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IAFC Foundation Announces 2011 Scholarship Winners
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Foundation is pleased to announce it awarded $32,000 in emergency services scholarships last year to career and volunteer first responders and Fire Explorers.
These scholarship awards would not be possible without the continued support of our corporate sponsors and individual donors. The IAFC Foundation extends our sincerest gratitude to all of the donors who support our mission of providing financial assistance to deserving emergency services individuals who are advancing their education in this field.
The IAFC Foundation is proud to announce the 2011 scholarship award recipients:
Battalion Chief Allen Gesser, Cherry Valley Fire Protection District (IL) |
Division Chief Glenn Boothe III, Ak-Chin Fire Department (AZ) |
Firefighter/Paramedic Christian Ganz, Lemont Fire Protection District (IL) |
Captain Kyle Kosiawowski, Nokomis Fire Department (FL) |
Firefighter/Paramedic Chris Potempa, Freeport Fire Department (IL) |
Fire Officer/Medic Dan Flinn, Lower Valley Fire Protection District (CO) |
Engineer Mike Morgan, Des Moines Fire Department (IA) |
Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Peterleus, City of Waukesha (WI) |
Firefighter Cassandra Tucker, Fort Lawn Fire Department |
Firefighter/Engineer Dean Donaldson, City of Scottsdale (AZ) |
Firefighter/Paramedic Brooke Ekstrom, Huntley Fire Protection District (IL) |
Firefighter 1st Grade Peter Killian, FDNY E-35 (NY) |
Firefighter/MPO Daniel Boissonneault, Concord Fire Department (NH) |
Recipient of the Heather Westphal Memorial Scholarship Award:
Firefighter Darlene Worden, Bolivia Volunteer Fire (NC) |
Recipient of the Garry Briese Scholarship made possible with funding support from the Motorola Foundation:
Firefighter/EMT Paul Hogan, Norwood Fire Department (MA) |
Recipient of the John Buckman III Scholarship Award with funding support from the Volunteer Combination Section of the IAFC and German Township Volunteer Fire Department (IN):
Driver/Operator Lawrence Bernier, Caldwell Fire and Rescue (ID) |
Recipient of the Charles "Chet" Henry Memorial Scholarship |
Firefighter Dustin Lofy, Richfield Volunteer Fire Company & City of Pewaukee Fire Department (WI) |
Recipients of the Motorola Future Leaders Scholarship Award made possible by funding received from the Motorola Foundation:
Battalion Chief Todd Weidman, Osceola County Fire Rescue (FL) |
Training Officer Chris Chadwick, Shreveport Fire Department (LA) |
Captain Jeremy Loncar, City of West Wendover Fire Department (NV) |
Recipient of the Federal Military Scholarship Award with funding support from the Federal Military Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC):
Lieutenant Kipp Dombrowski, Brunswick Naval Air Station Fire & Emergency Service (ME)
Recipients of the Fire Explorer Scholarship Award made possible by funding received from the Reed Elsevier Foundation:
Collin Pearson (AL) |
Dakota Kwiatkowski (NY) |
A.J. Stevenson (IN) |
Ashley Mahoney (NY) |
| Austin Pea (WA) |
About the IAFC Foundation
Organized originally by the IAFC, the IAFC Foundation was chartered as a separate nonprofit organization in 1974. The IAFC Foundation is proud to advance the fire service by helping first responders ensure they are well prepared to face the challenges of today's increasingly complex world by helping them advance their education in this field.
For more information about the IAFC Foundation and to learn how you can help support first responders who wish to further their fire-service education or to obtain a scholarship application, please visit the IAFC Foundation’s website at www.iafcf.org or call Sharon Baroncelli at 703-896-4822 or send an email inquiry.