Fairfax, Va. — The International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation awarded $25,000 in 2006 in emergency-services scholarships to career and volunteer firefighters and explorers to further their education and knowledge to advance the fire service.
“I am delighted we can extend the well-being of our citizens by providing additional educational opportunities to our emergency responders,” said Foundation President Anthony Campisi. The 2006 scholarship award recipients include:
Michael Alexander, Danville, Ind.
James M. Armstrong, Roanoke, Va.
Robert Bachler, Wauconda, Ill.
Tyler Baines, Louisville, Ky.
James Clark, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Chad Cope, Berwick, Pa.
Bret A. Desh, Garland, Neb.
Patrick Gericke, Oak Forest, Ill.
Chad Jacobson, Roseau, Minn.
Scott McDowell, Elkhart, Ind.
Matthew P. Murray, Broomall, Pa.
Ellie Plate, Soldotna, Alaska
John Shields, Aston, Pa.
Lawton C. Smith, Thunderbolt, Ga.
Josh Stefancic, Palatine, Ill.
John Thomas, Hammond, La.
Samuel Walters, Lakewood, Colo.
“These important awards are made possible with the support of forward-thinking individuals and companies that support the IAFC Foundation scholarship program,” added Campisi. “Without their support, our educational goals could not be met.”
The 2006 donors include:
Chief Randy R. Bruegman
Director George Danz
Draeger Safety, Inc.
Duo-Safety Ladder Corporation
Eastern Division IAFC
Fire-Dex Inc.
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Chief William D. Killen
King-Fisher Company
Chief Mary Beth Michos
Paratech, Inc. Chief Willie G. Shelton
Dennis Smith/Foundation for American Fire Fighters, Inc.
Spartan Motors Inc.
Super Vacuum Manufacturing Co. Inc.
TNT Rescue Systems Inc.
Tyndall Air Force Base Department of Defense Charity Golf Outing
VFIS
L.N. Curtis & Sons W.S. Darley & Co.
Waterous
Organized by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Foundation was chartered as a separate nonprofit organization in 1974. The primary purpose of the foundation is to promote higher education and research in the fire sciences and to provide this information to the fire-service community. For more information about the Foundation or the scholarship program, go to www.iafcf.org or send an email inquiry to foundation@iafc.org.
For more information about how you can help support first responders who wish to further their fire-service education, call Judy Kirk at 703/537-4830 or send an email inquiry to jkirk@iafc.org.