APRIL 30, 2026

Shane Hoeper, a plans examiner with the City of Dubuque’s Housing & Community Development Department, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the International Code Council (ICC).

The ICC awards the Emory R. Rodgers Leadership in Building Safety Fellowship each year. The honor is meant to help building safety professionals pursuing executive-level career paths increase their leadership skills. The fellowship award includes $20,000 for Hoeper to travel to and attend a leadership program at an institution of higher education. Hoeper plans to use the fellowship funding to attend the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Hoeper joined the City of Dubuque in 2018 as an inspector. In 2026, he moved into his current role, where he reviews residential and commercial building plans for code compliance. He has earned the Master Code Professional and Certified Sustainability Professional designations, demonstrating his dedication to the profession. Prior to joining the City of Dubuque, he owned and operated a small construction and green energy business.

Beyond his work in Dubuque, Hoeper has also held multiple roles within the ICC, including chairing the Energy Conservation Consensus Committee-Residential and the Sustainability, Energy, and High-Performance Building Code Action Committee.

Hoeper is the first fellowship recipient from the state of Iowa. Previous awardees have come from locations including Seattle, Washington, and Tampa, Florida.

The Leadership in Building Safety Fellowship is named in honor of Emory R. Rodgers, who spent more than four decades devoting himself to the building safety profession and to the creation and ongoing development of the International Codes.

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