Robert McAllister (`42) Giving Back

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Cal Maritime
Robert McAllister (‘42)
Giving Back
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Homecoming
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THE MAGA Z INE O F
Cal Maritime
Cal Maritime is published for the alumni,
faculty, staff, students, donors, parents, and
friends of the California Maritime Academy.
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Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: (707) 654-1720
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Cover photo: Robert McAllister (‘42) has been
a long-standing contributor to Cal Maritime
and today is the single most generous private
supporter of the institution. A profile of Mr.
McAllister appears on page 2.
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on June 3rd, 2009, Cal Maritime officially marked its 80th year of service.
The history of the school actually goes back to 1874, when Congress authorized
the Navy to give vessels to states to establish nautical schools. At that time only
three states — Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania — took them up on the
offer.
On June 2, 1929, California Governor C.C. Young signed State Assembly Bill
253, authorizing the establishment of The California Nautical School to give
practical and theoretical instruction in navigation, seamanship, steam engines, gas
engines and electricity in order to prepare young men for service in the
American merchant marine.
A year later, the SS Henry County was assigned to the new
school — a 261-foot World War I-era freighter reactivated from
the mothball fleet, re-commissioned and sailed from the east
coast to San Francisco for renovation and renaming as the USS
California State.
Meanwhile a Board of Governors was established and leased
the old Navy Fuel Depot — a coaling station at California City
(now Tiburon) for the ship. Initial entrance exams were offered at
the start of 1931 and a first class of 56 cadets reported for instruction (44
of them graduating in August of 1933).
California State was readied at the end of 1931 and made its first training voyage
to South America and Washington D.C. (where cadets met President Herbert
Hoover) in 1932.
In ensuing years, the school had to constantly overcome shortages of funds
and repeated threats of closure. However, with the outbreak of World War II, the
demand for skilled mariners gave new life and purpose to the institution, which
relocated to its present site on Morrow Cove at Vallejo, CA in 1943.
In 1995 Cal Maritime became a part of the California State University System.
Today Cal Maritime is one of seven U.S. maritime academies and the only one
on the West Coast. Its graduates are highly sought after for their combination of
maturity, experience, commitment, focus and global awareness.
Happy 80th Cal Maritime!
President’s Letter
California’s deep budget crisis has hit The
California State University (CSU) system, of which we are a part,
especially hard. It translates to a 17% cut in our state-funded
budget, action by the CSU Trustees to raise student fees 30%,
and unpaid furloughs for most of our
staff — amounting to an annual pay cut of
about 10%. However, our campus family
is committed to our primary mission:
education of our students, without a loss
in program quality and effectiveness. To
do that, we’re implementing hiring and
promotional freezes, limiting travel and
purchases, and continuing efforts to identify
new cost efficiencies. But the story is not all grim.
• A new 132-bed residence hall opens this month, closing a longstanding shortage of on-campus living space for students and
helping us build a greater sense of involvement by students in
educational programs and campus life.
• Our new $13 million Simulation Center is now fully operational
and one of the most advanced facilities of its type in the world. It
greatly expands hands-on opportunities for cadets, and gives us
the ability to link simulation rooms for multiple-vessel (e.g. tug
and tanker) training programs. The Center was the focal point
for a first-ever campus-wide emergency training drill (Page XX)
involving all of our cadet majors. Private industry is also using the
Center for basic and refresher training for vessel personnel.
• Private giving to Cal Maritime has set new records, including
additional funds from alumnus Robert McAllister (D-42), and a
$3 million grant from ABS.
• Our Spring Gala and Fall Golf Tournament fund-raisers have
both set new records this past year as well.
• And, our enrollment remains at record high levels
• We’re also seeing expanded involvement of our alumni, through
class gifts, participation in campus and regional programs, and
attendance at Homecoming.
We’re expecting another record turnout October 9-11 and
if yours is an anniversary class (ending in 4 or 9), come see old
friends, enjoy our all-classes dinner on the quadrangle and ride
along for our annual “Day on the Bay” on San Francisco Bay aboard
Golden Bear Sunday the 11th. Visit the alumni section of our www.
csum.edu website for more information and on-line registration.
Contact classmates via our special website tools and come back to
campus. See you there!
William B. Eisenhardt, President
Greetings from the Association President
During an Association Board Retreat earlier this
year, we launched several initiatives to expand the Association and
better support current students and fellow alums.
Speaking of connections, if you’re a Facebook user, search for
“Cal Maritime” and join the campus Facebook group. It’s another
way to remain connected with friends.
Cal Maritime Mentoring
I Support Cal Maritime
Based on student and alumni feedback, the Association is creating
a mentoring program establishing a consistent format for grads
to apply to become mentors, and for students and grads to obtain
mentor support. See page 34 of this magazine for information about
this new and exciting program. Mentorship is a great way to share
your experience with a student or younger grad!
BETTER ALUMNI NETWORKING
In recent years, volunteer Class Secretaries have helped gather
detailed information about their respective classmates. See pages
27-33xxx for current Class Notes. However, if you don’t see any
Notes from your class, it may be because no one has volunteered to
be your Class Secretary. Contact me at kpasse@comcast.net if you
would like to help with this program. Working with your classmates
you’ll soon have contact information for your entire class. Everyone
knows someone who knows someone! Soon enough, you’ll be
planning for a significant class reunion, and you’ll be well prepared!
How Connected Are You?
Our Cal Maritime family is not only multi-generational, but also
multi-sibling. Dads and moms, sons and daughters, and brothers and
sisters are grads. If you know of connections like these from your
era, contact Silvia Regalado in the Cal Maritime alumni office at
sregalado@csum.edu.
The Cal Maritime Alumni Association is focused on friend-raising,
and the CMA Foundation on fund-raising. Recently, the Association
eliminated payment of dues as a condition
of membership. Anyone who attended Cal
Maritime is automatically an Association
member. However, while you will never
get a fundraising call from the Association,
support of Cal Maritime through the
Foundation remains crucial. The impacts of
the California budget crisis noted above by
President Eisenhardt make private support
Ken Passé
even more important today. You will see new
references to this campaign as “I Support Cal Maritime.”
A generous corporate donor has granted up to $50,000 to
match cadet scholarship contributions by other donors. That can
double the value of your donation this year. What a great way to
support our cadets in these difficult economic times. When you are
contacted by the CMA Foundation, be sure to make your donation
and say “I Support Cal Maritime.”
Sincerely,
Ken Passé (E ‘69), Alumni Association President
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Robert McAllister
Ask Robert McAllister about his life and his reaction
is low key. “Perhaps I should have kept a diary,” he says, but at 90
years old his memories are still strong and vivid. They chronicle a
life that has taken him from the challenges of World War II to civilian
maritime service and a long career as a pilot on the Panama Canal.
“I was 21 when I came to Cal Maritime in 1939,” he said. “I had
taken courses in civil engineering at Marin Junior College and then
gone to Stanford for six months, but I had always loved the sea and
decided to apply to Cal Maritime. There were about 35-40 students
in my class when I enrolled. We all lived on the training ship at
the Tiburon Navy coaling station. I remember taking the ferry to
Sausalito from San Francisco and getting there too late to catch the
last connection to Tiburon. It was a long walk back to the ship.”
The school’s training program was then three years, but with the
start of World War II, was fast-tracked. McAllister and his classmates
got their diplomas six months early in February of 1942. “I headed
straight for the Coast Guard office and took five days of exams to
obtain my unlimited license as a 3rd deck officer.”
McAllister immediately boarded the Matson luxury liner Lurline
for a pair of Hawaiian voyages, transporting women, children and the
elderly back to the U.S. mainland soon after Pearl Harbor. “The ship
was then refitted as a troop transport and we made several trips to
Adelaide, Australia, carrying as many as 8,000 soldiers per voyage.”
With heightened wartime demand for skilled mariners, McAllister
attained his Captain’s license just two years after graduating. He
served on seven different Liberty ships — the workhorses of the war
for moving men and materiel. He sailed throughout the Pacific, from
the Aleutians to Australia and around the world. “One voyage took
us across the Pacific and around the globe to the East Coast. I joined
several other ship officers for a memorable plane ride back to the
I hope in future years today’s students
will give back to the school so another
generation of cadets can have the chance
to complete their education as I did.”
West Coast. It was a DC-3 with nothing but a long bench for seating.
We flew into Albuquerque, NM on one engine after the other began
leaking, and finally back to L.A. and a last hop to San Francisco
where I was immediately given another assignment.”
One of those involved transporting food and munitions for the
attack on Iwo Jima. “We were part of the second wave of shipping to
reach the island and several times we were in smoke screens to try
and hide us from Japanese artillery on shore and kamikaze attackers.”
With the end of the war later that year, McAllister continued
service as a captain of Liberty ships. “In the months after the war, I
made a pair of voyages from the Gulf to transport American grain to
Germany for post-war food relief under the Marshall Plan.”
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A chance encounter led to the next chapter in McAllister’s life.
“I was transporting a luxury yacht to the Caribbean around 1950
and passed through the Panama Canal. I learned they were taking
applications for pilots. I filled one out and was hired four months
later. My very first job was guiding an Essex-class U.S. aircraft carrier
through the Canal. The sight lines from the ship’s bridge weren’t
good for going through the Canal, so I spent most of the trip standing
on the flight deck at one side of the bow and relayed my commands.”
McAllister served as a Canal pilot from 1951 to 1975 and during
that time, shepherded everything from the nuclear-powered U.S.
vessel Savannah to submarines, warships, liners and luxury yachts.
Highlights of his career included piloting his first wartime ship,
Lurline once again (then under Greek ownership as the Ellenis) and
later the latest Cal Maritime training ship Golden Bear during a Canal
transit. “I remember coming on the bridge and meeting one of my
old instructors. He was really surprised to see me.”
Life as a pilot and a resident of Panama also brought McAllister
into contact with the woman who would become his wife of 48
years, Edith Trowbridge McAllister. “Her father had worked on
construction of the Canal and she worked as a Spanish interpreter for
American physicians treating Hispanic patients in the Zone.”
After his retirement, the McAllisters moved to Florida. With
his wife’s death in 2001, McAllister established The Robert and
Edith McAllister Endowment. His initial gift of $800,000 has been
supplemented with additional contributions pushing his total giving
to over $1 million, making him the largest single private donor to the
Academy in its 80-year history. He has advised the school that a final
bequest will come to the University upon his passing.
“I was fortunate in many ways,” he says in reflection. “I worked
in a field I loved and I invested with a long-term perspective. It just
seemed natural to give back to the school that did so much to help
me start my long career as a captain and pilot. I hope in future years
today’s students will give back to the school so another generation of
cadets will have the chance to complete their education as I did.”
ABS — Major Grant/Expanded Scholarships
The American Bureau of
Shipping (ABS) of Houston, TX, one of
the world’s largest marine classification
societies, has made a gift to Cal
Maritime of $3 million. In addition,
ABS expanded its already generous
scholarship funding for outstanding
junior and senior engineering cadets
from $60,000 to $100,000 annually.
Calling it “a wonderful way to mark
our 80th anniversary,” President William
B. Eisenhardt said the gift, the largest
corporate donation ever received by
the University, will be used to help
create the ABS School of Maritime
Policy and Management. It includes
the International Business and Logistics
and Global Studies and Maritime Affairs
majors, with their focus on the business
of maritime transportation, logistics,
policy, history, security, the environment
and maritime law.
Advancement Vice President Tom
Dunworth said the expanded scholarship
support is comparable to the return
on a multimillion dollar endowment.
“It reflects ongoing expansion of
private support from alumni and
friends, foundations, businesses and
non-profit organizations at a time of
rapid change and challenge. Public
funding provides the basics for higher
education. Private support underwrites
the margin of excellence.”
Dr. Donna Nincic, Chair of Global
Studies, notes, “You can’t operate a
business today without running into
policy matters. That’s why education
in critical thinking and communication
is so important. We want to educate
students who are ‘promotable’ — who
can analyze, learn and grow as they
move forward. Business leaders tell us
that there is a real shortage of trained
personnel with a critical mix of business
skills and a broader understanding of
international trade and transportation,
logistics, maritime security, law, history
and the environment. The ABS School
will help us address these areas.”
Academic Dean Stephen Kreta adds,
“The ABS School of Maritime Policy and
Management will provide our graduates
with a detailed understanding of
maritime issues and the skills to help
make them immediately successful in
today’s global workforce.”
Plans call for a portion of the
ABS gift to be used to convert and
upgrade the existing Radar Laboratory
building into an expanded classroom
and meeting facility, with work to get
underway within the next year. The
upgrade will be especially valuable,
given the ongoing shortage of larger
classrooms on campus.
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commencement2009
Ignoring gray skies, nearly 1,000
students, faculty, staff, and families and
friends of graduates gathered under a
large tent on the quadrangle for 2009
Commencement exercises on Saturday,
May 2nd. 157 students received their
diplomas, culminating a day of honors
and recognition for outstanding students
and scholars and morning commissioning
ceremonies for students
headed for service
in the U.S.
Navy, Coast
Guard, and
Merchant
Marine.
Admiral
Robert E.
Kramek
(L-R) CSU Trustee Henry Mendoza,
was the
Adm. Robert Kramek, CSU Trustee
CommenceCraig Smith and Cal Maritime
ment
President William B.Eisenhardt
speaker and
also received
an Honorary Degree
from the Academy and the
California State University for his
long and distinguished service to the
maritime industry. Adm. Kramek, an
honors graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard
Academy, attended postgraduate schools
at the University of Michigan, Johns
Hopkins University and the University
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of Alaska. He holds Master of Science
Degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
and Engineering Management. He
attended the U.S. Naval War College,
graduating with Highest Distinction,
and completed the prestigious Capstone
program at the National Defense
University’s Institute of Higher Defense
Studies. Adm. Kramek most recently
served as President, Chief Operating
Officer and Board Member of the
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS),
having joined the firm as President
and Chief Operating Officer of the ABS
Americas Division. Since departing ABS,
Adm. Kramek has led the Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
and helped establish new Society
chapters in Canada and Greece. He
currently serves as a maritime advisor
and consultant, and is a member of
several corporate and non-profit boards.
Prior to service with ABS, Adm.
Kramek was Commandant of the United
States Coast Guard, retiring from that
post as a four-star Admiral. During
his tenure, he guided the service’s
efforts to assist other countries in the
development of their own sea-based law
enforcement agencies.
In his remarks, Adm. Kramek reminded
the audience of the vital importance
of maritime trade and transportation
to the economy of the U.S. and the
world. He also pointed out to the
graduates that their skills were critical
to sustaining that commerce and to
protecting the world’s oceans both
strategically and environmentally.
President William B. Eisenhardt
reminded graduates of the life-long
need to sustain the highest standards
of ethics in all that they do. “You will
be challenged and tested,” he said.
“Look into the mirror each day and
remember that ultimately you have to
answer to yourself and those around
you for your actions.”
Proud families captured photos of
their graduated cadets on the campus
waterfront after commencement.
Homecoming
October 9-11, 2009
Returning members of the alumni classes of June
1943 (the WW 2-era program was accelerated and
saw twice-yearly graduations) and 1958 returned for
the 2008 Homecoming Weekend. This year, classes
ending in ‘4 and ‘9 will be feted.
Cal Maritime is preparing to receive Reunion
Classes ending in 4s and 9s for Homecoming 2009 including
members of the 50th Reunion class of 1959. Mark your calendar
for the October 9th through 11th weekend. Some highlights:
• Friday, October 9th, join us from 4-6 p.m. for a “Welcome
Back” reception at the Courtyard by Marriott. It’s a great time to
greet old friends and kick off the weekend with the renewal of
friendships and reminiscing that make Homecoming such a special
event.
• Saturday, October 10th, we’ll have a general meeting of the
Alumni Association at 9:30 and a “State of the Campus” address
from campus leadership. Individual classes will gather for reunion
luncheons on the waterfront. The 50th year class, as is traditional,
will be guests of President and Mrs. William Eisenhardt at their
campus residence. We’ll also be taking group photos of all the
returning classes.
• Speaking of photos, you can help our library staff “ID the
photos.” Look through our archives, often organized by class years,
and help us figure out who was in the picture when it was taken
and/or what was happening.
• You can attend a varsity soccer game Saturday afternoon at
Bodnar field, visit our new campus residence hall (see related
story) and tour the Academy’s new state-of-the-art Simulation
Center. At 5:30, join us for our annual all-classes Homecoming
dinner under the tent on the Quadrangle.
• On Sunday, it’s our annual “Day on the Bay” cruise aboard Golden
Bear — a day of friendship, fun, good food, music and one of the
best seats on San Francisco Bay. You can watch the city skyline
from a unique vantage point, the panorama of boats and ships and
exciting aerobatic displays by the Navy Blue Angels and others.
Our “Day on the Bay” cruise is always popular and fills up
fast, so be sure to make your reservations now to enjoy this
annual event, giving you one of the “best seats in the house.”
Visit the Cal Maritime Alumni Website at
www.alumni.csum.edu, click on the
Events link on the left side of the
page and choose Homecoming for
the latest details on the weekend’s
events and how you can sign up.
Be sure to check online
Class Notes as well
and see who else is
planning on coming.
See you in October.
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TRAINING CRUISE 2009: A CHANGE OF COURSE
Crew aboard Baydelta Maritime’s Delta Billie heave a line to cadets on the Golden Bear in preparation for docking at San Francisco.
If one of the goals of the
educational process at Cal Maritime is
helping students learn to adapt to rapid
changes in the workplace and a rapidly
changing world, this year’s summer training
voyage to the West Coast of the Americas
taught those lessons and then some.
Training Ship Golden Bear, skippered
by professor and Capt. Paul Leyda (’75)
departed on schedule May 3rd with a
unique start…a full day of training and
exercises on San Francisco Bay, including
anchoring and maneuvering in the
approaches to the Ports of Richmond and
Oakland and then berthing on the San
Francisco waterfront. Cadets hit the deck
at a fast pace and got some great hands-on
experience from the bridge to the engine
room. Bay-area tug companies including
AmNav, Baydelta Maritime, Crowley,
Foss and Starlight donated the use of
their powerful boats to assist with closequarter maneuvers, including 180-degree
rotations in the Richmond and Oakland
basins. Cadets got a chance to ride along
and take the controls under supervision of
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tug employees and Cal Maritime faculty
and staff. Retired San Francisco Bar Pilot
and Cal Maritime alum Bill Atthowe (’75)
donated his piloting services and spent
much of the day providing instruction and
counsel to cadets on the bridge.
Golden Bear hosted a reception for area
alumni and friends on the San Francisco
waterfront that evening and then departed
the next morning (in the usual fog).
Following additional training exercises in
the waters around Catalina Island, the ship
then headed for Panama, Chile, Ecuador
and Mexico before returning to Long Beach
at the end of June for changeover and
another area reception.
Unfortunately, an outbreak of Type
A influenza was reported among some
members of the departing first-voyage
team, but the symptoms didn’t appear until
they were headed homeward. Golden Bear
had departed for its second cruise and soon
reported a small number of similar cases
aboard. Faculty, medical staff and crew
initiated procedures to contain the spread
by isolating those with symptoms and their
cabin mates. In all cases, the flu ran its
course with full recoveries.
As a measure of precaution however, a
decision was made by Cal Maritime and
representatives of the Texas Maritime
Academy contingent aboard to alter the
itinerary. After an initial call in Panama, the
ship set sail for Hawaii with August calls
in Honolulu and Lahaina before returning
to Vallejo at the end of the month and the
start of a new academic year.
Golden Bear Commanding Officer Capt.
Harry Bolton (’78) praised everyone aboard
for their professionalism and skills in
managing events and developing alternatives
to sustain the cruise training program and
the time-at-sea vital to maritime track
licensure, and give students an interesting
and diverse set of port calls. “Some things
we teach aren’t spelled out in text books,”
he noted. “This summer’s cruise certainly
proved that.”
Reports and photos from this year’s
voyage can be found on the Follow the
Voyage ’09 link from the homepage of the
campus website (www.csum.edu).
Upper right: Retired San Francisco Bar
Pilot and Cal Maritime alum Bill Atthowe
(’75) donated his pilotage services as
did numerous Bay Area maritime service
providers to make the first day of the 2009
Cal Maritime training cruise a truly hands-on
learning experience for cadets.
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annual giving
a report on the activities of the california maritime academy foundation 2008–2009
The 2008-09 fiscal year proved to be the most productive
in the history of the CMA Foundation. The Foundation, the
charitable division of the Academy, recorded more than
$1.5 million in charitable cash gifts. Donors sent gifts to
fund endowments for scholarships, to create a new ‘School of
Policy and Management’, for athletics, faculty support and a
wide array of other school programs. This success was achieved
despite a world wide economic environment that is the worst
in modern memory.
Our success is due to the commitment of our cadets and
faculty to a curriculum that demands commitment and hard work.
That commitment, in turn, inspires the men and women who
volunteer their time on the Cal Maritime Foundation Board of
Directors to donate and encourage others to donate.
There are three highlights that need special recognition.
The first is the gift of $3 million to be paid over five years
from ABS (see page 3) to create the new ABS School of Policy
and Management. This new program will equip our students for
positions in management after their sea-going time is over. ABS
has committed an additional $100,000 each year for scholarships.
The second highlight is the continuing generosity of Capt.
Robert McAllister ’42. With his most recent gift of $200,000 he
has now exceeded $1 million in lifetime giving, and has promised
an additional gift as a bequest in his estate.
Our third highlight was the continuing success of our annual
Gala and the CMA Alumni Foundation Golf Tournament. The Gala
netted more than $140,000 for scholarships and other programs,
and was judged by all to be a ‘great
party.’ The annual Golf Tournament
brought in $40,000 for scholarships.
We send our thanks to the men and
women who volunteered to make these
events a success.
The CMA Foundation is charged
with raising money for scholarships,
for faculty programs and all of the
other activities on campus. The
Academy depends on the generosity
of everyone who has benefited from
being part of the CMA family. On
behalf of the men and women of the Foundation, I would like to
thank all of you for your generosity and your continuing support
in the year ahead.
Thomas C. Dunworth, Executive Director
The California Maritime Academy Foundation
The California Maritime Academy Foundation Report of Charitable Giving
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
The California Maritime Academy’s success is due, in large part, to the generous financial support we have received
from alumni, parents, friends, foundations, organizations and corporations. It is with great pleasure that we present
the Report of Charitable Giving for The California Maritime Academy Foundation. We would like to thank all of those
listed in this report for their loyalty and commitment to Cal Maritime.
President's Circle
The President’s Circle was formed in the spring of 2000 to help provide a continued source of unrestricted support
to help the president answer Cal Maritime’s unexpected needs. Members of the President’s Circle are alumni, parents,
friends, and business and community leaders who form a circle of support for the Academy.
Corporate Circle ($10,000+)
Robert (‘47) and Nancy Whalen
Admiral’s Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)
Miles Davis, ‘65
Denny (‘46) and Ruth McLeod
Robert and Maura Morey
1929 Circle ($2,500 - $4,999)
Joseph (‘42) and Bobbie Cleary
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Maritime Circle ($1,000 - $2,499)
Jerry (‘62) and Carol Aspland
James Bryant, ‘56
Sandra Chavez
Gary and Erin Deblaquiere
William (‘56) and Carolyn Doherty
Alan Dougall, ‘42
William and Kathryn Eisenhardt
William (‘47) and Juanita Froelich
Beau Gouig, ‘04
Ann Grove
Harbor Industrial Services Corp.
John and Marilyn Harris
Richard and Katherine Haynie
Lee and Helga Kerschner
Brad (‘81) and Sarah Klann
Lawrence (‘76) and Lynn (‘76) Korwatch
Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc.
Jesse and Lani Moore
Alan Reid, ‘76
Joseph Rizza and Fran Walker-Rizza
Robert and Diane Shrewsbury
James (‘67) and Kristin Sutro
Jo Swerling, ‘54
Joseph Ursich, ‘47
Joan Wainwright
The Golden Bear Society
The Golden Bear Society honors those who provide for The California Maritime Academy in their estate plans. Donors who
have remembered the Academy with a bequest or deferred gift of any amount or type are invited to become members.
For more information about the Society, contact Tom Dunworth at tdunworth@csum.edu or (707) 654-1246.
Jerry (’62) and Carol Aspland
Arthur (’42) Behm Family
John (’54) and Phyllis Cade
Dick (’50) and Ann Cochran
James (’58) and Sandra Dafoe
Manuel and Ursula Esteves
Richard (’55) and Janice Hill
GIFTS RECEIVED
$1,000,000+
American Bureau of Shipping
$100,000+
Robert McAllister, ‘42
$50,000-$99,999
Captain David Lyman Maritime
Scholarship Committee
$20,000-$49,999
Richard Brenner
Marine Resources Group, Inc.
Bob and Judy Oliver
San Francisco Bar Pilots
$10,000-$19,999
Anonymous
Baydelta Maritime, Inc.
Chevron Shipping Co. LLC
ConocoPhillips
Foss Maritime - Seattle
Larry L. Hillblom Foundation,
Inc.
Marine Technical Services/
Dockside Machine & Ship
Repair
Society of Port Engineers-LA/LB
Valero Benicia Refinery
Robert (‘47) and Nancy Whalen
$5,000-$9,999
Advanced Cleanup Technologies,
Inc.
Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
American President Lines, Ltd
Association of Marine
Underwriters of SF
Board of Marine Underwriters of
San Francisco, Inc.
Chartwells College & University
Dining Services
Harold Huycke, Jr., ‘44
Bruce (’48) and Sue Johnston
Myrna Kingsbury
Thomas (’56) and Helene Lytle
Estate of Mrs. Margaret Martin
Robert McAllister, ‘42
James (’76) and Jill Morgan
Cox, Wootton, Griffin & Hansen,
LLP
Crowley Foundation
Miles Davis, ‘65
The Glosten Assoc., Inc.
Harley Marine Services, Inc.
Hornblower Cruises & Events
Jacobsen Pilot Service, Inc.
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial
Assn.
Matson Navigation Co.
Denny (‘46) and Ruth McLeod
Northrop Grumman
Robert (‘73) and Kathleen
Papenhausen
Robert (‘55) and Barbara Semans
William Strain, ‘50
Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery
Transas USA
Transmarine Navigation Corp.
Travelers
$2,500-$4,999
Jerry (‘62) and Carol Aspland
(Including gifts in memory
of Phil Arms, Harold Ramsden
and Frank LaBombard)
Bay Ship & Yacht Co.
Castor Americas Inc.
Cavotec Dabico US Inc.
Joseph (‘42) and Bobbie Cleary
Crowley Maritime Corp.
William and Kathryn Eisenhardt
(Including a gift in memory of
Phil Arms)
Michael and Patricia Esteves
Foss Maritime - Richmond
Hornblower Marine Services, Inc.
Hudson Marine Management
Services
IBM International Foundation
Ralph R. Peachman Estate
Giulana Gorlei-Pittsey
Joseph Rizza and Fran Walker-Rizza
Herbert Rosen, ‘50
William (’50) and Claudia Strain
Ralph Swany Family
Oliver Williams, ‘54
Kevin and Janey Kaster
Marine Express, Inc
Ports America
Puget Sound Pilots
Joseph Rizza and Fran WalkerRizza
Society of Port Engineers-SF
Christopher Swany
The Pasha Group
Valero Marketing Supply Co.
Van Pelt Construction
Douglas Webster
$1,000-$2,499
Alaska Tanker Company, LLC
William (‘78) and Sally Andrew
Manfred (‘63) and Floy Ann
Aschemeyer
William (‘75) and Paula Atthowe
Steven (‘80) and Gina Brady
James Bryant, ‘56
California Lithographers
Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc.
Sandra Chavez (Including a gift
in memory of Cadet Devin
Mellinger)
Chevron Matching Gift Program
CMA Athletic Teams
Eric Cooper, ‘05
Gary and Erin Deblaquiere
William and Marsha Dillon
Michael (‘73) and Phyllis Dindio
William (‘56) and Carolyn
Doherty
Ruth Dominiak
Alan Dougall, ‘42
Thomas and Judy Dunworth
Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.
Rebecca (‘81) and Charles
Engelberg
ExxonMobil Foundation
Greggory Frith, ‘01
William (‘47) and Juanita Froelich
Beau Gouig, ‘04
Ann Grove
Dane (‘68) and Donna Hanson
Harbor Industrial Services Corp.
John and Marilyn Harris
Hugh (‘73) and Rosita Harvey (In
memory of John Gamba, ‘73)
Richard and Katherine Haynie
Houston Pilots
Alan Johnson, ‘85
The Jones-Smith Foundation
David (‘03) Kahm and Shannon
Bekins
Keesal, Young & Logan
John (‘70) and Lindy (‘79’)
Keever
Lee and Helga Kerschner
Brad (‘81) and Sarah Klann
Lawrence (‘76) and Lynn (‘76)
Korwatch
Peter and Kristen Lane
Stephen and Cheryl MacLachlan
Isidore (‘73) and Karen Maggay
Marine Exchange of SF Bay
Region
Stephen and Laurel Mastro
Medic Ambulance Service, Inc.
Scott (‘83) and Kristin Merritt
Jesse and Lani Moore
Paul and Cindy Mossinger
Navy League of the U.S.Sacramento Council
Port of Oakland
Billy Prior
Alan Reid, ‘76
Robert and Diane Shrewsbury
Society of Am. Military Engineers
- NY Post
James (‘67) and Kristin Sutro
Philip Swany
Jo Swerling, ‘54
TouchNet Information Systems,
Inc.
Cal Maritime
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ON THE SCHOLARSHIP FRONT LINE
Cal Maritime Financial Aid Director Ken Walsh and
Financial Aid Counselor Deborah Dance have front
row seats when it comes to viewing the impact of the
current downturn in the global economy on cadets
and their parents worried about getting enough
financial aid to stay in school.
“Approximately three-quarters of our students
receive some form of financial aid,” Walsh says. “Some
of it comes as federal and state grants and loans. Private funding also plays a critical role.
“Last year our federal grants to students approached
$900,000. State support was nearly $650,000. Loans
topped $5,000,000. Today, with the economic downturn,
the need is stronger than ever. Parents are losing jobs or
working reduced hours, limiting their ability to pay for
their child’s education and qualify for loans. The federal
government has increased the size of grants and the limits
on federal education loan amounts, but we worry about
the volume of debt parents and students will have to pay
off after graduation. California’s budget crisis has led to
questions about the viability of Cal Grants and it is not
certain these will be paid in 2009-10. All this leaves
many students wrestling with the academic challenges
of higher education, while worrying over whether they
or their parents will be able to pay. Many students work on
campus or in part-time jobs to help make ends meet.”
Anyone seeking financial aid must fill out a FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) documenting
the applicant’s available assets. That information helps
determine the amount of aid they qualify for.
Walsh sits on Cal Maritime’s Foundation Scholarship
Committee which allocates proceeds from scholarship
funds given to the University by private donors. “While
we have to make very hard choices about who gets how
much, these private dollars often help close the final
gap in a student’s aid package and ensure they can stay
in school. It’s especially rewarding to us when a student
comes back after graduation or sends us a note or an
e-mail saying, ‘I couldn’t have gotten my degree without
that scholarship. Thank you.’ ‘I tell them, Don’t thank me.
Thank the people who gave the money for the scholarship.
Maybe you’ll be able to give back in a few years yourself.’
There are always students with need.”
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Joseph Ursich, ‘47
Joan Wainwright (Including gifts in
memory of Lysle Snow, ‘47 and
Edward Weller, ‘47)
Walther Engineering Services
Frank Wanek
Steve and Linda Ware
Western Towboat Co.
Frank and Helen Wheeler
James Wheeler
Frank (‘73) and Mary Whipple
World Fuel Services Americas, Inc.
$500-$999
Josephine Alexander
American Maritime Officers-FL
Linda Antonini
AT&T Foundation
John (‘48) and Patricia Ball
Blood Centers of the Pacific
Peter (‘68) and Susan Bonebakker
BP Fabric of America Fund
Robert Braddock
Taylor Campbell
Timothy Clearwater, ‘05
CMAAA Puget Sound Chapter
George Condon
Timothy (‘80) and Laurie Coombs
Philip and Nancy Crawford
Robert and Debra Creps
Nicholas Crescenzi, ‘05
James (‘63) and Patricia Duncan
Franklin Dye and Linda Freiwald
Edgewood Partners Insurance
Center
Leonard (‘63) and Kelly Exner
Richard (‘47) and Joeann Fiedler
(In memory of Lysle Snow, ‘47)
First Bank
FM Global Foundation
Kevin (‘91) and Lashawna Garnier
E. Norman (‘73) and Suzanne
George
Damon Gomes, ‘04
Douglas (‘78) and Loraina Hall
Bruce and Katharine Hartman
Inspectorate America Incorporated
James (‘67) and Jackie Jenkins
Beth Kirkpatrick (‘99) and Richard
Grout
Kiwanis Club of Vallejo
Klaus Lange Art Studio
Richard (‘73) and Carrie Lane
William (‘73) and Susan Lankford
Thomas (‘56) and Helene Lytle
M.E.R.I. Enterprises
Louis (‘64) and Irene Matta
Patricia Madigan
Paul and Janis Mahoney
Carl and Nancy Mampaey
K.H. (‘57) and Diana Mao
Stanley Mellier, ‘59
Charles (‘73) and Robbie Morrison
Office Max
Richard (‘73) and Barbara Oravetz
Holly (‘87) and Eric Osen
Pacific Transportation Association,
Inc.
Robert Pinder, ‘76
Quattrocchi and Kwok Architects
John and Janet Quimet
Renaissance Seattle Hotel
James (‘63) and Sharon Richards
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine Inc.
Michael Rubino, ‘76
Jeffrey (‘63) and Linda Salfen
Matthew Shotwell, ‘06
Russell Silvestri
Laurie Snodgrass
Staples Construction Co., Inc.
Paul and Barbara Stevens
James (‘65) and Sandra Sundfors
Lyll (‘43) and Rose Surtees
Robert (‘63) and Shirley Tompkins
Vanguard Public Foundation
Charles (‘67) and Katherine Walther
West Coast Consulting Co., Inc
Richard and Cathy West
$250-$499
Anchors Way Marine Center, Inc.
Thomas (‘59) and Ester Armstrong
Paul (‘73) and Sonja Arsenault
Edward Barnes, ‘87
Marc (‘82) and Marya Bayer
Veronica and David Boe
Andrew Bohn, ‘05
Bryan and Patricia Boonstra
Benjamin (‘96) and Leah Borgie
Bob and Penelope Brauer
Douglas (‘63) and Deirdre Bretney
Jennifer Burroughs
Clifford Bushin, ‘03
Carl (‘00) and Amy (‘02) Carlson
Eric (‘87) and Heather Christensen
Jay (‘73) and Laurie Clark
Dick (‘50) and Ann Cochran
Richard (‘42) and Janet Cole
John Coyle, ‘87
John (‘54) and Nancy Creech
John (‘63) and Patricia Donahue
Edison International
James (‘72) and Connie Eldridge
Carl (‘65) and Bonnie Engel
Kim (‘78) and Paula Estes
William Flannery
Erik Forsberg, ‘07
Robert Geddes, ‘64
Ron Gerde, ‘72
Gary (‘73) and Ingrid Goldstine
Robert Goldsworthy, ‘03
James (‘55) and Phyllis Goodman
Jeff and Cheryl Gosselin
Robert (‘63) and Merran Gray
George (‘63) and Sigrid Green
John and Kathryn Harrison
Peter Heibrun
Frederick (‘95) and Nicholle
Henning
David Hill
James (‘44) and Dorothy Hodges
Glenn Hong
W. Thomas and Dixie Jorgensen
Gordon (‘60) and Diane Lancaster
Michael and Julie Madigan
Robert and Veronica Masenga
Charles and Laura May
Raymond McAlister, ‘69
Harold McCullough, ‘56
Timothy McElroy, ‘91
John (‘57) and Bobbie Mikesell
Kirk Moehle, ‘95
James (‘76) and Jill Morgan
Chung Nguyen, ‘83
Donna and Miko Nincic
Michael (‘75) and Nancy
O’Callaghan
William Pearson, ‘50
PG & E Matching Gifts Program
Carlton Purviance (Including a gift
in memory of Bert Hussey)
Silvia Regalado
Stanley Rockman
San Francisco Maritime National
Park Association
David and Valerie Santori
Steve and Angela Scalzo
Michael and Deborah Schlosser
John (‘87) and Theresa Schneider
Scott (‘87) and Karen Shackleton
Bill and Jeanne Sharkey
Rudolf Stevens, ‘78
Paul (‘61) and Connie Sunnergren
James (‘63) and Katherin Swartz
F. Larry (Porky) (‘63) and Trudie
Teague
Joseph Thomas, ‘00
Gregory Turner, ‘72
Thomas Vilas (‘68) and Judi Miller
Steven Wallace, ‘68)
Lonnie (‘73) and Patricia Walter
Julie Walton
John (‘62) and Elsa Weiss
Norman (‘63) and Judith Werner
Patricia Wipf
David (‘55) and Patricia York
Jennifer Yount
Oscar Zermeno, ‘76
$100-$249
Barbara Abate
ACE USA
Amports
James (‘73) and Barbara Aragon
Kathy and Robert Arnold
Jane Averill
Jeffrey and Sanna Averill
Jonathan and Abigail Averill
James and Sharon Bach
Byron Bader, ‘61
Phillip and Judy Baldi
Geoffrey (‘89) and Judy Ball
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Program
Samaro Bannister, ‘00
John (‘57) and Della Barrett
John (‘76) and Jeanette Beard
David Behr, ‘64
Linda Bennett
Kit and Terry Beuret
Thomas and Margaret Bishop
Gary (‘63) and Bonnie Boehnke
The Boeing Co.
Harold Botkins, ‘58
Steve and Valera Braun
Mark and Katie Brown (In memory
of Harold Oldfield, ‘42)
Ralph (‘56) and Frances Brown
Joseph Buchanan, ‘08
Douglas and Alison Busenga
William and Frances Cahill
California Maritime Academy
-Hsg,Res. Life/Food Svc
Jesse (‘04) Cartee and Susan ArmsCartee
James (‘46) and Catherine
Chambers
Chardonnay Golf Club
Stephen Chasseur, ‘05
Thomas and Joan Chasseur
City & County of San Francisco
Bruce and Susan Clark (Including a
gift in memory of Phil Arms)
Richard and Sandra Conant
Joseph (‘69) Conway
Edward (‘82) and Dianne Craft
Lucian Craig
Joseph and Claudia Crandall
John Crowley, ‘78
CS Marine Constructors, Inc
Diego Cueto, ‘98
Erik Cutforth, ‘04
James (‘58) and Sandra Dafoe
Gale Daniel
Steven Danskin, ‘67
Del Gavio Ship Repair, Inc.
Peter (‘69) and Rosemarie Desmond
Joseph (‘43) and Regina Devine
Eric DeWolf, ‘03
Henry and Penny Doll
Jean Donnelly, ‘54
Jon (‘70) and Rose Eaton
Charles (‘66) and Louise Eilhardt
ABS SCHOLARSHIPS
In addition to its major $3 million contribution to aid
the expansion of Cal Maritime’s Department of Maritime
Policy and Managment (see page 3), ABS has made a
signficant increase in its scholarship support for Cal
Maritime cadets, pushing its annual giving in this sector
from $60,000 to $100,000. These funds greatly expand
scholarship opportunities for our students at this time of
heightened need. The annual donation is the equivalent of
the return from a multi-million dollar endowment.
Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti &
Heppell
Dawn Flannery
Robert (‘94) and Angie Fox
Stephen Francone, ‘67
Christopher (‘92) and Jean
Freeman
David (‘82) and Marilyn Fursh
Peter Gampper (‘65) and Judith
Caruthers
Daniel (‘63) and Chris Gleason
Gerald Gnatkowski, ‘62
Christian Gopez, ‘05
Lowell Gorman, ‘61
Grace, Cosgrove & Schirm (In
memory of Harold Oldfield, ‘42)
Kenneth (‘54) and Naidene Graham
Sidney (‘60) and Cathy Graham
Daniel (‘61) and Linda Green
Paul Gugg
Donald (‘57) and Margery Gurke
Paul (‘78) and Barbara Hager
Jim (‘60) and Donna Hagler
John (‘54) and Mary Jane
Hammerland
Robert (‘64) and Kristi Hanelt
James (‘78) and Cynthia Harris
Lawrence Harrison, ‘67
Samuel (‘68) and Mary Hartshorn
John (‘68) and Marisa Hash
Constance Hays
Paul (‘70) and Kirsta Hein
David (‘85) and Lora Herman
Brooks and Leslie Herrick
Hyacinth Hewan
Edward (‘63) and Marleen
Hoffman
Richard (‘47) and Eve Holmgren (In
memory of Lysle Snow, ‘47 and
Edward Weller, ‘47)
Lloyd and Julie Hopf (In memory
of Harold Oldfield, ‘42)
William and Tanya Hoppes
David (‘72) and Susan Huff
Darryl Hunt, ‘88
Thomas (‘53) and Marijane Hunter
John (‘56) and Susan Hutchison
Mark and Jean Hyun
Don (‘78) and Kathi Isler
John (‘65) and Eleanor Ittner
Thomas (‘88) and Michele Jacobsen
Ernesto (‘83) and Gabriela Jalomo
Edward (‘43) and Juliet
Johannessen
John Cox & Associates
Michael (‘91) and Alma Joia
Tom and Tessa Jolls
Benjamin (‘06) and Rachel Jones
Raymond (‘65) and Nansie Jubitz
John Tommaney, ‘65)
Thomas Kelly, ‘42
Keystone Mortgage Corporation (In
Douglass Kopp, ‘59
P. and T. La Motte (In memory of
Harold Oldfield, ‘42)
Larkin Jewelers, Inc
Tammie Lasiter, ‘94
Michael (‘68) and Betsy LaTorre
Robert (‘46) and Susan Lawrence
Shawn Lee, ‘03
Robert (‘54) and Ginger Leibel
Randy (‘91) and Lisa Leonard
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Jack (‘53) and Kathleen Lindley
Lindsay Art Glass
Frank (‘67) and Linda Linehan
Adam (‘90) and Janet Loff
Chau Luong, ‘94
Timothy and Sharon Lynch
Mary Lyons
Kelly (‘90) and Marisela Martinez
Gregory (‘69) and Maureen
Marton (In memory of Philip
C. Marton, ‘42)
Loretta Masnada
Edward (‘59) and Virginia
McDevitt
Marc McGee
Victor (‘64) and Judy Mershon
Frank LaBombard)
Norman Mick, ‘78
Bret (‘73) and Carolyn Miles
Randy and Peggy Minobe
Stephen (‘67) and Phyllis Moore
Rudy and Carol Morones (In
memory of John Tommaney,
‘65)
Randall Morton, ‘70
Peter Morway, ‘72
Robert and Barbara Myers
Melinda Neri
Richard (‘47) and Ilene Nevins
(In memory of Lysle Snow, ‘47
and Edward Weller, ‘47)
Eliot (‘91) and Shannon R.
Ninburg
Thomas Nordenholz and Kristin
Kelly
Nourot Glass Studio
Neal (‘79) and Debra Nyberg
Eugene (‘55) and Linda Patrick
Anthony (‘64) and Mary Peters
Dwight (‘61) and Mary Peters
Louie and Christine Pezzola
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
Program
Bill and Anita Phagan
Phelan Family (In memory of
Lawrence (‘72) and Karyn Pulley
Larry (‘72) and Cynthia Pullin
Timothy (‘88) and Christine
Quinn
Hugh and Susan Rathbun
Cecil (‘70) and Anita Ray
John Reynolds
Kevin and Lisa Reynolds
Robert (‘69) and Sylvie Reynolds
Rosanne Richard
Robert and Iriui Rickerson
Bernhard Ruth, ‘43
Michael Schindler, ‘07
Robert (‘52) and Joan Schisler
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Christopher (‘97) and Corinda
Silva
Paul (‘72) and Sue Sindelar
Siu Po and Mary Sit
Robin Skaggs
Timothy (‘00) and Carrie Lynn
Smith
SoCal Ship Services
Adam Spiegel
James (‘55) and Patricia Spotts
Patricia and Asa Springer
John Squier, ‘80
Ryan Stirewalt, ‘08
John (‘73) and Gina Strong
Roger (‘57) and Nancy Sylvester
Steven Taverna, ‘84
Arthur (‘57) and Eileen Thomas
Robert and Lisa Thomas
Michael and Shari Torrano
Phong (‘93) and Dung Tran
John (‘69) and Gail Urbanik
Vincent and Nina Ursitti
Edward (‘63) and Carol Vacin
Vallejo Glass Co.
Paul Vanhoven, ‘96
Donaldo Vazquez
Robin Viso, ‘04
David (‘78) and Sue Wainwright
Howard Waldvogel
Jeff Walker
Kenneth Walsh
Douglas (‘62) and Susan Ware
Westar Marine Services
Gordon White, ‘56
Jerod (‘01) White and Michelle
Halpin
Jennifer and Christian Whitty
John (‘59) and Joanne Wightman
Reed Williams, ‘47
George (‘46) and Erma Wilson
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
Norman (‘58) and Patt Ybarrondo
Up to $99
Rod and Shelley Abbott
Jacqueline Aguayo (In memory of
Cadet Devin Mellinger)
Tony Ajemian
Lawrence Alderfer (‘87) and Geri
Johnson
Dennis (‘62) and Lynn Allen
Gina Antonini
William Arsenault
Rodrigo (‘90) and Cielo Avalos
Charles (‘62) and Louise Backus
Nathan Bailey, ‘02
Bob Barde
Antonios and Mary Bardoutsos
Chris and Agnes Basa
Thomas Bauer, ‘90
Jerry Beckley, ‘68
Edward (‘42) and Emmy Lou
Berryman
Dennis and Lorri Biehl
James Biller (‘74) and SusanMarie Hagen
Tom and Kim Binder
Cecilia and Alfredo Bito
Paul (‘82) and Maureen Bonitz
Philip Boomer (‘44) and Gladys
Graft
Bernard and Gail Bove
BP Foundation, Inc.
James (‘71) and Pamela
Buckley
Natalie (‘94) and Jack Buijten
Brett Byers, ‘78
Robert and Sally Carlson
William and Yvette Carrie
Sean (‘99) and Siobhan Case
Diana (‘83) and Norbert
Chaudhary
Felizia Chavez, ‘08
Daesoon and Bokyoon Choi
Kristine Cimmy
Chris Clott
George (‘43) and Carol Cowan
Jeff (‘75) and Michelle Cowan
James (‘61) and Hiroko Cozine
Richard (‘59) and Carolyn Crane
Ian (‘75) and Susan Cuthbertson
Darrell (‘79) and Kim Daly
Donna (‘83) and William
Daughtry
Eugene (‘82) and Diane Dawydiak
Allen (‘53) and Robin De Negri
Sherwood (‘63) and Julie De Wees
Sean (‘91) and Meagan Dean
Kenneth Debrecht
THE GOLDEN BEAR SOCIETY
2009 Gala Co-Chair Carol Aspland presents a
Golden Bear Society pin to Bill Strain (E-50) at the
fundraiser event as his daughter Cynthia looks on.
The Golden Bear Society honors alumni and friends
who have created perpetual endowments or named the
Academy as a beneficiary in their will, living trust or
charitable trust. Endowments can support scholarships
for cadets or any important school project or program.
Such charitable bequests provide an opportunity
to make an important “once in a lifetime” gift to
Cal Maritime. Many donors have found there are real
financial benefits to their estate in doing so.
Mr. Dick Cochran ’50, former President of the CMA
Alumni Association, chairs the Golden Bear Society. He
and President Eisenhardt honor Golden Bear donors with
a gold Golden Bear pin or pendant.
Paul and Cameron Deirup
Mike (‘68) and Suzan Desing
Keith and Mary Margaret Dickinson
Norm and Leslie Dodson
Robert (‘50) and Joyce Dunn
Daniel and Brenda Duran
John (‘74) and Mariann Dwyer
Gary and Tammy Eastley
David and Diana Eastman (In
Keith Ellenberger, ‘84
Britt Elliott, ‘81
John (‘39) and Melle A. Espey
Nora Esquivel (In memory of Cadet
Devin Mellinger)
David (‘66) and Karen Ethier
David (‘68) and Pam Etscheid
Steve and Terri Fachko
Michael Fagernes, ‘74
James and Jackie Farmer
Thomas (‘52) and Marjorie
Fennessy
John and Joy Fetherlin
First Bank
John (‘93) and Jen Fisker-Andersen
William (‘58) and Jacquline
Fleming
Fred Frederickson, ‘62
David Fulton, ‘02
Mark Glissmeyer, ‘85
James (‘70) and Susan Gough
Lee Gurreri
George Haas
Barton (‘01) and Rebecca
Hackworth
Robert (‘42) and Virginia Haddow
John (‘68) and Debbie Hajny
Larry and Karen Hamara
Robert (‘66) and Joan Hannah
James Harrigan, ‘96
Curtis (‘46) and Joanne Harrison
Stanley (‘48) and Bobbi Harvey
Carla Hasche
Herbert (‘70) and Marsha Heckert
Sonja Hedrick, ‘02
Cary Hegna, ‘92
Mark and Lettina Heilbron
Darren (‘89) and Rebecca
Henderson
Barbara Hennessey
William (‘56) and Melva Hermes
Edward (‘64) and Janet Higgins
Thomas and Vicki Hightower
William (‘05) and Lynda Hill
Christine Holmes
Neil Holmgren, ‘95
Jane Holt
Roger (‘57) and Imelda Huhnke
J.F. Davy Co. (In memory of Harold
Oldfield, ‘42)
Brian (‘98) and Kelly Jensen
Holly Johnson, ‘06
Gregory A. and Marie Johnston
Helga Johnstone (In memory of
Daniel and Annette Jones
Jon and Maria Jordache
Richard and Joanne Jordan
Susan and Stephen Jordan
William (‘66) and Mary Lou
Keyworth
Robert (‘81) and Kelly Kiel
Stephen (‘79) and Angela Kreta (In
memory of Phil Arms)
Leroy Kuczek, ‘68
Noah (‘88) and Julie Landau
Richard and Patty Lang
W. Phil (‘51) and Marlene
Laudenschlager
Glenn (‘70) and Karen Leone
Thomas (‘44) and Edith Lewis
Michael (‘02) and Jennifer Loesch
Jon Lucas, ‘58
Herman and Carla Lujan
John (‘64) and Linda Lunkes
Michael Madden, ‘71
J. Mark (‘75) and Deena Malsom
Roy Manes
Marleo and Anna Marie Marinas
Kathryn Marocchino
Alan McCulley
William (‘67) and Pauline McDowall
Hugh (‘60) and Jan McLean
Laddin (‘42) and Beverlee Meairs
Robert Mena
Mark Mendenhall (In memory of
David (‘80) and Valerie Mighetto
Charles Miller, ‘56
Michael (‘65) and Patricia Miller
Monte and Gail Miner
William (‘58) and Carmen Miranda
Brian and Laurie Mori
Jeffrey and Margaret Morris
Steve and Erica Myers
Richard and Jean Nancarrow
Doug and Tris Nausid
Richard (‘67) and Kathryn Nelson
Don and Dawn Nichols
Noland Marine LLC
Carl (‘93) and Shirley Obermeier
Dianne Obeso
Brendan and Ann O’Hagan
Edward (Frank) (‘42) and Judy Ann
Oliver
Steven Olson, ‘80
Miyuki Omi-Woodruff
Andru (‘87) and Marie Ortiz
John and Janet Ouimet
Karina (‘98) and William Pack
Eric (‘86) and Donna Pahl
Leslie and Claudia Palmer
Donald (‘42) and Carol Peterson
Leverett Peterson, ‘95
Clay (‘82) and Henieszka Petroff
Carl and Katherine Phillips (In
memory of Phil Arms)
Judy Pollock
Joselito and Gloria Punzalan
Hamilton (‘57) and Lyn Pyles
Dieter (‘47) and Mary Ann Rall
William (‘65) and Amy Ransford
Paul (‘72) and Karlyn Reyburn
Bruce Ridgeway and Deborah Clow
Erika Robles (In memory of Cadet
Devin Mellinger)
Jack Rockafellow (‘67) and Harriet
Kohn
John Rodgers, ‘68
Bill and Barbara Rogers (In memory
of Lysle Snow, ‘47 and Edward
Weller, ‘47)
Peter Rose, ‘62
Robert Rosenbaum, ‘65
Kristina Royse, ‘05
Rubio’s
Noraida Rundstedt
Herschel Satterfield, ‘51
Randy (‘64) and Brooks Saunter
George and Janet Schneider
William (‘83) and Paula Schopp
Steven Selig
David Seltzer, ‘82
Allan (‘00) and Lee Shackleton
Joseph (‘84) and Debra Sharp
Terrance and Pauline Simkin
Jennifer Sinex
Tom and Betty Smith (In memory
of Phil Arms)
Thomas (‘68) and Martha Stapleton
Roger (‘81) and H. Margaret
Steadman
John (‘56) and Carolyn Stephens
Clark Swarthout, ‘62
William (‘62) and Dolores Thomson
Stewart (‘47) and Marilyn Tinsman
(In memory of Lysle Snow, ‘47)
Kenneth and Vicki Toet
James (‘42) and Julie Towar
Karen Towns
Kevin (‘82) and Susan Trivitt
Theodore and Denise Van Klaveren
Fred (‘53) and Mary Ann Varni
Toivo (‘61) and Sharon Villman
William (‘84) and Izumi Komura
Walker
Jack and Beverly Waltman (In
James and Christine Weber
Nate and Darlene Weiner
Roger and Dena Wheeler
Thomas (‘65) and Cheryl Wilson
Alexis (‘38) and Marie Witmer
John (‘82) and Sophia Wolfson
Daniel (‘80) and Kathy Wyman
Daniel (‘47) and Rosalie Yee
S.Y. Yim and Grace Leung
Christopher Young, ‘06
Ryan (‘02) and Mariko Young
A special thank you to those
who participated in our 2009
Annual Gala. Your support is truly
appreciated and we hope to see
you at next year’s event, which
will be held on March 27, 2010
at the Westin St. Francis in
San Francisco.
GIFTS RECEIVED
Class of 1938
Alexis Witmer
Class participation: 10%
Class of 1939
John Espey
Class of 1942
Edward Berryman
Joseph Cleary
Richard Cole
Alan Dougall
Robert Haddow
Thomas Kelly
Robert McAllister
Laddin Meairs
Edward Oliver
Donald Peterson
James Towar
Class of 1943
George Cowan
Joseph Devine
Edward Johannessen
Bernhard Ruth
Lyll Surtees
Class of 1944
Philip Boomer
James Hodges
Thomas Lewis
Class of 1946
James Chambers
Curtis Harrison
Robert Lawrence
Denny McLeod
George Wilson
Class of 1947
Richard Fiedler
William Froelich
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Class of 1955
James Goodman
Eugene Patrick
Robert Semans
James Spotts
David York
AIO SCHOLARSHIPS
(l-R) Jordan Fachko, xxx and Garrett Laudenback
Each year, the Northern California chapter of the
Association of Intelligence Officers (AIO) funds two
$2,500 scholarships to students interested in a career in
intelligence. The Bernard “Buzz” Wellman Scholarship is for
sophomore through graduate students attending four-year
accredited colleges and universities in Northern California.
Given the numerous quality institutions in the region, the
competition is understandably intense, but for the second
year in a row, a Cal Maritime student came away with one
of the coveted awards. Last year, the winner was Jordan
Fachko (GSMA ’10) and this year, his classmate Garrett
Laudenback (also GSMA) was selected. Laudenback said
he hopes to pursue a career in Marine Corps Intelligence
and this summer attended 10 weeks of Officer Candidate
School training. Fachko is interested in homeland security,
law enforcement and intelligence and praises the quality
of the Global Studies program for helping him prepare
for his career and qualify for the AIO award. Fachko also
took part last fall in the prestigious Panetta Institute
internship program, spending several weeks working as a
Congressional intern in Washington, D.C.
Richard Holmgren
Richard Nevins
Dieter Rall
Stewart Tinsman
Joseph Ursich
Robert Whalen
Reed Williams
Daniel Yee
Class of 1948
John Ball
Stanley Harvey
Class of 1950
Dick Cochran
Robert Dunn
William Pearson
William Strain
Class of 1951
W. Phil Laudenschlager
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Herschel Satterfield
Class of 1952
John Cox
Thomas Fennessy
Robert Schisler
Class of 1953
Allen De Negri
Thomas Hunter
Jack Lindley
Fred Varni
Class of 1954
John Creech
Jean Donnelly
Kenneth Graham
John Hammerland
Robert Leibel
Jo Swerling
Class of 1956
Ralph Brown
James Bryant
William Doherty
William Hermes
John Hutchison
Thomas Lytle
Harold McCullough
Charles Miller
John Stephens
Gordon White
Class of 1957
John Barrett
Donald Gurke
Roger Huhnke
K. H. Mao
John Mikesell
Hamilton Pyles
Roger Sylvester
Arthur Thomas
Class of 1958
Harold Botkins
James Dafoe
William Fleming
Jon Lucas
William Miranda
Norman Ybarrondo
Class of 1959
Thomas Armstrong
Richard Crane
Douglass Kopp
Edward McDevitt
Stanley Mellier
John Wightman
Class of 1960
Sidney Graham
Jim Hagler
Gordon Lancaster
Hugh McLean
Class of 1961
Byron Bader
James Cozine
Lowell Gorman
Daniel Green
Dwight Peters
Paul Sunnergren
Toivo Villman
Class of 1962
Dennis Allen
Jerry Aspland
Charles Backus
Fred Frederickson
Gerald Gnatkowski
Peter Rose
Clark Swarthout
William Thomson
Douglas Ware
John Weiss
Class of 1963
Manfred Aschemeyer
Gary Boehnke
Douglas Bretney
Sherwood De Wees
John Donahue
James Duncan
Leonard Exner
Daniel Gleason
Robert Gray
George Green
Edward Hoffman
James Richards
Jeffrey Salfen
James Swartz
F. Larry (Porky) Teague
Robert Tompkins
Edward Vacin
Norman Werner
Class of 1964
David Behr
Robert Geddes
Robert Hanelt
Edward Higgins
John Lunkes
Victor Mershon
Anthony Peters
Randy Sautner
Terrance Simkin
Class of 1965
Miles Davis
Carl Engel
Peter Gampper
John Ittner
Raymond Jubitz
Michael Miller
William Ransford
Robert Rosenbaum
James Sundfors
Thomas Wilson
Class of 1966
Charles Eilhardt
David Ethier
Robert Hannah
William Keyworth
Class of 1967
Steven Danskin
Stephen Francone
Lawrence Harrison
James Jenkins
Frank Linehan
William McDowall
Stephen Moore
Richard Nelson
Jack Rockafellow
James Sutro
Charles Walther
Class of 1968
Jerry Beckley
Peter Bonebakker
Mike Desing
David (Chide) Etscheid
John Hajny
Dane Hanson
Samuel Hartshorn
John Hash
Leroy Kuczek
Michael LaTorre
John Rodgers
Thomas Stapleton
Thomas Vilas
Class of 1969
Joseph Conway
Peter Desmond
Gregory Marton
Raymond McAlister
Robert Reynolds
John Urbanik
Class of 1970
Jon Eaton
James Gough
Herbert Heckert
Paul Hein
John Keever
Glenn Leone
Randall Morton
Cecil Ray
Class of 1971
James Buckley
Michael Madden
Class of 1972
James Eldridge
Ron Gerde
David Huff
Peter Morway
Lawrence Pulley
Larry Pullin
Paul Reyburn
Paul Sindelar
Gregory Turner
Class of 1973
James Aragon
Paul Arsenault
James Biller
Jay Clark
Michael Dindio
E. George
Gary Goldstine
Hugh Harvey
Richard Lane
William Lankford
Isidore Maggay
Bret Miles
Charles Morrison
Richard Oravetz
Robert Papenhausen
John Strong
Lonnie Walter
Frank Whipple
Class of 1974
John Dwyer
Michael Fagernes
Class of 1975
William Atthowe
Jeff Cowan
Ian Cuthbertson
J. Malsom
Michael O’Callaghan
Class of 1976
John Beard
Lawrence Korwatch
Lynn Korwatch
James Morgan
Robert Pinder
Alan Reid
Michael Rubino
Oscar Zermeno
Class of 1978
William Andrew
Brett Byers
John Crowley
Kim Estes
Paul Hager
Douglas Hall
James Harris
Don Isler
Norman Mick
Rudolf Stevens
David Wainwright
Class of 1979
Darrell Daly
Lindy Keever
Stephen Kreta
Neal Nyberg
Class of 1980
Steven Brady
Timothy Coombs
David Mighetto
Steven Olson
John Squier
Daniel Wyman
Class of 1981
Rebecca (Becky) Engelberg
Robert Kiel
Brad Klann
Roger Steadman
Class of 1982
Marc Bayer
Paul Bonitz
Edward Craft
Eugene Dawydiak
David Fursh
Clay Petroff
David Seltzer
Kevin Trivitt
John Wolfson
Class of 1983
Diana Chaudhary
Donna Daughtry
Ernesto Jalomo
Scott Merritt
Chung Nguyen
William Schopp
Class of 1984
Keith Ellenberger
Joseph Sharp
Steven Taverna
William Walker
Class of 1985
Mark Glissmeyer
Mickey Hawke
David Herman
Alan Johnson
Class of 1986
Eric Pahl
Class of 1987
Lawrence Alderfer
Edward Barnes
Eric Christensen
John Coyle
Andru Ortiz
Holly Osen
John Schneider
Scott Shackleton
SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION DINNER
Cal Maritime President Emeritus Jerry Aspland chatted
with students at a reception before dinner. He and
his wife Carole have long been supporters of the
University’s programs and served this year as Co-Chairs
of the annual Gala Fundraiser (see page 16).
More than 120 people, including Cal Maritime scholarship
recipients, donors, faculty and staff, gathered for a
Scholarship Dinner this winter in Vallejo. The event was
held to honor and pay tribute to scholarship donors and
was underwritten in part by Dockside Machine and Ship
Repair, Marine Technical Services, APL, Bay Delta Maritime,
ABS and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Senior cadets
addressed the audience to express their appreciation for
the support they received.
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Paul Vanhoven
Class of 1997
Christopher Silva
Class of 1998
Diego Cueto
Brian Jensen
Karina Pack
ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER
President Emeritus Jerry Aspland and his wife Carol,
Cochairs of the 2009 Gala.
An increasingly important event in the Cal Maritime
calendar, both as a social event and a generator of private
support for the institution is the Cal Maritime Annual Gala.
The 2009 Gala, held Saturday, March 28th at the Marines
Memorial in San Francisco, set new records for private giving
as over 300 guests engaged in lively bidding on an array
of donated gifts ranging from an African safari to tropical
vacations, artwork and gourmet dinners. Proceeds from the
event help fund scholarships for students and other projects
in support of the school’s focus on academic excellence.
The 2010 Gala is set for Saturday, March 27 at the Westin
St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco.
Class of 1988
Darryl Hunt
Thomas Jacobsen
Noah Landau
Timothy Quinn
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Class of 1992
Christopher Freeman
Cary Hegna
Rebecca Henderson
Class of 1989
Geoffrey Ball
Darren Henderson
Class of 1993
John Fisker-Andersen
Carl Obermeier
Phong Tran
Class of 1990
Rodrigo Avalos
Thomas Bauer
Adam Loff
Kelly Martinez
Class of 1994
Natalie Buijten
Robert Fox
Tammie Lasiter
Chau Luong
Class of 1991
Sean Dean
Kevin Garnier
Michael Joia
Randy Leonard
Timothy McElroy
Eliot Ninburg
Class of 1995
Frederick Henning
Neil Holmgren
Kirk Moehle
Leverett Peterson
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Class of 1996
Benjamin Borgie
James Harrigan
Class of 1999
Sean Case
Beth Kirkpatrick
Class of 2000
Samaro Bannister
Carl Carlson
Allan Shackleton
Timothy Smith
Joseph Thomas
Class of 2001
Greggory Frith
Barton Hackworth
Jerod White
Class of 2002
Nathan Bailey
Amy Carlson
David Fulton
Sonja Hedrick
Michael Loesch
Ryan Young
Class of 2003
Clifford Bushin
Eric DeWolf
Robert Goldsworthy
David Kahm
Shawn Lee
Class of 2004
Jesse Cartee
Erik Cutforth
Damon Gomes
Beau Gouig
Robin Viso
Class of 2005
Andrew Bohn
Stephen Chasseur
Timothy Clearwater
Eric Cooper
Nicholas Crescenzi
Christian Gopez
William Hill
Kristina Royse
Class of 2006
Holly Johnson
Benjamin Jones
Matthew Shotwell
Christopher Young
Kevin Campbell
Class of 2007
Erik Forsberg
Michael Schindler
Class of 2008
Joseph Buchanan
Felizia Chavez
Ryan Stirewalt
We gratefully acknowledge
the contributions of time,
commitment, and effort
provided by The California
Maritime Academy Foundation
Board:
James Bryant, ’56, Chairman
Michael Esteves, Treasurer
Richard Haynie , Secretary
Marc Bayer
Ramsey Brown, ‘10
Dick Cochran, ‘50
John Comyns, Past Chairman
Miles Davis, ‘65
Fred Henning, ‘95
Bruce Javer
Shirley Kohlwes
Lynn Korwatch, ’76,
John Massey
Robert Morey, Jr.
Mark Nickerson
Raymond Paetzold
Christopher Peterson, ‘86
David Santori
Gordon White, ‘56
William Eisenhardt, President
Thomas Dunworth, Executive
Director
Staff
Peter J. (PJ) Jacquelin, ’01, SW
Area Representative
Ken Passe’, ’69, NW Area
Representative
Silvia Regalado, Alumni/Special
Events Coordinator
Bobbie Solveson, Gift
Coordinator/DB Analyst
Karen Spall, Administrative
Assistant
Kenneth Toet, Controller
Douglas Webster, Director,
Public Relations
Jennifer Whitty, Director,
Development/Alumni Affairs
A Special Thank You
To the Following
Matching Gift Companies
Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
AT&T Foundation
BP Foundation, Inc.
Chevron Matching Gift Program
ConocoPhillips
Edison International - Gift
Matching
ExxonMobil Foundation
FM Global Foundation
IBM International Foundation
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
Program
PG & E Matching Gifts Program
The Boeing Co.
Many companies offer matching
gift opportunities. Please ask if
yours does.
Scholarships
The California Maritime Academy
is pleased to make available
numerous scholarships through the
generosity of private individuals,
corporations, organizations,
and foundations. In addition to
criteria specified by the donor,
scholarships are awarded on the
basis of academic accomplishment,
leadership, and financial need.
ABS - American Bureau of Shipping
Scholarship
Alaskans for Alaskan Jobs in
Transportation Scholarship
Association of Marine Underwriters
– San Francisco Scholarship
Averill Scholarship Endowment
Baydelta Maritime, Inc. Scholarship
B.C. Kingsbury Memorial
Scholarship Endowment
Billy Jay Kirkpatrick Scholarship
Board of Marine Underwriters of
San Francisco Scholarship
Alumni Association Scholarship
Capt. David Lyman Memorial
Capt. Robert W. and Edith
I. McAllister Scholarship
Endowment
Capt. Tony and Guilliana Pittsey
Endowment Scholarship
Chevron Shipping Co. LLC
Scholarship
Class of 1933 to 1949 Scholarship
Class of 1950 Scholarship
Endowment
CMA Memorial Scholarship
Endowment
Crowley Maritime Corporation /
Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial
Scholarship
Edwin C. Miller Memorial
Eric S. Cooper Scholarship
Ernest N. Kettenhofen Memorial
Fred B. Newton Memorial
Harold Liden Memorial Scholarship
Endowment
Hawaiians for Hawaiian Students
Scholarship
Houston Pilots Scholarship
James Monroe Cook Memorial
Scholarship Endowment /
Women’s Propeller Club of the
U.S., Port of the Golden Gate
Jerry A. & Carol Aspland
Joseph Montori Memorial
Lykes Endowment Scholarship
Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association Scholarship
Marine Technical Services/Dockside
Machine & Ship Repair
Maxine Mosley Ellis Scholarship
Michael Prior Bates Memorial
Mikki Gillen-Huldermann Memorial
Scholarship
Nathan Payette Memorial
Scholarship
Neil Grueland Memorial Scholarship
Endowment/CSX Lines
Pacific Transportation Association,
Inc. Scholarship
Paul S. Mead, Jr. Memorial
Propeller Club of the San Francisco
Bay Region Scholarship
Propeller Club of the U.S., Port of
San Diego Scholarship
Puget Sound Pilots Scholarship
Richard A. (“Dick”) Miller Memorial
Robert and Shirley Tompkins
Scholarship
San Francisco Bar Pilots - Capt.
Richardson Scholarship
San Francisco Bar Pilots - Golden
Gate Scholarship
Scholar-Athlete Scholarship
Endowment
Severus L. Mini Memorial
Society of American Military
Engineers-New York Post
Scholarship
Society of Naval Architects &
Marine Engineers Scholarship
Society of Port Eng LA/LB
Scholarship
Society of Port Engineers - LA/LB
Society of Port Engineers - Port of
San Francisco Scholarship
Thomas J. Kofahl Memorial
TouchNet Information Systems,
Inc.
Vallejo Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Walther Engineering Services, Inc.
Wanek Scholarship
Weston F. Averill Alumni
William A. & Marsha J. Dillon
Scholarship
NOTE: Great effort has been made
to ensure the accuracy of this
report. Nevertheless, we know that
errors can occur. If you spot a
mistake, please call Tom Dunworth,
Vice President for Advancement, at
707-654-1037.
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Cadet Research Documents Dredging Need
You can forgive Cal
For Rose the task involved
Maritime Transportation major
looking at over a million
Julian Rose (’10) from looking a
pieces of data, compiled on
little “bleary eyed” at times when
360 different chart sections
you recognize that for much of his
from the Corps’ archives. Any
junior year he was studying lots
time the number was smaller
and lots of numbers….15 years
than the 35-foot depth called
worth of depth records for the San
for by project specifications,
Francisco Bay shipping channels
it was highlighted. His
between Angel Island and the Bull’s
detailed research provided
Head Channel north of Benicia.
clear evidence that, as Bayer
Rose was assigned to the task
and others had suspected,
by Cal Maritime alumnus Capt.
the channels were not being
Marc Bayer (D ’82), Manager of
consistently dredged to proper
West Coast Shipping Operations
depth. “In some areas, spring
for Tesoro Refining of Martinez,
flooding conditions could
and chair of the Western States
re-silt sections of the channel
Capt. Marc Bayer (D-’82), Manager of West
Petroleum Association’s Marine
within weeks of a dredging,”
Coast Shipping Operations for Tesoro Refining of
Committee. WSPA and other
Rose said.
Martinez and chair of the Western States Petroleum
Association Marine Committee, with Cal Maritime
organizations with maritime
“California’s inland
Transportation major Julian Rose (‘10) look over
interests in the Bay region had long
waterways are part of a critical
charts of the shipping channel in upper
felt that area shipping channels
transportation infrastructure
San Francisco Bay. Detailed research by
were not being consistently dredged
for California and the nation,”
Rose found that the channel has not
to proper depths, but needed
Bayer noted. “This data clearly
been consistently dredged to
its required depth.
hard data to prove their point.
demonstrates the need for
Bayer turned to Cal Maritime for
improved maintenance and
volunteer assistance and Rose, who came to the University after
dredging of these important marine highways,“ Bayer added. “It
service as a Navy Quartermaster, was a perfect choice, given
may also help improve dredging efficiency and cost-effectiveness
his experience working with maps and chart He worked with
through possible channel shifts into areas with lower silting, and
historic channel depth records compiled by the Army Corps of
allow the Corps to focus on specific trouble spots.”
Engineers — the federal agency charged with dredging ports,
Cal Maritime Captain Sam Pecota, Chair of Cal Maritime’s
harbors and channels throughout the country. As part of its
Marine Transportation Department and himself a licensed
ongoing work, the Corps periodically conducts depth soundings
dredge captain, has also been looking at the information. He
of the channels it dredges. The data collected appears as a string
suggests that Cal Maritime’s new Simulation Center could well
of numbers for each pass across the channel. Each number
be used to test possible channel locations and their effects before
records the depth at that specific location in the transit.
making final decisions.
Cal Maritime – It’s a Family
In looking back through our Alumni records,
we began realizing that there are a substantial number of Cal
Maritime graduates who represent a second or a third generation
of familes whose
sons and daughters,
grandchildren
and even great
grandchildren, nieces
and nephews have
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attended the Academy. One such example would be a grandfatherson-grandson kinship such as this:
newFACES
Dr. Gerald Jakubowski, Provost
Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Jakubowski has been appointed
Provost of The California Maritime Academy after an eight-month
national search. Dr. Jakubowski previously served as President of the
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre
Haute, Indiana. President Eisenhardt
commented, “Dr. Jakubowski’s professional
experiences and positions of leadership in
higher education and engineering fit our
institution well. He comes to us at a time
of tremendous challenge and change and his
skills are timely and welcome.”
A native of Toledo, OH, Dr. Jakubowski
received bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D.
degrees in mechanical engineering from the
University of Toledo. He began his
professional educational
management career
as Interim Dean of
Engineering and
Associate Dean
of Research and
Graduate Studies in
the Herff College
of Engineering at
Memphis State
University (now
University of
Memphis) and was
Assistant Dean of
Engineering at the University of Toledo where he was responsible for
the overall administration of the undergraduate engineering program.
He then served for fourteen years as the Dean of the College of
Science and Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Before assuming the
Presidency of Rose-Hulman, he was Vice President and Provost of the
9000-student Arizona State University Polytechnic campus in Phoenix.
Dr. Jakubowski is Past National President of the American Society
for Engineering Education (ASEE) and Past Chair of the Engineering
Accreditation Commission for ABET, the organization that accredits
engineering programs in the United States and overseas. He has also
been active in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He served on
the SAE Board of Directors, the SAE Foundation Board of Trustees,
the ASME Council on Education, the Engineering Accreditation
Commission (EAC) of ABET and the Executive Committee of the EAC.
He is the recipient of numerous, awards, honors and recognitions.
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perspectives
FRESH
We Did It Ourselves
During the past academic year, students from
Cal Maritime’s Engineering Technology department
worked closely with faculty instructors to complete
the installation of two major new components for
the school’s Power Lab — a gas and steam turbine
power plant for the cogeneration of mechanical
and electrical power, and a Selective Catalytic
Reduction system to control emissions from a diesel
power plant. Department chairman Tom Mader said
the value of the systems, if bought commercially,
would probably approach a half million dollars. “Our
actual costs have been closer to $200,000 spent
over several years with support from the President
and Academic Dean, and direct gifts, partial grants,
and in-kind contributions from industry and friends
of the Academy, and student labor. Students got
a great hands-on learning experience in designing
and assembling many of the elements of these two
systems, and we now have two very modern and
flexible tools for teaching, learning and research
in engineering and power generation.” More details
on the installation can be found in the May, 2009
issue of Cal Maritime’s monthly on-line newsletter
CURRENTS¸ posted in the News section of the school’s
website at www.csum.edu.
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resources
expandedLEARNING
Multi-class Crisis Drill
The opening this past year of
Cal Maritime’s new $13 million Simulation
Center also opened the way to a unique
campus-wide learning experience this spring.
Nearly 90 students from every one of Cal
Maritime’s six major degree programs took
part in a half-day crisis response exercise.
The drill tested their skills and learning
across educational disciplines and their
ability to communicate and coordinate with
classmates.
The concept for the drill had been a
dream of Cal Maritime faculty and staff for
some time but the availability of the Center,
with its multiple rooms and simulation
resources, made it possible. Academic Dean
Stephen Kreta said the working scenario
made use of all three bridge simulators, the
school’s PISCES oil spill simulator, and the
team, liquid cargo and diesel simulators.
“It gave our students a better appreciation
for each other’s knowledge and how deeply
inter-linked their skills are in the realm
of maritime operations, business, policy,
environment, law and public understanding.
Several students told us it was one of their
best learning experiences and said they
learned important lessons about the need
for communication and cooperation across
disciplines.”
Under the scenario, a small boat loaded
with explosives causes significant damage
to an oil tanker in San Francisco Bay and
threats of another incident mandate that it
be moved, despite the damage. Efforts are
also launched to contain oil spilled as a result
of the incident. A “fire” on one of the islands
in the Bay and a “closure” of the Bay Bridge
were thrown in to add to the confusion and
realism of the exercise.
The post-drill critique of the exercise
found universal enthusiasm for the concept
and support for repeating and expanding
it in the future. Simulation Center Interim
Director Capt. James Buckley said results far
exceeded expectations.
“Not only did students perform superbly,
but the drill gave us a good benchmark for
analyzing our resources for crisis training. We
hope that with future drills we can expand
the timeline so students get experience
in transferring command from one watch
team to other and possibly involving teams
from other CSU campuses.” (For more on
the drill story, check the May, 2009 issue of
CURRENTS, posted in the News section of
the campus website at www.csum.edu).
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internationalcitizenship
TSGB Rescue Honored
Capt. Paul Leyda and crewmembers of the California
Maritime Academy Training Ship Golden Bear were honored
with the 2008 Mary Patten Valiant Ship Award and
Commendation for Bravery and Outstanding Seamanship.
The award is given by the Womens’ Propeller Club of the
United States to honor American flag vessels involved
in saving the lives of other seamen. It is named after
Mary Ann Brown Patten who took the helm of her ailing
husband’s 216-foot ship in 1856 and safely sailed it from
New York to San Francisco. (She was 19 and pregnant at
the time.)
In August of last year, Golden Bear was heading home on the
final leg of its 2008 training voyage when it was asked by the
Coast Guard to change course to locate a small boat containing
two men who had radioed a report that they were adrift some
80 miles off the Monterey Coast after the failure of their single
engine. After several hours of steaming, the ship arrived on the
scene and asked the fishermen to fire flares to help locate them
late in the afternoon. Golden Bear’s fast rescue boat was then
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deployed and towed the two men and their small Boston Whaler
back to the ship where it was lifted aboard. The two men and
their boat were returned to San Francisco and safety. Capt.
Leyda accepted the honor on behalf of his crew and praised their
outstanding work in locating the stricken boat, deploying the
rescue boat, maneuvering Golden Bear and lifting both of the
small boats back aboard the ship.
athletics
Cal Maritime Rugby Ranks Nationally
Cal Maritime’s Rugby team had its best season ever this
year. The Keelhaulers captured the Pacific Coast Conference
Championship in Bellingham, WA, April 4th and 5th and moved
on to the Division II Club Collegiate National Championship
Sweet 16 in Sanford, FL, April 15th. They opened there by
beating Loyola Marymount of Los Angeles 40-26 to move to the
Elite 8. The following day they faced off against Georgetown
University of Washington D.C. (enrollment 14,000 plus). The
lead see-sawed several times with Georgetown hanging on for
the final 20 minutes to win 20-17. The team’s success owes
much to coach Edward Roberts. Cal Maritime (enrollment 850)
beat a series of major schools during the regular season,
including San Jose State (32,000) and U.C. Santa Cruz (15,000)
The quality of Roberts’ coaching is further reflected in the fact
that four out of every five of his players began the sport for
the first time at Cal Maritime. Roberts expressed his thanks
to Cal Maritime Athletic Director Marv Christopher, President
William Eisenhardt and to students, faculty, alumni and friends
who helped raise the funds needed to pay for the team’s
travels to regional and national competition.
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GLOBAL
perspectives
PANETTA INSTITUTE
Last fall, Cal Maritime students Jordan Fachko (see also
AIO Scholarship story on page 14) and Amanda Denny,
both Class of 2010 Global Studies majors, were interns in
the prestigious Panetta Institute Congressional Internship
program in Monterey, CA and Washington, D.C. Panetta,
former Congressman from the Monterey area, Director of
Management and Budget and Chief of Staff under President
Bill Clinton and now head of the CIA, created the Institute
along with his wife Sylvia to enable top students from CSU
and other California campuses to learn about the inner
workings of government. Fachko and Denny attended twoweeks of training and orientation at CSU Monterey Bay
before heading to Washington for the remainder of the fall.
Fachko worked in the offices of Congressman Dan Lungren
(CA-3) while Denny was assigned to Congressman Sam Farr
(CA-17). Normally the Institute takes one student from each
of the CSU campuses. The choice of two from Cal Maritime
Upper right: Amanda Denny (‘10) and Jordan
Fachko (‘10) in Washington, D.C.
Below: Fachko with
Panetta Institute
founders Leon and
Sylvia Panetta.
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reflects the strength of the Academy’s Global Studies
program which has sent interns for the past four years.
Denny, who returned to Washington in January to attend
the inauguration of President Barack Obama, said, “Our
Global Studies training helped us hold our own in the
program. Many of the other interns were Political Science
majors. I think we had a broader sense of policy and current
issues…both domestic and international. The Institute was
truly a wonderful experience.”
(For more about Jordan and Amanda’s experiences with
the Institute, see
the March, 2009
issue of CURRENTS
in the News
section of the
campus website at
www.csum.edu).
faculty&staffnotes
On August 18, 2009, Captain Steve Browne, Associate
Professor of Marine Transportation, presented the paper ECDIS
and Error Trapping: A Bridge Simulation Experiment at MARSIM ’09,
the conference of the International Maritime
Simulation Forum, in Panama City, Panama. The
paper was co-authored by Dr. Jim Buckley,
Interim Associate Dean of Simulation.
Dr. Buckley and Marine Transportation
Department Chair Sam Pecota collaborated
Brown
on Practice-Based Rules of the Road Instruction —
Exploiting New Simulation Technologies. The work is part of a new
generation of maritime instructional research made possible by
Cal Maritime’s new Simulation Center resources. It is exploring
how to best implement
simulation-based training
into the instructional
program. Research papers
based on these and related
studies were presented at
the Maritime Education
Buckley and Pecota
Summit at Mass Maritime in
April (Prof. Buckley), the International Conference on Maritime
Transport in Barcelona and the annual IAMU conference in St.
Petersburg, Russia this September. (Prof. Pecota). Pecota also
chaired a conference session at the IAMU event.
Jonathan Fischer, Assistant Professor –
Engineering Technology, was the 11th
recipient of the Richard W. Fish Award,
given to a member of the Cal Maritime
faculty demonstrating noteworthy commitment
to excellence in teaching. The award was
Fischer
created by Dr. Jim Wheeler of the Math and
Science Department in memory of CSU Sacramento Professor
Dr. Richard Fish.
Maritime Policy and Management Professor
Dr. Lui Hebron presented a paper on
Corruption: Cancer on the System at the annual
International Studies Association conference
in New York in February. It is part of Prof.
Hebron’s next book on modern China,
Hebron
scheduled for publication next spring, entitled
Globalization and China: Political Economy’s Odd Couple (CQ Press). He
also presented The People’s Republic of China and the Developing World
at the annual meeting of International Studies Association — West,
in San Francisco in September. The paper is the theoretical chapter
for an edited volume by Carrier Liu Currier and Manochehr Dorraj
of Texas Christian University titled China’s Energy Relations with the
Developing Nations (Continuum Publishers — early 2010 release.)
Cal Maritime Provost Dr. Gerald
Jakubowski was the keynote speaker at a
first-ever summit of the nation’s polytechnic
universities, held at the University of Wisconsin
- Stout, July 14th. Dr. Jakubowski suggested
Nincic
polytechnic institutions focus on innovation as
a trademark of their educational process and introduce the concept
virtually from the beginning of the undergraduate experience, with
a focus on problem-solving and project-based instruction.
Dr. Tim Lynch, Associate Professor Maritime
History, was a lead organizer for the joint conference
of the National Maritime Historical Society, The
North American Society for Oceanic History and
the Steamship Historical Society, held on the Cal
Maritime campus in May. Over 120 scholars and
researchers attended lectures and panel discussions
and networked during the four-day gathering.
McDermott
Nincic
Dr. Louis M. McDermott, Lecturer, School
of Maritime Policy and Management will give a
paper at the United States Air Force Academy’s
22nd Military History Symposium on the history
and development of post secondary professional
training for military officers. The event is one
of the most prestigious of its type in the world,
drawing scholars from all over the globe.
Dr. Donna Nincic, Maritime Policy and
Management, has been extensively interviewed by
national and international media for her expertise
on modern-day maritime piracy, its causes and
international response. She taught a February
workshop on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Aden at
the Naval Post Graduate School’s Regional Education
Nincic
Program. Her article on the implications of piracy on
energy security appeared in the February ’09 issue of the Journal
of Energy Security. Additional publications include: Maritime Piracy
in Africa for the September ’09 Journal of African Security; Maritime
Security as Energy Security – Current Threats and Challenges for Energy
Security: Challenges for the 21st-Century (Luft, G., and Konin, A. eds
– Greenwood Publishing Washington D.C. in collaboration with the
Institute for Analysis of Global Security, August ’09); and Nigeria:
The “Other” Maritime Piracy for the May ’09 Journal of Ocean Technology.
Michael Strange, Assistant Professor for
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering
Technology was a guest lecturer at
Hakodate National College of Technology
in Japan last November. He lectured on
engineering design to advanced students.
Strange
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alumninews
Class Notes, Fall 2009
If you’d like to volunteer to serve as your class secretary,
contact Jennifer Whitty, Director of Development and
Alumni Affairs at jwhitty@csum.edu or 707-654-1245.
Regional Alumni News
If you live or work in the Pacific Northwest or in the Greater
Los Angeles area, you’ll want to get connected with the very
active alumni group near you.
In the Pacific Northwest, contact Ken Passé (D-69) at
kpasse@csum.edu to get added to the distribution list.
In the Southern California area, your contact is
Frank Whipple (D-73), fwhipple@amergentechs.com.
CURRENTS: Every month, the Office of Public Relations produces
CURRENTS, an electronic publication that provides timely news for
faculty, staff, students and alumni, plus a monthly calendar of events
on and off campus. The latest copy is posted each month on the
Academy homepage (www.csum.edu). Back issues are posted in the
News section. Contact PR Director Doug Webster (dwebster@csum.
edu) to be automatically notified when the next issue is posted.
Class of June 1943
Class Scribe: Ed Johannessen,
ejohanness@hotmail.com,
(925) 939-2144
After 66 years since graduation the big
news is that eight (10?) of our class of 30
are still on this side of the grass. There
may be two more as it has been rumored
that Dave Burr and Rod Clark are still
around. If so, we have lost touch. If
anyone can confirm please advise.
Captain Art Morrison (USCG Ret.) is
still active in the program to preserve
the Lane Victory in San Pedro. The ship
needs public attendance and support so
spread the word. These are great cruises
sailing out toward Catalina replete
with simulated enemy air attacks and
shooting down enemy aircraft — plus
good food and a complete tour of the
ship. Cruises are scheduled for Sept. 26
and on Sept. 27. Art also reports that
the So. Calif. CMAAA chapter meets for
lunch on the first Tuesday of the month
at the Ports O Call restaurant in San
Pedro. All grads are welcome to attend.
Retired SF Bar Pilot Joe Devine has
reported a missing vessel! Over several
months Joe painstakingly built a model
Cal Maritime Mentoring
This fall, the Alumni Association will launch the
“Cal Maritime Mentoring” program. The program will
be open for participation by all Alumni and current
senior cadets enrolled at the Academy. Mentors will
have the opportunity to provide desired guidance for
students as they complete their education and begin
planning to enter the workforce.
Applications for both alumni interested in being
mentors and senior cadets interested in the Cal
Maritime Mentoring program will be available in
early October online at: www.alumni.csum.edu.
For more information, contact Bob Piazza (‘65E)
at rwpiazza@comcast.net or Ken Passé(‘69E) at
kpasse@csum.edu.
of the old TS Golden State. It was a true
labor of love for the old schoolship and
he donated it to the Academy for display.
During his last visit to the Academy he
noticed that the model was AWOL. If
anyone has information leading to the
solution of the mysterious disappearance
of the model, the information will be
greatly appreciated!
Class of 1948
Class Scribe: Stuart Carney,
carneymb@peoplepc.com
Five does represent 26% of the total
class number, and for those more
statistically inclined. 55% of known
survivors.
Site of the gathering was Pacific
Grove, best known for the annual return
of butterflies. The attendees left with
the mind that it should also be known
for culinary excellence thanks to John
Ball’s choice of restaurants.
Those eating with Ball were Stan
Harvey, Don Buck, John Meyer, Stu
Carney and spouses. Al Rowe begged
off to attend a special mass in Rome
recognizing his wife’s work with troubled
marriages.
Considering that class members have
remained “in touch” and continue to
meet annually, is a testimony to the ties
fashioned during their three years at
Carquinez Straits.
Class of 1950
Class Scribe: Dick Cochran,
w.r.cochran@att.net, (650) 726-4300
I recently received the following letter
from a Cadet, thanking the Contributors
to “The Class of 50 Scholarship” for
the upcoming 09-10 Academic Year. I
want to share this letter with the hope
that it will encourage those of my class
who have not contributed, and alumni
of other classes to make or establish a
similar gift in their class nname. This is
the 10th year that this $1,000 award has
been made, from the interest generated
by the perpetual fund of approximately
$40,000, established by the “Class of 50”.
— Dick Cochran
April 18, 2009
Dear Mr. Cochran and the Class of 1950,
I wish to express my gratitude for the
scholarship I was recently awarded. The
CLASS OF 1950 Scholarship will be put
to good use as I work to complete my
studies here at Cal Maritime.
After two successful careers over thirty
years I find myself in the unfortunate
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circumstance of having to start over with
very few financial resources and without
support from any family. As a single
father of two teen-aged boys, my ability
to pay tuition and living expenses has
not come easy. I welcome your generosity
and value every cent of your generous
contribution to my education and life
goals. A contribution like yours will
have a positive impact for my family for
generations to come. I assure you I will
always give Cal Maritime my best efforts,
stay focused and be very attentive.
Thank you again.
Cadet Name Withheld for Privacy
Class of 1954
Class Scribe: John Cade, johnphylca@
aol.com, (760) 918-9778
It’s your 55-year Reunion, Class of 1954!
Join your classmates for Homecoming
Weekend and Dinner. Register for all
of the weekend events at www.alumni.
csum.edu/homecoming.
Class of 1956
Tom Lytle, thomaslytle
@comcast.net (916) 684-2363
Jim Bryant recently began the 2nd year
of his 2nd term as Chairman of the Board
for the CMA Foundation.
Tom Lytle enjoyed his 4th year serving
on the organizing committee for the
CMA Foundation’s Golf Classic which took
place on September 14th.
Class of 1959
Class Scribe: Tom Armstrong,
(916) 630-1880
We are planning our 50th Class Reunion
in conjunction with CMA’s Homecoming
Weekend taking place October 9-11,
2009. A special luncheon will be hosted
in our honor at the President’s Residence
on October 10th. There is also a Reunion
Class Dinner taking place in the evening
of October 10th. If you have not yet
been contacted by a member of our
Reunion Class committee, please call me
(Tom Armstrong) at (916) 630-1880 or
(916) 505-0514. Hope to see everyone
during Homecoming in October
Class of 1961
Class Scribe: Byron Bader, kehau@
earthlnk.net, (510) 745-7253,
Jack Alderson (l)
Jack Alderson has been waging a
battle to secure veteran’s benefits
and medical treatment for those
involved in top secret biological and
chemical warfare tests in the Pacific
in the mid 1960’s. To learn more about
recent victories in Jack’s effort go to:
www.times-standard.com/localnews/
ci_11755365?source=email
The Class of 1956 will hold a Mini
Reunion at the Embassy Suites hotel near
Monterey, California on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, September 25, 26 and 27,
2009 with departure after breakfast on
Monday the 28th. Please contact Tom
Lytle for more detailed information and
if you plan on attending.
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Jim Cozine recently went to his Navy
Ships’ reunion for the USS Providence
CLG-6 in Providence-Newport, RI.
They were given access to the various
simulators at the Surface Warfare
School. The reunion also included a tour
of the Naval War College at Newport and
visited the museum ships at Battleship
Cove, MA.
Frank LaBombard
Paul Sunnergren and Bob Leffingwell
and Byron Bader spent about an hour
reminiscing with Frank LaBombard a
on November 4, 2008. We will miss him
because he was “our” man’s man! I also
want to thank Frank’s stepdaughter,
Kathleen Paniagua for setting up our
meeting in Napa.
David Allgower reported in November ‘08
that he was moving from San Diego to
Maryland to be near his sister, who is ill.
He advised he would be staying there
for about six months...then see what’s
up! Hey Dave...haven’t heard if you’ve
extended your stay? Please advise if any
contact info has changed.
(L-R) Tom MacFadyen, Byron Bader
In early spring this year, I met a
gentleman through a mutual book which
I was inquiring about, called The Track
of the Golden Bear. His name was Tom
MacFayden and it turned out that he is
a graduate of CMA, Class of 1942! Tom
sailed on the first school ship, California
State, in the early ‘40’s when it was
docked at the old Ferry Building in San
Francisco. He was involved in WWII’s
18-month accelerated license training
program. Speaking for our Class of ‘61, it
took us twice as long when we attended
the Academy. Listening to Tom recount
all his early experiences as an engineer
on all types of ships during his Merchant
Marine career after he graduated was
pure delight. He became very active
in two historical ships berthed in San
Francisco, the SS Jeremiah O’Brien and
tug Hercules. Tom officially retired as
Chief Engineer of the Hercules in 2003
but still volunteers as a consulting Chief
Engineer.
Dan Green writes from Puerto Vallarta
where he has lived on and off over 10
years. He’s become involved with the
founding and operation of the Vallarta
Yacht Club there and has started a Junior
sailing Program which now numbers
24 kids ages 8-18 years of age. Dan
says, “In four years, we have managed
to bring our local Mexican junior
sailors from novices to qualifying in
international and world championships.”
He would like to get something going as
a welcome and exchange between their
Mexico Yacht Club’s Junior Program and
the officers and cadet members of the
Cal Maritime Sailing Team. Dan reports
their Yacht Club will be hosting the CMA
sailing team for a sailing regatta during
the TS Golden Bear visits in June and
August of ‘09. The Club is fortunate to
have a benefactor such as you, Dan.
Don Johanson reports he’s been cleared
to travel by his doctor so he’s headed for
an old favorite spot he likes on O’ahu,
where the “hula girls” wear short tea
leaf skirts in Waikiki! His long vacation
stays in Hawaii will qualify him to be
more of a kamaaina than me.
Class of 1962
Class Scribe: Terry Purdom,
terrypurdom@msn.com
In 1985 Aspland assumed the
presidency of ARCO Marine, Inc. and
remained in that position until his
retirement in 1995. During his tenure
he played a significant role in the
development and implementation
of safety and operation laws and
regulations for the tanker industry in
the United States. In 1995 the U.S.
Coast Guard recognized Captain Aspland’s
contribution by presenting him with its
highest civilian award, the Distinguished
Public Service Award.
Captain Aspland and his wife, Carol,
will serve as the Chairs for the 2010
Annual Gala & Auction benefiting the
students and educational programs of
the California Maritime Academy (see
page 16). The 2010 Gala will be held on
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Westin St.
Francis on Union Square in San Francisco.
At the same time, he is building-on
his interest in writing. It started with a
childhood wish to write the WWII story
of his father and The Sinking and Atrocity
of the Liberty Ship SS Jean Nicolet, but he
has since decided to make it his second
career with other projects in mind.
Class of 1969
Class Scribe: Ken Passé, kpasse@
comcast.net, (206) 232-1104
40th Reunion coming!
The Class of 1969 will celebrate its 40th
Reunion October 9-11, 2009 (see page
5 for details). Visit our class webpage
on the Alumni website to see the list of
classmates who have already said “Yes,”
and be there in October!
Class of 1964
Class Scribe: Open
Jerry Aspland
Chairman James Callahan was pleased to
announce the selection of Captain Jerry
A. Aspland as the recipient of the 2009
Maritime Industry Salute. A special
dinner and ninth annual “Great Tug Boat
Race” fund-raising event benefiting the
International Seafarers Center (ISC) of
Long Beach-Los Angeles is being held
aboard the RMS Queen Mary, Thursday,
Sept. 17, 2009, and will honor Capt.
Aspland. The ISC is the last open center
serving the needs of all seamen in the
ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Aspland (‘62) is also President
Emeritus of the Academy (1996-2001).
His seafaring career began as a third
officer and culminated in 1968 as master
of a U.S. flag tanker. In 1971 he received
his Masters of Business Administration
degree from California State University,
Long Beach. After assignments in the
marine transportation fields of liquid
bulk cargoes and liquefied natural gas,
Aspland joined the Atlantic Richfield
Company in 1978 as the navigation and
safety manager for ARCO’s marine tanker
subsidiary.
Class of 1965
Class Scribe: Bob Piazza, rwpiazza@
comcast.net, (707) 939-3320
Forsberg (third from left) and crew
Captain John Forsberg is Master on the
Horizon Falcon.
Robert C. Rosenbaum reports he is
using his American Canyon bachelor
pad as a base for his global engineering
consulting business. Presently, he is
waiting for final approval from Duke
Energy for a six-month assignment in
Central America. It appears that he will
be in the power generation, renewable
and alternative energy industry for the
long-haul. He has no plans to retire and
no immediate desire to marry.
Keith De Laney
Keith De Laney, who has based his
49-foot trawler Tortuga in Trinidad
for the past several years, has moved
west. Here’s a condensed version of his
travels:
After Carnival ‘09, he departed
Trinidad and headed to Tobago on
February 27th. On board to help him
were Kim and Mark, whose uncle is Tom
Miller, (D-65).
After five days, they then headed
for the Spice Island of Grenada about
75 miles to the northwest. After a
short stay in Grenada, Kim flew back to
civilization. Keith lamented that she
spoiled the boys! Mark and Keith then
headed for the Los Tetigos Islands,
Venezuela, followed by a 50-mile run to
Porlamar, Isla Margarita.
After waiting in Porlamar for over
two weeks for stabilizer parts, they
headed for Isla Tortuga, thence to the
Archipelago Los Roques, the Archipelago
Los Aves de Sotavientos, and finally to
Kralendijk, the capitol of Bonaire. Pretty
darn good navigating, for an engineer!
Keith has decided to temporarily leave
this paradise of blue waters and white
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sand beaches to join his classmates for
our 40th Reunion in Vallejo in October.
we had a great turnout. Most will be
coming back for 2009 event.
Bob Papenhausen and wife Kathleen
have been married for 21 years. They
have a 16 year old son, Sean. They
compete at everything — shooting,
rope climbing, rock throwing, Ping Pong,
swimming, skiing and bean bag tosses.
Bob sold his business last year after 32
years and is happily unemployed.
Dean Tilton
During a recent family visit to Southern
California, Craig Roberts had the
opportunity to visit Dean Tilton at
Dean’s real estate office in San Marcos.
Both Craig and Dean report that it was
fun to catch up with family news and
swap sea stories about the good old
days on ships, before there was air
conditioning! The stories must have
been good, as both Craig and Dean
have committed to attending our 40th
Reunion in October.
Class of 1971
Class Scribe: Open
Edward Lanman, a Marine Surveyor, of
Daphne, AL, suffered a fall at his home
in late November requiring emergency
brain surgery. Ed has spent the last
months in the hospital and was recently
transferred to a health care & rehab
facility. Cards may be sent to Montrose
Bay Health & Rehab, 22670 Main St.,
Montrose, AL, 36559. His family would
appreciate your prayers.
Class of 1973
Class Scribe: Frank Whipple,
fwhipple@amergenttechs.com,
(714) 458-2797
Scott Duncan (D-74) and Doug Larson
(D-78) were recently spotted doing wine
tasting in the Buelton and Solvang
area with some pretty crusty hombres.
Scott continues working in San Pedro
conducting ship surveys and Doug seems
to travel endlessly around the globe
conducting emergency drills. The night
before wine tasting, I heard he flew in
from Kuwait.
Class of 1973 held a reunion in October
2008 at CMA. Everyone enjoyed it and
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Jim Jolly, (E-71) recently came to Clovis
to visit his Dad, who is Papenhausens
next door neighbor. Jim lives in
Maryland, is a retired Chief, and is loving
life.
The memorable Fred Hicks stopped
going to sea and has purchased a
44-foot charter boat renamed Golden
Bear. His 28 year-old son lives with them
north of Crescent City, CA. Fred talked
with Gordon Terpening who has a home
in Homer, AK, fell off a Sealand ship
onto a tug at Kodiak and is thankfully
better. He is also at Bisbee, AZ where he
has a bed and breakfast. Gordon is with
Kim, wife of 30 years.
Chuck Morrison is still with the Lake
Charles, LA pilots, commuting every two
weeks from Long Beach and just got
back from New Zealand to see his son’s
three month-old baby girl. Eric Lichty
on the other hand is sailing around the
world with his wife after retiring from
Puget Sound pilots.
Dan Benvenuti retired from the
Teamsters five years ago and is currently
serving on the R/V Western Flyer at
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research
Institute. He plans to work a few years
more. Dan has been married for 36
years to Ann and they have a daughter,
Moselle, 29, and a son, Jefferey, 26, and
grandchild Tyler. Home is Capitola CA.
He works with Patrick Duffy (D-7X?).
Gary Goldstein is Manager of Marine
Manufacturing Engineering at Northrop
Grumman Marine Systems in Sunnyvale,
CA, where they manufacture propulsion
and power generation equipment for
submarines and aircraft carriers. Plan
A calls for his retirement as a 60th
birthday present. He is married to Ingrid
for 33 years, has a son and daughter,
and two grandchildren. Living very
happily on the ranch in Aromas, CA.
Jeff MacLeod seven years ago found
that the way he was “running the show”
wasn’t working out too well. So he
gave up and asked God to take over.
His employment status is Executive
Director of Overcomers Outreach, a
Christ-centered 12-step support ministry
and basically helps others in whatever
way he can. He is single and lives in
Whittier, CA. He recently received a call
from Rick Harrell who is the pastor of a
small church (we believe in TX).
Jim Aragon is employed full-time
as Systems and Network Operations
Manager for the Port of San Francisco.
He is married with two sons, ages 21
and 24. He lives outside Fairfield, CA,
and stays in touch with Norman George.
John Strong works for Jacobsen Pilots,
Long Beach, CA, and with a 16 year old
son, figures he is working for another
10 years. He really enjoyed the reunion
last year.
Ken Shallies is a consultant for DoD.
The “mother” company is COLSA, a
Huntsville, AL, based defense contractor.
Most of his time is consumed with
the Missile Defense Agency managing,
developing and generally giving odd
advice about their sea-based test assets.
Kris Rittenhouse has worked for the
past 21 years with Jacobsen Pilots. He
plans to continue piloting for several
more years. He and wife Ellen have been
married for 33 years. They have three
adult children and live in Laguna Beach,
CA. His oldest son graduated from CMA,
holds an unlimited 2nd mates License
and a Limited Master license. He now
sells yachts for Ardell in Newport Beach.
His younger son is an Orange County
fireman and his daughter graduated from
Cal Poly SLO with a major in Nutrition.
He occasionally sees some Keema
campers on the ships, the most recent
sightings would be Bruce Rowland
(D-72) and Sean Dolan (D-73) who were
both sailing Master for Matson. Sean and
his wife attended the reunion and live in
Long Beach, CA, about two blocks from
Chuck Morrison.
Dick Oravetz is working as a Senior
HEP Utility Engineer for the CA Dept. of
Water Resources in Sacramento, CA. He
hopes to retire in the next year or so.
He’s been married 25 years to Barbara and
has two boys and two girls.
Tom Talbot is serving as a Math
Facilitator (teaching teachers) in the
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School
district (Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) where he
has worked for the past 12 years.
Tom and Jeannie will be celebrating
a 27th anniversary this year. Son Alex
graduated from UT Austin. Daughter Kaki,
just graduated from Trinity University
(San Antonio) and begins graduate school
at Vanderbilt University.
Chris Eastman, who we just found, lives
just forty minutes from CMA.
Frank Whipple and wife Mary Ellen (same
as girlfriend while at school) married 35
years and moved to San Diego, CA, in
December 2008. He still has the office
in Long Beach, CA, so has been doing a
fair amount of commuting back and forth.
They have three children Sherry (www.
onlocationbeauty.com), Frank Jr. (CMA06) who sails for Chevron, and Jessica at
the Art Institute.
Class of 1974
Class Scribe: Open
it all. All those mid-watches and long
hours at sea did not quite prepare him for
keeping up with Brody!
Class of 1979
Class Scribe: Open
Weekend and Dinner. Register for all of
the weekend events at www.alumni.csum.
edu/homecoming.
Prior to this new assignment, Peterson
served the company as vice president,
west coast services. He began his career
with Crowley in 1986. He was appointed
director of marine operations in 2005, and
vice president, West Coast services in 2007,
which gave him operational and commercial
responsibility for ship assist and tanker
escort services as well as Crowley’s
contract services. Peterson was awarded
the 2007 Thomas Crowley Trophy Award.
Class of 1984
Class Scribe: Open
Margaret Reasoner was named director of
East Coast/Gulf by Crowley Maritime Corp
in Jacksonville, FL. She will look after
65-crewed vessels and approximately
1,200 mariners in locations from Lake
Charles, LA, to Petty’s Island, NJ.
edu/homecoming.
Class of 1986
Katie Haven
Katie Haven is a Chief Engineer for the
Alaska Marine Highway System (See Cal
Maritime Winter ‘08) and is excited to
announce a new venture she has been
working on. She moved from Seattle to
the Methow Valley and now lives on a
small farm where she is raising sheep for
wool and meat (www.thelambranch.com).
Class Scribe: Dave Sauder, dave.
sauder@mac.com, (303) 264-9353
edu/homecoming.
Dave Sauder
Class of 1978
Class Scribe: Open
Chris Peterson
Brody Bolton
Captain Harry Bolton, wife Sharon and
big brothers Tucker and Wyatt welcomed
Brody Bolton on May 28th. Brody arrived
at a healthy 8 pounds 9 oz, 18.5 inches.
Dad is simply amazed at the wonder of
Crowley Maritime Corporation has made
several organizational changes within its
contract services and marine operations
groups. Chris Peterson has been named
vice president, marine operations.
In his new role, Peterson will split his
time between the west and gulf coasts
and will assume additional operational
responsibility for gulf coast marine
operations in support of project cargo,
contract services, harbor services and oil
field/energy support including utilization
of the new fleet of heavy lift barges.
Dave Sauder and family recently relocated
to the Denver area and he is working as
the Director of Advanced Manufacturing
for a power storage solutions compan,
Nilar (www.nilar.com). Wife Heidi, is a
psychologist in private practice. The
Sauders have two little girls Lauren, 4,
and Renée, 2.
Class of 1989
Class Scribe: Open
edu/homecoming.
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Class of 1994
Class Scribe: Tammie Lasiter,
tammielasiter@comcast.net,
(510) 965-0292
Class of 2002
Class Scribe: Romen Cross, rcross@
marineresourcesgroup.com
Matt Kuperus recently completed his
annual Naval Reserve active duty in
Singapore, where he met classmates for
the first time since graduation. Matt
has just been selected for promotion to
Commander, a significant milestone.
Class of 1995
Class Scribe: Open
Emma Dalske
James Dalske welcomed his second
daughter, Emma Sophia Dalske, on June
19th, 2009. Sophia arrived at 7 pounds,
19 inches.
Class of 2003
Class Scribe: Open
Liz and Sage Spalding are honored to
announce that their business Hawaiian
Sailing Canoe Adventures (www.
mauisailingcanoe.com) was recently
awarded the prestigious Ecotour
Operator of the Year 2009 Award given
by Hawaii Ecotourism Association.
Mark Manes
Mark Manes shares that after working for
Westar Marine Services in San Francisco
as a Captain for more than 10 years,
he is now working for Foss Maritime
in Richmond, CA as a Captain along
with many other CMA alumni. Mark just
celebrated his 10-year wedding anniversary
with wife Heather, who is the daughter of
former CMA Facilities Manager, Lee Allen.
They have a daughter, Heidi, 5, who keeps
them busy. He lives in Alameda, CA.
Class of 1996
Class Scribe:
Ben Borgie and his wife Leah welcomed
a son, Luke J. Borgie, on February 3rd
at Cape Canaveral Hospital. Dad reports,
“He was a big boy, at 8 lbs. 12 oz.”
Class of 1999
Class Scribe: Open
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Mike Miller recently got engaged to
Catherine Harrington, and are currently
living in Pensacola, FL, where Mike is
attending flight training for the U.S.
Coast Guard. Mike and Catherine met
at his first duty station in Boston, MA,
while he was stationed onboard USCGC
Seneca (WMEC-906). A fall wedding
is planned for September, 2009. Mike
anticipates earning his pilot wings this
December.
Holly Johnson is now Equipment Control
Coordinator at Northland Services, Inc.
Todd Silver shares that, “after two-anda-half long, adventure filled years with
MSC, I resigned when I learned that
my Peace Corps application had been
accepted and that I had been invited
to serve in the Fijian Islands as an
environmental resource management
promoter.” He is looking forward to three
months of language/culture training in
country. He visited Suva twice on the
Golden Bear and is looking forward to
seeing more of the islands over the next
27 months.
Class of 2004
Class Scribe: Justin Poulsen,
justinbpoulsen@gmail.com,
(425) 327-2960
Class of 2005
Class Scribe: Eric Cooper,
escoops@hotmail.com
Matthew Steffen
Matthew Steffen recently became
engaged to Alexandra Esnard and will
enjoying a Fall wedding in Punta Mita,
Mexico in October 2009. They currently
reside in Scottsdale, AZ.
Lt. Jess Patrick Pomeroy announced
his engagement to Lt. Amy Harmel. Lt.
Pomeroy is a pilot for the U.S. Coast
Guard in Miami, FL.
Stephanie Wright became engaged on
Valentine’s Day to Matt Gullickson.
Class of 2006
Class Scribe: Holly Johnson,
hsunji@hotmail.com
Chris Hammond was recently promoted
to 2nd Officer on M/Y Octopus.
Frank Whipple III
Frank Whipple III celebrated his oneyear wedding anniversary on July 5th,
2009 with wife Michelle. They were
married at Santa Margarita Ranch in
Santa Margarita, CA, in 2008, which is
also where they now reside.
Class of 2008
Class Scribe: Leila Barangan,
leilabarangan@yahoo.com
Navy Seaman Recruit Miles L. Holliman
recently completed Navy basic training
at Recruit Training Command, Great
Lakes, IL.
Class of 2009
Class Scribe: Jo Swindel,
jswindel@gmail.com
Joe Mahach received his official
invitation from the Peace Corps
September 16th. He’s heading to Togo,
West Africa as a Girls’ Education and
Empowerment Volunteer. He’ll be
working in a mid-sized city leading
classes for girls. He’ll also be working
in the community to educate men and
boys, as well as girls, about the value of
extending education to all children. Stay
tuned for a blog.
Get In the News!
If you don’t see your class represented
in Class Notes, chances are it’s because
you don’t have a Class Scribe. To see
a complete list of CMA Class Scribes,
go to www.alumni.csum.edu/scribes.
Contact Silvia Regalado, Alumni Affairs
Coordinator at sregalado@csum.edu or
(707) 654-1299 to see how easy it is to
get your class represented.
Share Now!
Did you know you can now add and
view the complete (unedited) version
of class notes online? Go to www.
alumni.csum.edu/classnotes to search
class notes and/or add one of your
own. Contact Silvia Regalado, Alumni
Affairs Coordinator at sregalado@csum.
edu or (707) 654-1299 if you need help
accessing the CMA Alumni Website.
Fourth Thursdays Coming to a City Near You!
Have you heard about 4th Thursdays? They’re fun social
events — a chance for Cal Maritime alumni, families, friends
and supporters to get together once a month in a relaxed
informal setting to reunite and meet fellow shipmates. They
are held in a rapidly growing number of cities where alumni
are congregated. All you have to do is remember when it is
the 4th Thursday of the month and then check to see if there
is a 4th Thursday meeting spot in your area.
Nine cities are already holding 4th Thursdays and more
are being added. At this writing they include: San Francisco,
Silicon Valley, San Diego, Sacramento and Oxnard, CA, Seattle
WA, Portland OR, Jacksonville FL, and Honolulu HI.
Check www.csum.edu/alumni regularly for the latest list
of cities, locations, addresses and local contacts. Volunteer
to start your own monthly gathering in your home town if
you don’t see it listed. We’ll help you by giving you a list of
alumni in your area whom you can contact and invite to an
initial 4th Thursday.
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Fred W. Henning (‘95MT)
passed away on Monday,
August 3rd.
All who knew and worked
with Fred— as a business
colleague, an alumnus,
an avid supporter of Cal
Maritime and the maritime
industry, and as a friend —
share in the profound sense
of loss.
Throughout his career,
Fred selflessly “gave
back” to Cal Maritime as
a member and officer of
the Alumni Association, the University Foundation and a
member of the school’s Industry Advisory Board. He was
a very active member of the annual planning committee
jesse lawrence boyce, jr. (‘39MET) passed away
on October 29, 2008 in Grand Junction, CO. He was born
in San Diego, CA. After graduation from Cal Maritime and
the Stevens Institute of Technology, he married Elizabeth
“Betsy” Boyce on September 18, 1943 and settled in Newark,
NJ. He held a Professional Engineer’s License from the State
of Colorado and a U.S. Coast Guard Chief Engineer License.
He served in the Merchant Marine during WWII and retired
with a rating of Commander. Jesse joined Chevron Oil in
1955 and was instrumental in the start-up and operation of
the American Gilsonite Refinery in Fruita for eight years. In
1963 he retired from Gilsonite and was owner/operator of
Jesse Boyce Motors, until he retired in 1984.
Jesse was preceded in death by his wife. He is survived by
his daughters Julie (Don) and Shelley (Jamey); sons Jesse
(Phyllis) and Thomas (Sheila); grandchildren Elizabeth, Todd
and Jesse; and step-grandson Gordon.
Retired Lt. Cmdr. USMS James (Jim) T.
Barrett Jr. (‘42D) passed away December 26, 2008
in Bradbury, CA. Upon
graduation from the
Academy, he served in
the US Navy, both in the
Pacific and the Atlantic
during WWII.
He and his wife
Blanche were married 53 years and considered La Canada
Presbyterian their church home for 47 years. Jim worked for
the County of Los Angeles as a civil cengineer for 25 years
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for the Kingsbury Golf Tournament Scholarship Fundraiser.
His firm, Baydelta Maritime, has generously provided tug
services to the Academy in support of the Golden Bear,
and internship and employment opportunities for our
graduates.
Fred is survived by his wife Nicholle; son Nathan;
daughter Greta; mother Linda; father Ken and sister
Andrea.
Donations in Fred’s Memory can be made to:
The Fred Henning Children’s Fund
c/o Borel Private Bank
433 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
The California Maritime Academy Foundation
In Memory of Fred Henning
Vallejo, CA 94590-8181
until retirement, then as a computer reseller, serving the
needs of missionaries. He always smiled when he reminisced
about his time at the Academy and serving our country.
Jim is survived by his wife; sons Doug, Dave, Gary, Fred
and Dale; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Daniel E. Drake (‘42D), 86, died Feb. 5, 2009 in
Phoenix, AZ, after an extended battle with emphysema. He
was born April 23, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA, and attended
the California Maritime Academy, then in San Francisco.
After Pearl Harbor, he served as first mate in the Merchant
Marine. After the war, he moved to Wickenburg where he
worked at a guest ranch. He met his future wife there, and
soon took a job with Arizona Public Service. APS moved him
to Phoenix and then to Yuma, where he lived for 40 years.
After he retired, Mr. Drake spent the summers in Durango,
CO. The Drakes moved to Payson in 1995 and returned to
Phoenix in 1996.
He is survived by his wife, Alma (“Mike”); daughters, Rita
and Mary Kay; grandchildren, Tyson Drake Rhodes and Terry
Renee Ayers; and two great-grandsons, Brenden and Bryce
Ayers.
Robert M. Davidson (‘42E) passed away peacefully
on October 7, 2009 following 15 months of treatment for
cancer. Robert served in the Merchant Marine during WWII
as a chief engineer on liberty ships. In 1950 he came ashore
and began his long tenure with the City and County of San
Francisco. He worked as an engineer for sewage treatment
plants, eventually retiring from the Department of Public
Works as supervising engineer.
Robert loved the sea and ships! After retirement he spent
many volunteer hours aboard the SS Jeremiah O’Brian and
served as chief engineer for some time.
Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years,
Catharine. He is survived by his daughter Irene.
Harold L. (Barney) Oldfield (‘42D) passed away
on March 15, 2009. Barney was an active son of Pasadena and
attended Pasadena Junior College and Cal Maritime. He served
in the US Navy and the Merchant Marine, was
a member of the Exchange Club of Altadena,
Lions Club, Chairman of the Most Important
Committee of Buena Vista Chapter #1 and
Platrix Chapter #2 of E. Clampus Vitus. Gifts
in Barney’s memory can be made to the CMA
Foundation.
Harold was preceded in death by his wife Betty Phelan
Oldfield and survived by his son Tom (Melinda) daughter Cindy
(Don) and granddaughter Alison Baxley.
M.E.B.A. Chief Engineer DeLacy L. “Cookie”
Cook (‘43MET) died March 9, 2009 in Baltimore. The
longtime Lutherville, MD resident was 85.
As an M.E.B.A. member Cookie spent many productive years
working for United States Lines. In his later years he became
chief engineer aboard the John Brown, one of two seaworthy
Liberty Ships. After graduation from Cal Maritime, he shipped
out as a 3rd A/E and served in Atlantic convoys for the rest
of the war. After the war he served for 12 years aboard U.S.
Lines vessels before taking a port engineer position with the
company in Baltimore until his retirement 1985.
“The John Brown was his life for the last 20 years,” said his
wife of 59 years, the former Marjorie “Marge” Speicher.
Dickson Braly (‘43D) passed away on January 25,
2009 from Alzheimer’s Disease. Dickson was born in 1923 in
Taft, CA. At the age of four he moved to Long Beach and was
educated in the Long Beach school system, graduating from
Wilson High School in June 1941 where he was a member of
both the varsity basketball and swimming teams. Immediately
upon graduation he entered the Cal Maritime and in June of
1943 was commissioned in the Merchant Marine.
Reva Morrison, the wife of Arthur Morrison (‘43D)
recently passed away. Reva was always present at numerous
Southern California CMA Alumni events.
LeRoy (Lee) Taylor (‘43D) passed away unexpectedly
on January 25, 2009 after a brief illness. He was 88. He was
one of the eight surviving members of the CMA class of June
1943 and was in attendance during the 65th reunion luncheon
hosted by President Eisenhardt. The 2008 Homecoming event
was his last fond memory of CMA and shared with Barbara (his
wife of 65 years), and their lovely daughter “Nockie.” Leroy
enthusiastically participated in the oral history for our class.
Frank Coleman (‘45E) died peacefully but
unexpectedly on October 14, 2008. He was born to Katherine
and Frank Coleman in Texas and the family moved to Los
Angeles when he was 20 months old.
While a cadet at CMA, Frank was Midshipman Chief Engineer.
After graduating in 1945, Frank sailed with United States
Lines on many different routes for several years. He worked at
UCLA and retired 25 years ago as superintendent of utilities.
Frank is survived by his wife Teri; seven children Mary
(Mike), Kevin (Kim), Kay, Brian, Sean (Suzi), Sheila and Chris
(Sharon); 10 grandchildren and sister Kathleen (Jerry).
Henry (Mort) Gullikson (‘45D) passed away on
November 16, 2008 in Honolulu, HI. Mort was a longtime
employee of Matson Navigation Co. He is survived by wife
Mary; son Eric, daughter Lee Ann Nicolay; five grandchildren.
Albert V. Milani (’49MET) and former instructor at
CMA, passed away on December 11, 2008.
Salvatore (Pete) Trapanese (‘53MET) passed away
in January of 2009 of an abdominal aneurysm.
Frank Cieri (‘55E) died of a heart attack last December.
Captain John R. Atkinson (‘56E) grew up in
Coronado, CA, where he was active in sports, surfing, and
sailboat racing. After graduation from Coronado High School,
he attended the Academy. That was followed by military
service as Warrant Officer with the US Army Search and
Rescue Small Craft Unit in Virginia.
Later he sailed in various Deck Officer positions with Lykes
Bros. out of Galveston, TX. While in Galveston, he started and
operated a surfboard manufacturing business. In the 60’s he
moved to Honolulu, where he sailed with Matson, and enjoyed
the Hawaiian surfing. In the 70’s he became a harbor pilot, .
His survivors include a son and three brothers.
Alfred Steinman (‘56MET), (MET-56), age 78, died
Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in Napa, CA. He was born Oct. 23,
1930, in Washington, D.C. Following graduation from the
Academy, he went to work for Westinghouse in San Francisco,
but after six months of riding a desk, he decided that it was
not his cup of tea. A few weeks later he was sailing to the Far
East on a Pacific Far East Lines freighter as Third Engineer.
For the next 34 years Al sailed for over a dozen maritime
companies on practically every type of ship then in service.
He retired in 1990.
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frank l. labombard
Long-time Cal
Maritime instructor
Frank Lonsdale
LaBombard, 91,
died December 4,
2008. He was predeceased by his
wife Barbara and
is survived by numerous children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. A celebration of LaBombard’s life was held
on campus at the end of January and the family requested
that donations in his name be made to the Cal Maritime
Foundation or to Hospice of Napa Valley.
Al’s wife, Eleanor of Napa, CA and sister Mary Schutz of
Spokane, WA, survive him.
Retired Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
John Stephens (‘56D) died peacefully at home with his
family on June 14, 2009, in Spring Valley, CA. He graduated
from Sweetwater High School in 1951. John selected a naval
career and served in the USS Galveston (CLG3), USS Brownson (DD-868), and the USS
Essex (CVS-9). John’s final assignment was
as Executive Officer of the Naval Weapons
Station, Seal Beach, CA.
John is survived by his wife, Carolyn
Stephens; children, J.K. Stephens, Doris
Stephens, Katherine Vuletich, Mark (Dawn) Blocker; and
grandchildren Dustin Vuletich and Joshua Blocker. As John
wished, his cremains will be scattered at sea by the U.S. Navy.
Ted Thompson (‘56MET) passed away in 2006 from
cancer.
2007 following heart surgery. He was 68 years old.
Bob was born in Houston, TX. His father worked in oil
exploration in Central and South America when he was a young
boy, and Bob became fluent in Spanish there. He carried the
love of the Spanish language with him throughout his life. He
spent some of his young years in Houston, TX, and Calgary,
Alberta. After graduation from Cal Maritime he attended the
American School of International Management in Phoenix, AZ,
where he continued his study of the Spanish language. He used
this language as well as his accounting skills in his careers
as an international banker in Central America and Texas,
international business consultant, and forensic accountant.
Cal Maritime
Bob is survived by his devoted life partner, Wina Simpson;
three children, Sandra (Don) Higdon, Robert (Sheri) Fuller,
Jr., Sharon (Bobby) Spicer; brother, John Michael (Brenda)
Fuller; nine grandchildren, Andrew, Amanda, Megan, Sean,
Taylor, Justin, Logan, Abby and Bobby; nieces and nephews
Jennie (Sam) Longmire and Jeff (Jane) Simpson and their four
children, Ben, Sam, Evan and Jordan.
Peter T. Duffy (‘61D), 68, died on January 15, 2009.
After graduation, he served as a Lieutenant
JG on the USS Matthews and participated in
the Cuban missile crisis. Peter worked as a
Stevedore Superintendent in the ports of Long
Beach and Houston, TX, before retiring to
Corpus Christi.
Survivors include Maribeth, his wife
of 34 years; his children Peter, Nancy and Mary Anne; his
grandchildren Randal, Kasey, Morgan, Amber, Alyssa and
Marrissa; and his brother Jack.
Noel Burt (‘63D) passed away late last year.
Robert (Bob) Oliver Fuller (‘59D) died May 27,
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LaBombard, known affectionately as “Boom Boom,”
touched the lives of many during a long tenure at Cal
Maritime. Numerous alumni left their thoughts and
memories in letters and at the memorial service: ”One of
an old breed who instilled a little of that old ‘saltiness’ in
all of us;” “…made sure we knew the basics which carried
us through all these years.”
LaBombard was still in decent health and able to
attend last fall’s Homecoming celebration where he was
affectionately greeted by, and exchanged memories and
stories, with many alumni. Said President William B.
Eisenhardt, who had a chance to chat with him during the
weekend, “Frank touched many lives in a positive way. It
was great that he was able to make it back to join us.”
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John Tommaney Jr. (’65E) passed away in at his home
on May 20, 2009 after a brave fight against cancer. John was
born in 1944 in Madill, OK, to Elsie and John Tommaney Sr.
and married Joan Marie Mangels in 1979. He was a graduate of
Armijo High School. He had a successful career of 37 years as a
maritime engineer.
He is preceded in death by his parents Elise and John
Tommaney Sr., and in-laws Bud and Mae Mangels. He is
survived by his wife Joan, daughter Ann Marie, stepson JJ
Schwedhelm, grandson Joshua, brothers Timothy (Beverly)
and Thomas (Eloise); nieces Elizabeth and Catherine; and his
faithful black Labrador Mindy.
Donations in his name can be made to the California
Maritime Academy Class of 1965 Memorial Fund (Mailing
Address: 200 Maritime Academy Drive, Vallejo, CA 945908181). This fund was set up to honor deceased classmates by
funding special learning projects for students and faculty.
Gary Haines (‘75D) passed away on July 24, 2009.
Upon graduation he went to work for the Waterman
Steamship Corporation in New Orleans, LA, in 1975 as their
Safety Director. After four years in that
position he sailed for two years as Third
Mate aboard the S.S. Velma Lykes and other
company vessels.
Waterman promoted Gary to Cargo
Superintendent and Port Captain and he
remained in that capacity from 1980 to 1984.
Gary worked for the Gulf & Eastern Steamship & Chartering
Corporation, New Orleans, LA, as Operations Manager.
He became part of the Schnitzer organization in September
of 1985 when he joined Lasco Shipping Co. as an Operations
Assistant. He held progressive roles as Assistant Manager,
Operations Manager and Crewing Manager and was ultimately
promoted to Vice President within Lasco. Following Schnitzer
Investment Corp.’s divestiture of Lasco in 2004, Gary
continued to serve as Vice President of FerMar.
Gary leaves behind his wife of nearly thirty years, Becky
and two sons, Tyler and Travis.
Capt. William Kevin Anderson (‘80D)— just Will
to his friends and family — was born in Seattle on August 8,
1955, and passed away peacefully on November 13, 2008.
After graduating from Cal Maritime, he operated vessels
from Brazil to Tunisia and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf
of Alaska. Will became a licensed marine pilot and navigated
ships in Western Alaska before returning
to his home waters. As a highly respected
member of the Puget Sound Pilots, he guided
vessels on Puget Sound for the remainder of
his career.
He is survived and will be sorely missed by
his wife, Penelope; his sons Kinamo and
Sam; his daughters Jessica and Janise; his father Dr. Sam
Anderson; brothers Mark, David and Stephen; sisters Camille
Horne, Christine Stickler and Lisa Crabtree; five grandchildren;
and fourteen admiring nephews and nieces. Will was preceded
in death by his mother, Patricia (Pat) Anderson, who is, no
doubt, very happy to see him.
John Kanaley (‘81E) died March 19, 2009 of a heart
attack at his home in Dublin, CA. He was 51.
Mr. Kanaley was the chief executive officer of San
Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital since 2004, making major
changes to the Twin Peaks hospital — the largest public
nursing home in the country. State inspectors
had failed Laguna Honda on their initial
visits for three years in a row, necessitating
follow-up inspections. Mr. Kanaley was
determined the hospital would pass,
prompting changes that made the facility
neater, cleaner and better organized.
Public health was far from where Mr. Kanaley’s career
started. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Massachusetts,
he moved to California to attend Cal Maritime. He spent nine
years at sea managing the operations of commercial shipping
vessels.
He later obtained a master’s degree in public health from
California State University Fresno. He worked in the facilities
department at San Francisco General Hospital, overseeing the
building of the hospital’s AIDS Research Center and the Mental
Health Rehabilitation Facility, and later at Kaiser Permanente,
overseeing hospital construction. Mr. Kanaley was also an
adviser to Mayor Gavin Newsom on health care issues.
He is survived by his mother Irene; brothers Daniel and
Robert Kanaley; sisters Karen Fisher and Eleanor Woolf; sons
John and Christopher; and daughter Patricia.
FRIEND AND SUPPORTER
Captain Amigo Soriano (February 21, 1915-
June 22, 2009) Amigo was born in Ketchikan, AK and
graduated from Seattle’s Franklin High School. He
sailed as Captain for Alaska Steamship Co., followed
by 33 years as a Puget Sound Ship Pilot. He owned
Western Pioneer Shipping Co., which was based in
Ballard. Amigo is survived by his wife of 68 years,
Mildred Fraback Soriano; their four children: Sally,
Steve (Vonne), Marilyn (John), and Don (Anne);
grandchildren: Adrian, Linda, and Blake Harris, and
Ben and Emily Soriano; sister Gloria; brothers Max and
Charles; and many other cherished relatives and friends.
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eventscalendar
Oct. 9-11 Homecoming Weekend (See page 5)
Oct. 11 Day on the Bay
Nov. 11 Veterans Day Holiday
Nov. 14 Preview Day for Prospective
High School Students
Nov. 26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 22-Jan. 4 Holiday Break – Campus Closed
2010
Jan. 11 Start of Instruction Spring Semester
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Holiday
March 20 Mini Cruise
March 27
Annual Gala Fundraiser
Westin St. Francis, San Francisco
March 31 Caesar Chavez Holiday
May 1 Commencement – Class of 2010
May 2 Start of Cruise 1
June 29 Start of Cruise 2
Note: Some dates may be subject to change. Also, due to
California budget cuts and their impacts on The California
State University system, most Cal Maritime Faculty and
Staff are required to take unpaid furlough days during the
2009-10 academic year. As a result, some offices may be
closed or on short staffs during those days.
Vallejo, CA 94590-8181
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Remember this handy tip to remind yourself when your
move: CMA also means Change My Address.
Giving us your e-mail address lets us tell you
of late-breaking Cal Maritime news and
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