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Admiral Land Awarded Navy League Citation The Navy League's Robert M. Thompson Award for outstanding civilian leadership was presented to Vice Adm. Emory Scott Land, USN (ret.), on May 21. The 91-year-old admiral, who launched 5,600 merchant ships while chairman of the Federal Mari- time Commission in World War II and was war shipping admini- strator, is sti 1 active as a special consultant for General Dynamics. Admiral Land was among 12 re- cipients of various awards at the League's annual meeting, held this year in Memphis, Tenn. The award honored him as "an outstanding citizen who has always been ef- fectively mindful of sea power's importance to our country's de- fense." The citation declared: "Over a prolonged period, from his entrance as a midshipman to the United States Naval Academy in 1898, throughout an active and distinguished naval career, and sub- sequently in other government ser- vice and private life, he has served the United States Navy, maritime and aviation interests of the nation as a naval officer, selfless public servant and recognized business man." Though the major portion of Admiral Land's naval career was devoted to naval construction, he also served as assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy from 1926 to 1928. In October 1933, Admiral Land was assigned as chief constructor of the Navy and chief of the Bureau of Con- struction and Repair. James M. Hannan, national president of the Navy League (left), presenting the Robert M. Thompson Award to Adm. Land. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Admiral Land to the United States Maritime Commis- sion in 1937, and until 1946 he served as chairman for all but one year. He later became president of the Air Transport Association of America. Newport News Ship Appoints John H. Adams L.C. Ackerman, president of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Va., has announced the ap- pointment of John H. Adams to his staff. An extension of the presi- dent's office, staff positions are ad- visory and concerned with com- pany planning and organization. Mr. Ackerman said that Mr. Adams, formerly of Walker Manu- facturing Company, another Ten- neco subsidiary, will concentrate his efforts on production planning at the shipyard. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Adams has been with Walker Manufacturing Company since Oc- tober 1965 as coordinator of manu- facturing computer services, man- ager of data processing and com- munications, and most recently as mid-south distribution manager in Memphis, Tenn. 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