Fort Schuyler Magazine Fall 2020

F A L L 2 0 2 0 FORT SCHUYLER THE MAGAZ I NE FOR MAR I T IME COL LEGE ALUMN I AND FR I ENDS

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FROM ALUMNI ASSOCI ATION PRESIDENT John Valvo ’83 FROM MARITIME COLLEGE PRESIDENT Michael Alfultis

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ON THE COVER: In the midst of a pandemic, Maritime College and its alumni applied creative approaches to learning, working and living in a COVID-19 environment.

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FEATURE Campus Life Continues During Pandemic

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EDITORS Odalis Mino Director of Communications SUNY Maritime College Matthew Bonvento ’01, G’04 Editor, Maritime College Alumni Association PHOTOGRAPHY Matthew Bonvento ’01 Riley Damerell

Campus News

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FROM MARITIME FOUNDATION CHAIR Robert Johnston ’69

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FEATURE Pier Side Training

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ALUMNI Charity Begins at the Office MEET NEW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBER Marissa Danzy, MBA ’10

Alexandra Gigantiello Ann Marie Poninski ’94 Virna Wong Saira Yoo DESIGN Virna Wong

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Chapter Gatherings

CORRESPONDENCE IS WELCOME Send your class notes to: Fort Schuyler Magazine Office of Communications SUNY Maritime College 6 Pennyfield Avenue Throggs Neck, NY 10465 or email: • communications@sunymaritime.edu • editor@maritimecollegeaa.org

ALUMNI INTERV IEW Sheldon Merel ’44 ALUMNI INTERV IEW Owen Palmiotti ’07

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Ancient Mariner Golf Outing

Class Notes

Virtual Admiral’s Dinner

Stay Connected

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Where in the World

Fort Schuyler is the official magazine of SUNY Maritime College (est. 1874) and its Alumni Association (est. 1903).

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