Two Firemen's Scholarship Awards Available Through DCC Foundation

Release date: February 19, 2008

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Dutchess Community College Foundation has announced the creation of the William J. Buckner Memorial Scholarship, which features two awards of $1,000 each.

The first will be awarded to a firefighter or child of a firefighter in good standing in any Dutchess County fire district. The recipient must be a second-year student with a CPA of 2.5 or higher and complete an essay about the importance of fire prevention and education.

The second scholarship is available to a member of the Exempt Firemen’s Association or the son or daughter of a member. The recipient must also be a second-year student, have a 2.5 CPA, and complete a fire prevention and education essay.

Buckner served as president of the Exempt Firemen’s Association for more than 20 years and was a volunteer firefighter for the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department, serving in the O.H. Booth Hose Company. He died in September 2007, at which time the scholarship was named to honor his dedication to the Exempt Firemen’s Association. The scholarship was initially created to meet the need of association members and their children who required some help to afford a college education.

For more information about either award, call Tracey Davey at 845-505-7553.

Founded in 1957, Dutchess Community College is a two-year community college celebrating its 50th anniversary of excellence and service to the residents of Dutchess County. It is part of the State University of New York and is one of 30 community colleges in the state system. The College offers a wide variety of associate degree programs, as well as career programs in major technical, human service and business areas. The College also offers non-credit courses through its Office of Community Services to meet the continuing education needs of civic, cultural, business and professional groups and the community at large. The main campus is at 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie, while the Dutchess South extension site is in Hollowbrook Park, Building #4 at 31 Marshall Road in Wappingers Falls.

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