National
Association for Search and Rescue Award
Ohio Valley Search and Rescue
(OVSAR) was among only four groups to be given state awards at the National
Association for Search and Rescue annual conference in Richmond,Virginia,
in May, 1997. The team received the award for their training requirements,
participation in several tri-state searches and testimony before the Indiana
General Assembly committees in favor of a new law that gives search dogs
the same protection a police canine (K-9) has. The law, which took effect
July 1, 1997, makes it a misdemeanor to interfere with or harm a search
dog, and a felony to disable or kill a search dog. This law also protects
dogs used in arson investigations and bomb detection dogs. Harold Crooks,
the 1997 OVSAR President, worked with Indiana Representative Vaneta Becker
to write the bill.
Leadership Evansville
The organization, Leadership
Evansville, in their 1998 and 2002 annual awards ceremony "Celebration
of Leadership" recognized OVSAR for their Organizational Achievements.
Mead Johnson Nutritionals
Volunteerism Award
For the second time in three
years, Evelyn Brady was awarded the 1999 Mead Johnson Nutritionals Volunteerism
Award for her outstanding volunteer efforts. As an OVSAR team member, she
volunteers more than 350 hours a year to community service through search
and rescue training.
2006
City of Henderson Proclamation
2006
Henderson County KY Proclamation
2005
American Red Cross Group of the Year Award
2004
Indiana Rescue Squad of the Year
2004
Best Indiana EMS Photography of the Year
2003
West Side Nut Club Grant
2002
Leadership Evansville Award
2002
Toyota Grant Awarded to OVSAR
2001
City of Evansville Proclamation
2001
OVSAR 10 Year Celebration
2001
Purebred Dog Breeders Award
1999
Bristol-Myers Squibb Volunteerism Award
1998
Leadership Evansville Award
1997
Indiana General Assembly Passed K9 Law
1997
NASAR State Search and Rescue Award
1997
Alcoa Foundation Awards Grant
1995
Sigma Chemical Award |
