Fort Schuyler Magazine Spring 2023

CHAPTER GATHERINGS

DELAWARE VALLEY / PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER PORTS OF PHILADELPHIA MARITIME SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT

Established in 1935, the Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Society (POPMS) aids and assists the development of the Port of Philadelphia and its maritime community. Over $400,000 has been raised for the POPMS Maritime Scholarship Program since 2012. Six scholarships of $2,500 each were awarded in 2023.

Art Sulzer ’74, president of the Del-Val Philadelphia MCAA Chapter, administers the POPMS Maritime Scholarship Program with three alums; two are past scholarship recipients. L-R: Capt. Robert Cook ’80, past scholarship awardee Herman Woolfrey ’14, Art Sulzer ’74, and past scholarship awardee Ben Haas ’14.

Del-Val Philadelphia 13 th Annual Holiday Party On December 20, 2022, the Del-Val Philadelphia Chapter hosted 88 attendees at their 13th Annual holiday party. Guests included alumni from SUNY Maritime and other state maritime academies, local industry leaders, USCG Academy graduates, leaders from Philadelphia’s Maritime Academy Charter School, and a German shipyard visitor. Photo: Ben Haas ’14, Ahdiya Robey ’22, Robert Cook ’80, Ian Mullins ’08, Stephen Richter ’81, Michael Reagoso ’96, Carl Mattia ’67, Charles McCammon ’87, Craig Tomalo ’08, George Gacser ’87, Matt Sherman ’13, Harry Rogers ’77, Keith Hermann ’96, Alberto Ramirez ’07, Whitney Taylor ’17, Derrick Kennedy ’21.

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