Rebekah Manon (’20) earned the International Association of Emergency Managers Global 2020 Student of the Year Award, and UNT’s International Association of Emergency Managers U.S. Student Chapter was named the IAEM-USA 2020 Student Chapter of the Year. Globally recognized as the premier organization for emergency management, the mission of IAEM is to represent the professionals whose goals are saving lives and protecting property and the environment during emergencies and disasters. UNT’s emergency administration and planning program, established in 1983, was the nation’s first bachelor’s degree program in emergency management.