Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs/Waldorf University Award ScholarshipCity of Dubuque
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I owa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs/Waldorf University Award
Scholarship
Fire Department Lieutenant Jesse Coulson will be recognized for
receiving the 2022 Waldorf University/I owa Association of Professional
Fire Chiefs Lt. Eric Hosette Memorial Scholarship.
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Lt. Jesse Coulson Scholarship Award Supporting Documentation
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PRESS RELEASE
March 23, 2022
Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs/Waldorf University award
scholarship
2022 Scholarship Awarded to Lieutenant Jesse Coulson, Dubuque Fire
Department
The Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs announced today that the 2022
Waldorf University/Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs Lt. Eric Hosette
Memorial Scholarship was being awarded to Lieutenant Jesse Coulson of the
Dubuque Fire Department. Lt. Coulson was chosen from applicants from across the
state in winning this year's scholarship.
According to scholarship panelist Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik from Newton, the competition
produced excellent applicants. "The first round of reviews reduced the field to five
finalists. Any of those finalist would have been an excellent choice for the scholarship
and the competition was extremely close again this year." stated Chief Wellik. John
Kramer, Chief of the Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau and scholarship panelist added
"The competition was very close again this year and choosing the winner was extremely
difficult. All of the finalist should be very proud of their efforts."
The scholarship was renamed in honor of Clinton Firefighter, Lt. Eric Hosette who was
killed in the line of duty in January 5, 2019 during a fire in a grain bin. Lt. Hosette was
also the Chief in the Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte, Iowa. Waldorf University and
the Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs renamed the scholarship to honor Lt.
Hosette who was also a Waldorf University graduate. The scholarship is presented
during the spring conference of Iowa Association of Professional Fire Chiefs. This year's
conference will be April 5, 2022 and will be held at the Fire Service Training Bureau
within Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa.
The scholarship provides funding for the on-line program at Waldorf University and is
intended to promote higher education for Iowa's fire service members. The scholarship
provides 60 credit hours or 24 months of classes, whichever comes first. The potential
value of the scholarship is valued at more than $17,500. The scholarship is awarded
annually and this is the eleventh scholarship to be awarded.
For additional Information, contact:
Chief Jerry Holt
Urbandale Fire Department
3927 1215t Street
Urbandale, Iowa 50323
jholt@urbandale.org
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