March 2010 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 9.
Waterfront News
2010 MARINER'S A WARD RECIPIENT NAMED
Leonard Tyler, President, Maine ever conducted by a maritime college, the in various working groups that guide and
Maritime Academy, Recognized for college campus underwent extensive support IAMU initiatives.
Leadership in Maritime Education renovations and realized significant “Perhaps no single individual has had a
BATH—Maine Maritime Museum building enhancements. The campaign was greater impact on the long-term future of
announced today that Leonard Tyler, the second major capital campaign that Tyler maritime education in Maine than Len
president of Maine Maritime Academy was involved in at Maine Maritime. He Tyler,” said Bill Haggett, Chairman of the
(MMA) in Castine, has been selected to directed the first campaign while serving as Maine Maritime Museum Board of Trustees,
receive the 2010 Mariner’s Award. vice president for external affairs, raising and a former chairman and trustee emeritus
The award is presented annually to an more than $12 million for the largest capital of the Maine Maritime Academy Board of
individual who has made extraordinary campaign undertaken by a maritime academy Trustees.
contributions to the appreciation of Maine’s at the time. “For more than 40 years, Len has
maritime heritage and the understanding of Tyler’s influence in maritime education devoted his life’s work to providing a world-
the major impact that maritime activities reaches beyond the Castine campus and the class education for the men and women at
continue to have on the state’s culture and state of Maine. In 1999, he served as a Marine Maritime Academy. Those students
economy. founding officer of the International have gone on to become leaders and
Tyler was elected president of Maine Association of Maritime Universities innovators in the maritime industry, as well
Maritime Academy in 1995, after having (IAMU), a consortium of educators as in the military, government, and private
served for more than 25 years in a number of established to develop a worldwide network sectors. For me, their successes are most
roles at the institution, from assistant among maritime universities to promote significant because a majority of students
professor, to vice president for external educational excellence and to enhance the come from Maine,” Haggett explained.
affairs. He will retire from the position of safety of international seafaring. The Tyler has engaged in civic and
president at the college this spring. nonprofit organization was initially professional service in a variety of
MMA President Len Tyler
During his administration, Maine comprised of seven maritime universities organizations. He served on the Governor’s Continued on Page 12.
Maritime Academy acquired a new state-of- representing the various regions of the
the-art training ship, reached record world. Today, the organization has more
enrollment, and substantially enhanced its than 40 member institutions. Tyler, a two-
facilities. As the result of his leadership of a term past chairman of IAMU and the first
Bring your boat.
$22 million capital campaign, “Enhancing a person to serve a second term as the
Legacy of Excellence,” the most extensive organization’s top executive, remains active
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