Arctic Oil & Gas Directory: TOTE president honored with 2011 achievement award

Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc said Oct. 25 that its president, John Parrott, was honored earlier in the month by his alma mater, the U.S. Merchant Maritime Academy, with the 2011 Outstanding Professional Achievement Award.

The Outstanding Professional Achievement Award is given to the USMMA graduate “who best exemplifies the finest tradition of the Corps, ‘Acta Non Verba’ (meaning act, don’t talk), by attaining personal achievement in their chosen field and thus lending honor and prestige to the USMMA.”

Parrott graduated from the USMMA, located in Kings Point, N.Y., 1986 with a bachelor of science degree in Marine Transportation, continuing on to earn a master’s of business administration from Seattle University. He holds a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve and is a licensed master in the U.S. Merchant Marine, having sailed for 10 years aboard a wide range of vessel types and trade routes.

The USMMA was formed in 1938 to provide quality education and training for the U.S. maritime trade. Today, approximately 300 students are accepted to the program each year. Graduates received bachelor’s of science degrees and are specifically trained for careers in the maritime industry. Approximately one-third of graduates go on to serve as merchant marine officers, another third seek careers in private industry, with the remaining third choosing to be commissioned officers in the U.S. military.

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