Recognition of the 2025 Emory R. Rodgers Leadership in Building Safety Fellowship Resident Shane Hoeper Copyrighted
May 4, 2026
City of Dubuque PRESENTATIONS # 1.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Recognition of the 2025 Emory R. Rodgers Leadership in
Building Safety Fellowship Resident Shane Hoeper
SUMMARY: City Staff will recognize Shane Hoeper, a plans examiner with
the City of Dubuque's Housing & Community Development
Department, as the recipient of the 2025 Emory R. Rodgers
Leadership in Building Safety fellowship from the
International Code Council (ICC).
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Hoeper Fellowship Presentation
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Shane Hoeper Awarded Prestigious International Building Safety Fellowship
Shane Hoeper, a plans examiner with the City of Dubuque's Housing Department, has been
awarded a prestigious fellowship from the International Code Council (ICC).
The ICC awards the Emory R. Rodgers Leadership in
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fellowship award includes $20,000 for Hoeper to travel to �r_ �
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institution of higher education. Hoeper plans to use the �
fellowship funding to attend the Senior Executives in State / �
and Local Government program at Harvard University's
Kennedy School of Government.
Hoeper joined the City of Dubuque in 2018 as an inspector. In 2026, he moved into his
current role, where he reviews residential and commercial building plans for code
compliance. He has earned the Master Code Professional designation, demonstrating his
dedication to the profession. Prior to joining the City of Dubuque, he owned and operated a
pair of small construction and green energy businesses.
Beyond his work in Dubuque, Hoeper has also held roles within national organizations,
includingthe ICC. He has chaired the council's Residential Energy
Conservation Consensus Committee, and served as chair of the Sustainability, Energy,
and High Performance Building Code Action Committee.
Hoeper is the first fellowship recipient from the state of lowa. Previous awardees have
come from locations including Seattle,Washington, and Tampa, Florida.
The Leadership in Building Safety Fellowship is named in honor of Emory R. Rodgers,who
spent more than four decades devoting himself to the building safety profession,who was
involved in the creation and development of the International Codes.
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