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FRANCIS TEPEDINO '58 LAUNCHES CLASS OF '58 PROJECT
FrancisTepedino'58hasorganizedaneffort Diego,CA92124oremailhimatcondorgroup@ employers,titles,shipnames,etc.)
to put together as many recollections of ca-
aol.com.
10. Additional education after MMA:
reers and accomplishments of his classmates
1. Classmates' names:
11. Hobbies, activities, and volunteer
as possible to prepare for the inevitable sound-
2. Your roommates:
activities:
ing of "Eight Bel s, announcing the end of their
3. Your nickname while at MMA:
12. other topics of interest:
"watch." He plans to put al the reminiscences
4. Your current mailing address:
13. Wil you attend the Class of '58's
together in a book or binder form and distribute
5. Your current email address:
60th Reunion in 2018 in Castine?
the binders to every member or family member
6. Your spouse's name:
To the class: make sure you expand, (brag),
of the class.
7. Children's names and present ages:
about what the Academy has meant to you, (any
He cal s al class members or their families to
8. Some funny, or not so good, memories
"horror stories" too), and al of your successes in
answer the following questions and send the an-
of your time at MMA:
your career and in your Life.
swers directly to him at 4544 Calle de Vida, San
9. What you did after MMA (dates,
Laurie Stone Receives 2015
Excellence in Teaching Award
By JENNIFER DEJoY
The2015ExcellenceinTeachingAwardwas holdsdegreesfromtheUniversityofConnecticut
presented to Laurie Stone on Thursday,
(B.A. in English and History), the University
November 5th. Associate Professor of
of Hartford (M.A.T. in English), and Wesleyan
Humanities and History, Laurie joined the faculty
University (C.A.S. in Science and Philosophy). In
in 2001 as assistant professor of composition and
addition, she studied Japanese in Kyoto, Japan, at
communications. She has taught composition,
Wesleyan University, and at Central Connecticut
management communications, humanities,
State University.
Japanese, and U.S. History. She was appointed
Laurie's dedication to writing and editing
Editor of the Mariner magazine in 2006. In 2004,
the Mariner magazine over the past 9 years was
she was exchange professor to Kobe University's
untiring and steadfast. She wil be sorely missed
Division of Mercantile Marine in Kobe, Japan.
by her colleagues, students, and many alumni
Prior to coming to Maine Maritime Acade-
with whom she was connected through features,
my, Laurie was Professor of English at Miyazaki
profiles, class notes, chapter news, eight bel s, and
Women's Junior College in Miyazaki, Japan for
many other endeavors related to the magazine.
five and a half years. Before that, she was the Sci-
Until the new Mariner editor is hired, please send
ence Writing Fellow at Wesleyan University. She
al correspondence to mariner@mma.edu.
Photo by R Wyman.
mainemaritime.edu
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