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COMPANY & PEOPLE NEWS

Vice Admiral Francis R.

Donovan, USN (Ret.), a former commander of the U.S. Military

Sealift Command, has been appointed as president of

Designers & Planners. In addi- tion, Andrew Docherty,

Corporate Services director at

BMT Group, has been appointed to the board of BMT Group Ltd.

BMT Group Ltd. is responsible for the strategic direction of

BMT's subsidiary companies, which transfer technology to industry through research and specialized engineering and mar- itime consulting.

Dotson Joins National

Maintenance & Repair

Bill Dotson has joined National

Maintenance & Repair, Inc. as vice president of the company's

Hartford, 111., ship- yard. His responsi- bilities include engine repair, engine and compo- nent rebuild, cus- tomer service, pur- chasing and mar- keting the yard's services to the marine industry. Mr. Dotson rejoins the company after manag- ing two other diesel engine repair facilities on the East coast.

Aqua Signal Hires New

Controller

Aqual Signal, manufacturer of a line of navigational and interior lighting products for recreational and commercial craft, has named

Jayne Gulledge as its controller.

She will oversee accounting func- tions and financial aspects of the company's dealings.

Avondale Wins DoD

Industrial Safety Award

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Avondale

Industries, Inc. a James S.

Cogswell Industrial Security

Award, in recognition of the com- pany's commitment to industrial security excellence as a defense contractor. The announcement of the award was made in Baltimore by the Defense Investigative

Bill Dotson

Service's Director Margaret

Munson, and the award presenta- tion was held recently at

Avondale's Shipyards Division in

New Orleans, La. Reportedly, only 57 out of 11,700 U.S. defense con- tractors received Cogswell awards this year.

Dutra Dredging Founder

Passes Away

Edward Dutra, founder of

Dutra Dredging Co. and the Dutra

Museum of Dredging in Rio Vista,

Calif., died in late September. Mr.

Dutra was involved in the industry for more than 60 years, starting as a teenager on his father's dredges in the San Francisco Edward Dutra

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