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Annual Awards Dinner to Honor Admiral David Brewer, USN; Donald McGraw; and Nathaniel Philbrick Annual Awards Dinner Chairman David Fowler is pleased to report that the Society will honor the work of three distinguished gentlemen at the New York Yacht Club on Wednesday, October 26th. Members are invited to pay tribute to those who have made such a lasting contribution toward advancing our maritime heritage. Vice Admiral D avid L. Brewer III, US Navy Caprain James McNamara, NMHS rrusree and presidenr of rhe Narional Cargo Bureau, will presenr Vice Admiral David L. Brewer III, US Navy, Commander, Milirary Sealifr Command, wirh rhe NMHS D istinguished Service Award . This award is given ro recognize individuals who, rhrough rheir personal efforr and creariviry, have made oursranding conrriburions ro our maririme herirage. In Augusr 2001 Vice Admiral Brewer assumed command of rhe Milirary Sealifr Command, headquarrered in Washingron, DC. He has led rhe MSC's ship transporrario n of equipmenr, fuel, supplies, ammunition and troop supporr for US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq . In addition, Military Sealifr Command deployed rwenry ships operated by nearly 1,200 civilian and commercial mariners ro deliver aid and supporr relief ro the rwelve countries mosr affecred by rhe tsunami disasrer. Vice Admiral Brewer has served as Commander of rhe US Naval Forces Marianas/Commander in Chief US Pacific Command Represenrarive Guam/ Commonwealrh of the Norrhem Marianas Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Republic of Palau, and Vice Chief of Naval Educarion and Training in Pensacola, Florida. He has served as Commander, Amphibious Group Three.
Nathaniel Philbrick Narhaniel Philbrick is the recipienr of rh e NMH S Robert G. Albion/James Monroe Award given ro recognize exemplary work in maritime hisroriography. Nathaniel Philbrick is aurhor of Sea of Glory: America's Voyage ofDiscovery-The US Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. His previous books are In the Heart ofthe Sea: The Tragedy ofthe Whaleship Essex and Revenge ofthe Whale, an accounr of the Essex disaster for young readers. He is currenrly at work on a book about the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlemenr of Plymourh Colony. A former inrercollegiate All-American sailor and Norrh American Sunfish champion with degrees from Brown and Duke Universities, Philbrick has also written extensively abour comperitive sailing and the hisrory of his adopted home, Nanrucket Island. Philbrick is a founding direcror of the Egan Instirute of Maritime Srudies on Nanrucker, where he has lived with his wife and rwo children since 1986. In addition, he is a fellow of rhe Nanrucket Hisrorical Association, the Massachuserrs Hisrorical Sociery, the American Antiquarian Sociery, and the Sociery of American Hisrorians. NMHS trustee and aurhor William H . White will present the award. Nat Philbrick will give the keynote address on the remarkable srory of Lt. Wilkes' voyage of discovery.
Donald C. McGraw Jr. Donald C. McGraw, Jr. was founder and publisher of Nautical Quarterly and owner and presidenr of Soundings-the national boaring newspaper. Nautical Quarterly won a National Magazine Award for design-the first boating magazine so honored. With his extensive background in maririme publicarions, Mr. McGraw has provided Sea History with advice, counsel, and support essenrial to its success. It is fitting that he be the first recipient of the D avid A. O'Neil Sheet Anchor Award, given ro recognize extraordinary leadership in building the scrength and outreach of the Sociery. The former Founder's Sheet Anchor Award was recently renamed ro honor former overseer Dave O 'Neil, its 2003 recipient. Mr. McGraw served in the Navy and graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he srudied graphic arts and engineering. He worked for McGraw-Hill as a group publisher-heading up Standard & Poor's and other publications. In addition ro his dedication ro maritime publishing, Mr. McGraw collects marine art and is an accomplished yachtsman. -Burchena/ Green
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