First Annual John A. Penney Scholarship

John A. Penney Scholarship recipients, Penney family, IBEW Local 103, NECA Greater Boston, and JATC

John A. Penney Scholarship

Congratulations to the first-ever recipients of the John A. Penney Scholarship: Glayce MirandaSena of J&M Brown Company, Yeymi Verde of J&M Brown Company, and Jordan Knott of Gaston Electric!

IBEW Local 103 is thrilled to partner with the Penney family and NECA Greater Boston electrical contractors to award the first annual John A. Penney Scholarship to these deserving first-year apprentices.

The recipients each received $1,000 from the scholarship in recognition of their determination and commitment to excellence in learning the electrical trade.

John A. Penney founded his own union electrical contracting business, the John A. Penney Company, Inc., in 1973. John’s family founded the scholarship after he passed away last year to carry on his legacy, and to give back to the union and Greater Boston community which were such a big part of John’s life.

Scholarship recipient Yeymi Verde from Chelsea (center)

Scholarship recipient Glayce Miranda-Sena from Woburn (center)

The fund aims to further support access to education and job opportunities for new students at the Boston JATC, where students earn full pay and benefits while they learn the electrical or telecommunications trade.

Scholarship recipient Jordan Nott from Billerica (center)

IBEW Local 103 Business Manager/Financial Secretary Lou Antonellis (left), and JATC Training Director Chris Sherlock (right)