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LIBRARIANS HOST
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2015!
FACULTY RESEARCH
RECEPTION
MaineMaritimeAcademy's72ndCom-
mencement was held on Saturday, May 2.
The Class of 2015 was the largest class on
record, with 243 students graduating. The Alex-
ander Field House was filled to overflowing with
students, family members, and friends for the best
onApril9,2015,WendyGirven(Head
Librarian), Lauren Blanchard (Reference
Librarian), Caroline Hudson (Library
gathering of the year, where we celebrate and honor
Assistant), and Jim Picariello (Educational Web
our hard-working students and their academic and
Designer) hosted Nutting Memorial Library's
family mentors.
third annual Faculty Research Reception in the
This year, we also celebrated two major firsts:
reading room of the library. Spread out on tables
the first online master's degree was awarded to
and hanging on wal s were samples of faculty
Laurence Vincent Wade of Bradley, Maine; and the
research and projects. Several projects involved
first joint degree of Bachelor of Science in Maritime
team research conducted by faculty and students.
Business Administration / International Business
and Logistics was awarded to Metehan Barshan of
Ankara, Turkey from Maine Maritime Academy
and Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey.
President Brennan with Larry Wade '15. Photo by S Szwajkos.
Photo by College Relations.
APO VOLUNTEERS
DISMANTLE DAM TO
Christopher Wiernicki, Chairman, President and CEO of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), addresses the class of 2015 at
CLEAR STREAM
Commencement on May 2. Photo by S Szwajkos.
"THROW AWAY THE STORE-BOUGHT MAP"
thelargestclassinMMAhistorywasgradu- oftheconnectionsbetweenMMAalumniand
ated on Saturday, May 2, when 243 students
ABS, an international ship surveying company
threw their hats into the air inside the field
with a reputation for emphasizing safety contin-
house. Christopher Wiernicki, Chairman, Pres-
uously. At the end of his speech, Chris told the
ident and CEo of American Bureau of Shipping
graduates to "Throw away the store-bought map
(ABS), was the graduation speaker and received
and draw your own."
an honorary Master of Science degree. He spoke
Maine Maritime Academy APO Service Fraternity members
problem-solve on April 25, as they dismantle a beaver
dam for a faculty member in Belfast, Maine. The students
volunteered their community service skills to tease apart a
Sarah Szwajkos photography
complicated beaver dam built in a small stream. (A state-
licensed, professional trapper had already removed the five
beavers). Photo by L Stone.
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