The IAFC Foundation is pleased to announce it will award $32,000 in emergency service scholarships this 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. We extend our sincerest gratitude to all the donors who support our mission of providing financial assistance to deserving fire and emergency services personnel who are advancing their education.
The IAFC Foundation is proud to announce the 2011 scholarship award recipients.
General Scholarship Awards
- Battalion Chief Allen Gesser, Cherry Valley (Ill.) Fire Protection District
- Division Chief Glenn Boothe III, Chinn (Alaska) Fire Department
- Firefighter/Paramedic Christian Ganz, Lemont (Ill.) Protection District
- Captain Kyle Kosianowski, Nokomis (Fla.) Fire Department
- Firefighter/Paramedic Chris Potempa, Freeport (Ill.) Fire Department
- Fire Officer/Medic Dan Flinn, Lower Valley (Colo.) Fire Protection District
- Engineer Mike Morgan, Des Moines (Iowa) Fire Department
- Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Peterleus, City of Waukesha (Wis.) Fire Department
- Firefighter Cassandra Tucker, Fort Lawn (S.C.) Fire Department
- Firefighter/Engineer Dean Donaldson, City of Scottsdale (Ariz.) Fire Department
- Firefighter/Paramedic Brooke Ekstrom, Huntley (Ill.) Fire Protection District
- Firefighter 1st Grade Peter Killian, Fire Department of New York City (N.Y.)
- Firefighter/MPO Daniel Boissonneault, Concord (N.H.) Fire Department
Recipient of the recently established Charles Chet Henry Memorial Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from VFIS, a division of the Glatfelter Insurance Group:
- Firefighter/EMT IV Dustin Lofy, Richfield (Wis.) Volunteer Fire Company
Recipient of the Garry Briese Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from the Motorola Foundation:
- Firefighter/EMT Paul Hogan, Norwood (Mass.) Fire Department
Recipient of the John Buckman III Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from the Volunteer Combination Section of the IAFC and German Township (Ind.) Volunteer Fire Department:
- Driver/Operator Lawrence Michael Bernier, Caldwell (Idaho) Fire and Rescue Department
Recipients of the Motorola Future Leaders Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from the Motorola Foundation:
- Battalion Chief Todd Weidman, Osceola County (Fla.) Fire Rescue Department
- Training Officer Christopher Chadwick, Shreveport (La.) Fire Department
- Captain Jeremy Loncar, City of West Wendover (Nev.) Fire Department
Recipient of the Heather Westphal Memorial Scholarship Award:
- Firefighter Darlene Worden, Bolivia (N.C.) Volunteer Fire Department
Recipient of the Federal Military Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from the Federal Military Section of the IAFC:
- Lieutenant Kipp Dombrowski, Brunswick Naval Air Station Fire & Emergency Services (Maine)
Recipients of the Fire Explorer Scholarship Award, made possible with funding support from the Reed Elsevier Foundation:
- Collin Pearson (Ala.)
- Dakota Kwiatkowski (N.Y.)
- AJ Stevenson (Ind.)
- Ashley Mahoney (N.Y.)
- Austin Pea (Wash.)
Recipient of the recently established scholarship to attend the IAFC’s Company Officer Leadership Symposium:
- Lieutenant William (Rob) Frampton, Salisbury (Md.) Fire Department
Please join us in congratulating these individuals and wishing them continued success in their careers.
Jennifer Cooke is the IAFC Foundation association manager.