LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Educational and Cultural Trust
Fund of the Electrical Industry upon the occasion of its 66th Annual
Scholarship Awards Program on April 5, 2014

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry upon
the occasion of its 66th Annual Scholarship Awards Program on April 5,
2014; and
WHEREAS, In 1948, Local Union No. 3, I.B.E.W. requested Father Kelley,
Chairman of the New York State Labor Relations Board, acting in his
individual capacity, to guide the Election Board of Local Union No. 3,
I.B.E.W. in the conduct of its election of officers; and
WHEREAS, In lieu of payment for his highly praised services, Father
Kelley suggested a scholarship be established in his name at the Cornell
School of Industrial and Labor Relations; and
WHEREAS, Subsequently, the Father William J. Kelley, O.M.I. Scholar-
ship Program became the first scholarship awarded by Local Union No. 3;
and
WHEREAS, This esteemed scholarship, and the program it generated, was
unique for its time within the union movement and within the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The first year, two other scholarships were established: one
honoring A. Lincoln Bush, a noted electrical contractor and first Chair-
man of the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry; and a second
named for William A. Hogan, Financial Secretary, Local Union No. 3;
and
WHEREAS, Each succeeding year, additional scholarships were added,
most honoring great men within the electrical industry; a special minor-
ity scholarship was introduced in 1969, honoring the late Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., and a fellowship was dedicated to the memory of Dean
Harry Carman of Columbia University, the educator who played a major
role in further developing the process of education for Local Union No.
3, I.B.E.W. members; and
WHEREAS, The value of the scholarships has increased to reflect the
rising cost of education, and may now be used to attain a degree in
nearly any chosen field of study; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that when educa-
tional programs of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to
our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citi-
zens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Indus-
try upon the occasion of its 66th Annual Scholarship Awards Program on
April 5, 2014; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical
Industry.