Jeffrey Yates, MPA, assistant professor in the School of Health Professions, has been nominated for America's Most Wanted All-Star award for his life-saving acts during a 2009 shootout involving the Portsmouth police SWAT team.

Mr. Yates risked his own safety to save two officers who had been shot by a man barricaded in his home. One officer was struck in the leg, and the other was hit in the arm, severing a nerve and an artery. For his calm work under tremendous pressure, the Portsmouth Fire Department gave Mr. Yates the Silver Medal of Valor, and the American Police Hall of Fame awarded him a medal of valor and Life Saving Award.

Read more about Mr. Yates heroic acts, and cast your vote for the award.