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ASNE Flagship Section Hears Dr. Thomas Cooper On Military R&D Programs The Flagship Section of Amer- ican Society of Naval Engineers held its fourth meeting of the 1977-78 technical program year at the Officers' Club of the Na- tional Naval Medical Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Following the social hour and dinner, which were enjoyed by approximately 90 members and guests, vice chairman James Schuler opened the meeting by welcoming all those in attendance. Vice chairman Schuler also acted as moderator for the tech- nical program and introduced Dr. Thomas Cooper, who is assistant professor at the Post Graduate School, Monterey, Calif., but is presently serving as ASME Fel- low on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Serv- ices Committee. The subject of Dr. Cooper's talk was "An Over- view of Congressional Perspec- tives on DOD Research and De- velopment Programs." Through the use of visual aids, Dr. Cooper introduced the audience to the numerous military R&D programs under the cognizance of the House k i Left: Controls for Sperry steering and navigation system aboard the Ross Seal. Sub-Committee, of which he is a staff member. Dr. Cooper high- lighted the significant present and future weapons systems being evaluated by the Army, Air Force and Navy with a unique insight and commentary. The member- ship achieved a fuller understand- ing of the magnitude of the over- all military R&D program and budget from a Congressional viewpoint. Dr. Thomas Cooper presenting his paper during the ASNE meeting in Bethesda. After the formal presentation, Dr. Cooper responded to numer- ous questions directly related to the Navy and sea-power aspects of the R&D budget. At the con- clusion of the question and an- swer period, vice chairman Schul- er presented Dr. Cooper with the Section's Certificate of Appreci- ation, and he received a standing ovation for his excellent presen- tation. Santa Fe Drilling Names Parry Manager All Drilling Rigs N.V. Parry, senior vice presi- dent of Santa Fe Drilling Co., Orange, Calif., has been named general operations manager with responsibilities for all of the com- pany's drilling rigs in this coun- try and abroad. In other organizational changes announced by president G.M. An- derson, C.F. Dawson moved from London to company headquarters in Orange, Calif., to assume a new position as senior vice president and assistant to the president, and I.J. Flowers was promoted to senior vice president and ma- rine operations manager. Promoted to vice president were C.L. Barnhill, London, area vice president, Europe and Afri- ca ; J.H. Morris, Bahrain, area vice president, Middle East; B.G. Parker, Bahrain, vice president and operations manager, Middle East; E.D. Shepherd, Houston, area vice president, and R.E. Hin- son, Orange, vice president and director of personnel. Mr. Shepherd's new area of re- sponsibility includes Brazil, Trin- idad, and the Gulf of Mexico. He continues to report to L.M. Jones, Houston, senior vice president and Western Hemisphere manager. Santa Fe Drilling Co. is a sub- sidiary of Santa Fe International Corp. Another Boat Equipped With Sperry Navigation and Steering Systems Louisiana 630 Gaiennie Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (504) 525-7127 Ohio 3807 West 150th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44111 (216) 941-7741 New York 410 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11211 (212) 389-9141 Washington 6850 S. 180th Street Seattle, Washington 98188 (206) 575-0113 California 2950 Third Street San Francisco, California 94107 (415) 282-7150 155 Wsst 35th Street National City, California 92050 (714) 427-7920 THE ROSS SEAL This modern 175-foot offshore supply vessel was built by Rockport Yacht and Supply Company, Inc., Blountstown, Florida for the Gat 3st0n-based Sealcraft fleet. She serves Pennzoil rigs as far as 85 miles offshore. The Ross Seal has a Sperry Gyropilot and Sperry Gyrocompass with three re- peaters as well as a Sperry hydraulic steering system. MARINE SYSTEMS Worldwide Headquarters Great Neck, New York 11020, U.S.A. World Sales • World Service • and a World of Experience SPERRY IS A DIVISION OF SPERRY RAND CORPORATION 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
