Fort Schuyler Magazine Fall 2021

CLASS NOTES

Maritime Academic Center Names Office in Honor of ANDREW WOWCZUK ’69 Andrew Wowczuk ’69 and members of his family gathered on campus on June 17, for a special Office Naming Ceremony in his honor. Wowczuk is a world expert/thought leader in implementing Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies for the manufacturing and military services industries. In 2020, his son Zenovy made a generous donation of $50,000 to the NY Maritime Innovation Center at Maritime College in his father’s honor.

Wowczuk and his family were treated to a tour of the College and campus grounds. The family was then led to the third floor of the

Happy 80th birthday to Long Island Chapter founding member Tom Hall ‘65! In September 1993 Maritime alumni Dave Harold, Richard Ohlsen, Stu Fitz, Jim Lynch, Tom Hall and several others formed the Long Island Chapter. (l-r) Harold Stumme ‘65, Jim Lynch ‘54, Tom Hall ‘65, Dave Nieri ‘72, and Jim Yahner ‘86. ’ 65

Maritime Academic Center to unveil the plaque on the newly named office (previously #319). Professor Chris Clott of the NY Maritime Innovation Center and Provost of Maritime College, Dr. Jennifer Waters, offered brief thank you remarks to Wowczuk. “Your generosity has made Maritime College a better institution and I thank you for your contribution and support of the College,” stated Dr. Waters. Wowczuk’s son, Yurij, offered his remarks on the role Maritime College played in his father’s life saying, “I appreciate the role that SUNY Maritime played in our upbringing. My father pushed us in the direction of STEAM and STEM programs, and that had an incredible bearing on our success in school and professionally.”

On May 18, Michael J. Isernia, Esq. ‘85 (first left), was elected to the Board of Education for the Sachem Central School District at Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. He will serve for a three-year term beginning July 1. ’ 85

Anton Posner ‘92, CEO of the Mercury Group, talks with Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Joe Weisenthal on “What’d You Miss?” about the soaring shipping rates as bottlenecks hit the supply chain. ’ 92

Honoree AndrewWowczuk ’69 (third from left) with his sons (l-r) Borys Wowczuk, Yurij Wowczuk, and Zenovy Wowczuk.

Fall 2021 Fort Schuyler 35