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80 MN November 2010 Maitland Receives CG Public Service Award The Coast Guard Foundation announced that board member Guy Edison Clay Maitland was the recipi- ent of the Coast Guard’s Distinguished Public Service Award. In addition to his service to the Coast Guard Foundation, Maitland is an advocate for quality shipping through his work as Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and Chairman of the Industry Advisory Council for the North American Maritime Ministry Association. Henry Propeller Club Maritime Person of the Year The International Propeller Club of the United States named James L. Henry the Maritime Person of the Year at its international convention in Tampa, Fla. Henry is Chairman and President of the Transportation Institute. Henry is also a founding board member of the Maritime Cabotage Task Force, the largest coalition ever to promote America’s Jones Act fleet. Crowley Receives Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award Tom Crowley, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, was awarded the Vincent T. Hirsch Maritime Award for outstanding leadership from the U.S. Navy League. Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN Commander, Military Sealift Command, presented the award at the Sea Services Award luncheon dur- ing the League's 2010 National Convention. Goldberg, Otero Awarded 2009 Thomas Crowley Trophies Captain Vic Goldberg, VP of Marine Operations for Crowley Maritime Corporation's petroleum transportation team, and Tony Otero, VP of Finance and Planning for the company's shipping and logistics operations, were awarded 2009 Thomas Crowley trophies. Goldberg joined Crowley in 2002. A retired U.S. Navy Reserve captain, Goldberg retains an Unlimited Master's License and is an ISO certified auditor. Otero started his career as a senior account- ant at Crowley in 1998. He earned his Master's degree in accounting from the University of Florida and is a CPA. Husick Receives NMEA Lifetime Achievement Award The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) celebrated the life of Charles “Chuck” Husick, who died September 13 at the age of 77. Association President, David Hayden, presented NMEA’s Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously to Husick’s son and grandson at the October 2 banquet capping the NMEA’s 2010 International Marine Electronics Conference & Expo in Seattle, Wash. Konzel Donjon Marine VP Ops & Engineering Donjon Marine Co., Inc. has hired Stephen N. Konzel as VP of Operations and Engineering. Konzel was previously serving as VP and General Manager of NETSCo Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering since 2007. Prior to his work with NETSCo, he was General Manager of Cleveland Shiprepair Co. McClaugherty Joins Surf Subsea as VP Biz Development Surf Subsea, Inc. announced Jim McClaugherty has joined the team as VP of Business Development. He started his career as a commercial diver in the Gulf of Mexico. He has recently departed EPIC Diving & Marine where he served as their direc- tor of marketing. Kulp Executive Director of Sea Tow Foundation Sea Tow Services International has named Gail Kulp as the new Executive Director of the Sea Tow Foundation for Boating Safety and Education. The non-profit organiza- tion is committed to reducing boat- ing-related accidents and fatalities. Maitland Henry (right) Left to right: James Caponiti, Assistant Administrator, MARAD; Daniel B. Branch, Jr., Navy League National President; Crowley; and Rear Adm. Buzby. PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Husick