Award Purpose

Recognition of an outstanding fire, rescue, or EMS administrative person.

Award Sponsor

Shimer Family

Award Administration

MSFA Robert H. Shimer Administrative Person of the Year Award Sub-Committee

Description

The Robert H. Shimer Administrator of the Year award was established by the Shimer family and accepted by the MSFA Executive Committee on February 22, 2004. The award was established to honor Robert H. Shimer, for the years of dedicated service he gave the volunteer fire, rescue, and EMS service as a President and a Trustee of the MSFA, President of the Allegany-Garrett Counties Fire and Rescue Association, President of the Allegany County Fire-Rescue Board, and President of the Potomac Fire Company. Mr. Shimer was also an active member of the State Fire Prevention Commission, Maryland Fire-Rescue Education Training Commission, the Governor’s Emergency Management Advisory Council, and the Emergency Numbers Service Board. This award has been established in honor of Mr. Shimer for his many years of dedicated service to the community of Westernport, Allegany County and the State of Maryland.

Submission Deadline: April 15

Award Rules

1. The nominee must be a volunteer from a member company that is in good standing with the MSFA.

2. Name of individual for nomination for the Robert H. Shimer Administrator of the Year Award may be submitted by:

3. The nominee must have not less than ten (10) years of service with his/her department or company.

4. The nomination must be submitted for an individual’s effort only and, therefore, submission of the nomination is to recognize the one individual and not a group, department or company.

5. The nomination must be submitted in the form of a resume / bio. Including information on his/her department or company activities, administrative positions held within the company or department, county, regional or state association. Information should also be included on job achievement, establishment or programs, fund raising, community activities, and the reason the nominee should be elected.

6. Time Period – Although it is realized that to be fully effective, an award should be timely, it is not necessary that the service or performance be rendered within the year of the award, however an accumulation of the previous five years of accomplishments may be added.

7. The nomination must be mailed and received by the Shimer Award Committee No Later than May 1st at the following address:

Robert W. Jacobs, Chairperson
Shimer Award Committee
410 East Ninth Street
Frederick, MD 2170

8. The award will be presented at the Annual MSFA Convention and Conference . Upon selection of the winner of the award, the Shimer family shall be notified no later than May 20th of said selection. This will allow preparation of the award that will be given.

Year	Recipient	Department	County
2022	Robert L. “Bob” Rose	Odenton	Anne Arundel
2021	Patrick “Pat” Hassler	Prince Frederick VFD	Calvert
2020	Charles J. Simpson Jr.	Pleasant Valley	Carroll
2019	David W. Lewis, P.P.	Odenton	Anne Arundel
2018	Wylie D. Donaldson, Jr.	Odenton	Anne Arundel
2017	Craig B. Harman	Odenton	Anne Arundel
2016	Timothy F. Dayton	Potomac	Allegany
2015	Gloria Lewis	Rivera Beach	Anne Arundel
2014	Robert W. Jacobs, P.P.	Citizens Truck Company	Frederick
2013	Kenneth "Ken" May	LaVale VRS	Allegany
2012	Benjamin W. Kurtz	Jarrettsville	Harford
2011	Gene Worthington, P.P.	Level VFC	Harford
2010	Louis Jonske	Joppa-Magnolia	Harford
2009	Gayle P. Moreland	Deale	Anne Arundel
2008	Philip M. Hurlock, P.P.	Church Hill	Queen Anne's
2007	Ronald J. Siarnicki	United Community	Queen Anne's
2006	Daniel J. Stevens	Waldorf	Charles
2005	Leonard T. King, Sr., P.P.	Damascus	Montgomery