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The Hundred Year Association of New York was founded in 1927 to recognize and reward dedication and service to the City of New York by businesses and organizations that have been in operation in the City for a century or more and by individuals who have devoted their lives to the City as City employees.

The Association also provides services to its members to promote to the public their history and contributions to the educational and civic affairs of New York and to preserve, foster and perpetuate high ideals and worthy traditions that have been handed down through the years in the business and professional life of the City of New York. It also stands ready to use the background of experience of its members for the common good as opportunity arises; and to aid and counsel those less experienced whose success would contribute substantially to the City’s business and civic fabric.

The Hundred Year Association of New York is a not-for-profit organization, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Membership

Any association, corporation, partnership or individual proprietorship whose continuity in its own right, or as successor to an organization in business for over 100 years is eligible for membership. Organizations 75 years or older may join as associate members.

Individuals can join the Association's 'Century Society.'

Notable current members include ConEdison, Keyspan Corporation, The Chief-Civil Service Leader, The Brooklyn Bar Association, Rosenwach Tank Company, John Gallin & Son, Hagedorn & Company, Leys, Christie & Company, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Henry W. T. Mali & Company, New York University, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Bowne & Co., The New York Post, Dancker, Sellew & Douglas, James Thompson & Co., Atlantic Mutual Companies, The Bank of New York, Richmond County Savings Bank, E. J. Electric, Emmet, Marvin & Martin, Scientific American, The Hotel Wales, The Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York and Ferrara Cafe. Consolidated Edison, Inc. ... Diversity Keyspan received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, known more commonly as Paul Hastings, is an international law firm with over 1,100 attorneys and 18 offices worldwide. ... Bowne & Co. ... The first edition of The New York Post of July 6, 2004 incorrectly declared that U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry would choose U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt to be his vice-presidential running mate that day (in reality, Kerry chose John Edwards). ... The Bank of New York NYSE: BK, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784, is the oldest bank in the United States and has a distinguished history of serving clients around the world through its five primary businesses: Securities Servicing and Global Payment Services Private Client Services and Asset Management Corporate... Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. ...

Officers

The Association is led by elected officers and a Board of Governors. The current Chairman is Richard A. Cook and the current President is Clinton W. Blume, III. The Association's Executive Director is Luke Vander Linden.

Past presidents have included James A. Farley. In American history, James Farley led the Bonus army in 1932. ...

Public Service Awards & College Scholarships

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg delivers the keynote address at The Hundred Year Association of New York's 2006 Award Ceremony.

Initiated in 1958, the Association grants the 'Isaac Liberman Public Service Awards' annually to career New York City civil servants who have excelled beyond their normal duties during the course of the year. Employees are nominated by their supervisor and department's commissioner or director and awards are determined by the Association's Awards Committee in conjunction with the City of New York's Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

The public service awards are named for Isaac Liberman, founder of The Hundred Year Association when he was president of Arnold Constable Stores in Brooklyn.

The annual 'E. Virgil Conway College Scholarships' are awarded to the sons and daughters of New York City employees every year. They are named after E. Virgil Conway, who conceived of the scholarship program in 1971.

More than $1,000,000 has been granted since the awards program’s conception 48 years ago.

Gold Medal Awards

Each year since 1930, The Association has presented its 'Gold Medal Award' "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York." While typically presented to a single individual, the award has been granted on occasion to more than one person or an organization.

Past winners have been:

1965 Gold Medal Award winner David Rockefeller

1930 The Honorable Julius Miller Julius Miller (1880-1955) was a Manhattan Borough President from 1922 to 1930, who is best remembered for pushing through the West Side Elevated Highway from 72nd Street to the tip of Manhattan. ...

1931 Mr. Harvey Dow Gibson

1932 The Honorable Samuel Seabury Samuel Seabury The Right Reverend Samuel Seabury (November 30, 1729 – February 25, 1796), was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. ...

1933 The Honorable Grover A. Whalen

1934 The Honorable Robert Moses Robert Moses with a model of his proposed Battery Bridge Robert Moses (December 18, 1888–July 29, 1981) was the master builder of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and other suburbs. ...

1935 Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

1936 The Honorable Thomas E. Dewey Thomas Dewey - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

1937 Mr. James Speyer

1938 Mrs. August Belmont

1939 Mr. Cleveland E. Dodge

1940 The Honorable Fiorello H. LaGuardia Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Republican Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. ...

1946 His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Mrs. Ogden Reid Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman, (4 May 1889–2 December 1967) was an American prelate, the ninth bishop and sixth archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. ...

1947 Mr. Frederick H. Ecker

1948 The Honorable William O‘Dwyer ODwyer (left) visiting a cancer-ravaged Babe Ruth in 1948. ...

1949 Dr. Millicent C. McIntosh

1950 Mr. Oscar Hammerstein II, Mr. Richard Rodgers For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... For more on his work with his two partners, see Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein. ...

Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani receives the Association's 1998 Gold Medal Award, presented by Time Warner President Richard D. Parsons and Former Association President Richard A. Cook.

1951 Mr. Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Cover of Time Magazine (December 27, 1926) Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. ...

1952 The Honorable Howard S. Cullman

1953 The Honorable John Hay Whitney John Hay Whitney (August 27, 1904 in Ellsworth, Maine – February 8, 1982), colloquially known as Jock Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune, and a member of the Whitney family. ...

1954 Mr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger Arthur Hays-Sulzberger (1891 - 1968) was the publisher of the New York Times (1935-61). ...

1955 Brigadier General David Sarnoff David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891–December 12, 1971) led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities shortly after its founding in 1919 to his retirement in 1970. ...

1956 The Honorable Robert J. Wagner

1957 Mr. Keith S. McHugh

1958 Mr. Samuel D. Leidesdorf Samuel David Leidesdorf, (1881-1968) internationally known accountant, recently inducted into the CPA Hall of Fame. ...

1959 Mr. John D. Rockefeller III John Davison Rockefeller 3rd (March 21, 1906 - July 10, 1978) was an industrialist, philanthropist, and member of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. ...

1960 Dr. Howard A. Rusk

1961 Mrs. Charles S. Guggenheimer

1962 The Honorable James A. Farley In American history, James Farley led the Bonus army in 1932. ...

1963 The Honorable Paul R. Screvane

1964 Mr. Edmund F. Wagner

1965 Mr. David Rockefeller David Rockefeller, Sr. ...

1966 Mr. Austin J. Tobin Austin J. Tobin (1903 - February 8, 1978), born in Brooklyn, served as the executive director of the Port of New York Authority, the precursor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, from 1942 until 1972. ...

1999 Gold Medal Awardee Robert R. Douglass and Dinner Chairman Charles J. Urstadt

1967 Mr. John A. Coleman

1968 Mr. Gustave L. Levy

1969 Mr. J. Victor Herd

1970 Mr. Jack I. Straus

1971 Mr. William S. Renchard

1972 Mr. Robert S. Curtiss

1973 Mr. Gilbert W. Fitzhugh

1974 Mr. Leonard H. Goldenson Leonard H. Goldenson (December 7, 1905 - December 27, 1999) was the first president of ABC. External links Leonard Goldenson at the Museum of Broadcast Communications Leonard H. Goldenson at the Internet Movie Database Categories: | | | | | ...

1975 Mr. George Champion

1976 Mr. William M. Ellinghaus

1977 Mr. Ellmore C. Patterson

1978 Mr. J. Henry Smith

1979 Mr. Charles F. Luce

Susan and Robert M. Johnson, 2000 Gold Medal Honoree and chairman and chief executive officer, Bowne & Co., Inc.

1980 Mr. Harry B. Helmsley Harry Helmsley (1909–1997) was a real estate mogul who built a company that became one of the biggest property holders in the United States. ...

1981 Mr. Richard R. Shinn

1982 Museum of the City of New York The Museum of the City of New York is an art and history museum founded in 1923 to present the history of New York City and its people. ...

1983 Dr. Edward J. Mortola

1984 Mr. J. Peter Grace J. Peter Grace (1913 - 1995) was a multimillionaire American industrialist and conglomerateur of Irish Catholic extraction. ...

1985 Mr. Gene F. Jankowski

1986 Mr. E. Virgil Conway

1987 Mr. Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. ...

1988 Mr. Delbert C. Staley

1989 Mr. John J. Phelan, Jr.

1990 Mr. Felix G. Rohatyn Felix G. Rohatyn (b. ...

1991 Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 7th Avenue, occupying the east stretch of 7th Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...

1992 Mr. William R. Chaney

1993 Mr. Tony Randall Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ...

1994 Mr. John F. McGillicuddy

1995 Mr. David A. Olsen

1996 Mr. Kenneth J. Gorman

Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau speaks after receiving The Hundred Year Association's 2005 Gold Medal as Chairman Richard A. Cook looks on.

1997 Mr. Simon J. Critchell

1998 The Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III, KBE (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001. ...

1999 Mr. Robert R. Douglass

2000 Mr. Robert M. Johnson Robert M. Johnson (born July 14, 1945), former publisher of Newsday, is now better-known as one of the most prominent men so far accused of child pornography offenses. ...

2001 Mr. Robert B. Catell, Mr. Charles J. Hamm

2002 Mr. Charles J. Urstadt

2003 The Right Reverend Mark S. Sisk

2004 The New York Post The first edition of The New York Post of July 6, 2004 incorrectly declared that U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry would choose U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt to be his vice-presidential running mate that day (in reality, Kerry chose John Edwards). ...

2005 The Honorable Robert M. Morgenthau Robert M. Morgenthau Robert Morris Morgenthau (born July 31, 1919) is currently the District Attorney for New York County, also known as Manhattan. ...

2006 The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly Raymond W. Kelly Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the current Commissioner of the New York City Police Department and the first person to hold the post for two nonconsecutive tenures. ...

External links

• The Hundred Year Association of New York website