Class Notes
they named Owen. Hammond
Engineering ­ Ensco, plc on sub-
Capt. Teel's command, we got it
2013
met up with Mason Hal '13 at the
mersibles in the Gulf of Mexico. He
eventual y." Aboard the rig at this
Jacqueline Connel '13 ran into
Left Bank Bookshop in Belfast, ME
is also the CEO/co-owner of Dub-
time were fellow alumni: Capt.
Alex Stark '10 when she went to
in January. Hal had just gotten in
lin AK Systems, a smal company
Steve Fleming '00, Chief Mate
Boston to sit her US Coast Guard
from his rotation aboard one of
that designs improvements to the
Charlie Perry '07, DPO Chad
exam. He and she both passed their
Maersk Line's vessels.
AK-47 and other military rifles.
Friend '05, and Senior DPO Jack
exams and she reports that he now
Spratt '93.
has his chief mate's license. True to
MMA's alumni spirit, Stark offered
2012
2013
to help Connel by passing her
Robin Merril '99 received the St.
Hunter Sperry '13 is working for
resume around among recruiters.
Botolph Club Foundation "Emerg-
Transocean aboard a dril ship in
ing Artists Award" in June 2013 for
the Gulf of Mexico. He report-
her work as an artist. The St. Bot-
ed that recently information he
olph Club Foundation, established
learned from Capt. Sam Teel `77
in 1963, recognizes and supports
­ "GO SLOW, THINK AHEAD
artists working in or associated
AND BE PATIENT" - was true.
with New England. Robin Merril
He was "launching and recovering
was nominated for the award by
life boats off the side of the rig ...
Maine poetry icon, George van
kind of scary 150 miles offshore!
Deventer of Bristol. Merril is a
Just as [he] was about to lower
full-time freelance writer who has
[his] first boat, [his] captain turned
published her poems in The Café
to [him] and said, `Now Hunter,
Review, Ledge Magazine, Margie,
keep in mind Sam Teel's words of
Spoon River Poetry Review, and
wisdom...Also don't f*&% this up!'
Stolen Island Review. Her poetry
Wel , it turned into an absolute sh**
collection, A House of Bottles, is
show! We had too much rol for the
available from Moon Pie Press. In
guy on the bow of my life boat to be
addition to poetry, she has written
able to attaché the fal s! By applying
5 children's books and competed
A graduate's license plate spotted on campus this past year. Please send your MMA inspired plates to
in poetry slams. Merril lives and
alumni@mma.edu
works in Maine.
2012
Katrina Morrison '12 and Casey
Hawkins '11 became engaged on
Campobello Island on October 11,
2013. Katrina is a mate for Edison
Nichols & Webb P.A
Chouest delivering supplies to
oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and
OUI and Personal Injury/Labor
Casey is an engineer for Covanta
Power Plant in Jonesboro, ME.
The couple is planning a fal 2014
wedding and expects to continue
110 Main Street, Suite 1520
to live in Washington County after
Saco, Maine 04072
their marriage.
Phone: 207-283-6400
Fax: 207-283-4900
2013
Ethan Dublin '13 returned to cam-
pus on February 24, 2014 to see his
Matthew B. Nichols Esq. and John Scott Webb, Esq. `83E
younger brother at the Regimental
focusing in the area of OUI and criminal defense
Change of Command Ceremony.
in additon to personal injury and problem solving in other areas of law.
Dublin '13 now works for Subsea
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