NYSAFC 2012 Scholarship Recipients Announced

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NYSAFC is pleased to announce this year’s Scholarship Program recipients. Each year, NYSAFC presents scholarship awards to enhance, through academic achievement at the college level, the quality of leadership in the fire and life safety field and to assist Active, Associate, and Affiliate association members (and their spouses or children) in their efforts to pursue academic advancement.

Scholarships are awarded in memory of NYSAFC Past President Anthony J. "Andy" Messina and NYSAFC Executive Director Emeritus Ward A. Bohner and his wife Janice R. Bohner for their many years of faithful and dedicated service to the association. The Anthony J. "Andy" Messina Scholarship is awarded to students pursuing an emergency services degree (e.g., fire science, EMS, or emergency management). The Ward A. & Janice R. Bohner Scholarship is awarded to those pursuing a general course of study in any other field.

The 2012 NYSAFC Scholarship Program recipients are:

Anthony J. "Andy" Messina Scholarship in the amount of $1,000
Timothy Kordyjak, Perth Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Amsterdam, NY

Ward A. & Janice R. Bohner Scholarship in the amount of $1,000
David Connor, Eagle Mills Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Troy, NY

Ward A. & Janice R. Bohner Scholarship in the amount of $500
Jessica Deyo, Erieville Fire Department, Erieville, NY
Cullen Gallagher, Lindenhurst Fire Department, Lindenhurst, NY

Congratulations on your academic excellence! Click here to download a 2013 NYSAFC Scholarship Program application package.