Adam Wilson ‘84, a former naval aviator, is living in Tampa, Florida and is a pilot for UPS.

1984 MMA Alumni Class Agent David Melin ’84 sends news of fellow classmates:

Ron Hood has sailed for the same company (Overseas Shipping Group, America) for the last 32 years. When he’s not sailing, he’s an umpire for Little League and High School baseball games, kayaking, competition rifle/pistol shooting and bow hunting.

Wayne Plummer and his wife, Barbara, bought a hunting and fishing guide business 17 years ago and are living their dream. Check ‘em out at: northernpridelodge.com.
Adam Wilson and Dave Hopkins are flying big planes for UPS and FEDEX respectively.

Kevin Daigneault lives in San Jose and works for Westinghouse Electric Co. in Sunnyvale, California doing great work for the Navy submarine program. After 18 years of Field Service, he went into Program Management for the Virginia Class Main Propulsion Program. Now, he is the Director of Gear Manufacturing, Assembly and Test Operations.

Courtney Henry is sailing Chief Engineer on the Tote Maritime Ship North Star on the Tacoma – Anchorage, Alaska run. He’s been doing this for quite a few years now.
Skip Strong and Dave Gelinas are still galloping up the icy winter pilot ladders in Penobscot Bay like they were 30 years old. They also provide pro bono pilotage for the MMA training ship. Nice!

Kevin Green (Power Plant Manager) and Mike Foster (Director of Special Programs) work at Providence College and Husson University, respectively. Foster retired from the Navy after 27 years of service and command of USS Spruance.

Nathaniel Leonard ’83 is president of Little River Marine Consultants of East Boothbay, Maine where he also lives with his wife, Eve.

In August, Keystone Shipping Co. re-powered the former (Steam Ship) SS John Munson (1952) after 15 months at Bay Fincantieri Ship Yard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and she is now the (Motor Vessel) MV John Munson.

Several MMA alumni played key roles: Chief Engineer, Scott McPherson ’84, General Manager and Senior Engineering Manager, John Thibodeau ’70, Industrial and Labor Relations Manager, Dave Schultze ’67, and Safety & Quality Assurance Officer, Tim O’Connor ’78.

Nathan Whitaker ’64 is proud of his grandson, Mason Whitaker ’19, an MMA Scheel Scholar, Elite Eight in sports, and playing a lot of soccer while he enjoys his studies in International Business and Logistics.

David Weems, nephew of James Barr ’62, writes: “Uncle Jimmy has been working so hard and is just two classes away from his doctorate degree. Throughout his studies he made us so aware of how valuable merchant mariners are to our nation. He had made us so proud. He is a great man.”

Norm Laskey ’62 continues to teach ship appraisal. In August he went to Melbourne, Australia to teach an appraisal course, then took the train to Sydney to speak at a conference on the new technologies and IMO regulations that are going to affect asset values. He also gave a short course to a group of marine surveyors in the Pacific Northwest. He has an article on ship appraisal that was published in the November issue of Maritime Reporter.

Ron Pratt ’61 traveled over the summer “…to Hawaii and England and then took a cruise through the canal in August through to the beginning of November to do the buying for our shops. Our shop name is Whale’s Tale Antiques (in Port Ahuriri, Napier, New Zealand). You can look it up on the net.”