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The 2018 National Maritime Awards Dinner Mayflower Hotel • Washington, DC • 25 April 2018
Artist’s rendering of the National Coast Guard Museum. The historic Mayflower Hotel will serve as the venue for the 2018 National Maritime Awards Dinner.
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It is with great pleasure that Dr. Timothy J. Runyan and Denise Krepp, the 2018 National Maritime Awards Dinner co-chairs, invite you to join NMHS and the National Coast Guard Museum Association on 25 April to celebrate three distinguished individuals for their unique contributions to the maritime community. This gala event will take place at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, with proceeds to benefit the National Maritime Historical Society and the new Coast Guard Museum to be built on the New London, Connecticut, waterfront, homeport of the US Coast Guard Academy and its square-rigged training ship, the barque Eagle. NMHS is also pleased to partner with the Chief Warrant and Warrant Officers Association (CWOA), a nonprofit veteran’s association that produces a quarterly membership newsletter and represents United States Coast Guard warrant and chief warrant officers (active, reserve and retired, and their families and survivors) to Congress, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. Established in 1929, CWOA also works to educate members on benefits and how the actions of Congress and the Executive Branch will affect them.
Executive chairman and chairman of the board of Marriott International, Inc., J. W. Marriott Jr. will receive the NMHS Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Marriott served as a supply officer aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) from 1954 to 1956, which he calls an important learning experience and one that greatly influenced his management style in the hospitality industry. Marriott International maintains a “Spirit to Serve” philosophy, fostered by J. W. Marriott, to provide extensive corporate support to America’s returning veterans. Mr. Marriott places a great emphasis on people—his staff, communities, and guests. He served 40 years as the world-famous hotel chain’s chief executive officer, before stepping down in March of 2012. His leadership spans more than 60 years building the global hospitality company to what it is today, with 6,500 properties in 127 countries and territories. Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, will present the award. J. W. Marriott is a veteran of the US Navy, having served aboard USS Randolph. 10
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J. W. Marriott Jr.
SEA HISTORY 162, SPRING 2018