NICE Opens Nominations for 2025 PSAPs’ Finest Awards Recognizing Emergency Communications Standouts

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NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) has launched nominations for its 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards, marking the program's twentieth anniversary since its inception in 2005. The awards recognize excellence in emergency communications centers (ECC) across multiple categories including Lifetime Achievement, Communications Center Director/Manager, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator, Innovator, and PSAP of the Year.

The program is open to all emergency communication centers and their employees, regardless of whether they are NICE customers. Nominations can be submitted online through June 1, 2025, and will be evaluated by an independent judging panel comprising industry professionals from various organizations across North America.

NICE Public Safety & Justice serves over 3,000 customers with its Evidencentral platform, which integrates technologies to provide a unified view of digital evidence for public safety and criminal justice agencies.

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Now in its twentieth year, PSAPs’ Finest Awards recognize the critical work of emergency communications professionals, from frontline telecommunicators, trainers and technicians to 911 center leaders and innovators

HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has opened nominations for its 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards, a recognition program for emergency communications center (ECC) professionals. Celebrating its twentieth year, the awards program recognizes individual and team standouts annually in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement, Above & Beyond, Communications Center Director/Manager, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator, Innovator, and PSAP of the Year.

Chris Wooten, Executive Vice President, NICE, said, “This year, we’re thrilled to announce that the PSAPs’ Finest Awards program is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. Since its inception in 2005, the program has recognized dozens of emergency communications professionals for their outstanding work and tireless service to citizens and communities. We’re honored to offer this program to pay tribute to all of the individuals who’ve dedicated their lives to the life-saving work of emergency communications.”

The PSAPs’ Finest Awards program is open to all emergency communication centers and employees, whether or not they are customers of NICE. Nominations can be submitted through an online process via the PSAPs' Finest website. An independent judging panel reviews and rates each nomination based on the individual’s or team’s accomplishments and contributions.

This year’s honorary judging panel includes: Mike Garcia, Deputy Director, Tucson Public Safety Communications Department (Arizona); Ivan Whitaker, Executive Director, Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (Utah); Lori Kolybaba, Communications Manager, Regina Police Service (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada); Julie Corn, Commissioner of Department of Emergency Communications, Onondaga County (New York); Charles Schwartz, Director of Communications, Bergen County Public Safety Operation Center (New Jersey); Kelle Hall, CPE, ENP, Communications Manager, Highland Park DPS (Texas); and Rebekah Taylor, Assistant Director, Henrico County Department of Emergency Communications (Virginia).

To learn about previous winners or submit a nomination, please visit the PSAPs' Finest website. Nominations can be submitted online through June 1, 2025.

Please direct any questions regarding the 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards to NICE at PSInfo@NICE.com.

NICE Public Safety & Justice
With over 3,000 customers and 30 years of experience, NICE helps all types of public safety and criminal justice agencies, from emergency communications and law enforcement to prosecutors and courts, digitally transform how they manage digital evidence and data from beginning to end, to get to the truth faster. NICE’s Evidencentral platform features an ecosystem of integrated technologies that bring data together to give a single view of the truth, enabling public safety and justice agencies to do what they do better – whether it’s responding to incidents, investigating and building cases, or prosecuting crimes. With comprehensive digital transformation solutions that can be deployed across entire counties and states, NICE also helps everyone work better together, so justice flows more smoothly, from incident to court. https://www.nicepublicsafety.com

About NICE
With NICE (Nasdaq: NICE), it’s never been easier for organizations of all sizes around the globe to create extraordinary customer experiences while meeting key business metrics. Featuring the world’s #1 cloud native customer experience platform, CXone, NICE is a worldwide leader in AI-powered self-service and agent-assisted CX software for the contact center – and beyond. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, partner with NICE to transform - and elevate - every customer interaction. www.nice.com

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Forward-Looking Statements
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FAQ

When is the deadline for NICE's 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards nominations?

The deadline for submitting nominations for NICE's 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards is June 1, 2025.

What categories are included in NICE's 2025 PSAPs' Finest Awards?

The awards include categories for Lifetime Achievement, Above & Beyond, Communications Center Director/Manager, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator, Innovator, and PSAP of the Year.

How many customers does NICE Public Safety & Justice serve?

NICE Public Safety & Justice serves over 3,000 customers with 30 years of experience in the industry.

Do emergency communication centers need to be NICE customers to participate in the PSAPs' Finest Awards?

No, the PSAPs' Finest Awards program is open to all emergency communication centers and their employees, whether or not they are NICE customers.