Class Notes, Fall 2012 Class of 1956
oil offshore and produce into a pipeline to an oil terminal on shore. For the past nine months, George has been living in Paris and shares that this was not the place he expected to be working, or a job he expected to be doing, when considering career options after graduating from CMA in 1965. But who would complain?
Class Scribe: Thomas Lytle, thomaslytle@sbcglobal.net The Classes of 1956 and 1957 enjoyed a joint reunion in the Monterey Bay area in late October. Bud Schmeltz reports he is once again able to read the paper and watch TV. He was afflicted with macular degeneration and the surgical implant of a microscopic digital lens in Honolulu has provided significant visual assistance. In his on-going campaign fighting for the victims of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), Jack Alderson addressed the California State Association of County Veteran Affairs Officers in Sacramento on April 10th. He addressed the group regarding SHAD issues and reported on the progress of his and Congressman Thompson’s efforts on behalf of the men exposed to chemical and biological warfare agents in the middle 1960’s. Tom Lytle shared the establishment of the Cosmic Chowder Marching Society’s Executive Committee headed by Chairman Dave Winters ‘62, Chief Executive Officer Bob Piazza ‘65, and Tom serving as Attorney and Parliamentarian.
Class of 1965 Class Scribe: Robert Piazza, rwpiazza@comcast.net Bob Piazza and his wife, Penny, celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary in September. Bob (and his company Price Pump Company) were
Cosmic Chowder Society recently awarded an order from GE to provide the pumps to cool their MRI units. Price Pump continues to provide pumps to Intel for their CPU chip test and grading test stands. Captain John Porter reports seeing classmate Mike Mitchell two months ago in Oakland when Mike came in as a 3rd Mate on a Sealand container ship. Mike is probably one of the only classmates that still sails regularly. John continues to inspect ships but only on a part-time basis. George Stiehl has been working at large oil companies most of his career, with the majority of his service under Unocal. In 2005, he moved to Chevron and has been working in Houston in upstream support of projects involving floating production, storage or drilling. Most of his projects are joint ventures with other oil companies. He recently supported Moho Nord, which is an offshore field in the Gulf of Guinea in the Republic of Congo, with the operating partner being the French oil major, Total. As a result of design changes suggested by George, Total invited him to participate in the project as hull manager for their Floating Production Unit, which will process
George Stiehl
Class of 1961
Class Scribe: Byron Bader, kehau@att.net The Class of 1961, led by Byron Bader, was very active last year as they celebrated their 50th Class Reunion at CMA. In an effort to support their Academy and our current cadets, they all pitched in to support a class gift towards the completion of the Navigational Laboratory aboard the Training Ship Golden Bear. This effort has won them placement in our annual Class Challenge as the winners in the categories of Most Improved Class Giving Percentage and Highest Participation Within a Class. Congratulations, Class of 1961!
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