NMHS: A CAUSE IN MOTION National Maritime Awards Dinner
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ore than 300 guests from the diverse fields of the great maritime community-shipbuilders, mariners, historians and museum directors, environmentali sts, artists, and others active in the maritime industry-stood at attention as the yo ung men from the Sea Services Color Guard presented colors, and the Manners C horus of the US Merchant Marine Academy sang the national anthem at the Nation al Press Club gala event~ 01 21 April. This yea r the awards dinner, a joirn effort between the National Maritime Historical Society ~ and the Naval Historical Foundation, was renamed the National Maritime Awards Dinner to more appro pri'" " ately reflect the scope of its reach, gathering rogether the extensive maritime community in our nation's capital @ _ to advocate for the preservation of our seafaring heritage.
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Dinner co-chairs Dr. T imothy]. Runyan and CAPT Jim Noone, USN (Ret.), expanded this year's dinner committee to include John Brady, president oflndependence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia; Drew McMullen, president of Sultana Education; Professor Joshua Smith, director of the American Merchant Marine Museum at King's Point; Kristen Greenaway, presidem of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; Dr. Paul John ston, curator of maritime history at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; Dr. William Cogar, executive director of Historic Naval Ships Association ; Christopher Rowsom, executive director of Historic Ships of Baltimore; and CAPT Patrick Burns, USN, Naval History & Herirage Command. Chris Rowsom (right), executive director ofHistoric Ships ofBaltimore, stands at attention for the Sea Services Color Guard and Mariners Chorus ofthe US Merchant Marine Academy singing ofthe national anthem.
The 2016 National Maritime Award Winners It is our privilege to have honored Stephen B. Phillips, Charles A. Robenson, and Andrew C. Taylor. Through these awards, we demonstrate that positive strides can be made in preserving our maritime heritage, and encourage others to follow the example set by our honorees. In accepting their awards, all three of these leaders in their respective fields acknowledged the debt they owed to this great nation, and their app reciation for the work NMHS and NHF and the maritime heritage gro ups presern at the awards dinner do in reminding Americans about how importam it is to know our history.
Stephen B. Phillips David Rockefeller Jr., the 20 10 recipiem of the NMHS Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education for Sailors for the Sea, preDavid Rockefeller semed Stephen Phillips with his (above) welcomes award. Both men are so active Stephen Phillips (left) in ocean conservation, which is to the podium to more critical every year; it was accept his award. a particular honor to see them on stage together. David Rockefeller recoumed how Mr. Phillips, as a third generation waterman, was able to build a global emerprise in blue swimming crab and establish international indu stry-wide, enforced crab sustainability. Steve Phillips accepted the award wi th great humility, a nd in hi s remarks he honored those who served our country so well in the past, giving us the opportunity to enjoy the freedoms we have today.
Charles A. Robertson Former New York Yacht C lub Commodore Robert L. James, an imernational yacht racing winner and the former chairma n and CEO of global advertising agency network McCann Erickson, presemed the award to C harles Robertson with the gracious style of Robert fam es presents the NMHS Distinguished Service Award to Charles Robertson.
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SEA HISTORY 155, SUMMER 2016