SUNY Maritime College 2019-2020 Annual Report

SUNY MARITIME FOUNDATION BOARD Capt. Robert Johnston ’69, Chairman President and CEO (Ret.), Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. J ohn M. Bree ’78, Vice Chairman Executive (Ret.), Exxon Mobil Corporation Richard Angerame ’73 President and CEO, utiliVisor William F. Austen ’80 President and CEO (Ret.) Bemis Company, Inc. Capt. Ioannis (John) Frangos ’85, ’87 Chairman and CEO, Seaways Maritime International William C. Gallo ’70 President (Ret.), Pasternak, Baum & Company, Inc. and Columbia Grain Trading Inc (CGTI ) Joe Maurelli ’63 President, CEO and Chairman (Ret.), Techmatics, Inc. Capt. A.J. McAllister ’80 Senior Vice President, Sales, McAllister Towing and Transportation, Inc. EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, Ph.D. President, SUNY Maritime College Aimee Bernstein, Esq. Executive Director SUNY Maritime Foundation Scott Dieterich Vice President of Finance and Administration, SUNY Maritime College & Treasurer, SUNY Maritime Foundation Michael Chalos, Esq. ’70 Partner, Chalos & Co. P.C.

Letter from THE CHAIRS S UN Y MA R I T I ME F O UNDAT I O N

Dear Maritime College Community: We hope this finds you and your family in good health and spirits and enjoying the holiday season which, no doubt will be very different this year. As we begin 2021 with hope and excitement that the worst is behind us, the SUNY Maritime Foundation Directors are taking this opportunity to reflect on all that the Maritime College and our Foundation were able to accomplish over the 2019-20 academic year with the support from friends and donors like you. We are particularly thankful for the generous financial support you have provided to the students, through your contributions to the One Hand Student Relief Fund, and donations to our various scholarship funds. Furthermore, we are especially grateful for gifts that support specific programs and unrestricted gifts that allow Maritime College to continue to deliver rigorous academic offerings that will prepare our graduates and future leaders to succeed in their careers for years to come. With the munificent support from two members of the Foundation Board of Directors, Bill Austen ‘80, and Richard Angerame ‘73, who each made gifts of $1 million, which are highlighted in this Annual Report, the Foundation and College can move forward with financial strength and flexibility. While these gifts are unprecedented, we are hopeful that they will create the momentum that will propel us to higher levels of giving and allow us to achieve Maritime’s longer-term funding objectives. We look forward to sharing more good news giving stories like these in the future. Please help us maintain the momentum. Working in concert with the Admiral, the Foundation is dedicated to managing all private donations to Maritime, first to follow the wishes of our generous donors, and second, to support the important and ambitious goals of Maritime’s Strategic Plan, “Charting a New Course.” We hope you enjoy this edition of the Annual Report and are inspired to make a gift today. Your support is greatly appreciated and so very necessary especially during this time of COVID when resources for so many are being stretched to the limit. On behalf of the SUNY Maritime Foundation, we are sending sincere appreciation for your support and warm wishes to you and your family for a happy and healthy 2021. Sincerely,

Robert Johnston ’69 Chairman SUNY Maritime Foundation

John Bree ‘78 Vice Chairman SUNY Maritime Foundation

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