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Edwin "Boots" Raynor Award

Sponsor: Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company
Purpose: To recognize the individual who dedicates the most hours to Fire, Rescue, or EMS related training during the year.
Background: This award was instituted in 1988 by the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company in memory of Chief Edwin E. "Boots" Raynor. Chief Raynor was a long time Rescue Instructor for MFRI and was very active in Rescue Competitions. He died in 1986 in the line of duty as a result of a fire response.
Administration: This award is to be administered by the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Association Board of Trustees using the official training records from the Training Academy of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. A plaque will be presented to the winner at the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Association Convention.

RECIPIENTS

YEAR RECIPIENT HOURS COMPANY
1987 Joseph E. Handoe 484.0 West Annapolis
1988 None Awarded    
1989 None Awarded    
1990 Craig Rose 540.0 Woodland Beach
1991 Robert Burke 587.5 Earleigh Heights
1992 Liz Carroll 451.0 Earleigh Heights
1993 Ronald "Chad" Courtney 417.0 Earleigh Heights
1994 Michael Robinson 814.5 Earleigh Heights
1995 Michael Defina 909.5 Earleigh Heights
1996 James Phipps   Herald Harbor
1997 Dominic DiPietro   Earleigh Heights
1998 Russell Zaaccari 823.0 Earleigh Heights
1999 Robert Brautigan 84.0 Earleigh Heights
2000 Concetta Weibe 770.0 Armiger
2001 Shariq Nawaz 279.0 Earleigh Heights
2002 John Rose 268.5 Odenton
2003 Linderman Burkhardt 839.0 West Annapolis
2004 Matthew Rose 479.0 Odenton
2005 Ian bussey 398.0 Lake Shore
2006 Charles Kowalewski, Jr. 2,212.0 Lake Shore
2007 Justin Smith 236.0 Odenton
2008 Parker Shandrowsky 439.0 Orchard Beach
2009 Geoffrey Chin 843.0 Lake Shore
2010 Derek Loughrey   Odenton
2011 Mary L. Bell 687.0 Lake Shore
2012 Amber E. Colwell 350.0 Odenton
2013 Kevin S. Harris 528.0 Glen Burnie
2014 Timothy B. Leatherwood 254.5 Lake Shore
2015 Mario J. Pineda 370.0 Arundel
2016 John D. Carroll 208.0 Arundel
2017 Christopher P. Smith 408.0 Ferndale
2018 Alvin Y. Yuan 315.5 Arnold
2019 Klaudia Trennepohl 526.0 Odenton
2020 Carse L. Koch 687.0 Glen Burnie
2021 Cynthia I. Kovach 888.5 Odenton
2022 Sarah K. Torzone 1,428.5 Arundel
2023 Sarah M. Temple 840 Riviera Beach
2024 Kimberly L. Kerschner 1030 Ferndale
       
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