The Association’s college scholar program was founded in 1971 to assist academically qualified sons and daughters of career civil service employees in obtaining a college education. Selection is based on scholastic achievement, leadership and commitment, and a record of school and community service.

College scholars are determined by the awards committee, based on written applications from approximately 150 high school seniors and college students. Eligibility requires that a parent be a permanent civil service employee and that the gross family income is less that $93,000.

College scholarships range from $6,000 to $1,000. The top award is named a Charles E. Inniss College Scholar in memory of an officer of National Grid (formerly KeySpan Energy) who was dedicated to education and community service in New York City.

Scholarship sponsors join the Mayor and commissioners in presenting their awards at City Hall and are honored as part of the Association’s Governor’s Council. To join The Hundred Year Association in honoring these exceptional students or to learn how to apply for a scholarship, please contact the Association or call 212-922-0791.

2009 Awards Ceremony Honors Career Public Servants and Their Exceptional Sons and Daughters

Luke Vander Linden : December 21, 2009 : Association News, Awards, Members, The E. Virgil Conway College Scholarships, The Isaac Liberman Public Service Awards

The Hundred Year Association of New York honored the 2009 winners of the Isaac Liberman Public Service Awards and E. Virgil Conway College Scholarships in a special ceremony on December 16, 2009. Department of Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner Martha K. Hirst lead the event, held at One Police Plaza.

Each year, the Hundred Year Association reviews the achievements of City employees to identify those who, through dedication beyond their job descriptions, have provided outstanding service to the people of New York City. The Association also awards scholarships for the children of career civil servants. Winners are chosen by an Awards Committee. Recipients of the awards receive between $1,000 and $6,000. The 25 winners this year were granted $54,000.

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2009 E. Virgil Conway College Scholars

Luke Vander Linden : December 21, 2009 : Association News, Awards, The E. Virgil Conway College Scholarships
Tiffani Branch

Tiffani Branch
Charles E. Inniss College Scholar

National Grid
$6,000
Tiffani Branch is the daughter of Noreen Branch, a paraprofessional at the Department of Education. Ms. Branch is a graduate of Townsend Harris High School and a student at Stony Brook University.

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College scholar gets research post at Brookhaven Labs

The 100 Year Report : September 10, 2009 : The E. Virgil Conway College Scholarships
College Scholar Scott Gordon at 2008's Richard A. Cook Gold Medal Award Dinner

College Scholar Scott Gordon at 2008's Richard A. Cook Gold Medal Award Dinner

Steere Family Foundation College Scholar, Scott Gordon, spent the summer of 2009 at Brookhaven National Labratories’ Center for Functional Nanomaterials studying nanostructured photovoltaic devices.

Inclusion in this program is a prestigious assignment for the chemistry major who only just completed his freshman year.

Scott admits, “We spend a lot of time scratching our heads trying to figure things out, but inevitably we learn something new at the end of every day. This is the best on-the-job experience I could hope for.”

For those of you scratching your heads about what “nanostructured photovoltaic devices” could possibly be, they are equipment related to solar energy conversion – much-needed materials in this “green” age.

Scott is the son of Howard Gordon, an Emergency Medical Technician with the FDNY.

Justyna Widera, Scott’s Professor at Adelphi University, says that he seems comfortable in the research setting, and is enthusiastic and diligent in his work.  We expected no less.

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