JOHN EXCELL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IS ANNOUNCED
The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) has launched an award in memory of yacht and small craft marine surveyor, John Excell. The John Excell Award for Outstanding Achievement is open to all students enrolled on the distance learning diploma in marine surveying. It will be awarded on a periodical basis to deserving students - those who deliver not only outstanding academic achievements, but who also demonstrate first-class interpersonal skills. Suitable recommendations will be put to the IIMS Education Committee for review and acceptance.
John Excell, who was an Honorary Fellow member of the Institute, died in April 2021 following a long illness at the age of just fifty-one. He held high office within the Institute and was Director of Yacht & Small Craft Surveying, a member of the management board and an MCA coding examiner. John was passionate about training and sharing his knowledge with fellow surveyors and gave generously of his time to do so. It is, therefore, fitting that this award should be presented in his memory.
Speaking following the launch of this new award, IIMS Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schwarz, said, “John was a friend and a colleague. One of the good guys, he touched so many in the surveying and boating community and is sadly missed by fellow members and his clients. His life was cut tragically short. I can think of no finer way to keep his spirit alive than to have an education award that bears his name.”
REPORT MAGAZINE ISSUE 96 FRONT COVER - “SAIL AGAIN” BY CRAIG HUNTER WILLIAMS
“‘Sail Again’ was created on 21 August 2019 when, at an art retreat that focused on the prophetic, I stood in front of a blank canvas and asked the Creator “What brush, colour and stroke should I use?”. After painting bands of blue, I realised I had sky and sea. So, I asked what I should paint next, and a sailboat was the outcome without knowing why or who it was being created for.
Four days later at a meeting, a woman said she had a vision of a still ocean and a boat at rest, and then in her mind she saw the wind picking up and the boat beginning to race across the water. The following day when back at work, I received news of John Excell’s terminal diagnosis. I then realised the purpose of this artwork and was able to give it its title - ‘Sail Again’. I gave John and Hilary Excell the original which I believe went on to mean so much to them too.”
CHWilliams Craig is the Institute’s in-house graphic designer, but he is also a visual artist - see more or his work at
www.creativexpression.art
The Report • June 2021 • Issue 96 | 39
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