SUNY Maritime College Annual Report 2021-2022

Letter from THE CHAIRS S U N Y M A R I T I M E F O U N D AT I O N

SUNY MARITIME FOUNDATION BOARD Capt. Robert Johnston ’69 Chairman President and CEO (Ret.), Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. John M. Bree ’78 Vice Chairman Executive (Ret.), Exxon Mobil Corporation

Dear Members of the SUNY Maritime Community, The Board of Directors of the SUNY Maritime Foundation are proud to showcase in this publication the positive impact that the Foundation has had on our Maritime College. With support from the Admiral and his administration, the Foundation, in a brief period, has been able to provide noteworthy financial support for several key initiatives that are important to the students, faculty and Maritime College. Since its inception in December 2017, the Foundation has raised $12 million. This figure includes all gifts made to the Foundation from the Board, alumni, parents, friends, and industry. Funds raised are provided to Maritime College in support of student scholarships and other important strategic projects and needs approved by the Foundation board. The Board carefully manages all private donations ensuring that donors’ wishes are followed and that all funds go to advance the vision and mission established by Maritime College. The impact of the Foundation on the campus is easy to identify. It can be seen in the faces of the hundreds of students who annually receive scholarship support, especially those who would not be able to attend nor graduate without financial assistance. It can also be seen improving the quality of student learning experiences ranging from additional laptops for Marine Science programs to the new boats available on the waterfront. Lastly, it can be seen throughout the ranks of faculty who receive special recognition for their excellence in teaching, mentoring and scholarship. We hope you, as donors, are proud of what we have all accomplished. Thanks to your generosity, the Foundation can continue its important work of helping SUNY Maritime College and its graduates excel into the future. There are many ways you can financially support today’s students and Maritime College. Several of which are highlighted in this Annual Report. Whether it is giving through the creation of endowment funds (as listed on pages 32-34) or through a planned gift in your will, making annual gifts to the Admiral’s Dinner, the Student Emergency Fund, the Summer Sea Term Scholarship Fund, or the unrestricted Annual Fund, all donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated! We hope you enjoy this edition of the SUNY Maritime Annual Report and feel a sense of pride in the positive impact your donations to the Foundation have made. As we come to the end of the year, we send you best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday and New Year. Warm regards,

William F. Austen ’80 President and CEO (Ret.) Bemis Company, Inc. Michael Chalos, Esq. ’70 Partner, Chalos & Co. P.C.

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 Roxanne Thompson Vice President of Finance and Administration, SUNY Maritime College, and Treasurer, SUNY Maritime Foundation

Robert Johnston ’69 Chairman SUNY Maritime Foundation

John Bree ’78 Vice Chairman SUNY Maritime Foundation

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