Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2023

SPRING 2023 FORT SCHUYLER THE MAGAZINE FOR MARITIME COLLEGE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

CONTENTS

FROM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Steve Carbery ’80

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EDITORS Odalis Mino Director of Communications SUNY Maritime College Don Gale Editor, Maritime College Alumni Association PHOTOGRAPHY Riley Damerell Don Gale Karen Markoe ON THE COVER: As Maritime College began celebrating its 150 th anniversary on April 24, the College and Alumni Association commemorate this significant milestone by looking back at the traditions that define the College and its alumni, and looking ahead toward preparing a new generation of merchant mariners. 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 Fort Schuyler is the official magazine of SUNY Maritime College (est. 1874) and its Alumni Association (est. 1903). Odalis Mino Liam Reddan Virna Wong DESIGN Virna Wong

FROM MARITIME COLLEGE PRESIDENT Michael Alfultis

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Campus News

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FEATURE Karen Markoe, First Female Department Chair 16

FEATURE Liam Reddan ’23, Envisions a Brilliant

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Future for Maritime College

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Two Generations of Training Ship Captains: One Common Mission

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FEATURE

MCAA President Steve Carbery ’80 26 Steering a New Course Through Seas of Change

MARITIME COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 2023 MCAA Distinguished Alumni Honors

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Dinner

FROM MARITIME FOUNDATION CHAIR Robert Johnston ’69

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ADVANCEMENT NEWS

OSG Pledges $90K for Women of Maritime

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Homecoming 2022

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ALUMNI

The Night the Ship Broke Loose

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Class Notes

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Industry Encounters

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Chapter Gatherings

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Ebb Tide

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Upcoming Events

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