognition – IL Representative Jeff Keicher

2019
Life Safety – Bartlett Fire Protection District
Life Safety – Rock Island Fire Department

2018
Corporate Responsibility – Kidde
Life Safety – Kara Bough (Harvard FD)
Life Safety – Simony Capelli (OSFM)
Life Safety – Chicago Fire Department
Life Safety – Janet Maupin (Champaign FD)

2017
Corporate Responsibility – Plainfield School District #202
Corporate Responsibility – Will County Center for Community Concerns
Life Safety – Charles Lichtenauer (Western Springs)
Life Safety – J. Chris Richmond (Springfield FD)
Life Safety – Lee Westrom (Warrenville FPD)
Life Safety – IL Representative Kathleen Willis

2016
Corporate Responsibility – OSF Saint Anthony Hospital Foundation
Life Safety – Alan Berkowsky (Winnetka FD)
Life Safety – Chicago Fire Department Div. of Public Safety
Life Safety – Dennis Krenz (Cary FPD)
Life Safety – City of Lockport
Life Safety – Micah Montondo (Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD)
Life Safety – Joseph Poulson (American Red Cross)
Wayne Luecht Memorial – IL Representative Donald Moffitt

2015
Corporate Responsibility – Nicor Gas
Life Safety Educator – Alan Isberg (Elburn FD)
Life Safety Educator – Rebecca Merten (Effingham County Health Department)
Life Safety Educator – Orland Fire Protection District
Special Recognition – Kathy Supple (Loyola Medical)
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Larry Matkaitis (OSFM)

2014
Corporate Responsibility – Underwriters Laboratories
Life Safety Educator – Michael Figolah (Bartlett FPD)
Special Recognition – Jim Miller (Mount Prospect FD)
Special Recognition – Cory Pikora (Mount Prospect FD)
Special Recognition – Andy Skic (Mount Prospect FD)
Wayne Luecht Memorial – IL Representative Carol Sente

2013
Life Safety Educator – Phil Edwards
Life Safety Educator – Tinley Park Fire Prevention Bureau
Special Recognition – Mike Figolah
Special Recognition – Kathy Haage
Special Recognition – Sandy Mather
Special Recognition – Segal Design Group

2012
Life Safety Educator – Brad McCollum
Special Recognition – Tom Taff
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Marsha Geisler

2011
Special Recognition – Doug Goostree
Life Safety – Chicago Backflow
Life Safety – Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board
Life Safety – Sprinkler Fitters Local 281
Life Safety – U.S. Fire Alliance Protection
Life Safety – Viking Supply Net
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Thomas Lutzow & Family

2010
Special Recognition – Barry Bennett
Special Recognition – Theresa Donoghue
Special Recognition – Jonathan Ehret

2009
Special Recognition – Addison Fire Protection District
Special Recognition – Danielle Guerra
Special Recognition – Steve Guetshow
Special Recognition – Anthony Rodkey
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Linda Brady

2008
Special Recognition – Dottie Ahbe
Special Recognition – Brittany Bosca
Special Recognition – Stan Koy
Special Recognition – Michael Figolah

2007
Corporate Responsibility – Health World
Special Recognition – Dewey Atkocaitis
Special Recognition – James Balcer
Special Recognition – Linda Brady
Special Recognition – Caper Brown
Special Recognition – Joel Brown
Special Recognition – Steve Marschang
Special Recognition – Keith Patterson
Special Recognition – James Plunket
Special Recognition – James White
Special Recognition – Sheila White

2006
Special Recognition – Madison de la Cruz
Special Recognition – Mary Jo LeBeau
Special Recognition – Michelle Maloney
Special Recognition – Kevin Werderitch
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Mario Tristan

2005
Get “Fired Up” – Steve McCaughey
Special Recognition – Sean Hannon
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Christopher Koehn

2004
Corporate Responsibility – ABC 7 Chicago
Special Recognition – Ed Dunn Wayne Luecht Memorial – Kris Kazian

2003
Get “Fired Up” – Kevin Kalbach
Special Recognition – Terry Link
Special Recognition – Timothy Schmitz
Wayne Luecht Memorial -George Michehl

2002
Corporate Responsibility -Commonwealth Edison
Special Recognition – Paula Rohrs
Wayne Luecht Memorial – James Joyce

2001
Corporate Responsibility – Chicago Sun-Times
Get “Fired Up” – Jeff Henkins
Special Recognition – James Plunket
Special Recognition – Marsha Giesler
Special Recognition – Dena Schumacher
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Keith Patterson

2000
Corporate Responsibility – F & V Construction
Get “Fired Up” – Kimberly Clark
Special Recognition – Patrick Collier
Special Recognition – Lee Kowalski
Special Recognition – Susan Nick
Wayne Luecht Memorial – Dewey Atkocaitis

1999
Corporate Responsibility – Northern Illinois Chapter of the National Sprinklers Association
Get “Fired Up” – William Porter
Special Recognition – James Conmey
Wayne Luecht Memorial – The Luecht Family