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Name
  
Richard Zuschlag


Role
  
Executive

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Education
  
Capitol Technology University

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Richard Zuschlag is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadian Ambulance Service, which he co-founded in 1971 after working at Greenville Broadcasting Company and Westinghouse Electric Company Space and Defense Center. He is the only one of the three co-founders that still works at the company, which is best known for its use of advanced technologies in medical care and communications.

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Biography

Zuschlag was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Capitol Institute of Technology in 1970 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Zuschlag has served and continues to serve on numerous committees and boards, including the Bush-Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund Committee, American Ambulance Association, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation, Tiger Athletic Foundation, New Orleans Business Council, Brees Quarterback Club, Lafayette Civic Cup, Lafayette Parish Communication District, Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Hospital Association, Acadiana Safety Association, 232-HELP, Council for a Better Louisiana, Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association, Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, and Committee 100.

In 2005, Zuschlag was crowned King of Mardi Gras in Washington, D.C. That same year, he received an Honorable Mention Entrepreneur Award from Inc. Magazine.

Awards

(2012) Entrepreneur of the Year in the Healthcare and Healthcare Services category for the Gulf Coast Region from Ernst & Young

(2012) Louisiana Legends from Louisiana Public Broadcasting

(2005) Honorable Mention Entrepreneur Award from Inc. Magazine

(1995) Distinguished Citizen Award from the Evangeline Area Council of Boy Scouts

(1995) Golden Mike Award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California

(1991) Senate Innovation Award from Senator John Breaux and the United States Senate

(1988) Marketer of the Year

(1980) Louisiana Businessman of the Year from the Small Business Administration

References

Richard Zuschlag Wikipedia