Oil Patch Bits: Tom Crowley honored for contributions to the USMMA
Crowley Maritime Corp. said March 4 that Tom Crowley, its president, chairman and CEO, became an honorary alumnus of the United States Merchant Marine Academy during a special banquet recently held in his honor. The USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation, along with its affiliated Jacksonville Chapter, recognized Crowley for his years of unstinting support of the academy and its cadets in front of more than 130 guests, including past and present Crowley employees and USMMA graduates, at the University Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
Several USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation members, including President James Tobin and Chairman of the Board of Directors Charlie Hill, thanked Crowley and his company, and presented him with a special portrait of a racing sailboat on Long Island Sound painted by fellow alumni.
“This is an immense honor for me, not just because this is one of the most important and outstanding institutions of higher learning, but because one of our company’s core values is our people, and many of our people have their roots with this academy,” said Crowley. “It’s because of them, and those who will come after, that I will always support the U.S. Merchant Marine and its mission to develop maritime leaders.”
Crowley has supported the USMMA through the establishment of the USMMA Scholarship Program funded by the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship, which since 1994 has provided $10,000 in scholarship funds annually to deserving USMMA cadets.
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