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General Steamship

Promotes R.D. Ryan 'General Steamship Corporation,

Ltd., has announced the appoint- ment of Robert D. Ryan as man- ager-southern district.

Mr. Ryan joined General Steam- ship Corporation in 1939 -and has previously served as traffic man- ager-southern district and assistant manager-southern district.

Mr. Ryan is a graduate of the

University of Southern California.

He is a past president of the Junior

Foreign Trade Association (now the International Trade Club), a past president of the Los Angeles

Transportation Club, and is present- ly secretary-treasurer and a direc- tor of the Los Angeles Steamship

Association. He is also a member of the University Club of Los An- geles, and the Los Angeles Area

Chamber of Commerce.

National River Academy

Announces Expansion

Of Board Of Directors

The board of directors of the Na- tional River Academy of the United

States of America was expanded from 21 to 28 members at the

Academy's Annual Membership

Meeting held at the Academv in

Helena'. Ark., on March 21, 1974.

The following new directors took office at the Annual Eoard Meet- ing, also held on that date: Regu- lar— Ray A. Eckstein, president.

Wisconsin Barge Line, Inc.:

Thomas Marshall, president. Ohio

Barge Line, Inc.; William C. Mc-

Neal, vice president, Oil Transport

Company, Inc.; M.E. Midgley, president. Nilo Barge Line: Wil- lia m B. Patton Jr., vice president,

William B. Patton Towing Co.;

Associate—T.F. Ellis Jr., president,

Ellis Towing & Transportation Co. ;

Walter N. Todd, president, The

Waterways Company, and Affili- ate—Dr. Barton A. Westerlund of the University of Arkansas.

Floyd A. Mechling, president.

Union Mechling Corporation, Pitts- burgh, Pa.; John M. Donnelly, president, Ingram Barge Co., New

Orleans, La., and B.D. (Doug)

Brandon, Arkansas State Repre- sentative (currently running for the position of Lieutenant Gover- nor for the state of Arkansas), were reelected to their offices of chair- man, vice chairman, and secretary- treasurer, respectively.

Mr. Mechling welcomed all

Academy members and guests present, and annual reports were heard from Mr. Donnelly, chair- man of the finance committee, and

Capt. Pierre R. Becker, USN (ret.),

Academy superintendent.

Joe DePaola, manager, Simulator

Operation Support, American Air- lines, Dallas, Texas, and newly hired consultant for the Academy's proposed River Pilot Simulator, was introduced to the group. Mr.

DePaola is presently developing technical specifications for the de- velopment of the simulator. •Sixteen new memberships with the Academy were approved, thus making a total of 32 memberships acquired in the past year.

Other members not listed above serving the board, are: Regular—

Lea Brent, vice president, Brent

Towing Co., Inc.; Gale H. Chap- man Sr., senior vice president, L"p- per Mississippi Towing Corp.;

William B. Fouts, president, Mid-

America Transportation Co.; Capt.

Noble L. Gordon, president, Mid-

South Towing ; James O. Gundlach, vice president, Canal Barge Co.,

Inc.; Howard G. King, president,

Arrow Transportation Co.; James

E. Walden, president, Helena Ma- rine Service, Inc.; Capt. Jack D.

Wofford, vice president of opera- tions, American Commercial Barge

Lines; William J. Wolter, presi- dent, Waterfront Services Co.;

Associate—William H. Barton Jr., president, Nashville Bridge Co.;

William L. Hankins, manager, western district, The Cordage

Group; Sheldon G. Held, marine consultant, Hartford Insurance

Group; Noble C. Parsonage, exec- utive vice president, Pott Indus- tries, Inc.; H.N. Spencer Jr. pub- lisher, The Waterways Journal;

L.E." Thompson, executive vice president, Pine Bluff Warehouse

Co.; Affiliate—George A. Hale, president, Marine Inspection Engi- neers, Inc., and Francis L. Thomp- son, chairman of the First National

Bank of Phillips County.

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