Past Years Award Recipients 2017

each year since 1977, this award has been presented to the outstanding graduate in cargo-related courses at the U.S. Maritime Schools. The criteria for the award is that a cadet (or midshipman) displays outstanding interest, imagination, endeavor and academic achievement in the field of cargo handling, stowage and securing based upon practical cargo handling and academic excellence in the marine materials handling sequence.

Kris Wiede, NCB Corporate Secretary, presents the NCB Excellence in Cargo Operations Award to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Cadet Lane Joseph Rutz in June 2017.

Capt. Thomas Sheridan (left) presents The NCB Excellence in Cargo Operations Award to Cadet Samuel Dratch from SUNY Maritime College with RADM Michael Alfultis, President, USMS, PhD in June, 2017

Capt. Thomas Sheridan (left) presents The NCB Excellence in Cargo Operations Award to Cadet Samuel Dratch from SUNY Maritime College with RADM Michael Alfultis, President, USMS, PhD in June, 2017

Cadet Glenn Thomas Burleigh III, shown with Captain Adam Slazas, (former) Chair of the Marine Transportation Department at Maine Maritime Academy at his award Ceremony in April 2017.

Rear Adm. James Reardon USCG, and Kris Wiede NCB Corporate Secretary presented Cadet Savannah L. Forham with the National Cargo Bureau Excellence in Cargo Operations Award in May 2017

California Maritime Academy, Cadet Nolan Wyatt receives his National Cargo Bureau Excellence in Cargo Operations Award from Captain Atanas Atanasov in May 2017

Additionally, Massachusetts Maritime Cadet Ethan S. Shogren (not Shown) was honored with the National Cargo Bureau Excellence in Cargo Operations Award in June 2017