Remember the fallen
We must never forget those who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our country and our communities.
Let’s remember the families left behind
Many of our fallen heroes leave family members behind. We must also remember the sacrifice these families have made. The Double Diamond Leadership Fund was established to assist family members related to a member who served in the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, or the military, with preference given to those family members who have lost a hero in the line of duty.
Assisting those left behind
Academic Scholarships
While we must never forget those who have fallen, we must assist those family members left behind.
Through the Incourage Community Foundation, the Double Diamond Leadership Fund offers a $1,000 academic scholarship annually and a $500 scholarship for continuing education in an emergency services field of study.
2026
Ava Fetterer from Lincoln High School. She will attend MSTC this year and is enrolled in the new dental hygiene program.
2025
Maximus St. Myers from Lincoln High School. Max will be pursuing a degree in the fire service following in the footsteps of his father Brian St. Myers, who is a firefighter/paramedic on the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department.
2024
Michelle Shannon from Nekoosa High School. Michelle will be pursuing a degree in psychology. Michelle is the niece of Adams County Deputy Mike Shannon who was killed in the line-of-duty in 2003.
2023
Kaycee Schultz from Assumption High School is the 2023 winner of the Double Diamond Leadership Scholarship. Kaycee will be going on to North Central University in Minneapolis to study Global Studies and Humanitarian Leadership to prepare for a career with a crisis and relief organization.
2022
Dominick is from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids. Dominick will be pursuing a biology degree at UW-La Crosse.
2021
Caitlin Casey, Assumption High School 2021
2020
I am pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Double Diamond Leadership Authority Leadership Scholarship, Hannah Felker. Hannah will be graduating from Lincoln High School and heading to UW- Oshkosh in the fall to pursue a degree in Medical Imaging. Go Titans and congratulations to Hannah.
2019
This is yours truly and Port Edwards High School senior Logan Gessert. Logan is the very first recipient of the Double Diamond Leadership Fund scholarship. Logan will begin classes this fall at Fox Valley Technical College, the same school I attended, and begin working toward his fire science degree. This is the first of what will hopefully be many scholarships for family members of fallen firefighters, police officers, and military members.
