January 2009 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 5.
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AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION NEWS
American Shipbuilding Association Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC, Arlington, reach to the public and Congress on the ing the management of all facets of subma-
Announces New Partner Advisory VA; and Don Roussinos, President, industry, and; improve outreach to current rine and destroyer construction and manu-
Council Officers Henschel, L-3, Newburyport, MA. and potential Partners. facture, contracting and business develop-
WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Fred Conroy, Vice President and Gen- ment makes him extremely qualified to lead
Shipbuilding Association (ASA) an- eral Manager of the Government Business Dugan Shipway, New Chairman of the American Shipbuilding Association at a
nounced the election of four new Partner Unit for Dresser-Rand, Olean, NY, will con- Shipbuilding Association time when the Nation needs to commit itself
Advisory Council officers for calendar years tinue his role on the Council through 2009. The American Shipbuilding Associa- to rebuilding the naval fleet. His years of
2009 and 2010. They were elected by their The mission of the Partner Advisory tion (ASA) announces that Mr. John F. shipbuilding and program acquisition expe-
fellow ASA members in the fall of 2008. Council is to provide advice and council to “Dugan” Shipway, President of Bath Iron rience will be a tremendous asset to the
The four newly-elected officers of the the Association’s President and Board of Works, Bath, ME, has been elected Chair- industry association,” said Cynthia L.
Council are Pete Goumas, General Manager, Directors on issues of importance to the man of the Board of ASA for calendar years Brown, President of ASA.
The Babcock and Wilcox Company, Nuclear Partners in maintaining a strong shipbuild- 2009 and 2010. Mr. Matthew J. Mulherin, The ASA Vice Chairman, Matthew
Operations Group, Euclid, OH; Shoun ing industrial base; recommend issues to be Sector Vice President and General Manager Mulherin, began his career at Newport News
Kerbaugh, Vice President, Naval Systems/ included in the annual agenda and actions to of Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport
Merchant, Converteam Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; be taken concerning said agenda; recom- News, VA, has been elected as the
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Bruce Rosenblatt, President, Bruce S. mend actions to improve educational out- Association’s Vice Chairman.
Dugan Shipway joined
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Tugging On A Heartstring: The Sequel
what most men dream of and succeeded President of Bath Iron Works
Author: Emily V. Lambert
where many men have failed. This book is on April 28, 2003. Prior to join-
Marine Techniques Publishing, Augusta,
hard to put down once you start reading.” - ing Electric Boat, he was a
More True Adventures on a Family
Captain John Kinzel, Foss Maritime, Seattle, career Navy officer, retiring as ASSOCIATED
Tugboat on the Chesapeake Bay.
Washington a Rear Admiral after 35 years
Tugging on a Heartstring: The Sequel is
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started working on tugs at age 13 in the
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$2 Million in Grants to Protect
Great Island Boat Yard
Coastal Wetlands in Maine
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators work to enhance these vital ecosystems.
Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins The National Coastal Wetlands
announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Grant Program will help to
Service has awarded $2,106,185 to Maine for ensure the future of these valuable and
the protection and conservation of four delicate natural resources and protect over
GREAT
wetland areas in Maine. The initiatives are 930 acres of wetlands in Maine.”
part the National Coastal Wetlands The funds are distributed as follows:
Service, Access, Value
Conservation Grant Program administered
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and coastal wildlife as well as the public $610,185 for Kennebec Estuary Robinhood
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