People
Vernette J. Eaton ­ 16 Years At MMA
Many students, faculty, and staff remember Vernette Eaton who worked at MMA for 16 years from 1969 to 1985. She
passed away on March 9, 2013 in Maine at the age of 89. She began as a telephone operator when the business office
was in Quick Hall and over the years worked in the mailroom, the copy machine room, and at the front desk in Leavitt
Hall. She loved reading and traveling. Her daughter, Anita Baldwin, also worked at the Academy for Sedexo from 2009
to 2013 when she retired to help care for her mother. Two sons, three daughters and one grandson survive Eaton. She
was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Deer Isle, ME.
Brother Endows Scholarship For Maurice Alpert `50
By Laurie Stone
J. Robert Alpert, CEO of the Alpert Companies in Dallas, TX, established a scholarship in memory of his brother,
Maurice Alpert '50, who passed away in October 2012 (See MARINER, 2013-1, p. 39, for his Eight Bells). Both
brothers have had distinguished and widely varied business careers.
Maurice Alpert received his bachelor's from Maine Maritime Academy and went on to graduate with honors from
New York University's School of Law. Immediately after finishing at MMA, he went to sea for one and a half years on a
cargo vessel. After receiving his law degree, he began practice as a lawyer in charge of leasing for a New Jersey regional
grocery chain, and then as a lawyer in charge of approval of all leases for Stockton, Watley & Davin in Jacksonville,
FL. Although a major factor in choosing MMA
was financial, he graduated with many close and
invaluable friends such as Peter, Bill, and Rocky.
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Robert Alpert, though not a graduate of MMA, has
been a supporter through his brother's affection for
the Academy. In addition to being the CEO of Alpert
Companies, he has managed his own portfolio of
a journey of
companies since 1961 ­ with investments in banking,
finance, real estate, and entertainment. During the
last 15 years, his focus has been on investments
worldwide that promote innovative technology and
a lifetime
employment. In addition, he is one of over 300
members of a nonprofit organization, Business
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The scholarship Robert Alpert endowed in
memory of his brother is titled "The Maurice D.
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Alpert Memorial Scholarship" and has the express
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Academy. Although Maurice Alpert '50 has passed
away, his memory will live on through the generosity
and kindness of his brother, Robert Alpert of Dallas,
TX.
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