Charles H. Townsend
In 2016, Charles H. Townsend was awarded with the NMHS Distinguished Service Award. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: Charles H. Townsend is chairman of…
Read MoreDing Schoonmaker
In 2019, Ding Schoonmaker was awarded the NMHS Distinguished Service Award. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: Ding Schoonmaker will receive the 2019 NMHS Distinguished…
Read MoreCapt. Bert Rogers
Captain Bert Rogers (1956–2018) is known as the Tall Ships America executive director and remembered for gathering of hundreds of tall ships sailors and others in September at Fort Adams…
Read MoreConservation International & Peter A. Seligmann
In 2017, Peter Seligmann was awarded with the NMHS Distinguished Service Award. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: Peter Seligmann discovered an affinity for our…
Read MoreWoodson K. Woods & Lynx Education Foundation
Woodson Kidder Woods III (1932–2020) & Lynx Educational Foundation Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education 2011 Philanthropist, sailor, aviation enthusiast, Woodson K. Woods is known for building the…
Read MoreCapt. Peg Brandon & Sea Education Association
In 2018, Captain Peg Brandon was awarded the NMHS Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education. We recognized her many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal: Captain Peg…
Read MoreDavid Rockefeller Jr. & Sailors for the Sea
In 2010, David Rockefeller Jr. & Sailors for the Sea were awarded with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized their…
Read MoreSchuyler M. Meyer Jr.
Schuyler Merritt Meyer, Jr. (1918–1997) was the founder of the State Council on Waterways (SCOW), a nonprofit devoted to improving New York’s waterways, enhancing access to them, and educating the…
Read MoreWilliam H. White
Having finished 7 books on the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars (6 historical fiction and 1 non-fiction), as well as 2 volumes of historical fiction about the British…
Read MorePhilip J. Webster
In 2017, Philip J. Webster was awarded with the David O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal:…
Read MoreADM James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.)
ADM James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.) served as acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from December 4, 2003, to March…
Read MoreRichard du Moulin
Richard du Moulin, award-winning yachtsman and NMHS Overseer, has participated in several America’s Cup campaigns, six Transatlantic Races, and 25 Newport-Bermuda Races. He is a four-time winner of the double-handed…
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