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Page 10. MAINE COASTAL NEWS October 2011


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PEACOCK ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY TRUSTEES


CASTINE – Captain Robert J. Peacock, II, Eastport, Maine, was recently appointed Chairman of the Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) Board of Trustees. Peacock was elected to the post by a unanimous vote of the college’s Board of Trustees at their regular meeting held Friday, August 12. Peacock was appointed to the 16-member board in 2004 by Maine Governor John Baldacci.


A 1971 graduate of MMA and valedicto- rian of his class, Peacock is the college’s first alumnus to hold the office of chair of the Board. A native of Maine’s Washington County, he holds a U.S. Coast Guard unlim- ited Masters license for vessels of any gross tons with First Class Pilotage for the Great Lakes, Alaska, Texas, Maine, the Delaware River and Puerto Rico.


He sailed as a cadet in Vietnam, as a deck officer with Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company and Sun Transport, and as a master with Interocean Management and Bay Tankers. At age 25, he became the youngest captain on record in the peacetime U.S. Merchant Ma- rine. His commands have included the 395,000-ton UST Atlantic, the largest U.S.- built vessel ever to fly the American flag. He also served for 30 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve and attained the rank of captain. He currently serves as harbor pilot and docking master for Eastport, and formerly for Penobscot Bay & River and Bar Harbor. Cap-


Revealed and Ready to Make Your Mouth Water


PORTLAND – Three lucky finalists have been selected to compete in this year’s Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. On Friday October 21, from 12 noon to 2:30 p.m., Kristian Burrin, Ryan Campbell, and Tom Regan will compete before a live audience of lobster enthusiasts, journalists and industry representatives to try to win the title of Lobster Chef of the Year. The audience will watch each finalist create their recipes featuring Maine Lobster and get a chance to taste a sample of each dish. Audience members, after being treated to three delicious dishes, will submit their votes for their favorite recipe and crown the 2011 Lobster Chef of the Year!


Presented by the Maine Lobster Promotion Council, the annual Maine Lobster Chef of the Year cook-off competition helps celebrate and showcase Maine’s peak lobster harvest season by allowing the opportunity for esteemed Maine chefs to vie for the prestigious title. The Lobster Chef of the Year competition is a part of the larger Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s culinary event Harvest on the Harbor at Ocean Gateway in Portland, Maine.


Chef Kristian Burrin of The Seasons of Stonington Restaurant & Lobster Deck is one of the finalists. He trained at the C.F.A. in Rouen, France and moved on as Head Chef in fine dining establishments throughout London and the South East England. Burrin has a passion for seafood and the ocean and resides in Stonington, Maine with his wife,


tain Peacock is the operations manager for TRUFRESH, L.L.C., the owner of a seafood plant in Maine that imports frozen seafood and acts as a consultant to plants processing seafood throughout the world. He has been extensively involved in a sea urchin and scallop research hatchery. He is active on many Boards and civic organizations and is currently Chair of the Eastport City Council. Captain Peacock’s father, Robert S. Peacock, graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1945, and his daughter, Ansley Peacock, graduated from the college in 2007. With the same-day election of MMA alumnus Robert Somerville, Houston, Texas, to the post of vice-chair of the Board, the college’s Trustees are now lead by the first alumni team in the history of the Academy. Somerville, a 1965 graduate of MMA, is Chairman of ABS and the ABS Group of Companies, a leading international ship clas- sification society. Trustee John F. “Dugan” Shipway, Bath, Maine, joins the Board’s ex- ecutive team as treasurer. Shipway, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, is a former president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. J. Annette Dixon, executive assistant to the president of MMA, continues to serve as secretary to the Board.


“Considering the professional stature and the depth of experience of the members of the college’s Board of Trustees, I find their selection of this alumni leadership team to be a testament to the outstanding quality of our graduates,” said Dr. William J. Brennan,


Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Finalists


two sons, and family dog. Chef Burrin will present a Trio of Maine Lobster Rolls at the competition.


Chef Ryan Campbell studied at the Culinary Institute of America where he went on to pursue his career in several seaside locations such as San Francisco, California, Newport, Rhode Island and of course throughout the state of Maine. Campbell currently is the Head Chef at Lake Parlin Lodge and Cabins and has in the past participated in several festivals including one of which took place in Kinsale, Ireland. Chef Campbell’s will present Slow Poached Lobster Tail Nipponese at the competition. Chef Tom Reagan not only has a passion for the culinary arts, but also a successful track record in real estate. He received an associates degree in Culinary Arts in 1995 and has won several cooking contests and accolades as a local Maine chef in is proud to have already been a finalist in the Maine Lobster Chef of the Year Contest in the past. Chef Reagan will be making Maine Lobster Menage A Trois (Maine Lobster Three Ways) at the competition. The three finalists were selected from dozens of entries by an esteemed panel of judges including: Chef Wilfried Beriau, professor of culinary arts at Southern Maine Community College, Chef Steven Corry, owner of Five Fifty Five Restaurant and Chef Rob Evans, owner and chef of Hugo’s restaurant.


The Grand Prize winner will receive a check for one thousand dollars. The runner ups will each receive five hundred dollars.


president of Maine Maritime Academy. The Honorable W. Tom Sawyer, Jr., Dedham, Maine, recently returned to service on the Board of Trustees. Appointed to the position by Maine Governor Paul LePage earlier this year, Sawyer holds the title of MMA trustee emeritus in recognition of his previous extensive service on the Board. Sawyer has enjoyed a successful career di- recting his family-owned waste management and recycling business. Active in public ser- vice, Sawyer has served terms on the Bangor City Council, as Mayor of Bangor, and as a Maine State Senator.


MMA SPONSORS OCEAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES


MMA’s Corning School of Ocean Stud- ies will sponsor a Fall 2011 Seminar Series. Lectures will be held at 3 p.m. in the Alumni Lecture Room, located in Leavitt Hall on the college’s main campus. Lectures are free and open to the public.


“Big Things come in Small Packages: Lesson Learned from Corals in a Period of Rapid Climate Change,” a lecture by Dr. Jodi Schwartz, Vassar College, will be held on Mon., Oct. 3.


“The Regulation of Cnidarian-Di- noflagellate Symbioses: In Sickness and In Health,” a lecture by Dr. Virginia Weiss, Or- egon State University, will be held on Mon., Oct. 17.


“Unassuming Engineers: the Effects of Injury and Nutrition on Sediment Distur- bance by a Marine Polychaete, Clymenella Torquata,” a lecture by Beth Campbell, Uni- versity of Maine, will be held on Mon., Nov. 7.


“Microbes in Coastal Systems: Why We Should Care About Those Always Over- looked, Often Misunderstood, Frequently Maligned, Yet Utterly Indispensable Mem- bers of Our Aquatic Habitats,” a lecture by Dr. Jennifer Bowen, University Massachu- setts, Boston, will be held on Mon., Nov 28.


MMA FAMILY WEEKEND TO KICK OFF OCTOBER 7TH


MMA will host its annual Family Week- end, October 7-9 with a full schedule of cam- pus events. On Friday, registration will be held from 1-5 p.m. in the lobby of the Alfond Student Center. A welcome reception will be held that evening from 5-7 p.m. for students and parents, spouses, and family members. Families are invited to participate in after- noon harbor tours.


Saturday’s program begins with compli- mentary beverages from 6:30-9:00 a.m. in the Harold Alfond Student Center lobby, coin- ciding with the Mariner 5K Fun Walk/Run registration, which will be held from 6:30 – 7 a.m. The Mariner 5K Fun Walk/Run, coordi- nated by the Mariner Cross Country Team, will be open to all staff, students, family, and members of the community for a $5.00 dona- tion. The run will start at 7 a.m. Those inter- ested in learning more about the run or wish- ing to pre-register may contact Ryan King, MMA cross country coach, at 207-326-0136, or ryan.king@mma.edu


This lobster boat at Hampton, NH has the lines of a Maine boat, but who is the builder?


A Blueberry Pancake Breakfast fund- raiser, sponsored by the MMA Parents As- sociation, will be held from 7-9 a.m. in the Alfond Student Center. Late Registration will take place from 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Harold Alfond Student Center. Also on Saturday, the Academy Book- store will be open to the public from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition, there will be a question-and- answer panel comprised of MMA staff and faculty entitled, “What Should I Know Now” from 9-10 a.m. in the 1954 Lecture Hall located in the lower level of the Harold Alfond Stu- dent Center. These activities will give visitors insight into the college lives of MMA stu-


Captain Robert J. Peacock, II, Chairman, Maine Maritime Academy Board of Trustees. Photo courtesy Maine Maritime Academy.


dents. The schooner BOWDOIN will also welcome lottery-ticket winning families aboard for sails on Penobscot Bay from 9-11 a.m. and again from 1-3 p.m.


A regimental marching competition for new students in the college’s Regiment of Midshipmen will start at 8 a.m. on Ritchie Field (Alexander Fieldhouse if inclement weather), while lifeboat races will take place on the MMA waterfront at 9:30 a.m. Harbor tours will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. with tours departing every 30 minutes. Faculty and staff members will join families for a tailgate party luncheon at 11 a.m. in the Stu- dent Center dining hall.


The MMA Regiment of Midshipmen will hold its annual re-dedication of a World War II-era, 3-inch, 50-caliber gun from a merchant vessel at 12:10 p.m. The ceremony will take place on the lawn located between the Harold Alfond Student Center and the bookstore parking area. It serves to introduce new mem- bers of the Regiment of Midshipmen to the tradition of respect for graduates of the Academy who lost their lives at sea or in the service of their country.


Recognition Day ceremonies for the regimental class of 2015 will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Ritchie Field (Alexander Fieldhouse if inclement weather). A traditional march-on by the fourth class will be led by Midshipman Commander Christopher Shannon, a member of the MMA Class of 2012 and a marine systems engineering major, from Bristol, Maine, and by upper-class students who serve as company commanders and midship- men training officers. Company commanders and midshipman training officers are those selected regimental students who have trained and worked with the new regimental fourth class since their first day of Regimental Preparatory Training (RPT) at MMA. Capt. Jeff Loustaunau, commandant of midshipmen, will announce the fourth class honor company, based on performance dur- ing RPT, and he will present awards to two outstanding members in each of the four companies. An award will be presented to an outstanding 3rd


class midshipmen training


officer in each of the four companies, and to one 2nd


class midshipman training officer, designating them as Honor Midshipmen Training Officers. Capt. Loustaunau will also de-liver the traditional midshipman oath. Afternoon sporting events will include varsity women’s and men’s soccer matches against Colby-Sawyer College on Ritchie Field at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. All MMA regular season home athletic contests are open to the public free of charge. For a complete schedule or to view live webcasts of athletic competitions, visit the Mariner Sports website www.marinersports.org


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