Funding the Heroes of Our Future
KILTED Public Service Scholarship
Funding the Heroes of Our Future
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The KILTED Public Service Scholarship Program is intended to provide financial assistance to persons seeking advanced education related to prehospital medicine, fire services, or law enforcement in an effort to promote the professionalism of public safety. Applicants must attend an accredited institution and enroll in an accredited program of studies seeking at least a Baccalaureate degree.
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This page is dedicated to public servants who have dedicated their lives to the service of others in honor of those who have gone before us and have fallen, particularly those who have fallen in the line of duty. Let us never forget their sacrifice nor that of their families.
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Donations may be made via the ‘Donate’ button on this page or mailed to:
KILTED Public Service Scholarship Foundation
P.O. BOX 2251
Easley, SC 29641
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Paving the Way to a Brighter Future
Harry Dean Douglas, 53, loving husband of Dena Cantrell Douglas, of Easley, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
Born on August 22, 1964 to Dorothy Patterson Douglas and the late Joe D. Douglas, Jr. he was employed by Greenville Health System Division of Prehospital Medicine as an EMS Educator, Greenville Technical College as adjunct faculty and a paramedic with Pickens County EMS.
Dean received his Bachelor of Science, Emergency Medical Care from Western Carolina University and a Masters of Health Administration from MUSC.
He was awarded the Curtis P. Artz Award for EMS Professionalism, Distinguished Service Award-Marine Corps American Legion, Spartanburg Post, Distinguished Service Award - Greenville County Sheriff's Office SWAT, Distinguished Service Award - Upstate EMS Council, Distinguished Service Award - Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, and Distinguished Service Award - Greenville County Fire Chief's Association. Dean was a member of many professional organizations; Upstate EMS Council Board of Directors (Chair 1989-2011), National Association of EMT SC State Advocacy Coordinator (2011-present), National Association of EMS Educators (2012 - present) and SC EMS Training Committee (2013-present). He was founding member of Epsilon Sigma Pi, Honorary member of NYPD Pipes and Drums, Head of State to the Kilted Public Service Scholarship Fund, Advisory Board of the EMC Program of WCU, Secretary of SC EMS Association, voting member of SC Training Committee DHEC, and Co-Chair EMS Workforce Taskforce. He was one of the original SWAT Paramedics in SC for which he served over 20 years.
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