NAMES IN THE NEWS
First Assistant Chief THOMAS VAN VRANKEN. of the Hudson Falls (NY) Volunteer Fire Department, has been awarded the National Volunteer Fire Council Marc Mueller Award of Excellence. The presentation was made at the Council’s fall conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in October. The award honors an outstanding fire safety educator.
GARY 0. T0KLE has been named assistant vice president, public fire protection, at the National Fire Protection Association. He previously served as director of that division. Among Tokle’s responsibilities will be developing codes and standards for the fire service; serving as liaison between the NFPA and state and local fire officials; and administering the association’s international Urban Fire Forum, a consortium of fire chiefs from major metropolitan centers.
Metro-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Chief DAVID PAULIS0N was sworn in as second vice president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs at the association’s annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in August. He has been a member of the IAFC for six years and is a member of its board of directors. A 23-year veteran of Metro-Dade Fire Rescue, Chief Paulison was named the 1992 Florida Fire Chief of the Year in recognition of his outstanding leadership during Hurricane Andrew’ and for his role in spearheading efforts to improve statewide disaster planning.
The International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation awarded scholarships to 30 men and women across the country. Funding for 12 of the awards came from sales of the Ben Franklin commemorative medal. The other awards were made possible through gifts from manufacturers and other contributing parties. Scholarship winners and donors are as follows.
Ben Franklin medal sales-funded awards: ALAN W. BURNS. Greencastle, Indiana. $2,500; MIKE WALLACE, Painesville, Ohio. $2,500; JACQUELINE RAMOS. Bangor, Pennsylvania. $2,000: PETER STUEBE. Yorktown Heights, New York, $2,000; MARTIN WALSH. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $1,000; BETTY MYERS, Anvance, North Carolina, $1,000; CHRISTOPHER POUMINI. Berwyn Heights, Maryland, $500: RONALD GARBER. Staunton, Virginia, $500; JOHN KRILL. Wasilla, Alaska, $500; ERIK GAULL. Washington, DC, $500.
Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services funded the $500 awards won by RUSSELL L. BRITTAIN, Key West. Florida, and CHADWICK COOK. Walnut Hill, Florida.
The following $250 scholarships were funded as indicated: MICHAEL L0VELADY, Nederland, Texas, and DAVID MCCULLOUGH. Cazenovia, New York, Mine Safety Appliance Co.; ARTURO MARTYNUSKA. Johnstown. Pennsylvania, Super Vacuum Manufacturing; RICHARD BERMAN, Media. Pennsylvania, Jaffrey Fire Protection Co.; MICHAEL ROBINSON. Pasadena, Maryland, Body Guard Div., Lion Apparel; KEITH KRESTAN, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Janesville Div., Lion Apparel; DEREK CHASTAIN, Bear, Delaware, Scott Health and Safety Co.; MATTHEW KANSKY. Ridgefield. New Jersey, National Draeger, Inc.; JAMES W. QUEEN, Dover, Delaware, W.S. Darley and Company; TSgt. DALE NORTH. San Angelo. Texas, John D. Hannon Memorial; BRENT HAIRR. Salemburg. North Carolina, National Directory of Fire Chiefs and Emergency Departments; ED B0SANK0. Upper Marlboro, Maryland. King Fisher Co.; JAR0D BLAKE, College Park, Maryland, and HENRY LANE, III, Marshall, Virginia, Emergency One; ALLEN B. CLARK. Salina. Pennsylvania, Duo Safety Ladder Co.; JASON J. HALL. Rensselaer. New York. Cummins Engine Co.; GREGORY MIDDLETON. Indianapolis, Indiana, Cummins Engine Co.; and WARREN WHITTLEY. Stafford. Virginia, Braun Industries, Inc.
Please Note…
In “Names in the News” page 106 of the October issue, the item announcing Wade H. Roberts, Jr.’s appointment as president of Hale Products Inc. stated. “Hale recently acquired IDEX.” In fact. IDEX acquired Hale. We regret the error.
