Thomas Daly

Thomas F. Daly (1937-2015) A National Maritime Historical Society trustee since 2003, Thomas F. Daly of Rumson, New Jersey served on the NMHS executive committee and on the organizing committees…

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Capt. Jean Wort

In 2019, Capt. Jean Wort was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized her many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner…

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Peter Stanford

Peter Stanford was a Navy veteran of the Second World War; even then, David Hooper, a fellow serviceman, remembered that Peter was “ship mad, always mad for ships.” Peter went…

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Capt. Cesare Sorio

In 2016, Capt. Cesare Sorio was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner…

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Howard Slotnick

Howard Slotnick dedicated much of his life to the success and financial stability of the National Maritime Historical Society that he so loved. Howard’s leadership, tireless efforts, and support were…

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Award Recipient

Richard W. Scheuing (1923–1998) World War II Merchant Marine Veteran Richard Scheuing served in the Liberty ship William N Pendleton at Normandy on D-Day and received the US Navy’s Meritorious…

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Timothy J. Runyan

In 2018, Dr. Timothy J. Runyan was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards…

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Ronald L. Oswald portrait

In 2015, Ronald L. Oswald was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards…

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David A. O’Neil

David Alan O’Neil served on the Executive Committee and was the National Maritime Historical Society’s Development Chair. In 2003 he received the Society’s Founder’s Sheet Anchor Award for his dedicated…

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Schuyler Meyer

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…

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Clay Maitland

A recipient of the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award in 2006, Clay Maitland has worked in the shipping industry since graduation from law school in 1968. Mr. Maitland has…

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Rick Lopes

In 2013, Richardo Lopes was awarded with the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the Annual Awards Dinner. We recognized his many accomplishments in the evening’s awards dinner journal:…

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