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2008-2009 Annual Report Issue
Winter/Spring 2010
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Plastics at SEA
■ Annual Report 2008-09
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TABLE OF C O N T E N T S
Winter/Spring 2010
Cover Story
Plastics@SEA
Collection of plastic marine
debris in the Atlantic results in
dedicated plastics expedition . . . . . . .1
Features
The Hallstein Fellowship
John Wigglesworth and family
establish a fund to support medical
training of shipboard staff
and crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
In Every Issue
Passages
Events and news
of general interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Science Corner
Introducing SEA’s
new science team . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Currents
Alumna Sally McGee, C-134 . . . . . .21
Special Report
2008-2009 Report to Donors
From the desk of Board Chair,
Linda Cox Maguire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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Winter/Spring 2010
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Open ocean neuston tow taken from the
spreader of the SSV Robert C. Seamans.
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A 22-year record of collecting plastic marine debris in
the Atlantic leads to Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic
Expedition June/July 2010.
The majority of
plastic pieces
collected are small
(less than 1 cm, in
length and less
than 0.15 g in
weight), less dense
than seawater.
Sea Education Association is preparing to conduct the first-ever research expedition
dedicated solely to examining the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North
Atlantic Ocean. The expedition, scheduled to begin in June, will expand upon a 22-year
data set previously collected by SEA that reveals a region of extensive plastic pollution in
a narrow latitude band in the western North Atlantic Ocean.
This trip will explore an area southeast of Bermuda that is believed to be an extension
of that high plastic pollution region and is perhaps the Atlantic Ocean version of the
region of the eastern North Pacific Ocean dubbed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”
Paul Joyce, SEA dean, said the expedition is a natural extension of the efforts in
measuring plastic debris by SEA students and staff for decades. “SEA’s physical data sets
contribute to our understanding of the distribution and ultimate fate of plastic in the
ocean,” said Joyce. “Every one of the several thousand students who has helped collect
and count plastic debris over the decades has been important contributor to this work
and has gained a much fuller understanding of how the oceans work and the role humans
play in the present and future of the oceans.”
The expedition is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris
Program, and is in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and
Woods Hole Sea Grant. The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation provided
additional funding to support educational outreach for this project.
The cruise, scheduled for June 10-July 14, will take place on the SSV Corwith Cramer,
SEA’s 134-foot brigantine-rigged sailing oceanographic research vessel. The crew will
consist of 11 professional mariners and up to 22 additional participants, most of them
SEA Semester alumni.
The expedition will explore a region not previously sampled by SEA that is hypothesized
to be an extension of the previously measured high plastic pollution range. It will follow
a 3,300 nautical mile saw-toothed cruise track extending more than 1,100 nautical miles
east of Bermuda. The expedition will feature a website with daily updates on the
scientific findings and shipboard life, including multimedia content.
Drs. Giora Proskurowski (l) and Kara Lavender Law (center) presented plastics research at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting.
(right) A 3,300 nautical mile saw tooth cruise track is planned for Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition.
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Key Results of Current Data
Results of studies conducted over the last 22 years on plastic marine debris were presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland,
OR on February 24, 2010. Scientists from SEA presented the results from a 22-year record of plastic marine debris collected in the
western North Atlantic Ocean, and an 8-year record collected in the Pacific Ocean. Key results include:
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Map showing SEA plastic marine debris
sample areas. Each red dot indicates the
location of one surface plankton tow.
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A previously unidentified large region of the western North Atlantic has been found to contain high
concentrations of plastic debris. The highest concentrations of plastic observed in the Atlantic are
comparable to those observed in the region of the Pacific commonly referred to as the “Great Pacific
Garbage Patch”.
No discernible trend was observed in the amount of plastic from 1986-2008, despite the fact that
the production and disposal of plastics increased during that time period.
The majority of plastic pieces collected are small (less than 1 cm, in length and less than 0.15 g in
weight), less dense than seawater (i.e. they float), and consist of polyethylene, polypropylene, and
polystyrene foam.
The most common method for measuring plastic in the ocean, surface plankton net tows, were used, but
more recent studies done by SEA indicate that this method may dramatically underestimate the total
amount of plastic in the upper ocean because wind energy mixes plastic down away from the surface.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
A press conference was held at the Ocean Sciences Meeting on February 24, 2010 that resulted in international media attention and
the publication of a written response to questions generated by news outlets that were interested in the story. Drs. Kara Lavender Law
and Giora Proskurowski created written responses to the most frequent questions from the press.
How was this data set collected?
Since 1971 SEA has been taking undergraduates to sea in the SEA Semester program. On a six-week openocean cruise students conduct original research in ocean science. To support this research a plankton net is
towed at the sea surface twice daily to collect biological organisms, as well as plastic and any other floating
debris. Students then sort through the sample to handpick and count all plastic samples collected during the
tow. Since 1986 more than 6,100 plankton net tows have been conducted by more than 7,000 undergraduate students. It is unprecedented for undergraduates to be primarily responsible for a high quality and high
impact baseline data set such as the plastic debris data set in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Plastic pieces, less dense than seawater,
shown floating in the sample area.
How is the region of plastic pollution in the Atlantic defined?
Over the past 22 years SEA has conducted surface net tows in the western North Atlantic Ocean and the
Caribbean Sea, in a region ranging from Newfoundland to Venezuela, and from the east coast of the United
States to 600 miles (1000 km) east of Bermuda. More than 64,000 individual plastic pieces were collected
in more than 6,100 locations where a surface plankton net was used to collect plastic debris as well as biological organisms. Throughout the entire region sampled, 62% of tows contained plastic, and the highest concentrations of plastic were observed in a region centered at 32°N (roughly the latitude of Atlanta, GA) and
extending from 22°N to 38°N latitude.
What does this plastic debris look like, and what kind of plastic is it?
The majority of samples were irregular fragments less than 1 cm in size with a mass less than 0.15 g (roughly
1/10th the mass of a paper clip). The majority of plastic pieces are not identifiable as common objects, with
the exception of fishing line and industrial pellets. However, physical properties of 750 plastic samples collected in the Atlantic Ocean indicate the collected material is HDPE (high density polyethylene), LDPE (low density
polyethylene), and PP (polypropylene), which are used to make common consumer items such as milk jugs,
plastic bags, and drinking straws. These materials have a density less than that of seawater, causing them to
float on the sea surface. Other commonly used plastic types such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PVC
(polyvinyl chloride) and PS (polystyrene solid) were not observed in the open ocean, but were observed on
U.S. east coast beaches. These materials are denser than seawater and likely sink before reaching the open
ocean. The properties of plastics appear to change during their time at sea, possibly due to weathering and
biological growth.
Has the amount of plastic increased in this region over the 22-year period of the study?
In the 22-year record, no strong increase in plastic content has been observed in the region of highest plastic
accumulation (22°N - 38°N). A decrease was observed in the number of industrial pellets collected during
this time period; however, the plastics record is dominated by post-consumer fragments rather than pellets so
this decrease cannot account for the lack of trend observed.
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How does this region compare to the Pacific’s “Great Garbage Patch”?
While SEA cruises have heavily sampled the western boundaries of these regions
of higher plastic concentrations, the eastern geographic boundaries of both
regions have not yet been defined. Thus, it is difficult to make direct comparisons
between our Atlantic plastic debris data and the Pacific “garbage patch”. However,
the surveyed regions are of comparable size and the highest concentrations of
plastics observed in surface tows are comparable between oceans (>200,000
pieces/km2 – equivalent to more than 1000 pieces in a single plankton net tow).
In summer 2010, SEA will conduct the “Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition”
(funded by NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation) to try to identify
the eastern extent of the high plastic concentration region in the North Atlantic.
So what? Why is this data set important?
The issue of plastic in the ocean has received increasing attention in recent years,
with a subsequent increase in public awareness. Plastics are present in every
major ocean basin, concentrated in regions that should be pristine environments
far from the land-based source of pollutants. Plastic debris poses the threat of
entanglement and/or ingestion by marine organisms ranging from zooplankton to
fish to larger animals such as turtles and seabirds. Additionally, plastics transport
invasive species and carry organic toxins such as PCBs, PBDEs, and PAHs. Along
with environmental implications, these results offer insight into the life cycle of
plastic pieces at sea, including their origin and ultimate fate.
This long-term baseline data set provides the best scientific description of the
extent of plastic pollution to date, which can be used to make better management and policy decisions, as well as to inform popular conceptions of this issue.
Data continue to be collected by undergraduates on SEA ships in both the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and a dedicated research cruise (“Plastics at SEA:
North Atlantic Expedition”) is scheduled for summer 2010 to investigate the
extent of concentrated plastic debris east of Bermuda.
Where were these results presented?
The Ocean Sciences meeting is the largest meeting of ocean scientists in the
world, sponsored every two years by the American Geophysical Union, the
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and The Oceanography Society.
Kara Lavender Law (Sea Education Association) and Christopher Reddy (Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution) convened a session entitled, “Plastic Debris in
the Ocean: Quantifying the Problem and Investigating Its Impacts”. A number of
scientists from SEA gave presentations on the science of plastics in the ocean
based on data collected in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Our goal is to provide
the most robust data set possible to help inform scientists, the lay public, the
media, and policy makers about marine pollution. ■
Sea Education Association scientists presenting this work were Kara Lavender Law,
PhD, Giora Proskurowski, PhD, and Skye Moret-Ferguson. Their work was supported by the National Science Foundation, Chemical Oceanography Program.
SEA abstracts at AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010 were:
A 22-year Record of Plastic Marine Debris in the Atlantic Ocean
K. L. Law1; S. Moret-Ferguson1, 2; C. M. Reddy2; E. Peacock2; N. A. Maximenko3
1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
3. IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States.
Plastic marine debris is increasingly abundant in the global ocean. Because of its long residence time this debris accumulates in regions of oceanic convergence, such as
subtropical gyres. We present a 22-year time series of surface plastic distribution in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea collected by Sea Education
Association (SEA). Since 1986 more than 6100 neuston net tows have been conducted from SEA’s sailing research vessels on annually-repeated cruise tracks. No other
comparable data set exists in the Atlantic or any other ocean. The floating plastic debris collected in these tows is both pre- and post-consumer plastic that is typically
millimeters in size, with a material density (specific gravity) less than that of seawater.
These ship surveys allow the first large-scale quantification of the spatial and temporal distribution of plastic microdebris in the North Atlantic Ocean. The region of highest
plastic concentration is found between roughly 24°N and 37°N, and is strongly associated with the North Atlantic subtropical convergence as described by mean surface
currents. Surprisingly, despite increases in plastic production during this time period, no statistically significant temporal trends are observed in the high concentration
region. Possible loss terms will be discussed, including variability in surface circulation, physical degradation of plastic, and changes in buoyancy due to biological growth.
Physical Characterization of Plastic Debris in the North Atlantic Ocean
S. Moret-Ferguson1, 2; K. L. Law1; E. Peacock2; G. Proskurowski1, 2; C. M. Reddy2
1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
Plastic marine debris is now present on the surface of every ocean on Earth. Studying the physical properties of individual plastic pieces provides a baseline understanding of
what types persist on the open sea. Sea Education Association has collected more than 64,000 plastic pieces from surface net tows in the North Atlantic over the past 22
years. Here, we analyze 750 of these plastic pieces for size, mass, and material composition. This subset of pieces selects from tows at every 5th parallel between 15-40°N.
More than 85% of particles are less than 10mm in size, and the majority of particles have a mass less than 0.25g. Material densities of individual pieces greater than 1g/ml are
rare, and over half of the sample densities ranged between 0.96-0.99g/ml. Densities are unexpectedly higher at 30°N in the subtropical convergence zone. Geographic trends
in particle form (i.e. fragment, pellet, line) will also be discussed. The large spatial and temporal scales of this study offer a compelling and unique insight into environmental
implications, persistence, and sources of plastic marine debris.
The Impact of Wind Stress on the Concentration of Plastic Debris in the Open Ocean
G. Proskurowski1, 2; K. L. Law1; S. Moret-Ferguson2, 1; C. M. Reddy2
1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
2. Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
Millimeter-sized plastic debris in the world’s oceans is subject to the physics of mixing in the surface boundary layer. While the density of plastic debris is generally less than
the density of seawater, the resulting upward buoyancy force can readily be overcome by turbulent mixing due to wind forcing and surface heat loss. The extension of this
logic suggests that as the wind stress increases, plastic debris can be mixed downwards meters to 10’s of meters to the base of the boundary layer. As a fraction of the total
plastic debris is likely mixed down into the water column under many environmental conditions, surface layer (neuston) net tows (e.g. Sameoto, Manta, MARMAP) that
sample the upper ~20 cm cannot account for all the plastic mixed throughout the surface boundary layer.
On an annual basis since 2003, the Sea Education Association (SEA) has conducted plastic marine debris research on a cruise-track from Hawaii to the west coast of North
America. These expeditions occur in the early summer (May-June-July), and typically include twice daily neuston net tows over the course of the month-long expedition.
Coincident with each sample tow are continuous shipboard measurements of true wind speed, air temperature, surface water temperature, and hourly measurements of
relative humidity. Results show persistent high concentrations of plastic debris in two areas, within a band north of Hawaii between 26-28°N, and within a large region of
east and north of Hawaii between 33-40°N and 136-155°W. Preliminary results clearly show that the highest measured plastic concentrations correspond with wind speeds of
less than 15 knots. The results from a handful of experimental sampling efforts where a surface net and a net submerged 3-5 meters below the surface were towed simultaneously showed that plastic concentrations below the neuston layer are up to 25% of the surface concentrations. A basic understanding of the relationship between wind stress
and the distribution of plastic debris dispersed throughout the boundary layer is important in determining the total plastic debris in the world’s oceans, as the true amount is
undoubtedly higher than the value calculated from neuston tow observations.
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The November 2009 issue of SEA’s Alumni Newsletter contained an invitation to alumni to apply as volunteers participating on a 35-day research cruise
aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer during June-July 2010. Now…
Meet the Alumni Volunteer Participants—Plastics at SEA North Atlantic Expedition
“We are looking for 18-21 enthusiastic individuals who want to do meticulous science, sail the Cramer, and help raise public
awareness of this important environmental issue. First and foremost volunteers will be asked to work on the deck and in the lab in
support of the plastic sampling and measurement effort. There will also be a significant outreach component during the expedition in
the form of a daily-updated webpage, which will require a skilled/professional writer, a photographer, and a videographer. There will
be multiple lines of scientific pursuit on this expedition, including a microbiological component, so we are also looking for several
individuals with experience in sterile lab techniques.”
The response from alumni was immediate and very strong with over 90 applicants for the many fewer berths and positions that were
available. Introduced below are the alumni participants who will sail on this expedition.
Athena Aicher, S-221 is a Biology major at
Dartmouth College with an expected graduation date
of 2011. She is from Medford, NY and worked for the
Dartmouth Outing Club where she coordinated over
1,000 students and alumni participating in an
Appalachian Trail hike that set a new world record.
Her SEA Semester research project was focused on
microbial abundance.
Lisa Ballard, W-75 graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in a dual degree program with a BS in
Economics and Marketing from the Wharton School
and a BAS in Systems Engineering from the School of
Engineering and Applied Science. She is the principal
in her own public relations and marketing firm, Blue
Water PR, which was founded in 2004.
Tyson Bottenus, S-214 is a graduate of the University
of Rhode Island with a double major in Geological
Oceanography & Geology, and in Coastal and Marine
Policy & Management. He has worked over the last
five years with inner city youth at the Duxbury
Maritime School in Massachusetts.
Marina Del Cassio, S-224 attends Columbia
University where she majors in Political Science and
Astrophysics and expects to graduate in 2011.
Marina’s hometown is Folsom, CA. She is fluent in
French and plays Celtic and bluegrass fiddle.
Megan Cronin, S-224 is a candidate for a BA at
Colgate University in Spring 2010. She is an
Environmental Studies major with a minor in Biology.
Her senior project at Colgate involves collaboration
with local agrarian community members, professional
coordinators, students, and administrators to create
and implement a comprehensive plan for a
sustainable campus garden.
Eleanor Kane, S-213 graduated Magna Cum Laude
from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English,
emphasis in Creative Writing. She is a Project Assistant
at Kelly Writers House and is an Assistant Coach to
the Women’s Ice Hockey team, both at the University
of Pennsylvania. Her hometown is Concord, MA.
and was appointed to positions that included
Manager of the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary,
operations officer for NOAA’s Arabian Gulf Office
during Operation Desert Storm and Executive Officer
of a NOAA/NMFS fisheries research vessel (NOAA
Ship Miller Freeman).
Jacob Keaton, S-186 is a Program Support Assistant,
Office of Space Operations at NASA Headquarters in
Washington, DC. He is also currently pursuing an MA
in Government at Johns Hopkins University. He earned
a BA in International Affairs from Georgetown
University in 2004.
Leslie Peate, C-164 teaches Oceanography at Ocean
Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, VA. She received
her BA from Old Dominion University with a Biology
major and her MSEd degree from the same
institution. She is currently proposing and developing
the Marine Science curriculum for the Math and
Science Academy at Ocean Lakes.
Jenan Kharbush, S-214 graduated from Ripon
College with a double major in Chemistry and Biology.
She is currently pursuing a PhD in Chemical
Oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Her SEA Semester research project focused on
chlorophyll-a distribution and its relationship to
oxygen concentrations in the water column.
Wendy Kordesch, S-214 received a BS degree in
Earth Sciences from University of California, Santa
Cruz with a concentration in Ocean Sciences. She is
currently pursuing a Master of Ocean Sciences degree
at UC, Santa Cruz with an expected graduation date
of 2011. Her SEA Semester research project was a
study on variability in the equatorial undercurrent.
Marilou Maglione, W-86 is the Assistant
Administrative Director of Anatomic Pathology at UNC
Hospitals, McLendon Clinical Laboratory. She is also
the co-owner and operator of Breezy Oaks Farm in
Mebane, NC where she renewed depleted farmland
utilizing sustainable agricultural methods without
chemicals or antibiotics. She earned a BS in Biology
from Eckerd College and a Certificate in Cytotechnology
from University of Miami School of Medicine.
Tyler DeWitt, C-186 is a National Science Foundation
Fellow pursuing a PhD in Microbiology at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated
from Brown University with a BS in Biology. Along with
a Biology professor from Williams College, Tyler is
currently developing a high school biology textbook
which uses entertaining and informal yet clear
language and copious interactive 3D multimedia
content to communicate science concepts.
Emily McGlynn, S-218 received a BA in Biology,
Environmental Studies from Bryn Mawr College in
2009. She has worked in Washington DC as a
legislative intern under Councilmember Kwame Brown
for the Truman Scholarship Summer Institute, and then
as a researcher at Technishe Universitat Berlin. Her
interest is environmental sustainability, particularly
regarding climate change mitigation policy.
Matthew Ecklund, C-216 received a BA in Studio Art
from Macalester College where he also was a resident
advisor and community assistant. In 2009 he was
awarded the Grand Prize for 2009 Student Video
Competition at the Macalester College “Step Forward”
Campaign as well as honors for work displayed at the
Senior Art Exhibition.
John Miller, W-16 is a Senior Natural Resources
Specialist for the United States Navy at the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command Northwest in the
State of Washington. His primary duties are to
conserve, restore and protect the natural resources
found on Navy properties and operating areas. He
also served as a NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer
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Stephen Putnam, W-76 earned a BA in
Environmental Economics from Middlebury College, a
MS in Natural Resource Planning from University of
Vermont, and a MS in Civil Engineering from University
of Utah. He lives in Salt Lake City, UT where he is a
project manager/engineer specializing in resort
planning and mountain recreation design and layout.
Benjamin Schellpfeffer, S-191 received a BFA in
drama from New York University Tisch School of Visual
Arts and a MFA in photography video and related
media from School of Visual Arts. He has created
documentary videos and taught videography all over
the world in locations that include South Africa,
Rwanda, Zanzibar, and Spain.
Roman Shor, S-204 earned a BA in Mathematics and
a BS in Engineering from University of Pennsylvania.
While at Penn, Roman led recitation sections in
freshman and sophomore level computer science
courses and was a technical consultant to the
Computing and Technology Services Department. He
also was a member of the University of Pennsylvania
Crew Team and the U.S. Indoor Rowing Team.
William Snedden, W-23 is a teacher at Northbrook
High School in Houston, TX. where he teaches high
school sciences including Physical Science, Biology,
Physics and Environmental Systems and is the
sponsor of the school’s “green” club and recycling
programs. He earned a BS in Geology from Cornell
University and a MS in Geology, also from Cornell.
Sarah Wegmueller, S-197 is a graduate of Carleton
College where she earned a BA with a major in
Political Science; International Relations track, and a
minor in East Asian Studies with a Certificate of
Advanced Study: Mandarin Chinese. She is currently a
Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute
in Washington, DC.
PASSAGES
Winter/Spring 2010
For the Benefit of Haiti
SEA sponsored a benefit concert on Saturday, January
30, 2010 at Grumpy’s Pub in Falmouth. Maritime Studies
faculty member Liz Fisher and SEA crewmember Jen
Webber organized the event that raised $4,368 to support
the work of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti.
Dr. Fisher said that it could not have been accomplished
without the help of the students from Class 227, the SEA
family, and the local Falmouth and Woods Hole
communities. Over thirty local businesses including
Grumpy’s Pub and three bands, donated their time,
equipment and talent in support of the benefit. A
Falmouth Police Department employee who won the
raffle donated much of it back to Doctors Without
Borders. SEA Assistant Science Coordinator Nate Twichell’s wife, Eliza Lynn Tobin,
designed a T-shirt commemorating the event.
Open Ship Opportunities
The SSV Robert C. Seamans and SSV Corwith
Cramer will be open at the following ports and for
the following hours during summer and fall of 2010:
Honolulu – Friday, June 25
Open to the public and to prospective students
from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
Woods Hole – Saturday, July 31
Open House on campus from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm
Open Ship for prospective students from 2:00 pm
until 4:00 pm
San Francisco – Saturday, July 31
Open to the public and to prospective students
from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm
San Pedro – Saturday, August 14
Open to the public and to prospective students
from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm
Woods Hole – Sunday, October 10
Open House on campus from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm
Open Ship for prospective students from 2:00 pm
until 4:00 pm
Open Ship for alumni from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm
SEA alumnus and SEA doc Josh Weil, W-79, spent two weeks in Haiti providing
medical support in Carrefour, the epicenter of the earthquake. He arrived there just 8
days after the quake when many people had not yet had any medical care.
As this issue goes to press, discussions are underway about the possibility of transporting
food to Haiti on the SSV Corwith Cramer since the Class 228 cruise track takes them
near the Haitian coast. Captain Steve Tarrant has a relationship with the Haitian Health
Foundation in Jeremie who are determining what needs might be met by this
humanitarian effort. These conversations are to assure that such an effort can be
accomplished safely and securely and will enrich the academic experience for the students.
Poster art by Amy Leigh West.
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program
Like Sally McGee, featured in this issue’s Currents (page 21), three of SEA’s own were
recently awarded the National Sea Grant College Program’s Knauss Fellowships.
Established in 1979 these provide a unique educational experience to students who have
an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in national policy decisions
affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with
“hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of the government in the Washington DC
area for a one-year paid fellowship.
SEA Assistant Scientist, Adam Baske worked in the NOAA Office of
International Affairs as a graduate student in the MS Marine Biodiversity &
Conservation program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Adam’s
research area is the multidisciplinary nature of marine conservation.
SEA Steward, Danielle Rioux was placed in the NOAA Headquarters
Office of the Under Secretary. She is enrolled in the MS Marine Affairs
program at the University of Washington. Her research area is the United
States’ Shellfish Growers perception of risk. Are institutional, market-based,
environmental or climate change threats seen as most threatening to the industry?
A week or so into the annual Long Term Ecological
Research (LTER) cruise to Antarctica on the ARSV
Laurence M. Gould, five shipmates realized that they all
had connections to SEA. Pictured from left to right are:
Stephanie Owens, C-201, WHOI-MIT student, chemical
oceanography; Sarah Giltz, S-212, Research Assistant,
Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Justin Smith,
Marine Technician, U.S. Antarctic Program, SEA watch
officer; Lindsey Loughry, Marine Science Technician,
U.S. Antarctic Program, SEA Assistant Scientist; Steven
Pike, W-121, Radio Analytical Facility Manager, Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution. The photo was taken at
Charcot Island on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Early in October SEA alumnus, Eric Swergold, C-102,
raised over $50,000 by participating in a 1.5 mile BIG
SWIM in San Francisco Bay for Swim Across America.
Eric reports that the event was a tremendous success
and that they were blessed with an unbelievably
gorgeous morning. Swim America raises money for
cancer research, prevention and treatment through
swimming. Congratulations Eric.
SEA Mate, Leslie Abramson was placed in the U.S. Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation Committee- majority. She is a graduate student at
USC in the MS program in Environmental Science and Management.
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2008-2009 A N N U A L R E P O R T
This past year, thanks to many of you, we defied all odds and pressures of the
downward economic decline to exceed our goals for the Annual Fund. How can I
express my appreciation to you adequately? In the midst of this financial storm, we are
continuing forward with purpose and high quality – thanks to you!
We see signs of early turnaround in recruitment; the faculty, staff, and crew are giving
everything they’ve got to make our programs even more true to our mission and vision
and even more appealing to prospective students; and our endowment is beginning to
recover. But we are not yet out of the storm. We need your support to provide a lifeline
to our programs and our future.
We want to be able to continue to offer financial assistance to students who are
enthusiastic about participating in our program, and we want to invest in equipment and
resources that will give our faculty and staff what they need to build first-rate programs.
We can’t achieve these things without your financial support. You not only infuse
SEA with dollars to make it possible to strengthen our offerings, you also boost the
morale of our faculty, staff, and crew. They can palpably feel our support!
When you make a donation to SEA, I guarantee that you make a difference in our
organization and in the optimism of our people in the face of so many challenges.
Thank you for being there.
Linda Cox Maguire, Chair
Board of Trustees, February 2010
2009-2010 Trustees and Overseers
Officers
Linda Cox Maguire, Chair
Richard Burnes, Vice Chair
Edmund Cabot, Vice Chair
Susan Humphris, Vice Chair
Jacob Brown, Treasurer
Peter Ellis, Clerk
Trustees
W. Jeffrey Bolster
Walter Brown
John Bullard, ex-officio
Levin Campbell, W-60
Richard Chandler, W-7
Scott Doney, W-76
John Gerngross, W-20
Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163
Michael Hudner
Ambrose Jearld
Clifford Low, W-22
Bartlett McGuire
Philip McKnight
Don McLucas
Audrey Meyer
Richard Murray, W-71
Laurie Pohl
Kenneth Potter, W-43
Ashley Tobin
Richard Wilson
Trustee Emeriti
Margaret Clowes
James Humphreys
John Kingsbury
Paul Perkins
Thomas Weschler
Peter Willauer
We gratefully acknowledge the many alumni, parents, faculty,
staff and friends who generously contributed their money, time
and effort to Sea Education Association during the 2008-2009
fiscal year. Every effort has been made to list all contributions
accurately from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
If, however, an error has been made, please accept our
apologies and notify us.
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President Emeritus
Rafe Parker
Overseers
Katrina Abbott
Raymond Ashley, W-1
Douglas Atkins
Susan Avery
Ronald Baird
Paul Berkner, W-52
Amy Bower, W-47
Emily Bramhall, W-27
Margaret Brandon, W-48
J. Scott Briggs
Frederick Carr, W-32
James Clark
Thomas B. Clark, W-26
R. Hawkins Cramer, C-105
William Cramer
Benjamin Cuker
John Damon
Sarah Das, W-129
William Dennison, W-33
Nicholas Dill
William Duggan, W-35
Sylvia Earle
Steve Fantone
Susan Farady, W-83
John Farrington
Edwin Fischer
David Ford, W-113
Robert Foulke
Lloyd French, W-130
Robert Gagosian
Craig Gibson
Robert Giegengack
Douglas Goldhirsch, W-48
Sarah Gould, W-66
Samuel Gray
Deborah Harrison, C-108
Richard Hawkins
Kathleen Healy
Jerome Heller
David Higgins
Charles Holloway, W-58
Paul Horovitz
Gordon Hughes
David Jackson
Robert Johnson
Royal Joslin
Patricia Keoughan, W-53
Robert Knapp, W-99
M. Susan Lozier
Martin Madden
Edward Madeira
Timothy Mahoney
Bruce Mallory
Jerrold Manock
Peter Mello
James Millinger
Walter Mitchell, W-16
Sarah Murdock, W-66
Leroy Parker
Margaret Parker
Cheryl Peach
Christopher Penn, W-6
William Pinkney
Cynthia Polikoff, W-95
George Putnam
Robert Quinlan
Christopher Reddy
Dwight Reese, W-41
Ralph Richardson
Bud Ris
Hal Rose, W-38
Andrew Rosenberg, W-7
Paul Rosenzweig, W-43
Carl Safina
Robert Seamans III
Carolyn Sheild, W-77
Jay Sterne
Steve Syverson
Michael Taylor
Walter Thompson
Deborah Warner
John Wigglesworth, W-5
Gale Willauer, W-30
Eric Wolman
George Woodwell
On the following pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years.
† Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.
Annual Fund Donors
Trustee and Overseer Donors to the Annual Fund 2008-2009
Trustees
Trustee Emeriti
Overseers
W. Jeffrey Bolster
Jacob Brown
Walter Brown
John Bullard †
Richard Burnes
Edmund Cabot
Levin Campbell, W-60
Richard Chandler, W-7
Jamie Deming, W-14
Peter Ellis
John Gerngross, W-20
Richard Hawkins
David Higgins †
Meghann Horner-Smith,
C-163
Michael Hudner †
Susan Humphris
Ambrose Jearld †
Robert Knapp, W-99
Clifford Low, W-22
Linda Maguire
Bartlett McGuire
Philip McKnight †
Don McLucas
Audrey Meyer †
Richard Murray, W-71
Ashley Tobin †
John Kingsbury
Paul Perkins
Peter Willauer
Douglas Atkins
Paul Berkner, W-52
Amy Bower, W-47
Margaret Brady, W-29
Margaret Brandon, W-48
J. Scott Briggs †
James Clark
Thomas B. Clark, W-26 †
William Cramer
Benjamin Cuker
John Damon
Sarah Das, W-129
William Dennison, W-33
Nicholas Dill
Scott Doney, W-76
William Duggan, W-35
Sylvia Earle
Stephen Fantone †
Susan Farady, W-83
John Farrington †
Edwin Fischer
David Ford, W-113
Robert Foulke
Lloyd French, W-130
Robert Gagosian †
Robert Giegengack
Douglas Goldhirsch, W-48
President Emeritus
Rafe Parker
Sarah Gould, W-66
Samuel Gray
Deborah Harrison, C-108
Kathleen Healy
Jerome Heller
Charles Holloway, W-58
Paul Horovitz
Gordon Hughes
David Jackson
Robert Johnson †
Royal Joslin
Patricia Keoughan, W-53
M. Susan Lozier †
Martin Madden †
Timothy Mahoney †
Bruce Mallory
Jerrold Manock †
Peter Mello
James Millinger
Sarah Murdock, W-66 †
Michael Nathan, W-35
Leroy Parker †
Margaret Parker
Robert Patterson
Cheryl Peach
Christopher Penn, W-6
Laurie Pohl
Cynthia Polikoff, W-95
Ken Potter, W-43 †
George Putnam
Robert Quinlan †
Dwight Reese, W-41
Ralph Richardson
Bud Ris
Hal Rose, W-38
Andrew Rosenberg, W-7
Paul Rosenzweig, W-43
Carl Safina †
Carolyn Sheild, W-77
Michael Taylor
Walter Thompson
Janet Wagner †
Deborah Warner
Thomas Weschler
John Wigglesworth, W-5
Gale Willauer, W-30
Richard Wilson
David Wisniewski, C-122
Eric Wolman
George Woodwell
E. Peter Elsaesser
Edwin Fischer
Samuel Gray
Grace Hinkley
Fred Larson
Mary Madden
Michael Madden
Don McLucas
James Millinger
Margaret Parker
Paul Rosenzweig, W-43
David Ross
Carolyn Sheild, W-77
Galen and Anne Stone
Janet Wagner
Eric Wolman
Anchor Watch
Established in 1992, the Anchor Watch society
honors those who provide gifts to Sea Education
Association through their estates or life-income
plans. We are pleased to recognize these special
donors during their lifetime and to celebrate the
important role that the Anchor Watch society has
in the future of SEA.
Barbara Brown
Jacob Brown
John Bullard
Richard Burnes
Edmund Cabot
Thomas B. Clark, W-26
Norris Claytor
Margaret Clowes
John Damon
Major Donor Clubs
MASTERS ($10,000 and above)
Anonymous (2)
Rick and Nonnie Burnes
Ned and Betsy Cabot
Edith Corning
Robert Knapp, W-99, and Kristin Collins
HELMSMEN ($5,000 to $9,999)
Anonymous (2)
Timothy Armour, W-54
Jacob and Barbara Brown
Walter and Kiyoko Brown
James and Ruth Clark
Jamie, W-14, and David Deming
John Gerngross, W-20
David and Ilona Higgins †
Michael and Hope Hudner †
Edwin and Linda Morgens †
Lauren Morgens, C-158
Susan, W-10, and Robert Nalewajk
Clare Parker, C-138
Leroy and Winifred Parker †
Alma Scully
Robert and Stella-Mae Seamans
Steuart Walton, W-158B †
Joan Wheeler †
Eric and Sandra Wolman
MATES ($2,500 to $4,999)
Peter Appleby and Stephanie Raia
John and Laurie Bullard †
Levin and Eleanor Campbell
Judith Cook
Susan Decker, W-66
John and Meryl French
Craig and Nancy Gibson †
Samuel and Margaret Gray
Richard Hawkins and Marian Ferguson
Gordon and Elizabeth Hughes
Robert and Constance Loarie †
Timothy Mahoney and Pamela Donnelly †
David and Veronica Metzler †
Margaret Parker
Christopher, W-6, and Diane, W-16, Penn
George and Kathy Putnam
Sally, W-15, and Robert Quinn
Bonnie Fry Rothman, W-103, and Michael Rothman
Edward and Susie Rowland
G. West and Victoria Saltonstall
William and Mary Warden
Gale Willauer, W-30
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Major Donor Clubs (continued)
SEAFARERS ($1,000 to $2,499)
Anonymous
Donald and Barbara Abt
John Angelozzi, W-146A, and Rachel Tilney, C-109
Franklin, W-43, and Nancy Armour
Susan Avery
Joseph and Pamela Barry †
Charles and Christina Bascom
Andrew, C-107, and Pam Black
Emily Bramhall, W-27
J. Scott and Mayke Briggs †
Seth Cameron, W-132 †
Francis Campanella
Richard, W-7, and Cynthia Chandler
Thomas B. Clark, W-26 †
Anne Coughlan
Claudia, W-26, and Richard de Mayo †
Robert Demere
Nicholas and Birgitte Dill
Clover Drinkwater
Peter and Cynthia Ellis
Ford and Jean Elsaesser
John Evers
Ralph and Erika Forbes †
David Frank, C-174 †
Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy †
Heather Franklin, W-92, and Martina Koller †
Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff
Jonathan and Dorothy Goldweitz †
Virginia Gray
Charles Hall
Julia Hall
Kathleen Healy and Julian Day
Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163, and Andy Smith
Susan Humphris and George Lohmann
Jodie Ireland
Melville Ireland
Kathleen Joseph, W-58
Edward Kane and Martha Wallace
Sheldon and Audrey Katz
Gus and Liza Koven †
Barbara Littlefield
Grant Macdonald, W-122
Martin and Anne Madden †
John and Linda Maguire
Jerrold and Mary Ellen Manock †
R. Hardin Matthews and Jane Dougan †
Bartlett and Cynthia McGuire
Philip and Kathy McKnight †
Don and Barbara McLucas
Richard and Katherine Mellon †
Edwin and Cassandra Milbury †
Michael, W-35, and Michele Nathan
Robert Patterson and Jane Manipoli
Luanne Rice, W-25
George Rockwood
Hal, W-38, and Lisa Rose
Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and Kathleen Kunzer
Jeremy, W-75, and Dianne Salesin
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Arah Schuur, W-122
Stephen and Bonnie Simon
Chester and Leslie Siuda
Holbrook, C-105, and Tracy Smith †
Veronica Sperling †
Pamela, W-75, and Wallace Stark
Eric Swergold, C-102, and Dawn Dobras
Leopold and Jane Swergold
Steven Syverson and Diana Alvarado-Syverson
Robert Szafranski, W-98, and Nguyet Vo
Glen Thomas
Walter and Nancy Thompson
Rebecca, C-144, and Jeffrey Trachsel
Janet Wagner †
Brooks, W-36, and Catherine Wallin
Milton and Caroline Walters
Anne and Richard Webb
Richard Wilson
James, W-156, and Sarah Yockey
BOW WATCH ($500 to $999)
J. Douglas, W-50, and Kim Anderson
Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent
Matthew Bloch and Marilyn Pasierb
W. Jeffrey and Martha Bolster
Francis and Margaret Bowles
Margaret Brady, W-29, and David Condino
Margaret Brandon, W-48
Andrew and Amy Burnes
David, W-71, and Lynn Butler
Robert Campbell, W-58
James Childs, C-213
Jocelyn, W-46, and Douglas Childs
Philip and Rosemary Collyer
R. Bruce and Carol Cooper
William and Julia Cramer
Ian Desai, S-185
Rohit and Katharine Desai †
John and B. Lee Dorn †
David Drinkwater, C-113 †
Sylvia Earle
James and Nancy Edwards †
Edwin and Angela Fischer
Jeanne, W-56, and Phillip Foussard
Adam, W-127, and Margaret Gildner
Rupert and Jennifer Grantham
James and Carol Greenough
Judith Gregg-Holden, W-96, and Kevin Holden †
Stephen and Sally Gresham
Edward Grier, W-48 †
P. Von, W-6, and Catherine Gryska
Jane Hallowell
Robert, W-159, and Gwendolyn, C-166, Hancock
Joseph Hickey, W-128
James, C-140, and Diana Higgins
Charles, W-58, and Anne Holloway
Garrett and Barbara Johnson
Robert and Elizabeth Johnson †
Barbara Jones
Carolyn, W-36, and Steven Jones
Royal Joslin
Kirk, W-111, and Elana Keil
Morris and Elizabeth Kellogg
John and Louise Kingsbury
Thomas and Susan Knight
Dave Lemonick and Mary Tuttle
George and Emily Lewis
Vincent and Crystal Lucchesi †
Amy, C-151, and Daniel McMorrow †
Bruce Meier and Wendy Fearnside
William and Audrey Meyer †
Scott, W-114, and Lisa Miller
Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield
Jennifer, W-156, and Martin Patterson
Paul and Mary Perkins
Virginia Pillsbury, W-79
Cynthia, W-95, and B. Steven Polikoff
William and Diane Pulleyblank
Robert and Judith Quinlan †
Julia Rankin
Dwight, W-41, and Catherine Reese
Dave Rumker and Susan Phillips
Carl Safina †
Jason Saxe, S-186
Katrina, W-15, and John Schilling
Damon, W-56, and Bruce Scofield †
Edward and Joan Shankle
Ross and Kathleen Sherbrooke
Michiru Shimada, C-148 †
Janine Shissler, C-110, and David Bae †
Sarah, C-119, and David Skimin
Helene Sommer Wright
Ted Sprague, W-116, and Annette Olson
David and Margo Stone
Michael and Ann Taylor
Peter and Elizabeth Thomson †
Jan Tuttleman, W-14
Deborah Warner
Joe Welch †
Thomas and Katrina Weschler
Sylvia Wolf, W-37
Benjamin, W-79, and Anne Wolff
George and Katharine Woodwell
Victoria Wright, W-113
On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years.
† Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.
ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors
01
Cheryl McKinley
James Nason †
Craig Williamson
03
Thomas Carley †
Mark Farber
04
John Scamman
05
Eldredge Bermingham
Larry Kammer
Josiah Spaulding
John Wigglesworth
06
Paul Gryska
John Hamilton †
Christopher Penn
John Sculley †
07
Richard Chandler
Peter Cheimets
John Hacunda
Cynthia Hyde
Alan McIlhenny
Andrew Rosenberg
08
Sarah Gierke
10
Gary Borda
Richard Hamilton
Susan Nalewajk
Andrew Wolf †
11
Paul Toczydlowski †
12
Marguerite Graham
Stephen Wagner
20
John Gerngross
21
Raymond Palombo
Katherine White
Robert Wiberg †
22
Liza Carter
Clifford Low
23
Mark Allen
Seth Garfield †
Steven Hudson †
William Snedden
Gregg Swanzey
24
B. Cort Delany †
25
Luanne Rice
Alfred Schumer
26
Thomas B. Clark †
Sarah Cochran
Claudia de Mayo †
27
Emily Bramhall
Amy DeCola
Andrew Follett †
29
Margaret Brady
Kimberly Jermain
Suzanne Jonsson
Heidi Kaplan
Susan Lauer
Roger Noble
Robert Swarm
David Donegan
William Duggan
Jonathan Leavitt
Mark Longval †
Michael Nathan
Melinda Pearce
Holly Smith
John Taylor
36
Jean Champion
Carolyn Jones
Brooks Wallin
Leslie Will
Bonnie Wood
37
Sylvia Wolf
38
Richard Crispin †
Hal Rose
39
Nina Lian
Charles Natale †
40
Gail Lima
Susan Savage †
41
Ella Quintrell †
Carl Rand
Dwight Reese
Carolyn Steiner
Marion Valpey
42
Mary Jo Dedon
Paul Detjen †
Jeffrey Platt †
James Snyder
Daniel Tierney †
Steven Zuckerman
30
Christine Duerring
William Fanning
Mark Klemperer
Dody LeSueur
Gale Willauer
43
Franklin Armour
Ralph Luce
Kenneth Potter †
Paul Rosenzweig
31
Eleanor Mariani
Scott Seaver
44
Katharine Bradford
Caroline Woodwell
15
Todd Carlson
Sally Quinn
Katrina Schilling
32
Chel Anderson
Elizabeth Billig
16
John Miller
Walter Mitchell
Diane Penn
33
William Balch
John Beaman
Anne Chapin
William Dennison
45
Scott Bovard
Gwen Burzycki
Lynn Francis †
Nicholas LaFond †
Martha Martinez del Rio
Mark Tedesco
Robert Visnick
13
Leslie Rosenfeld
14
Jamie Deming
Donald Kyrnitszke
Jan Tuttleman
17
Janice Olsen
18
Nancy Hendren
Lucy Loomis
Marilyn Proulx
34
Russ Chinnici†
35
Henry Amabile
Leslie Bulion
46
Jocelyn Childs
Bert Dice-Goldberg
Bradley Dyer
Holly Ernest
Agnes Rapoli
Jack Sobel
47
Amy Bower
Margi Flood
Marjorie Kaplan
Edward Tokarski
Susan Willard
58
Robert Campbell
Charles Holloway
Kathleen Joseph
Stephen Lafrance
Lauren McKean
48
Margaret Brandon
Wendelyn Duquette
Helen Edwards
Douglas Goldhirsch
Edward Grier †
Lori Petitti
49
Ann Durbin
Leah Quesenberry
59
Claudia Corwin †
Barbara Friesz
Ethan Guiles
Aaron Horwitz
Margaret Jay
Patrick Keenan
Sarah Kohl
Sarah LeDoux
Lynn Mahaffy †
Patricia Mahoney
50
James Anderson
Jeffrey Dickison
Lisa FitzGerald
Wynn McCloskey
Robert Nolan
James Saroka
Kathy Tokos
60
Anonymous
Lois Bruinooge
Christopher Kelley
Ellen Mihaich †
Martha Moulton
Donna Mutter
Griffith Outlaw
51
Stephen Bollens †
Susan Duke
Hilary Hudson †
Susan Mann
61
Deborah Carlson
Darik Corzine
Patricia Goffinet
Tom Goffinet
Craig Timmins
52
Paul Berkner
Mary Kyle Dyer
Gwenllian Scott †
Linda Witte
53
Michael Gregg
Mickey Jones †
Patricia Keoughan
Abbey Rosso
54
Timothy Armour
Mariette Buchman
David Wright
55
John Abrams
Jane Caffrey
Nancy Gravina †
Mary Myers †
Marc Overlock †
56
Jeanne Foussard
Michael Kent †
Peyton Robertson
Damon Scofield †
Sarah Whalen
57
Carin Ashjian †
Douglas Eisinger
Marla Gearing †
Rebecca Hemphill
E. Denley Poor-Reynolds
62
Kenneth Carle
Barbara Dinkins
Elizabeth Briggs Feighan
David Jenkins
Mark Murray-Brown
Judith O'Neil
Geoffrey Patton
63
Flournoy Holland
Elizabeth Jakob †
Catherine Mannix
Andrew Milliken
Peter Nalen †
Renee Turley
64
James Kerney †
Cynthia Robinson
Susan Service
Lisa Sherman
65
Janvrin Demler
Philip Huffman
Penny Lacroix †
Alec Maxwell-Willeson †
Cy Oggins
Laura Rodriguez
66
Reneè Allen
Susan Decker
Hugh Ferguson †
Sarah Gould
John Kelley
Sarah Murdock †
N. Allyn Pistole †
Jennifer Woodward †
67
Jennifer Blank
Carolyn McConnell-Reeder
Karen Susskind
68
Robert Bell
Edward Conti †
Cynthia Layport
Deborah Tullman
69
Richard Smith
70
Todd Berman
Janet Buskirk
Mary Cox
Christopher Wingard
71
David Butler
Helen Hollingsworth
Richard Murray
Stacie Pinney †
Alexander Prud’homme
Gretchen RollwagenBollens †
Dean Smith
72
Merril Cousin
Christopher Perry †
Norman Price
Todd Rambo
Edward Walton
Elizabeth Whyley
73
Miriam Bertram
Kimberly Heiselman †
C. Nicholas Risom
74
Catherine Counsell
Wendy DiChristina
75
Elizabeth Doxsee
Kelly Dryden
Herbert Gaston
Catherine Jahrling
Jeremy Salesin
Pamela Stark
Panos Stephens
76
Scott Doney
Lisa Lierheimer
Patrick O'Reilly
Anthony PirruccelloMcClellan
77
Gregg Delany
Victoria Philip
Carolyn Sheild
Katherine van Liere
Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010
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ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors
78
Charles Courtsal
Christine Gabriele
Philip Marsh †
Thomas Rohrer
79
Laura Moser
Virginia Pillsbury
Stephen Rader
Benjamin Wolff
80
Susan Gormley
Nancy Hill
Elizabeth MacCurrach
81
Jonathan Detwiler
Rochelle Seitz
Edwin Williams †
82
David Bank
Hilary Hoagland-Grey
83
Susan Farady
Katherine Irvine
Stephen Laster †
84
Nina Nesher
Richard Pendleton
Susan Perelman
Carl Stevens
Elizabeth Stevens
Ralph Wolf
85
Jennifer Allen
Robert Beede
Katharine Jensen
Kimberly Schulz
86
Anonymous
Neal Durant
Heidi McGee
87
Anonymous
Andrew Felcher †
David Johnson
Kristen Mugnai †
Thomas Needham
Ashley Ransom †
Suzanne Schoelch
Elena Strothenke
Kimberly Welty
88
Kelly Fuentes
Jessica Lavandier
Robert Ultan †
Kathryn Wheeler
89
Peter Hodum
Sophie Morse
Kimberly O'Sullivan
Helen Rozwadowski †
90
Valerie Beck
Ingrid Dockersmith †
Barbara Maynard
91
April Barber
R. Brannon Claytor
92
Paul Anastasio
Gregory Braun
Heather Franklin †
E. Bradley Grenham
Janet Keeler
Patricia Murer
Jennifer Nauen †
Claire Timbas
93
Amy Blumenberg
Amy Logan
Michael Mathewson
94
Kathryn Carlson
Thomas Jester
95
Robert Bein
Brian Levy
Cynthia Polikoff
96
Michael Budniak
Mary Ewenson
Judith Gregg-Holden †
97
Andrew Campbell
Michael Johnson
Paul Trapier Puckette
Ngoc Thai
Teresa Weronko
98
Marjorie Friedrichs
Jeannine Margolis
Martha Stark
Robert Szafranski
Valerie Zandoli †
99
Roy Carvalho
Deborah Greene
Holly Houston
Robert Knapp
Christopher Legault †
Keith Wight
100
Stuart Friedman
Christopher Kilbridge
J. Parke Logan
Roshan Swope
101
Gregory Burdick
George Duane
Melanie Mattison
Karen Rennich
Eric Sigler †
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102
Johnna Doyle
Kevin Klose
Mary Shook
Eric Swergold
Amy Young
103
Christabel Choi
Steven Hilger
Melanie Holland
Bonnie Fry Rothman
104
Elizabeth Hasse
Terri Lehman
Gary Matusow
Todd Taylor †
Amy Vince
105
Susan Carter
Macol Cerda
Beth Foyle
Catherine Johnson
Janet Richard
Holbrook Smith †
Alton Straub †
106
Rebecca Arenson
Hannah Parker
107
Andrew Black
Katherine Cherian
Carrie McCusker
Courtney Richmond †
Charles Sontag
Erica Young
107A
Sharon Redford †
Betty Schuler †
108
Kathryn Brandt
Daryl Cooke
Jonathan Dunfee
Deborah Harrison
Elizabeth Rogers
Christopher Watson
Julia Wellner
109
Trevor Braden
Kerry Dorton
Jennifer Haddock †
Kimberly Jaussi
Katherine Mansfield
Rachel Tilney
110
Christopher Reich †
Janine Shissler †
111
Robert Anderson †
Shelby Collier †
Heather Kaese
Kirk Keil
Jennifer Lustenberger
James Ramsdell
Geoffrey Zentz †
112
Nancy Israel
Richard Lupia
Kimberly Markuns †
Lisa Moerner
Robert Robertson
113
Jonathan Burke
Drusilla Clarke
David Drinkwater †
Melinda Fagan
David Ford
Scott Gilbert †
Darcy Harwood
Ernest Latham
Dawn McIntosh †
Richard Schlereth †
John Waldren
Victoria Wright
114
Craig Butterworth
Scott Miller
Kristin Patrick
115
Beth Donnelly
David Jones †
Jocelyn Stamat
116
Christina Andes
Peter Bender
Kathryn Garrison
Mary Elizabeth Heiskell
Erin Lehane
Matthew Nerney
Theodore Sprague
118
Sherry Cawhorn-Christopher
Megan Murray
119
Walter Carr
Shannon Doubet
Alicia Heyburn
Christopher McChesney
James Monti †
Karen Sauls †
Sarah Skimin
120
Jeffrey Hughes †
Krista Longnecker
Linda Pinto †
121
Elissa Katz
Katherine Lund
Wendin Smith
Robert Van Alen
122
Anonymous
Katherine Farnsworth
Nora Kenneway
Grant Macdonald
Joshua Rocker
Arah Schuur
David Wisniewski
123
Matthew Johnson
Alexis Levitt
John Liang
Matthew McKenzie
Laurie Morgado †
Michael Sklar
124
N. Craig Gorton †
125
Caroline Dezan
Elizabeth Gilgan †
Stefan Hackett
Matthew Hebard
Margaret Millings
126
Samantha Allen-Storey
Danielle Bornstein
Charlotte HanleyJacobson †
Kimberly Howland
Willow Monterrosa
Erica Starr
David Warren
127
William Aquila
Adam Bunshoft
Peter Colby †
Kimberly Decker
Jeffrey Fellinger †
Adam Gildner
Jonathan Mitchell
128
Anonymous
Kathryn Cherashore
Joseph Hickey
Todd Moore
Heather Stone
Zachary Tucker
128C
Amanda Patrick
129
Bruce Armbrust †
Christian Cox
Sarah Das
Duncan Eccleston
Achim Kretschmer
Matthew Luecke
David Nalchajian
130
Lloyd French
Ravi Lumpkin †
Heidi E. V. McCann
Matthew Muldorf
131
Heather Aronow
David Kirk
Sayzie Koldys
Hope Indeglia O'Brien
Sharon Schaff
Frederike van MarkusDoornbosch
132
Seth Cameron †
Andrew Enright
Brannon Fisher †
Justin Harrison
Beau Lescott
134A
Jack Balcome
Sarah Claytor
Bernard Hermanson
Lucia Kaempffe
135
Heather Bryant †
Jennifer Davitt
Elizabeth Dieveney
John Goyert
Marcie Hamrick
James Lemire
Katharine Lussen
Michele Maresca
Shannon McKenzie
Kristen Patterson
Peter Tilney
Kristina White †
136
Caroline Good
Aimee Meyer †
Jacqueline Mitchell
137
Mark Behn †
John Bowen †
Eliza Fortenbaugh
Heather Goldberg †
Nicole Hade
Kathleen O'Neil
John Stafford
Eric Stoddard †
Amanda van Heyst †
138
Clare Parker
Patrick Ressler
Rhea Zimmerman
139
Jonathan Levy
Catherine Parker
Rebecca Schwartz
Susan Womeldorf
On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years.
† Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.
ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors
140
Jessica Forton
Wendy Goyert
Jennifer Hatch
James Higgins
140A
Peter Bertash
Kurt Wagner
141
Brian Hubbard
Marc Jacques
Cheryl Kearns
Jonathan Kohler †
Darrin Ladd
Aurianne Lopatka †
Marc Porter
Eric Tytell
142
Kari Gloppen
William Nugent
Amy Siuda
Stephan Tompsett †
143
Donald Keel †
Jennifer Walus
144
Alisa Barnard
Olivia Hauser
J. Bradford Hubeny †
Andrew Siuda
Rebecca Trachsel
145
Molly Peters
Jonathan Zwarg
145A
Sarah Clowes
146
Kailin Lee
Mika Scarlett
Sabrina Schlumberger
146A
John Angelozzi
Robert Jaye
John Lazzaro
147
Anonymous
Patricia Buckley
Amy Cameron †
Emily Hatfield
Kerry Kopitsky
Catherine McDonnell
Terri Stanley
Sarah Stearns
Michael Reilly
Rachel Wade
David Went
150
Joseph Creney †
Anne Elefterakis †
James Foley †
Timothy Gustafson
Kelly Hike †
Philip Petrone †
Sarah Webster
151
Amy McMorrow †
Hope Rowan
Tonya Van Leuvan
152
Kathleen Hallee
Nadine Smith
152A
Barbara Belanger
Nancy Cande
Alison Cochrane
Mary Peters †
Richard Rodin
152B
Jonathan Rust
153
Joshua Frederickson
Marion Frederickson
Nicole Friend
Elin Kondrad
Christopher Lanoue †
Jessica Macrie
John Nesbitt
Stacey Smith
Shane Walden †
154
George Gilpatrick
Kathryn Hubeny †
Erika Koss
158B
Steuart Walton †
159
Susannah Ceraldi
Sarah Chandler
Jaime Dahlke Mason
Angela Damery
Jake Frye
Robert Hancock
Micah McOwen
Anne Samuel
Justin Taylor
Lauren Taylor
160
Anonymous
161
Amy Ballentine
Sarah Bunker
Weston Cantor
Jay Reynolds
Kelly Shea
Melissa Solomon
Darlington †
162
Jodi Campbell †
Elizabeth Ellwood
John Herrigel
Megan Hwang
Elizabeth Maloney †
James Thomson
163
Anonymous
Jaime Beranek
Meghann Horner-Smith
163B
Michael Horn
Janet Loynes
163C
Anonymous
155
Catherine Bozek
Rebecca Kosakowski
Mark Williams
164
Anonymous (2)
James Hildebrand
Zoltan Szuts †
156
John Mason †
Rosanne Mason †
Jennifer Myrick
Jennifer Patterson
Erica Southward
James Yockey
165
Ann Fraioli
Deborah Liptzin †
Kristen Peske
Morgan Simmons
Benjamin Urmston
157B
Daniel Wallance
148
Michiru Shimada †
158
Lauren Morgens
Brian Sperling
149
Matthew Burke
Charlotte Engelman †
Jennifer Littlejohn
Daniel Pollard †
158A
Antoinette Kelly
Daryl Newcomb
Alisa Scott †
Michael Taylor
166
Gwendolyn Hancock
Timothy Ledford
167
Heather Borkowski
Christopher Deely
Alison Fornari
Lucinda Keppel
Stephen Kirk
Sarah Ladd
Jessica Springer
Sarah Zengo †
168
Marjorie Blake
Elizabeth Grubin
Edward Zalewski
169
Ryan Gordon †
Jullie Jackson
169B
David Inskeep †
James Mulhauser
169C
Jon Neergaard †
170
Peter Frantz †
171
Sandra Aylesworth
Abigail Ferguson
Michael Furlong †
Kristina James
Justin Martinich
Hillary Mendillo
Alison Rogers †
Sarah Spotts
172
Peter Hill
Margaret Lloyd
Morgan Nickerson †
Sarah Sharp
Elizabeth Stefany †
Elizabeth Strojny †
Adam Vitarello
Patrick Wood
173
Peter Berkhout
Lauren Davies
Kyle Helland
Darlene Saindon
174
Christopher Acheson
Allison Allen
Erica Bradstreet
David Frank †
Kevin Martin
Sami Merit
Micah Mutrux
Robert Sassor
175
Peter Hahn †
Jessica Starr
Sophia Walker
Sara Yablon-Smith
176D
Lucy Trainor
177
Hans Albee
Joe-Ryan Bergoch
Kristin Hunter-Thomson †
Rebecca Randall
Melanie White
Amanda Zoellner
178
Samuel Chamberlin
Adam Clark
Elizabeth January
Stephen Ruane †
187
Josh Baston
Alice Chiu
Christopher Miller
Sarah Rubenstein
179
Kalmia Buels
Elizabeth Burakowski
Bess Koffman
Rebecca Lothrop
Katherine Ochs
187D
Thomas Gagnon
180
Katrina Blanchard
Erin Klein
Juliette McCullough
Jessie Meeks
Erik Wallenberg
Saul Waller
181
Anonymous
Karen Bioski
Amanda Hollander
Meghan Hough
Tony Rindsberg
Aimee Rowe
Caleb Scheetz
Carrie Wieder
181B
Debra Gray
182
Kathleen Haber
Jaclyn Schwartz
April Suriano †
Sadie Wieschhoff
183
Anonymous (2)
Gillian Faustine
Sarah Lucchesi
Thomas Martin
John O’Keeffe
Rebecca Pierce
184
Anonymous †
Hilary Branch
Laura Curry
Phoebe Evans
Jonatha Giddens
Brian Grandjean
Abigail Keene †
Christopher Kriegner
Geneva Michaelcheck †
Matthew Peters
Deborah Shelton
185
Brett Bovee
Ian Desai
186
Taylor Bruce
Christine Coolidge
Matthew Lambert
Sarah Nagel
Jason Saxe
Leslie Wacker
188
James Palardy
189
Anonymous
Scott Hiller
Parker Kraus
Celeste Plautz
190
Anonymous
Benjamin Erne †
Lauren Gilbert †
Emily Harwood †
Heidi Miller †
Destaye Moore
Ryan Walsh
191
Anonymous
Antony Adler
Megan Chambers
Elizabeth Haffenreffer
Natalia Stefanova
192
Jamie Deutch
Allegra Fisher
Rachael Kefalos
Nicki Noble
Laryssa Ohlson
Laura Sharpless
193
Andrew Ault
Michael Ide
Aaron Joslow
Alice Kunce
Sarah Nelson
193E
Randall Colton
Carl Katsu †
Bonnie Nelson
194
Anonymous
Ryan Gritzke
Jesse Hamilton
Philippe Rosier
195
Loren Bach
Emma Bassein
Jessica Bell
Austin Corry
Amber Cost
Matthew Crouse
Ian Dargon
Rachel Decker
Michael DiGiulio
Joshua Donohue
Kathryn Feller
M. Charles Festa
Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010
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ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors
195 continued
Kimberly Gniadek
Gavin Gregory
Elizabeth Gryska
Clara Hard
Sarah Hauke
Douglas Hawpe
Randolph Jones
Jonathan Liberzon
Christi Linardich
R. Gardner Loring
Maureen Lynch
Brittain Mason
Stephan Morris
Kimiko Nakamura
Daniel Niebler
Shannon O’Brien
Elizabeth Ochoa
Arthur Phillips
Stephanie Pritchard †
Adele Roland
Hannah Roth †
Elizabeth Summers
Yoana Voynova
Jeremy Wansor
Elizabeth Witham
Nicholas Zirino
196
Joel Barkan
Lindsay Galbraith
Allison Klein
Katherine Mueller
Eric Shepard
Cassondra Skinner
197
Bart Critser
Colleen Dawicki
John Gregory
Steven Ibara
Roman Kichorowsky
Nicole Kinsman
Vladic Ravich
Stephen Wheless
198
Sarah Clement
Min-Yi Jou
Otto Neumuth
Laura Talaga
Danielle Tommaso
Elizabeth Torgersen
199
Rika Anderson
Michael Schrimpf
200
Elizabeth Davis
Natasha Woodall
200A
Simon Schreier
200B
Janet Calcaterra
201
Anonymous (2)
Rachel Greenough
Anna Stevens
202
Matthew Blumenfeld
Bonnie McGill
203
Jessica Friedman
Colleen Hanlon-Smith
Erika Kercher
Andrew Scott
204
William Diamond
Alexander Dorsk
Eleanor Gordon
Andrew Horsburgh
Scott MacLellan
Ryan Mullins
Rachel Philbrick
Sarah Pilzer
Giovanni Poles
Roman Shor
Daniel Stone
Jenna Sullivan
Seisei Tatebe-Goddu
206
Justin Gillespie
Timothy Nedimyer
Kristin Ryan
Maia Theophanis
206A
Sophia Amberson
Rudy Normann
207
Dana Powell
Lauren Wang
Allison Weide
208
Adam Carpenter
Christa Daly
Virginia Engel
Rosalinda Fortier
Margaret Hughes
Haley Kimmet
Ashleigh McCord
Jane Sarno
209
Emma Bishop
Eleanor Johnson
Mara Vaile
210
Katherine Letourneau
Bradley Nicholson
Andrew Sclafani
Chava Weitzman
211
Katherine Boldt
Scott McCracken
211D
Rebecca Sinisgalli
212
Eric Ettner
Sean O’Brien
Amy Sloan
Craig Smith
213
David Bouck
James Childs
Marjorie Crowley
Reid McMullan
Lucy Rozansky
Isaac Schoepp
Kathryn Shaughnessy
217E
Andrew Edelman
214
John Armstrong
Wendy Kordesch
Clare O’Loughlin
Christopher Sullivan
218
Emily McGlynn
Kevin Murray
Megan Rawson
Guadalupe Ruiz-Jones
215
Gregory Ardini
Sophia Bahlkow
Laura Bramley
Meredith Briand
Derek Castro
Megan Cook
Laura Duffy
Alexandra Fioretti
Jessica McDermott
Daniel Saxe
Elizabeth Stivison
219
Zena Cardman
Makaila Gallup
Kerry Johnston
Peter Kopp
Heather McGee
Stephanie Miner
Catherine Roney
Caleigh Waldman
216
Emily Chandler
Matthew Ecklund
Caroline Goddard
Sarah Parkinson
Stephanie Penn
217
Hannah Green
Brittany Mauer
220
Paul Dixon
Katie Giuliano
222
Ryan Bash
Ryan Dorsey
Rachel Luban
Jeffrey Prunier
Leigh Quenin
Jeremy Tagliaferre
Anneliese Thies
Maria Trainor
217B
Adam Krebs
ANNUAL FUND Parent Donors
Anonymous (6)
George and Marjorie Abbot
Terry and Sheila Aiken †
James and Nancy Amberson
Richard and Barbara Angle
Peter Appleby and Stephanie Raia
Alan and Denise Armstrong
Millicent Armstrong †
Rick and Fran Armstrong
Francis and Jane Ballard
Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent
Donald and Elaine Barnes
James and Carolyn Baughman
John and Carol Beach
Charles and Barbara Bell
Robert and Julie Bennett
Eldredge and Pamela Bermingham
J. Leonard and Dorothy Bicknell
Matthew Bloch and Marilyn Pasierb
John and Carol Boehringer
Bruce and June Boggs
David and Harriet Borton
Arthur Bouchard †
David and Suzanne Boyd
Keith and Mary Jo Bradley
Emily Bramhall, W-27
Sue Brandt
J. Scott and Mayke Briggs †
Jeanne Brody
Mark and Jaclyn Bromley
Carl and Gayle Brown
Walter and Kiyoko Brown
Irving and Mariette Buchman
William Buckley †
John and Marcia Buckman †
Tony and Nancy Butterworth
Peter Calcaterra and Pamela La Rue
Gregory and Kristine Caldwell
Levin and Eleanor Campbell
Steven and Kathleen Cartwright
Dennis and Elizabeth Cashman
Laurence and Brett Casper
Denice Chandler and Catherine Jones †
Peter and Elizabeth Chandler
Richard and Susan Chandler †
Stephen and Lynda Chandler
Jeffrey Chase and Rebecca Finn
Robert and Susan Chennell
Jocelyn, W-46, and Douglas Childs
Douglas and Linda Christian
Walter and Judith Christmas
Dexter and June Churchill
L. Elliott and Judith Clark †
Thomas Clark and Susan Adams
12 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010
Lynda Claytor and W. Anthony Hitschler
Katharine Coffin
Fred and Barbara Colin
Philip and Rosemary Collyer
Judith Cook
Marianne Cook
Oliver and Jill Coolidge
R. Bruce and Carol Cooper
Thomas Cotton and Melinda Howe
James and Martha Crowley
Stuart and Sharon Cushner
John and Catherine Damon
Rodney and Christine Decker
Rohit and Katharine Desai †
William and Mary Lou DeWitt †
John and B. Lee Dorn †
George and Dorothy Dorr
Charles and Maryann Dorsey
Clover Drinkwater
Charles Duffy and Margaret McKee
John and Merril Dutton
David and Mildred Ebbin
Philip and Shirley Edelman
Donna Eden †
Peter and Kathryn Elefterakis
Karrie Ellis
Peter and Cynthia Ellis
Charles Engel
Stephen and Carole Enright
John and Carolyn Evans
Stephen and Elizabeth Fantone †
William and June Farnham
David and Holly Faus
Stephen and Dagmar Finkle
William and Joan Ford
Nancy Forrest
John Forsyth and Linnet Tse
John and Carla Fox
Edward and Karen Fraioli †
David and Suzanne Fream
Ronald and Dale Freeman
John and Meryl French
Gregory and Nancy Fritz †
Francis Fruehstorfer
David and Audrey Funk
Joseph and Marilyn Galanti
James and Donna Garaventa
Thomas Gardiner
Frank and Erin Gentile
Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff
On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years.
† Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.
ANNUAL FUND Parent Donors
Sarah, W-8, and Glen Gierke
William and Joanne Gilbrook
Edna Gillespie
Stephanie Gooman-Nakata
Alice Goyert †
Joseph and Beverly Gracia
Edward Grandin
Thomas and Joan Granger †
Samuel and Margaret Gray
David and Emily Green
James and Carol Greenough
Stephen and Sally Gresham
David and Joan Grubin †
P. Von, W-6, and Catherine Gryska
Marcia Gustafson
Thomas Gustafson
Kenneth and Kathleen Haber
Harold Hackett
Peter Haddock
Jane Halbach
Linda and Douglas Haley
Charles Hall
Jeannette Hall
Gilbert Hallam
Lesley Hallenbeck
George and Polly Hamilton
Richard, W-10, and Lisa Hamilton
Lawrence and Hylton Hard
Tom and Stephenne Harding †
Richard and Nancy Harwood
Robert and Karolyn Harwood †
Richard Hawkins and Marian Ferguson
Kathleen Healy and Julian Day
Mark and Anne Heinen
Carl and Margaret Heise
Edward Heiskell
Rodger and Jillian Herrigel
David and Ilona Higgins †
Alice Hildebrand and Allen Myers †
Michael and Linda Hoffmann
Kenneth and Willa Hogberg
William and Kathleen Holt
Gerald and Jane Holtz
Rick Hornby and Tracey Leger-Hornby
William and Catherine Hoyt
Edward and Dorothy Hudson †
Peter and Linda Hutton †
John and Carole Ide †
Paul and Marjorie Inderbitzen
Marc and Bonnie Inver
Yvana Iovino †
William Irving
Deborah Jackson †
Andris and Clarissa Jakobsons
Daryl and Kay James
Edward and Myrna Jenkins
Alexander and Jill Johnson
Garrett and Barbara Johnson
James and Melinda Johnson †
Mrs. Stephen Johnson
Robert and Elizabeth Johnson †
Randolph and Susan Jones
Suzanne Jonsson, W-29
Jack and Cynthia Kadzik †
Werner and Dorothy Kaese
Edward Kane and Martha Wallace
William and Margaret Kaplan
Isao and Yukiko Kato
Sheldon and Audrey Katz
Patricia Kelly
James and Mary Emily Kerney
Jamal Kharbush and Barbara Olson
Elmer and Marilyn Klumpp
Edward and Amy Knight
Thomas and Susan Knight
Steven and Vikki Krebs
John and Kathleen Lanoue
Susan Laur
Paul and Jane Lawrence
Dave Lemonick and Mary Tuttle
Alan and Janet Letourneau
Robert and Constance Loarie †
Worth and Louise Loomis
Clifford, W-22, and Randy Low
Vincent and Crystal Lucchesi †
Michael and Patricia Lucy
Myles and Cornelia Lund †
Lynn MacCuish
John and Susan Mackay †
Hugh and Ruth Mahaffy
Timothy Mahoney and Pamela Donnelly †
William and Christina Maloney †
Robert and Susan Mandel †
Richard and Joyce Mann †
Jerrold and Mary Ellen Manock †
Hugh and Olive March
Frank and Linda Maresca †
Miles Marshall
Albert and Janice Martin
P. Gail Martin
Charles and Monika Mason †
R. Hardin Matthews and Jane Dougan †
Victor and Marie Mauer
Kathleen Maxon
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mayer
Mary Anne Mayo and Stephen Nelson
Martin and Rose McAndrews
E. Dennis and Sandra McCarthy
Peter McChesney
Walter and Carol McClennen †
Steve McCracken and Sue Waggener
Bartlett and Cynthia McGuire
Mary Lou McGuire
David and Ellen McKinnon
Robert and Patricia McNitt
Bruce Meier and Wendy Fearnside
Anne Meigs-Brown
James and Roberta Mendillo
David and Veronica Metzler †
William and Audrey Meyer †
William and Wenda Millard
Donald and Susan Miller
Perry Miller and Sandra Frawley
Stephen and Christina Miller †
Gail and Phil Minschwaner
Sarah Moore
Edwin and Linda Morgens †
Robert and Mary-Margaret Morse †
William and Marilyn Munger
Joseph and Virginia Murray
Eric and Margaret Neilsen †
Amos and Andrea Neufeld
David and Susan Nicholson
Kyle and Diane Noble
James Normann and Linda Lapin
Christiane Northrup
Charles and Eugenia O'Brien
R. Michael and Celine O'Brien
Patrick and Lynn O'Reilly
Maksymilian and Grazyna Ostas
Renée Bennett O’Sullivan
Leroy and Winifred Parker †
Rafe and Kate Parker
Nancy Pendleton †
Christopher, W-6, and Diane, W-16, Penn
James and Debra Peters
John Petersen
Robert and Denise Picotte
Thomas and Mary Kay Pilat
Cynthia, W-95, and B. Steven Polikoff
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard Poor
Kenneth and Kim Pritchard
William and Diane Pulleyblank
Peter and Karen Rabins
Michael and Alicia Rafter
John and Charlotte Randall
William and Karen Regan
Patricia Reidenbach
John and Sharyn Reitz
David and Elaine Ressler
Donald and Pamela Reynolds
Gary and Bernice Reynolds †
Sara Rhoades
Christopher Richardson
Edward Righter
David and Sandra Roberts
Andrew and Harriot Rockefeller
George Rockwood
Beverly Rosenzweig
Kenneth and Kathy Rugg
Blanca Ruiz
Dave Rumker and Susan Phillips
Randall and Jenifer Rydz
Jeremy, W-75, and Dianne Salesin
Jane Sattler †
Peter and Karin Savio
Frederick and Judith Schmid
Rosalind Schmitt †
Joshua and Eve Schreier
Peter and Lucy Schumer
Peter and Kathi Sclafani
Alma Scully
Richard and Spain Secrist
Richard and Gwyn Sewall †
Edward and Joan Shankle
John and Helen Sharpe
Christopher and Margaret Sheedy
John and Jean Sheild
Jack and Patricia Shumate †
William and Mary Lynn Simmons
Paul and Barbara Sinisgalli
Chester and Leslie Siuda
Louis and Barbara Sklar
Roger and Carol Sloboda †
Lawrence and Deborah Smith
Margaret Smith
Thomas and Barbra Smithgall
Gary and Christine Soares
Helene Sommer Wright
Robert and Kay Soucy
James and Karen Sparkes
Mrs. Helen B. Spaulding
Veronica Sperling †
Patricia Sprague
Ronald and Carolyn Starr
Loyd and Elaine Starrett
Daniel Stevens
David Stone
Mark and Kathleen Stryker
Greg and Joyce Studen
Edwin and Phyllis Stumpf
Edward and Eileen Sullivan
Paul and Lenore Sundberg
Fred Suppes
James and Aimée Swain
Philip and Joan Swanson
Leopold and Jane Swergold
James and Julie Swol
Michael and Ann Taylor
Melvin and Norene Tews
Hugh and Elizabeth Thompson
Robert and Dorothy Thompson
Walter and Nancy Thompson
Peter and Elizabeth Thomson †
Howard and Judith Tolkan
David and Ruth Tripp
William and Martha Umhau
Michael and Dorothy Vicari
James and Virginia Vitarello
Robert and Karen Votava
Richard Wacker and Patricia Rusk
John Wade and Yuko Higa †
Colton Wagner
Stephen, W-12, and Carol Ann Wagner
Rex and Wendy Walden
Milton and Caroline Walters
Allen and Nancy Warner
Eric Wassermann and Janell Schweickert
Michael Waterhouse and Deborah Fallender
Mark and Susan Webster
Gregory and Vicki Whalen
E. Douglas and Barbara White †
William and Roberta Whiting
Peter Willauer and Carol Nugent
Thomas and Alice Willey
Craig and Nancy Willis
Vincent and Susan Wisniewski
Albert and Barbara Wolcott
Edward and Ann Woll
J. Patrick and Carmen Woodall
George and Katharine Woodwell
Frederick and Mary Zamon
Louis and Pauline Zandoli
Jim Zethmayr and Mary Gebka
William and Elizabeth Zimmermann
Stephen and Janet Zwarg †
Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010
13
ANNUAL FUND Friends
Anonymous (5)
Donald and Barbara Abt
Arthur and Reneé Allen
William and Elsie Apthorp
John Armstrong
David Arnold
Douglas and Kristen Atkins
Ruth Atkinson †
Susan Avery
David and Nancy Babin †
Ronald and Kay Baird
Arthur and Mary Baker †
Benjamin and Deborah Baker †
Nicholas Baker
Talbot Baker
Joseph and Pamela Barry †
Charles and Christina Bascom
Roger and Masako Bellinger
Katrina Bercaw
Séan Bercaw
Thomas Bethea †
Paul Bloom and Lei-Anne Ellis
W. Jeffrey and Martha Bolster
Robin Bond
Timothy Bontecou
Francis and Margaret Bowles
John and Jane Bradley
Eric Braitmayer and Jack Haney
John and Nancy Braitmayer †
James Breed
Gale Brewer and Calvin Snyder
Jacob and Barbara Brown
Lexie Bullard and Kevin Kump †
Peter and Tia Bullard
Sarah Bullard †
Andrew and Amy Burnes
Rick and Nonnie Burnes
Toby and Barbie Burr †
Ned and Betsy Cabot
Francis Campanella
John and Roberta Carey †
Ernest and Lynne Chadderton
Joyce Chaplin
Morris and Cynthia Cheston
Frederick Christian
David and Betsy Clark
James and Ruth Clark
Carol Cleave
Annemarie Cochran
Roan Conrad
Daniel and Katherine Cooney
Edith Corning
Anne Coughlan
William and Julia Cramer
John and Laura Crosby
Benjamin Cuker and Dawn Gerbing
Mrs. William Curby and
Matthew Taylor Curby
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dabney
Willis and Nancy Daugherty †
John and Helen Davies †
Michael and Jane Deland †
Robert Demere
Paul and Ellen DeOrsay
Nicholas and Birgitte Dill
Jeff Dorman
Neal Driscoll and Cheryl Peach
George and Pauline Duclos
Joseph and Darlene Dupras
Paul and Rita Dussault
Timothy Dyer †
Sylvia Earle
Henry and Laurie Eberhardt
James and Nancy Edwards †
Ford and Jean Elsaesser
James Emery
Diane Eskenasy and Tim Aldrich
John Evers
John and Shirley Farrington †
David and Doris Fausch
Peter and Alison Fenn
Judith Fenwick
Armand Fernandes †
Tucker and Catherine Ferrell
Edwin and Angela Fischer
David and Mary Flinn
Ralph and Erika Forbes †
Robert and Patricia Foulke
Clayton Fowler
Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy †
Robert and Alexena Frazee †
Mary Freeman
Robert and Susan Gagosian †
Seth Gelsthorpe
Christian Giardina and Ingrid
Dockersmith †
Craig and Nancy Gibson †
Robert and Francesca Giegengack
David Gilbertson and Carolee
Matsumoto
Terry Glenn
Jonathan and Dorothy Goldweitz †
William Grant †
Rupert and Jennifer Grantham
Virginia Gray
Henry and Nina Griswold
J. Robert and Teresa Gunther
Kenneth Haines †
Julia Hall
Jane Hallowell
John Harrison
Kenneth and Helena Hartnett
Robert Hassey and Susan Bozek
G. Arnold and Carol Haynes
R. William and Dawn Hazelett
Elizabeth Heald †
Jerome and Anne Heller
Carl Herzog and Laurie Weitzen
Robert and Janet Hewes
Grace Hinkley †
Franklin and Linda Hobbs
Edward Holland †
Paul and Betsey Horovitz
Charles Hovey
Michael and Hope Hudner †
Gordon and Elizabeth Hughes
Peter and Mary Huidekoper †
Jodie Ireland
Melville Ireland
Arne and Gail Isaksen
14 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010
David and Nancy Jackson
Gary Jaroslow and Nancy Parmentier †
Ambrose and Anna Jearld †
George Johnson †
Royal Joslin
Robert and Susan Karam †
Michaele Kashgarian and Mark Rose
Donald and Anne Keel †
Wayne and Barbara Keith †
Morris and Elizabeth Kellogg
Edmund* and Mayotta* Kendrick
John and Louise Kingsbury
Gus and Liza Koven †
E. Thomas and Willa Kuh
Gabriel LaHue
Jeremy and Kara Lavender Law
Sidney LeFavour
Adolfo and Corinne Leung
George and Emily Lewis
Barbara Littlefield
Stanley and Martha Livingston
George Lohman and Susan Humphris
Ellie Linen Low and David Low
Philip and M. Susan Lozier †
Diana Lucas †
Martin and Anne Madden †
John and Linda Maguire
Bruce Mallory
Nelson and Grace Marshall
R. Gordon and Judy McGovern †
Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKee
Grant and Rebecca McKeever
Philip and Kathy McKnight †
Don and Barbara McLucas
Richard McWethy
Robert and Margaret McWethy
Peter and Jenny Mello
Richard and Katherine Mellon †
Edwin and Cassandra Milbury †
Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield
Raymond and Jeanne Minchak †
Peter Moore and Alicia Hills-Moore †
Bruce Morehead and Imelda Mehlert
Steven Morgan
Greg and Donna Muzzy
Kenneth Neal
Douglas Nemeth †
Paul and Adelaide Nicholson
Philip and Jeannetter Parish
Margaret Parker
Herbert Parsons †
Edward and Joan Partridge †
Robert Patterson and Jane Manipoli
Charles and Faith Paulsen
Vernon and Dorothy Penner
Paul and Mary Perkins
Laurie Pohl
George and Kathy Putnam
Robert and Judith Quinlan †
Donald and Rohlat Ramsbottom †
Julie Rankin
Christopher and Bryce Reddy
Abbott and Katharine Reeve
Clare Rhoades †
Paul and Maryanne Richards
Nancy Richardson
Ralph and Julie Richardson
W. Dixon Riley
Peter and Lucy Robbins
Norman Robinson
Elizabeth Roosevelt
Edward and Susie Rowland
Saul Sacks †
Carl Safina †
Richard Sailor and Mary Johnston †
H. Alexander Salm
G. West and Victoria Saltonstall
Jane Saltonstall
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schutt
Gary and Elisabeth Schwarzman
Robert and Stella-Mae Seamans
Mr. and Mrs. John Searle, Jr.
Ross and Kathleen Sherbrooke
Stephen and Bonnie Simon
Jean Smith †
Stanley and Josephine Smith
Alexander Spaulding
Lionel and Vivian Spiro
Wallace and Pamela, W-75, Stark
Margaret Stark-Roberts
Bruce and Anne Steere
Clay and Clara Stites †
Craig Swatland
Steven Syverson and
Diana Alvarado-Syverson
Judy Thompson
Donald and Shirley Ann Thomson †
Cutler Umbach
Joan Underwood
Daniel Walker
Joan Ward
William and Mary Warden
James and Elizabeth Waring
Deborah Warner
Joseph Warren
James Watters and Ashley Tobin †
Richard and Anne Webb
David Wechsler
Scott Weiss and Deborah Jackson Weiss
Neal Weiss and Margie Waite
Joe and Anne Welch †
Thomas and Katrina Weschler
Joan Wheeler †
William and Jean Whelan
Lawrence and Janie White
James Wickersham †
Susan Williams †
Richard Wilson
John Winchester †
Elizabeth Winn
Alastair Wolman †
Eric and Sandra Wolman
Joseph and Laura Wood
Lucy Wood
Anthony and Mary Zane †
Edwin and Caroline Zimmerman †
*Deceased
ANNUAL FUND Faculty and Staff Donors
Jill Arthur †
David Bank, W-82
Scott Branco
John Bullard †
Dale Dean †
Mary Engels
Kimberly Gniadek, C-195
Jennifer Haddock, C-109 †
Sally Hampton
Kerry Hannigan †
Gary Jaroslow †
John Jensen
Paul Joyce †
Jeremy Law
Kara Lavender Law †
Mary Malloy †
Elizabeth Maloney, W-162 †
Maryanne Richards
Philip Sacks
Amy Siuda, C-142
Stephen Tarrant
Glen Thomas
Janet Wagner †
Laurie Weitzen
Erik Zettler
ANNUAL FUND Foundations and Corporations
The ACE Foundation
Alcoa Foundation
The American Foundation Corporation
American International Group, Inc.
AXA Foundation
B & H Ocean Carriers, Ltd.
Bank of America
The Boston Foundation
The Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
CIGNA
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Simon & Eve Colin Foundation, Inc.
Colonial Oil Industries, Inc.
de Beaumont Foundation
Rohit and Katharine Desai Family Foundation
Diamond Ice Foundation
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Exxon Education Foundation
Bob Fleigh Foundation, Inc.
GE Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
GoodSearch
Google Gift Matching Program
The Gravina Family Foundation, Inc.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Hampton & Blake
Houghton Mifflin Company
Hyde Family Foundations
IBM
Ingersoll-Rand Charitable Foundation
Robert A. Jaye Foundation Charitable Trust
Jewish Commmunity Foundation
The Peter T. Joseph Foundation
Kent-Lucas Foundation, Inc.
Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
Koven Foundation
The LOJO Foundation
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Oscar G. & Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation
MeadWestvaco Foundation
Mentor Press, LLC
Merck, Co.
Merrill Lynch & Company
MHG Foundation
Microsoft
Mobil Foundation, Inc.
The J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation
National Grid
The New York Community Trust
The Nord Family Foundation
The Pegasus Foundation
Pfizer, Inc.
PNC Foundation
The Belsky-Doyle-Polikoff-Troubh Family Fund
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Rochester Area Community Foundation
SAIC
Salem Foundation
Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
Shell Oil Companies
Esther Simon Charitable Trust
The M. & H. Sommer Foundation
Sprint Foundation
Starbucks
State Street Matching Gift Program
Swergold Family Foundation
Tidewater Research Foundation, Inc.
TisBest Charity Gift Cards
TransUnion
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
The Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
The Wildwood Foundation
ANNUAL FUND Restricted Gifts
Anonymous (5)
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Jamie, W-14, and David Deming
Susan and Andrew Hess
Susan Humphris and George Lohmann
H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest
The Estate of Christopher Lovelock
The Mabee Foundation
Jeff and Maria Mason
Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield
Edwin and Linda Morgens
The New World Foundation
November Learning
Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and Kathleen Kunzer
Henry M. Rowan Family Foundation, Inc.
Manning and Virginia Smith
United Educators Management Company
The Wildwood Foundation
RESTRICTED GIFTS
Endowed Scholarship Fund
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation
New Horizons Capital Campaign
J. Scott and Mayke Briggs
Hallstein Endowed Fellowship
Philip Sacks
Hope Wigglesworth
John Wigglesworth, W-5, and Priscilla Brooks, W-50
Oceans and Climate Endowment
Horner Foundation
Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163, and Andy Smith
Melville Ireland Endowed Scholarship
The Kate Ireland Foundation
Exy Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Robert and Elizabeth Johnson
Rafe and Kate Parker Endowment Fund
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Lucy Loomis, W-18, and Thomas Creighton
The John C. Parker Endowed Scholarship
Margaret Parker
Vision Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation
Michael and Ann Taylor
Eric and Sandra Wolman
On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years.
† Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.
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GIFTS IN HONOR (all funds and campaigns)
In honor of Christina A. Dykeman’s,
S-219, 21st birthday
Gabriel LaHue
In honor of the Ibara family
Benjamin Wang
In honor of Sea Education Association faculty
Margaret Parker
In honor of Mary Malloy, Philip Sacks and Jan Witting
Judy Thompson
In honor of Syma A. Ebbin, W-67
David and Mildred Ebbin
In honor of Emily M. Harwood’s, S-190, birthday
Robert and Karolyn Harwood
In honor of Camilo Mejia
Kathryn Garrison, W-116
GIFTS IN MEMORY (all funds and campaigns)
In memory of Bud Bertash
Peter, W-140A, and Kismet Bertash
In memory of Ann Brewer
Michael and Ann Taylor
In memory of Joel L. Cartwright
Loren Bach, S-195
Emma Bassein, C-195
Jessica Bell, S-195
Steven and Kathleen Cartwright
Austin Corry, S-195
Amber Cost, C-195
Matthew Crouse, S-195
Ian Dargon, C-195
Rachel Decker, C-195
Michael DiGiulio, S-195
Joshua Donohue, S-195
Kathryn Feller, C-195
M. Charles Festa, C-195
Kimberly Gniadek, C-195
Gavin Gregory, C-195
Elizabeth Gryska, S-195
Clara Hard, S-195
Sarah Hauke, S-195
Douglas Hawpe, S-195
Randolph Jones, C-195
Jonathan Liberzon, C-195
Christi Linardich, S-195
Maureen Lynch, C-195
Brittain Mason, C-195
Stephan Morris, S-195
Kimiko Nakamura, S-195
Daniel Niebler, S-195
Shannon O'Brien, S-195
Elizabeth Ochoa, C-195
Arthur Phillips, S-195
Stephanie Pritchard, C-195
Adele Roland, C-195
Hannah Roth, S-195
Elizabeth Summers, C-195
Yoana Voynova, C-195
Jeremy Wansor, C-195
Elizabeth Witham, S-195
Nicholas Zirino, S-195
In memory of Melville H. Ireland
Anne Coughlan
The Kate Ireland Foundation
Jodie Ireland
The LOJO Foundation
The Pegasus Foundation
In memory of Armin E. Elsaesser
Anonymous (2)
Ford and Jean Elsaesser
Susan and Andrew Hess
In memory of Exy Johnson
James Breed
In memory of Irivng M. Johnson
The American Foundation Corporation
James Breed
Edith Corning
In memory of Barbara Johnson
Terry Glenn
In memory of Edward W. Farrell
Barbara Jones
In memory of Mitchell Gibbons-Neff
Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff
In memory of Caroline Granger, C-134
Thomas and Joan Granger
In memory of Jock Kiley
Joan and Edward Partridge
Peter and Lucy Robbins
In memory of Charles McClennen
Robert and Karolyn Harwood
In memory of Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
Edmund* and Mayotta* Kendrick
In memory of Phillips Hallowell
Jane Hallowell
GIFTS IN KIND (all funds and campaigns)
Andrews Compass Service
Jacob and Barbara Brown
William, W-35, and Deborah Duggan
David Egloff
Grant Macdonald, W-122
Don and Barbara McLucas
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Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and
Kathleen Kunzer
William Russell, C-102, and Daryl Breda
Chip Shultz
*Deceased
This was written for publication on SEA’s website where information is provided for prospective students and their families.
On page 18 of this issue read about one case where these important practices were implemented.
SEA Semester Safety Practices and Risk Management
Sea Education Association (SEA) and its associated programs fully recognize the significant responsibility for
training and housing young people at our campus in Woods Hole, MA and for taking them to sea. For nearly forty
years, SEA has thoughtfully and continuously honed its safety policies and procedures to minimize risk to program
participants and personnel while achieving programmatic goals. Perhaps because SEA was founded by experienced
mariners, there exists a climate throughout our organization that promotes safety awareness and prudent decision
making. Although SEA takes pride in our safety record, we continuously monitor and assess our training,
personnel, policies, and equipment to maintain safety as a priority within our programs and operations.
SEA maintains a philosophy of prevention but we prepare for and are capable of a broad spectrum of response.
On shore, the student body never exceeds fifty-four persons. All students live on campus in our dormitories, which
are supervised by a Head Resident. Their behavior and conduct is monitored and must meet our established code
of conduct. Students are continuously assessed for maturity and responsibility and those deviating from acceptable
behavior are not allowed to participate in the sea component. In addition, students are prepared during the shore
component for emergence into the setting of the sea where prevention is the best defense. At sea, the staff to
student ratio is approximately 1:2. Our professional staff receives safety and medical training and performs regular
drills. Our vessels are equipped with all necessary equipment for navigation and emergency situations, and we have
medical response plans that include use of Medical Advisory Systems (http://www.mas1.com/) and Divers Alert
Network (http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/). At sea, communications with program staff include high seas
radio, satellite telephones, and limited email capability.
We are conservative and proactive in our risk management strategy. Unlike some other programs that take
students to sea, our ships are US flagged, inspected and regulated vessels, and they have been designed and built
specifically for us with student and crew safety foremost in mind. Our ships are United States Coast Guard
certified and regularly inspected for ocean service; in addition, our vessels are voluntarily inspected to meet or
surpass stringent naval and safety standards by the American Bureau of Shipping. In fact, SEA takes a leadership
role in the world of sail training regulation and championed the creation of the legal classification that our ships
now fall under, that of Sailing School Vessel (SSV). As such, our students are considered “crew members” and
expected to act accordingly, with associated education and training to be an active part of the risk prevention and
response team. Undergraduate students completing our Ocean Exploration program receive up to 106 days of sea
service credit towards a Coast Guard credential, in recognition of both their onshore and at-sea preparation and
training. As an organization, SEA voluntarily subjects itself to external and internal safety audits, and we hold
professional safety training forums on emergency systems, heavy weather avoidance, and even in-field
psychological assessment.
Our sailing locations are designed well in advance to optimize program objectives and are based on seasonal
weather patterns, sea conditions, oceanographic research clearances and port calls visited. First and foremost, we
consider weather; our cruise track selection and timing reflects strict adherence to predictable heavy weather
avoidance. Additionally, as one of the largest requestors of research clearances, we maintain a strong and positive
relationship with the U.S. Department of State. Finally, because we have at most 27 students aboard our vessels, we
select port calls that are small, easily monitored and of a manageable size but that also provide students an
opportunity to interact with the local culture. In truth, student off-ship time is very limited; we normally spend 2-3
days in 1-2 foreign ports over a six-week sea component, but students tend to spend less than half that time off the
vessel since all nights are spent back on board ship. Their exposure to the most common hazards of study abroad
programs, such as traffic accidents, sexual assault and harassment, use and abuse of drugs or alcohol, and exposure
to disease and illness in a host country (Van der Werf, Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. LIII, 2007; Safety
Abroad First Educational Travel Information, http://www.globaled.us) is therefore much more limited than most.
Students are accountable for maintaining our code of conduct while on foreign soil, which because of their
crewmember “on watch” status includes restricted alcohol use and zero-tolerance for non-prescription drugs.
In summary, safety awareness and risk management is in the very fabric of short- and long-term decision making
at Sea Education Association. We have a long history of personal safety that reflects our vigilant attendance to risk
minimization. Unquestionably, our students spend six weeks in a wilderness setting, but it is highly managed and
structured by licensed professional mariners and educators 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ■
—David Bank, Director of Marine Operations
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The Hallstein Fellowship
A fund to support medical training of shipboard crew and staff
…my experience allowed
me to see with focused
clarity the SEA medical
program in practice…
As the reality of my situation unfolds:
Elliot makes a late night call to MAS (Medical
Advisory Systems) and they prescribed an
antibiotic treatment.
Mackenzie and Nick lay out a watch program to
monitor vital signs, deliver the meds and do
everything they could to keep me comfortable.
Elliot calls MAS again; the marine department gets
notified. Bill is notified and starts to monitor the
situation.
Slight fever, and the pink, heat and swelling of
infection is still creeping up my thigh. Elliot sends
a picture of my leg to SEA doc John Cahill in Ireland
and to SEA. Cahill says this is the real deal… begin
a more aggressive antibiotic treatment.
Bill calls the ship, reviews the situation with Elliot
and tells me directly the nature of the infection…
keep your leg up or lose it. How long will this last, I
ask? Not a fair question for a psychiatrist, Bill says.
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—By John Wigglesworth
I am an alumnus of W-5. From 1972 to as recently as this last April, I have sailed
many miles with SEA…ship miles, office miles, professional and personal miles. I have
had many rewarding times during these years all of which can be described as a rich
blend of students, shipmates, science, education and the sea.
On W-54, I met Bill Hallstein. The cruise was the fall trip south, from Woods Hole to
St. Thomas. Many familiar names were on that trip. Wallace Stark was the captain and I
know that Phil Sacks and I were sailing as mates and Al Hickey was an assistant
scientist. Greg Lohse was the engineer. Bill signed on as a doctor for the off shore part
of the trip; but as those who know Bill would understand, he was much more than that.
His experience as a mariner, his passion for sea-faring, his understanding of people, his
ability to see multiple layers of the experience, his sense of humor, and his high
standards set a tone for the trip that has not been forgotten. Since W-54, Bill has
continued on with SEA in a number of ways…mate and master on many trips; friend
and confidant to all those he has sailed with along the way. Among his many
contributions to SEA, Bill stands alone as the one who has continually been at the
forefront of what Captain Elliot Rappaport recently described as our “medical safety
net”. For years I observed Bill review our medical supply inventory on the ships. For
years I observed Bill consult with the Marine Department on medical protocols to be
followed on the ship. For years I observed Bill develop a group of SEA doctors who
worked to anticipate all the worst case medical scenarios like lacerations, infection,
burns, broken bones, and bleeding and to assure we were prepared to deal with them at
sea, and as appropriate to the level of training in the crew. For years, for all of us who
sailed as master, Bill was the one to call when facing a medical emergency at sea.
For me, S-222 was a chance to go to sea again. In 2009, on a sabbatical year from my
work as a teacher, I was given the opportunity by Paul Joyce, David Bank, Elliot
Rappaport and Amy Siuda to sail on the Robert C. Seamans, a ship that was only in the
design phase when I left full time work at SEA in 1997. It was a chance to experience a
Pacific Ocean cruise track from Hawaii to Tahiti that was new for me. And ultimately it
was a chance to re-visit the experience and the program that profoundly influenced the
making of the person I am today.
Four of the six weeks were more than I could have asked for: mile after mile of trade
wind sailing, teaching navigation, clear night skies, with crew and students working as
shipmates toward the goals of the trip as well as piecing together my own research
project. But on April 16th, in the middle of the south central Pacific, 500-600 miles from
French Polynesia, the trip took a different tack for me. A small scrape on my right shin
became seriously infected with a bacteria that was bound and determined to swell my
leg to the point where circulation would stop, and the tissue and bone would
die…potentially resulting in the loss of my leg or worse. As Elliot said, on April 16th I
became a crash test dummy for the SEA medical safety net. 103 degree fever, 90 plus
temperature outside, high humidity, a ship starving for ventilation, laying in my own
sweat, unwavering pain in my leg, difficulty breathing…I was not doing too well. But
despite the state I was in, I think my experience allowed me to see with focused clarity
the SEA medical program unfold in front of me. If I was having trouble with anything it
was the fact that I was the patient in this case and not the one trying to deal with it.
Elliot and Amy were amazing, both masterful at threading the needle between this
emergency and keeping the program going for the students. Elliot’s calm, professional
manner and dry sense of humor, combined with the vigilance, care and positive attitude
of medical officers Mackenzie Haberman and Nick Shonka made me feel safe and in
good hands.
Soon, we settle into a routine…shots of cefoxitin every 12 hours, cipro every other 12
hours. Mackenzie, Nick and Elliot are no longer practicing on grapefruits. They are
giving me shots wherever they could find muscle.
The students were great. They make up my Tahitian Boudoir in the lab…a mattress
on the floor in some air conditioning…finally a break from the heat. For 4 days, I doze
in and out of watch changes…shots, meds,
vital signs…some delivery of food....I talk
to the students about their projects….
Mackenzie and I joke about how well my
leg looks.
We get to Bora Bora and after a day in
the clinic there, our lab hand Tracy Sylvester,
S-221, leaves the ship to help me get back
to Tahiti. In Tahiti, with Tracy by my side,
I wait with all the other casualties in
Papeete outside the emergency room,
hoping to get help. Soon I get admitted,
doctors evaluate the situation and
prescribe…amoxicillin. “Amoxicillin”, I
say to myself, “that is what I give to a kid
with an earache. This cannot be right”. At
this point John Cahill calls me….I could
not believe it…I said this is not right…I
have to get out of here.
Marine Department wheels, under the
direction of David Bank, are still
operating full speed ahead….many
logistics later, a flight was organized
despite the distance of 6,000 miles and 6
hours of time zone difference. Within 24
hours I am on a plane to LA, Tracy still at
my side. My brother Andrew drops
everything and meets me in LA…his own
work in health care has opened the door
to Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
I was at Cedars Sinai for a week and
Lahey Burlington back in Maine for
another…intravenous antibiotics to say
the least. In each place doctors were very
complimentary of the work done on the
ship. They did not say it directly, but they
suggested that those who helped me on
the ship, at the very least, saved my leg.
From Cory Cramer to Rafe Parker to
John Bullard. From Jim Millinger to Susan
Humphris to Audrey Meyer to Paul
Joyce. From Wallace Stark to Phil Sacks to
Peg Brandon to Al Hickey to David
Bank. From all the Captains, Chief
Scientists and crew, Bill has tied most
every knot and knit most every mesh of
the current medical safety net. In the spirit
of my father, a sailor and doctor himself,
and to recognize Bill for all he has done
for SEA; to thank Bill and SEA people for
all you have done for me, recently and
over many years, my family would like to
present SEA with an initial gift towards
the creation of the Bill Hallstein
Fellowship and the on-going support of
medical training for the crew. We hope
this fund grows significantly and enables
all crew to develop the skills and overall
understanding of what it takes to care for
a shipmate in times of medical emergency
at sea. ■
Donations to the Hallstein Fellowship Fund may be made online or by sending a
check payable to Sea Education Association to SEA, PO Box 6, Woods Hole, MA
02543. Please note Hallstein Fellowship on the subject line of the check.
(Top l to r) SSV Robert C. Seamans Class S-222 at sail; John Wigglesworth with former
Chief Scientist Henry Genthe and his daughter during port stop at Kiribati; a Pacific sky.
(bottom) Class S-222 students join students from St. Francis School on Christmas Island in
Kiribati in a musical game.
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SCIENCE CORNER Introducing SEA’s New Science Team
Mary Engels and Nate Twichell named to new positions
Long time SEA Science Coordinator, Erik Zettler, was named to the position of
Associate Dean, Institutional Relations and Research in August of 2009. At the same
time Assistant Science Coordinator, Mary Engels, was named to the position of Science
Coordinator. Dean Paul Joyce made the announcement, saying, “With her background
both on the ships and from her research background at University of Hawaii, Mary had
the ability to step immediately into the position Erik left, picking up an increasingly
complex suite of responsibilities without missing anything. Mary takes every project and
makes it her own — making sure that every step we take is well and thoroughly thought
through and implemented according to plan.”
Together, the Science Coordinator and Assistant Science Coordinator positions are
responsible for the hiring and training of Assistant Scientists, insuring compliance with
State Department research clearance requirements, acting as liaison to coastal states,
selecting, purchasing and maintaining scientific and technical equipment, purchasing and
maintaining scientific supplies for shore and shipboard use, and coordinating program
activities between academic programs and ships operations. They also ensure the data
quality and that the data comes back from the ships and gets archived on shore.
Mary received a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction degree from Colorado College and
a Masters of Science in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Hawaii. She is a
published author on several papers about coral reef growth, including a chapter on the
much lauded USGS report “The coral reef of south Moloka’i, Hawai’i; Portrait of a
sediment-threatened fringing reef.” She has been associated with SEA since 2004 when
she began working as an Assistant Scientist and was named Assistant Science
Coordinator in 2007. Mary also serves as Chair of SEA’s Green Committee and works
as a water quality volunteer for the Coalition for Buzzards Bay. She served as a judge for
the Falmouth Academy Science Fair early this year.
Nate Twichell was named to the position of Assistant Science Coordinator in November
2009. Nate is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Biology. He has worked as an Assistant Scientist on SEA ships since 2004 and taught
science at Hebron Academy in Maine before joining SEA in his new capacity.
Dean Paul Joyce is pleased to have Nate at SEA, noting, “Nate has a tremendous
background as an assistant scientist, and has developed a thorough knowledge of the
ships, their equipment and staff of assistant scientists over the years. Nate brings the
enthusiasm of the crew into the office and is proving to be a huge asset in dealing with
every new situation.” ■
(Left) The new science team; Nate lowers a
shipek off the science deck of the Seamans
(below) Mary sailing on the Seamans in
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, and taking part
in a line chase on the Cramer.
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CURRENTS
u
By Sally McGee, C-134
Alumna Finds a Rewarding Journey at SEA and on Land
I am a late bloomer. The first I heard of SEA was in 1990 when my younger brother, Chip
McGee, then a sophomore at Brown University, enrolled in SEA Semester. As a recent college
graduate, I visited Woods Hole to see my brother as he and the rest of C-114 prepared for their
trans-Atlantic voyage to Lisbon, Portugal. I was completely bowled over by the adventure my
brother was about to experience. With some envy I thought, I had missed my chance to
adventure. I should have taken this opportunity when I was in college!
After that visit to Woods Hole and two
more years in a Washington DC office
job, I found myself still thinking about
SEA and the experience I thought missed.
And so, as a 24-year old, I enrolled in
SEA’s summer session as a member of C134. I ate it up, even as the oldest student
by far. Simply, SEA helped me discover
something that was missing in my work.
SEA provided an opportunity to stretch
physically, mentally and emotionally in a
way that I had not before. It also gave a
clear focus in my desire to promote
conservation through my work.
Immediately upon completing the
summer session, I was looking for my next
opportunity to work on the water. SEA
needed an assistant steward, and I was
more than happy to extend my connection
with SEA. Long story short, I was hooked.
I sold all my stuff and went to sea for five
years. I worked on traditionally rigged
sailing vessels in the Canadian Maritimes,
the Caribbean, South Pacific, and parts of
Europe. These voyages, many lasting
weeks offshore, gave me a connection and
understanding of the ocean I could not
have gained any other way.
When I made my way back to the U.S.
in 1997 I knew I wanted to build that
connection further. As many SEA alums
have, I earned my Masters in Marine
Affairs from the University of Rhode
Island. Completing my studies, I was
fortunate to return to Washington DC as a
John C. Knauss Sea Grant Congressional
Fellow. Determined to continue to stretch
the edges of my comfort zone, even if I
wasn’t on a boat, I sought a fellowship
1Patricia
placement in the Republican office. I was
accepted by the office of Representative
Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland. As a
lifelong Democrat, this was even more of a
stretch then being a Midwestern girl
cooking on a 134’ brigantine.
Working for a Republican, I found
many assumptions were challenged. I also
let many of them go, while adhering more
closely to a conservation ethic than I
thought possible. I ended up working in
the Gilchrest office for several years, well
beyond the conclusion of my fellowship.
During that time I had my first real
taste of fishery policymaking. The
Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act was up for reauthorization. My boss chaired the
subcommittee of jurisdiction. The
complexities of the Act and the balance
between conservation and economic
demands made this work challenging in a
way I had not experienced.
I had spent a great deal of time in New
England during my sailing years. My
partner (whom I met sailing) and I knew
we wanted to return to New England to
settle. We made the leap from Washington
back “home” even as I was still sorting out
my new work. While working for the
Environmental Defense Fund and for
Mystic Seaport as mate on the schooner
Brilliant, I secured an appointment to the
New England Fishery Management
Council, the management body
responsible for developing rules for fishing
in federal waters (3-200 miles offshore).
I recently began my third three-year
term as a Council member, while working
as policy director for the Environmental
Defense Fund’s Oceans Program in New
England. My work on the Council has
been perhaps the biggest stretch outside
my comfort zone since I first called the
SEA office in 1992 to see if they would
accept a non traditional student. Likewise,
my service on the Council has demanded
that those who are a part of New England
fisheries step outside their comfort zone.
Up until last year, I was the only woman
currently appointed to the 18-member
council. Most members have been a part
of New England fishing communities for a
lifetime, many stretching back generations.
I have not. No others work for
conservation organizations. I do. Even so,
I find opportunities to work with other
Council members and fishermen at almost
every turn, I believe to the benefit of the
fish and fishing communities. Truly, the
lasting gift that SEA gave me is the
confidence to try new things and not
hesitate in challenging circumstances.
Being a late bloomer isn’t always a bad
thing. Especially when you have a little
brother to lead the way…to Woods Hole. ■
Sally McGee onboard
the SSV Corwith
Cramer, sitting on
the bowsprit and
cooking in the galley.
Kurkul, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office Administrator holds an automatic (not appointed) seat on the council.
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Celebrating over one million miles sailed
Next Alumni Reunion June 2011
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Creative Parents of SEA Semester Alumni
OUR FAVORITE T I T L E S
The Deep Blue Sea
for Beginners
published by SEA Authors
Temple To The Wind
Christopher Pastore, C-141
Luanne Rice, W-25
We welcome any information on books published by SEA authors.
The quilt square
on the left is one
of many being
created by Robin
Hudson for her
daughter Christa
Choi, C-103. For
Trudy Crowley,
C-225, her mother,
Julie, painted both
images of the SSV
Corwith Cramer.