Congratulate Jessie Gobin, the Recipient of the ECABC Jack Funk Scholarship

The information for the scholarship was posted to the IBEW 993 website in June. Jessie took the initiative to apply and was the lucky recipient of the $1000 scholarship.

The ECABC Jack Funk Scholarship was open to registered apprentices enrolled in Years 1-4 of their electrical apprenticeship and employed by an ECABC contractor member can apply for the Jack Funk Scholarship. Applicants must be receiving their electrical apprenticeship training through an approved BC training institution.

There were six individual $1,000 scholarships available, including:

• Three (3) for electrical apprentices in Metro Vancouver
• One (1) for electrical apprentices on Vancouver Island
• One (1) for electrical apprentices in the Interior and Northern BC regions
• One (1) for a line technician apprentice

The ECABC Jack Funk Scholarship honours the memory of Jack Funk, a long-time electrical contractor and leader in British Columbia. Jack ran his electrical contracting business for 45 years and served as President of ECABC from 1994 to 1996. These scholarships reflect his commitment to training and supporting future generations of electrical workers and electrical contractors.

You can get more information and the details on applying on the ECABC website.