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M. Rosenblatt & Son

Names Capt. Stark VP

Capt. Robert B. Stark

The appointment of Capt. Robert

B. Stark as vice president, M.

Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., was an- nounced by Lester Rosenblatt, president of this prominent firm of naval architects and marine engi- neers with offices on the East and

West Coasts and representation abroad.

Captain Stark, who joined M.

Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. after com- pleting 26 years of naval service as an engineering specialist, has been executive assistant to the president since 1968. For three years prior to his retirement, Cap- tain Stark was professor of naval construction at the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology, where he taught courses in naval architec- ture and marine engineering.

Since joining M. Rosenblatt &

Son, Inc., Captain Stark has been closely associated with numerous of the firm's design projects, in- cluding conceptual design and parametric analysis of a new class of amphibious assault landing ships for the United States Navy, several ocean engineering and oceano- graphic ship projects, and the de- sign of a new class of high-speed containerships.

Captain Stark is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and ob- tained an M.S. degree in naval con- struction and engineering from

MIT in 1948. He is a member of

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the Society of Naval Engineers, the Society of

Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.

Corrosion Dynamics

Announces Appointment

Of Capt. Lichtenberg

Capt. R.J. Lichtenberg

Kenneth A. Westphal, vice presi- dent of Corrosion Dynamics, Inc.,

Roselle, N.J., has announced the appointment of Capt. Ronald J.

Lichtenberg as sales representative.

Captain Lichtenberg is a gradu- ate of the Maritime College at Fort

Schuyler, N.Y., class of 1963. His seagoing experience since gradu- ation has been with States Marine-

Isthmian Lines both ashore and afloat.

Corrosion Dynamics is one of the world's leading suppliers of marine rust and scale removal equipment, including Arnessen Electric and

Pneumatic Chipping Hammers,

Large Area Deck Scalers, and Safe- ty Clutch Handles for Arnessen

Chipping Hammers.

Grafton Boat Names

Arthur R. Parsons

Arthur R. Parsons

Arthur R. Parsons has been named marketing executive by

Grafton Boat Company, Grafton, 111., it was announced by Edward

D. Fry Jr., president of the com- pany.

Mr. Parsons retired recently as vice chairman of the board of Pott

Industries, Inc., and previously was president of St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Company, St. Louis, Mo.

In his new position he will be re- sponsible for Grafton's sales, mar- keting and related activities. His experience includes 38 years in the marine industry. He has served that industry and other civic and charitable organizations in various capacities.

Mr. Parsons is a member of The

Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, a member of the technical committee of the Ameri- can Bureau of Shipping, a member of the Presidents Council of St.

Louis University, a past director of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of St. Louis, a member of the lay advisory board of Alex- ian Brothers Hospital, national vice president of The Propeller

Club of the United States, past president of The Propeller Club, and regional vice president of

American Waterways Operators.

The addition of Mr. Parsons adds strength and experience to the

Grafton Boat Company on the management level, according to

Robert G. Fournie, vice president of Continental Boiler & Sheet Iron

Works, St. Louis, Mo., which ac- quired the Grafton firm less than a year ago. Mr. Fournie also serves as chairman of the board of Graf- ton Boat Company.

G.H. Thomas Promoted

At IRD Mechanalysis

E.G. Hart, president of IRD Me- chanalysis, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, announces the appointment of Glen

H. Thomas as executive vice presi- dent and chief operational officer.

Over the past 15 years, Mr.

Thomas has served as chief engi- neer, vice president of engineering and vice president-general man- ager, which has prepared him for this top operational office involving both domestic and international company business.

A graduate in electrical engineer- ing from Ohio State University,

Mr. Thomas has a vast range of experience in the design and prod- uct development of instruments for advanced vibration and sound anal- ysis studies. He also participated in the design of balancing instruments for the Telstar, Tiros and Relay, as well as many lesser known satel- lites.

Mr. Thomas is a member of the

International Standards Organiza- tion and American National Stand- ards Institute and serves as chair- man of the subcommittee responsi- ble for the development of field bal- ancing standards for both groups.

OH BUOY!: Shipshapely Linda Kaye Hart* poses with the new line of floats for waterways, harbors and swimming areas from Borg-Warner's Safety Guide Products

Department. Twenty-one-year-old Linda, a senior at the University of Louisville, is perched atop a capstan on board the Belle of Louisville. She's holding a 12-inch spherical float which, like all Safety Guide buoys and floats, has a tough Cycolac ABS plastic shell. Rigid urethane foam filling makes the floats virtually unsinkable. For further information about the complete line of Safety Guide buoys and floats for marking and mooring, write P.O. Box 248,

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