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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Orben Dempsey Crowley USMMA gate operations, safety, security and the transition to new technology.

Dempsey, who has been with Crowley for 32 years, has served in managerial roles in port documentation and traf- ? c until being promoted to manager of port administration in 2005.

Crowley Maritime Corporation awarded three Thomas B. Crowley

Sr. Memorial scholarships to United

States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets at Containeriza- tion and Intermodal Institute’s Con- nie Awards luncheon in Newark, N.J.

Crowley’s Jenny Terpenning, marine recruiter, presented the scholarships to the recipients at the event. Recipient

Michael Francis is a ? rst class mid- shipman studying marine systems engineering with a concentration in nuclear engineering at the academy.

Midshipman Thomas Kloepfer from

Amityville, N.Y., is studying marine engineering systems with a minor in electrical engineering. Joshua Asaro, a recipient from Florissant, Mo., is com- pleting his ? nal year of studies. During his time at the academy, he ? lled billets as team leader, squad leader and petty of? cer before his appointment to regi- mental training vessel chief mate and later, regimental protocol of? cer. Since 1984, Crowley has provided more than $3 million dollars in scholarship funding for more than 1,000 students studying at maritime academies and other select institutions in the U.S.,

Puerto Rico and Central America.

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