yachts. He later worked as an engineer at
Power Plant Manager
Willard Boats, and in 1971, he sailed in the
Qualification Program, one
Trans Pac Race to Honolulu. In 1973, he
of the few civilians to do
bought the yacht Nirvana, sold his house,
so. Soon he was promoted
and sailed to San Diego, living aboard
to be the General Electric
until 1978. He joined classmate John
senior training manager at
Knight to form Knight and Carver Custom
the Naval Reactor Facilities
Yachts, serving as chief engineer and
and later transferred to New
corporate officer until 2013. That year, he
York. After several years,
started Carver Marine Survey with his wife,
he left the program and
before finally retiring for good in 2015.
turned to commercial nuclear
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER BOB EXNER.
power where he was employed by the State of Washington Power Supply System, followed by PG&E. He retired in 2009 from DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS HUGO CARVER JOINED US IN SPIRIT FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
PG&E and went on to chair Cal Maritime’s Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund campaign in 2013.
pier. While aboard the ship, the pilots work directly with cadet, teaching them piloting and tug assist skills. They have invested their time and resources in furthering diversity outreach for the marine transportation field, including mentoring underrepresented students and working closely with Cal Maritime to develop secondary
John Carlier, a 1983 gradu-
education partnerships. The Bar Pilots
ate of Cal Maritime, accepted
also provide significant financial support
Cal Maritime’s Industry Partner
of student scholarships and established
Bob Exner was named the Lifetime
Award, presented to the San Francisco
the San Francisco Bar Pilots Endowment
Achievement Award winner. The award
Bar Pilots. The award recognizes organi-
Fund at Cal Maritime in 2015.
honors alumni who have made significant
zations who have established long-term,
contributions to the maritime industry and
comprehensive relationships with the
to Cal Maritime. Exner graduated from Cal
Academy, providing not only financial sup-
Maritime in 1963, and immediately after
port but volunteer hours, cadet mentor-
graduation, he first shipped out from the
ing, internships and much more. The San
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Francisco Bar Pilots have been guiding
in San Francisco. His first shore-side job
the world’s largest ships
was with Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
through some of North
at the Naval Reactor Facilities in Idaho,
America’s most difficult
where he became one of the youngest
waterways for more than
civilian nuclear power plan engineers. He
160 years. For decades,
also qualified as a Nuclear Engineering
the Pilots have donated
Officer of the Watch, qualified to train both
their services to Cal
officers and enlisted personnel in the Navy
Maritime, guiding the
for service aboard nuclear subs and sur-
Golden Bear to many
face ships. Eventually, Bob was promoted
ports inside the Bay
to Ship Operations Manager and com-
and taking the ship to
pleted the Commanding Officer/Nuclear
sea and back to our
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JOHN CARLIER ACCEPTS THE INDUSTRY PARTNER AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS.
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