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Thomas B. Crowley Sr., Scholarships

Continuing its tradition of supporting academic excellence, Crowley Maritime

Corp. recently presented Thomas B.

Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to two midshipmen from the U.S.

Merchant Marine Academy at Kings

Point, NY.

Mark Miller, director of corporate communications for Crowley, presented scholarships to Jeffrey Jaskot and

Audrey Meyers. Midshipman Jaskot. of

Orlando, Fla., is a senior majoring in

Logistics and Intermodal Transportation and plans to attain a U.S. Coast Guard

Unlimited 3rd Mates License. He also is in the process of achieving a Tankerman

PIC Rating as well as Crude Oil Wash and Inert Gas Endorsements. Upon graduation, Jaskot plans to use his license and go to sea. He interned at (|_ to R) Midshipman Audrey Meyers, Midshipman Jeffrey Jaskot and Mark Miller, Crowley

Crowley in the summer of 2003. As a Director of Corporate Communications cadet, Jaskot has sailed aboard several ships, including the Central Gulf Lines

Green Lake, the USNS Leroy Grumman with the Military Sealift Command, and the APL ship President Jackson. While at Kings Point Jaskot has been an active

Presented back to sea after graduation. On land,

Meyers is a two-year captain of the women's swim team where she holds six academy records and was voted the most valuable player her team for the 2002-2003 season. She was also the chairman of the Ring Committee for the

Class of 2004, and is currently the

Regimental Operations Officer - the third-highest ranking regimental officer - in charge of planning daily activities.

She was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. member of the tennis team, a founding member of the surf club, and been involved in various church activities and other community service works. He was awarded a $4,000 scholarship.

Midshipman Meyers, of Great Neck,

NY. is a senior majoring in Marine

Engineering Systems and plans to attain a minor in Aeronautical Engineering. As part of her training at sea, she has visit- ed 15 different countries, including

Greenland and Taiwan, and plans to go

Eastern Shipbuilding Wins

Casino Vessel Contract

The Big M Casino. Inc. of Fort Myers,

Fla., has awarded a contract to Eastern

Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., to construct a casino vessel. The as yet unnamed vessel will join the existing vessel, Royal Gambler, in providing off- shore casino services to the Fort Myers market. The vessel was designed by

John W. Gilbert and Associates, a prominent naval architect firm located in Hingham, Mass..

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