Homecoming 2019

Growing Up in a Maritime Family

“I grew up seeing all of his nautical tattoos and plaques around the house, and both of my parents were/are merchant mariners. I spent my childhood around ships,” says Chief Mate Coronado Hickman ’16 who works for Crowley Petroleum Services.

“I cherish the stories people remember from when my mom (Capt. Sherri Hickman ’85) was sailing as captain to now boarding vessels as a pilot that her daughter is sailing on.”

Enjoy her first-person account published by Women Offshore, an online organization and resource center supporting a diverse workforce on the water.

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john sewall
4 years ago

Great read, and thanks for sharing. I was at MMA with your mom , class of 1987.
I currently work for ExxonMobil as OEM Engineering Manager for NA.
John Sewall 87E

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