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2008-2009 Annual Report Issue Winter/Spring 2010

INSIDE I Plastics at SEA I Annual Report 2008-09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Winter/Spring 2010

Cover Story

Plastics@SEA Collection of plastic marine debris in the Atlantic results in dedicated plastics expedition ...... 1

Features

The Hallstein Fellowship John Wigglesworth and family establish a fund to support medical training of shipboard staff and crew ...... 18

In Every Issue

Passages Events and news of general interest ...... 5 Science Corner Introducing SEA’s new science team ...... 20 Currents Alumna Sally McGee, C-134 ...... 21

Special Report

2008-2009 Report to Donors From the desk of Board Chair, Linda Cox Maguire ...... 6 Annual Report ...... 7

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 Editor: Jan Wagner Design: MBDesign, mbdesign-us.com

Photography: Colleen Allard, Courtesy Mary Engels, Courtesy Kara Lavender Law, Aislinn Open ocean neuston tow taken from the Martin, Courtesy Sally McGee, Courtesy Giora spreader of the SSV Robert C. Seamans. Proskurowski, Courtesy Jeff Schell, Courtesy Justin Smith, Tracy Sylvester, Courtesy Nate Twichell, John Wigglesworth

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Recycled Chlorine-Free Paper / Vegetable based Ink A 22-year record of collecting plastic marine debris in the Atlantic leads to Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition June/July 2010.

Sea Education Association is preparing to conduct the first-ever research expedition dedicated solely to examining the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean. The expedition, scheduled to begin in June, will expand upon a 22-year data set previously collected by SEA that reveals a region of extensive plastic pollution in a narrow latitude band in the western North Atlantic Ocean. This trip will explore an area southeast of Bermuda that is believed to be an extension of that high plastic pollution region and is perhaps the Atlantic Ocean version of the region of the eastern North Pacific Ocean dubbed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Paul Joyce, SEA dean, said the expedition is a natural extension of the efforts in measuring plastic debris by SEA students and staff for decades. “SEA’s physical data sets contribute to our understanding of the distribution and ultimate fate of plastic in the The majority of ocean,” said Joyce. “Every one of the several thousand students who has helped collect plastic pieces and count plastic debris over the decades has been important contributor to this work collected are small and has gained a much fuller understanding of how the oceans work and the role humans (less than 1 cm, in play in the present and future of the oceans.” length and less The expedition is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and than 0.15 g in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris weight), less dense Program, and is in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and than seawater. Woods Hole Sea Grant. The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Foundation provided additional funding to support educational outreach for this project. The cruise, scheduled for June 10-July 14, will take place on the SSV Corwith Cramer, SEA’s 134-foot brigantine-rigged sailing oceanographic research vessel. The crew will consist of 11 professional mariners and up to 22 additional participants, most of them SEA Semester alumni. The expedition will explore a region not previously sampled by SEA that is hypothesized to be an extension of the previously measured high plastic pollution range. It will follow a 3,300 nautical mile saw-toothed cruise track extending more than 1,100 nautical miles east of Bermuda. The expedition will feature a website with daily updates on the scientific findings and shipboard life, including multimedia content.

Drs. Giora Proskurowski (l) and Kara Lavender Law (center) presented plastics research at the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting. (right) A 3,300 nautical mile saw tooth cruise track is planned for Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition.

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 1 Key Results of Current Data

Results of studies conducted over the last 22 years on plastic marine debris were presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland, OR on February 24, 2010. Scientists from SEA presented the results from a 22-year record of plastic marine debris collected in the western North Atlantic Ocean, and an 8-year record collected in the Pacific Ocean. Key results include:

I A previously unidentified large region of the western North Atlantic has been found to contain high concentrations of plastic debris. The highest concentrations of plastic observed in the Atlantic are comparable to those observed in the region of the Pacific commonly referred to as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. I No discernible trend was observed in the amount of plastic from 1986-2008, despite the fact that the production and disposal of plastics increased during that time period. I The majority of plastic pieces collected are small (less than 1 cm, in length and less than 0.15 g in weight), less dense than seawater (i.e. they float), and consist of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene foam. Map showing SEA plastic marine debris I The most common method for measuring plastic in the ocean, surface plankton net tows, were used, but sample areas. Each red dot indicates the more recent studies done by SEA indicate that this method may dramatically underestimate the total location of one surface plankton tow. amount of plastic in the upper ocean because wind energy mixes plastic down away from the surface.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

A press conference was held at the Ocean Sciences Meeting on February 24, 2010 that resulted in international media attention and the publication of a written response to questions generated by news outlets that were interested in the story. Drs. Kara Lavender Law and Giora Proskurowski created written responses to the most frequent questions from the press.

How was this data set collected? Since 1971 SEA has been taking undergraduates to sea in the SEA Semester program. On a six-week open- ocean cruise students conduct original research in ocean science. To support this research a plankton net is towed at the sea surface twice daily to collect biological organisms, as well as plastic and any other floating debris. Students then sort through the sample to handpick and count all plastic samples collected during the tow. Since 1986 more than 6,100 plankton net tows have been conducted by more than 7,000 undergradu- ate students. It is unprecedented for undergraduates to be primarily responsible for a high quality and high impact baseline data set such as the plastic debris data set in the North Atlantic Ocean.

How is the region of plastic pollution in the Atlantic defined? Over the past 22 years SEA has conducted surface net tows in the western North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, in a region ranging from Newfoundland to Venezuela, and from the east coast of the United States to 600 miles (1000 km) east of Bermuda. More than 64,000 individual plastic pieces were collected in more than 6,100 locations where a surface plankton net was used to collect plastic debris as well as bio- Plastic pieces, less dense than seawater, logical organisms. Throughout the entire region sampled, 62% of tows contained plastic, and the highest con- shown floating in the sample area. centrations of plastic were observed in a region centered at 32°N (roughly the latitude of Atlanta, GA) and extending from 22°N to 38°N latitude.

What does this plastic debris look like, and what kind of plastic is it? The majority of samples were irregular fragments less than 1 cm in size with a mass less than 0.15 g (roughly 1/10th the mass of a paper clip). The majority of plastic pieces are not identifiable as common objects, with the exception of fishing line and industrial pellets. However, physical properties of 750 plastic samples collect- ed in the Atlantic Ocean indicate the collected material is HDPE (high density polyethylene), LDPE (low density polyethylene), and PP (polypropylene), which are used to make common consumer items such as milk jugs, plastic bags, and drinking straws. These materials have a density less than that of seawater, causing them to float on the sea surface. Other commonly used plastic types such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and PS (polystyrene solid) were not observed in the open ocean, but were observed on U.S. east coast beaches. These materials are denser than seawater and likely sink before reaching the open ocean. The properties of plastics appear to change during their time at sea, possibly due to weathering and biological growth.

Has the amount of plastic increased in this region over the 22-year period of the study? In the 22-year record, no strong increase in plastic content has been observed in the region of highest plastic accumulation (22°N - 38°N). A decrease was observed in the number of industrial pellets collected during this time period; however, the plastics record is dominated by post-consumer fragments rather than pellets so this decrease cannot account for the lack of trend observed.

2 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 How does this region compare to the Pacific’s “Great Garbage Patch”? This long-term baseline data set provides the best scientific description of the While SEA cruises have heavily sampled the western boundaries of these regions extent of plastic pollution to date, which can be used to make better manage- of higher plastic concentrations, the eastern geographic boundaries of both ment and policy decisions, as well as to inform popular conceptions of this issue. regions have not yet been defined. Thus, it is difficult to make direct comparisons Data continue to be collected by undergraduates on SEA ships in both the between our Atlantic plastic debris data and the Pacific “garbage patch”. However, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and a dedicated research cruise (“Plastics at SEA: the surveyed regions are of comparable size and the highest concentrations of North Atlantic Expedition”) is scheduled for summer 2010 to investigate the plastics observed in surface tows are comparable between oceans (>200,000 extent of concentrated plastic debris east of Bermuda. pieces/km2 – equivalent to more than 1000 pieces in a single plankton net tow). In summer 2010, SEA will conduct the “Plastics at SEA: North Atlantic Expedition” Where were these results presented? (funded by NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation) to try to identify The Ocean Sciences meeting is the largest meeting of ocean scientists in the the eastern extent of the high plastic concentration region in the North Atlantic. world, sponsored every two years by the American Geophysical Union, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and The Oceanography Society. So what? Why is this data set important? Kara Lavender Law (Sea Education Association) and Christopher Reddy (Woods The issue of plastic in the ocean has received increasing attention in recent years, Hole Oceanographic Institution) convened a session entitled, “Plastic Debris in with a subsequent increase in public awareness. Plastics are present in every the Ocean: Quantifying the Problem and Investigating Its Impacts”. A number of major ocean basin, concentrated in regions that should be pristine environments scientists from SEA gave presentations on the science of plastics in the ocean far from the land-based source of pollutants. Plastic debris poses the threat of based on data collected in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Our goal is to provide entanglement and/or ingestion by marine organisms ranging from zooplankton to the most robust data set possible to help inform scientists, the lay public, the fish to larger animals such as turtles and seabirds. Additionally, plastics transport media, and policy makers about marine pollution. I invasive species and carry organic toxins such as PCBs, PBDEs, and PAHs. Along Sea Education Association scientists presenting this work were Kara Lavender Law, with environmental implications, these results offer insight into the life cycle of PhD, Giora Proskurowski, PhD, and Skye Moret-Ferguson. Their work was sup- plastic pieces at sea, including their origin and ultimate fate. ported by the National Science Foundation, Chemical Oceanography Program.

SEA abstracts at AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting 2010 were:

A 22-year Record of Plastic Marine Debris in the Atlantic Ocean K. L. Law1; S. Moret-Ferguson1, 2; C. M. Reddy2; E. Peacock2; N. A. Maximenko3 1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States. 2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States. 3. IPRC/SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States.

Plastic marine debris is increasingly abundant in the global ocean. Because of its long residence time this debris accumulates in regions of oceanic convergence, such as subtropical gyres. We present a 22-year time series of surface plastic distribution in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea collected by Sea Education Association (SEA). Since 1986 more than 6100 neuston net tows have been conducted from SEA’s sailing research vessels on annually-repeated cruise tracks. No other comparable data set exists in the Atlantic or any other ocean. The floating plastic debris collected in these tows is both pre- and post-consumer plastic that is typically millimeters in size, with a material density (specific gravity) less than that of seawater.

These ship surveys allow the first large-scale quantification of the spatial and temporal distribution of plastic microdebris in the North Atlantic Ocean. The region of highest plastic concentration is found between roughly 24°N and 37°N, and is strongly associated with the North Atlantic subtropical convergence as described by mean surface currents. Surprisingly, despite increases in plastic production during this time period, no statistically significant temporal trends are observed in the high concentration region. Possible loss terms will be discussed, including variability in surface circulation, physical degradation of plastic, and changes in buoyancy due to biological growth.

Physical Characterization of Plastic Debris in the North Atlantic Ocean S. Moret-Ferguson1, 2; K. L. Law1; E. Peacock2; G. Proskurowski1, 2; C. M. Reddy2 1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States. 2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States.

Plastic marine debris is now present on the surface of every ocean on Earth. Studying the physical properties of individual plastic pieces provides a baseline understanding of what types persist on the open sea. Sea Education Association has collected more than 64,000 plastic pieces from surface net tows in the North Atlantic over the past 22 years. Here, we analyze 750 of these plastic pieces for size, mass, and material composition. This subset of pieces selects from tows at every 5th parallel between 15-40°N. More than 85% of particles are less than 10mm in size, and the majority of particles have a mass less than 0.25g. Material densities of individual pieces greater than 1g/ml are rare, and over half of the sample densities ranged between 0.96-0.99g/ml. Densities are unexpectedly higher at 30°N in the subtropical convergence zone. Geographic trends in particle form (i.e. fragment, pellet, line) will also be discussed. The large spatial and temporal scales of this study offer a compelling and unique insight into environmental implications, persistence, and sources of plastic marine debris.

The Impact of Wind Stress on the Concentration of Plastic Debris in the Open Ocean G. Proskurowski1, 2; K. L. Law1; S. Moret-Ferguson2, 1; C. M. Reddy2 1. Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States. 2. Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States.

Millimeter-sized plastic debris in the world’s oceans is subject to the physics of mixing in the surface boundary layer. While the density of plastic debris is generally less than the density of seawater, the resulting upward buoyancy force can readily be overcome by turbulent mixing due to wind forcing and surface heat loss. The extension of this logic suggests that as the wind stress increases, plastic debris can be mixed downwards meters to 10’s of meters to the base of the boundary layer. As a fraction of the total plastic debris is likely mixed down into the water column under many environmental conditions, surface layer (neuston) net tows (e.g. Sameoto, Manta, MARMAP) that sample the upper ~20 cm cannot account for all the plastic mixed throughout the surface boundary layer.

On an annual basis since 2003, the Sea Education Association (SEA) has conducted plastic marine debris research on a cruise-track from Hawaii to the west coast of North America. These expeditions occur in the early summer (May-June-July), and typically include twice daily neuston net tows over the course of the month-long expedition. Coincident with each sample tow are continuous shipboard measurements of true wind speed, air temperature, surface water temperature, and hourly measurements of relative humidity. Results show persistent high concentrations of plastic debris in two areas, within a band north of Hawaii between 26-28°N, and within a large region of east and north of Hawaii between 33-40°N and 136-155°W. Preliminary results clearly show that the highest measured plastic concentrations correspond with wind speeds of less than 15 knots. The results from a handful of experimental sampling efforts where a surface net and a net submerged 3-5 meters below the surface were towed simultane- ously showed that plastic concentrations below the neuston layer are up to 25% of the surface concentrations. A basic understanding of the relationship between wind stress and the distribution of plastic debris dispersed throughout the boundary layer is important in determining the total plastic debris in the world’s oceans, as the true amount is undoubtedly higher than the value calculated from neuston tow observations.

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 3 The November 2009 issue of SEA’s Alumni Newsletter contained an invitation to alumni to apply as volunteers participating on a 35-day research cruise aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer during June-July 2010. Now… Meet the Alumni Volunteer Participants—Plastics at SEA North Atlantic Expedition “We are looking for 18-21 enthusiastic individuals who want to do meticulous science, sail the Cramer, and help raise public awareness of this important environmental issue. First and foremost volunteers will be asked to work on the deck and in the lab in support of the plastic sampling and measurement effort. There will also be a significant outreach component during the expedition in the form of a daily-updated webpage, which will require a skilled/professional writer, a photographer, and a videographer. There will be multiple lines of scientific pursuit on this expedition, including a microbiological component, so we are also looking for several individuals with experience in sterile lab techniques.” The response from alumni was immediate and very strong with over 90 applicants for the many fewer berths and positions that were available. Introduced below are the alumni participants who will sail on this expedition.

Athena Aicher, S-221 is a Biology major at Eleanor Kane, S-213 graduated Magna Cum Laude and was appointed to positions that included Dartmouth College with an expected graduation date from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English, Manager of the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary, of 2011. She is from Medford, NY and worked for the emphasis in Creative Writing. She is a Project Assistant operations officer for NOAA’s Arabian Gulf Office Dartmouth Outing Club where she coordinated over at Kelly Writers House and is an Assistant Coach to during Operation Desert Storm and Executive Officer 1,000 students and alumni participating in an the Women’s Ice Hockey team, both at the University of a NOAA/NMFS fisheries research vessel (NOAA Appalachian Trail hike that set a new world record. of Pennsylvania. Her hometown is Concord, MA. Ship Miller Freeman). Her SEA Semester research project was focused on microbial abundance. Jacob Keaton, S-186 is a Program Support Assistant, Leslie Peate, C-164 teaches Oceanography at Ocean Office of Space Operations at NASA Headquarters in Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, VA. She received Lisa Ballard, W-75 graduated from the University of Washington, DC. He is also currently pursuing an MA her BA from Old Dominion University with a Biology Pennsylvania in a dual degree program with a BS in in Government at Johns Hopkins University. He earned major and her MSEd degree from the same Economics and Marketing from the Wharton School a BA in International Affairs from Georgetown institution. She is currently proposing and developing and a BAS in Systems Engineering from the School of University in 2004. the Marine Science curriculum for the Math and Engineering and Applied Science. She is the principal Science Academy at Ocean Lakes. in her own public relations and marketing firm, Blue Jenan Kharbush, S-214 graduated from Ripon Water PR, which was founded in 2004. College with a double major in Chemistry and Biology. Stephen Putnam, W-76 earned a BA in She is currently pursuing a PhD in Chemical Environmental Economics from Middlebury College, a Tyson Bottenus, S-214 is a graduate of the University Oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. MS in Natural Resource Planning from University of of Rhode Island with a double major in Geological Her SEA Semester research project focused on Vermont, and a MS in Civil Engineering from University Oceanography & Geology, and in Coastal and Marine chlorophyll-a distribution and its relationship to of Utah. He lives in Salt Lake City, UT where he is a Policy & Management. He has worked over the last oxygen concentrations in the water column. project manager/engineer specializing in resort five years with inner city youth at the Duxbury planning and mountain recreation design and layout. Maritime School in Massachusetts. Wendy Kordesch, S-214 received a BS degree in Earth Sciences from University of California, Santa Benjamin Schellpfeffer, S-191 received a BFA in Marina Del Cassio, S-224 attends Columbia Cruz with a concentration in Ocean Sciences. She is drama from New York University Tisch School of Visual University where she majors in Political Science and currently pursuing a Master of Ocean Sciences degree Arts and a MFA in photography video and related Astrophysics and expects to graduate in 2011. at UC, Santa Cruz with an expected graduation date media from School of Visual Arts. He has created Marina’s hometown is Folsom, CA. She is fluent in of 2011. Her SEA Semester research project was a documentary videos and taught videography all over French and plays Celtic and bluegrass fiddle. study on variability in the equatorial undercurrent. the world in locations that include South Africa, Rwanda, Zanzibar, and Spain. Megan Cronin, S-224 is a candidate for a BA at Marilou Maglione, W-86 is the Assistant Colgate University in Spring 2010. She is an Administrative Director of Anatomic Pathology at UNC Roman Shor, S-204 earned a BA in Mathematics and Environmental Studies major with a minor in Biology. Hospitals, McLendon Clinical Laboratory. She is also a BS in Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Her senior project at Colgate involves collaboration the co-owner and operator of Breezy Oaks Farm in While at Penn, Roman led recitation sections in with local agrarian community members, professional Mebane, NC where she renewed depleted farmland freshman and sophomore level computer science coordinators, students, and administrators to create utilizing sustainable agricultural methods without courses and was a technical consultant to the and implement a comprehensive plan for a chemicals or antibiotics. She earned a BS in Biology Computing and Technology Services Department. He sustainable campus garden. from Eckerd College and a Certificate in Cytotechnology also was a member of the University of Pennsylvania from University of Miami School of Medicine. Crew Team and the U.S. Indoor Rowing Team. Tyler DeWitt, C-186 is a National Science Foundation Fellow pursuing a PhD in Microbiology at Emily McGlynn, S-218 received a BA in Biology, William Snedden, W-23 is a teacher at Northbrook Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated Environmental Studies from Bryn Mawr College in High School in Houston, TX. where he teaches high from Brown University with a BS in Biology. Along with 2009. She has worked in Washington DC as a school sciences including Physical Science, Biology, a Biology professor from Williams College, Tyler is legislative intern under Councilmember Kwame Brown Physics and Environmental Systems and is the currently developing a high school biology textbook for the Truman Scholarship Summer Institute, and then sponsor of the school’s “green” club and recycling which uses entertaining and informal yet clear as a researcher at Technishe Universitat Berlin. Her programs. He earned a BS in Geology from Cornell language and copious interactive 3D multimedia interest is environmental sustainability, particularly University and a MS in Geology, also from Cornell. content to communicate science concepts. regarding climate change mitigation policy. Sarah Wegmueller, S-197 is a graduate of Carleton Matthew Ecklund, C-216 received a BA in Studio Art John Miller, W-16 is a Senior Natural Resources College where she earned a BA with a major in from Macalester College where he also was a resident Specialist for the United States Navy at the Naval Political Science; International Relations track, and a advisor and community assistant. In 2009 he was Facilities Engineering Command Northwest in the minor in East Asian Studies with a Certificate of awarded the Grand Prize for 2009 Student Video State of Washington. His primary duties are to Advanced Study: Mandarin Chinese. She is currently a Competition at the Macalester College “Step Forward” conserve, restore and protect the natural resources Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute Campaign as well as honors for work displayed at the found on Navy properties and operating areas. He in Washington, DC. Senior Art Exhibition. also served as a NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer 4 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 Open Ship Opportunities PASSAGES Winter/Spring 2010 The SSV Robert C. Seamans and SSV Corwith Cramer will be open at the following ports and for the following hours during summer and fall of 2010: Honolulu – Friday, June 25 Open to the public and to prospective students For the Benefit of Haiti from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Woods Hole – Saturday, July 31 SEA sponsored a benefit concert on Saturday, January Open House on campus from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm 30, 2010 at Grumpy’s Pub in Falmouth. Maritime Studies Open Ship for prospective students from 2:00 pm faculty member Liz Fisher and SEA crewmember Jen until 4:00 pm Webber organized the event that raised $4,368 to support San Francisco – Saturday, July 31 the work of Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. Open to the public and to prospective students Dr. Fisher said that it could not have been accomplished from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm San Pedro – Saturday, August 14 without the help of the students from Class 227, the SEA Open to the public and to prospective students family, and the local Falmouth and Woods Hole from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm communities. Over thirty local businesses including Woods Hole – Sunday, October 10 Grumpy’s Pub and three bands, donated their time, Open House on campus from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm equipment and talent in support of the benefit. A Open Ship for prospective students from 2:00 pm Falmouth Police Department employee who won the until 4:00 pm raffle donated much of it back to Doctors Without Open Ship for alumni from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm Borders. SEA Assistant Science Coordinator Nate Twichell’s wife, Eliza Lynn Tobin, designed a T-shirt commemorating the event. SEA alumnus and SEA doc Josh Weil, W-79, spent two weeks in Haiti providing medical support in Carrefour, the epicenter of the earthquake. He arrived there just 8 days after the quake when many people had not yet had any medical care.

As this issue goes to press, discussions are underway about the possibility of transporting food to Haiti on the SSV Corwith Cramer since the Class 228 cruise track takes them near the Haitian coast. Captain Steve Tarrant has a relationship with the Haitian Health A week or so into the annual Long Term Ecological Foundation in Jeremie who are determining what needs might be met by this Research (LTER) cruise to Antarctica on the ARSV humanitarian effort. These conversations are to assure that such an effort can be Laurence M. Gould, five shipmates realized that they all accomplished safely and securely and will enrich the academic experience for the students. had connections to SEA. Pictured from left to right are: Stephanie Owens, C-201, WHOI-MIT student, chemical Poster art by Amy Leigh West. oceanography; Sarah Giltz, S-212, Research Assistant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Justin Smith, Marine Technician, U.S. Antarctic Program, SEA watch John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program officer; Lindsey Loughry, Marine Science Technician, U.S. Antarctic Program, SEA Assistant Scientist; Steven Like Sally McGee, featured in this issue’s Currents (page 21), three of SEA’s own were Pike, W-121, Radio Analytical Facility Manager, Woods recently awarded the National Sea Grant College Program’s Knauss Fellowships. Hole Oceanographic Institution. The photo was taken at Established in 1979 these provide a unique educational experience to students who have Charcot Island on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of the government in the Washington DC Early in October SEA alumnus, Eric Swergold, C-102, area for a one-year paid fellowship. raised over $50,000 by participating in a 1.5 mile BIG SWIM in San Francisco Bay for Swim Across America. SEA Assistant Scientist, Adam Baske worked in the NOAA Office of Eric reports that the event was a tremendous success International Affairs as a graduate student in the MS Marine Biodiversity & and that they were blessed with an unbelievably Conservation program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Adam’s gorgeous morning. Swim America raises money for research area is the multidisciplinary nature of marine conservation. cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming. Congratulations Eric. SEA Steward, Danielle Rioux was placed in the NOAA Headquarters Office of the Under Secretary. She is enrolled in the MS Marine Affairs program at the University of Washington. Her research area is the United States’ Shellfish Growers perception of risk. Are institutional, market-based, environmental or climate change threats seen as most threatening to the industry?

SEA Mate, Leslie Abramson was placed in the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee- majority. She is a graduate student at USC in the MS program in Environmental Science and Management.

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 5 2008-2009 ANNUAL REPORT

This past year, thanks to many of you, we defied all odds and pressures of the downward economic decline to exceed our goals for the Annual Fund. How can I express my appreciation to you adequately? In the midst of this financial storm, we are continuing forward with purpose and high quality – thanks to you! We see signs of early turnaround in recruitment; the faculty, staff, and crew are giving everything they’ve got to make our programs even more true to our mission and vision and even more appealing to prospective students; and our endowment is beginning to recover. But we are not yet out of the storm. We need your support to provide a lifeline to our programs and our future. We want to be able to continue to offer financial assistance to students who are enthusiastic about participating in our program, and we want to invest in equipment and resources that will give our faculty and staff what they need to build first-rate programs. We can’t achieve these things without your financial support. You not only infuse SEA with dollars to make it possible to strengthen our offerings, you also boost the morale of our faculty, staff, and crew. They can palpably feel our support! When you make a donation to SEA, I guarantee that you make a difference in our organization and in the optimism of our people in the face of so many challenges. Thank you for being there.

Linda Cox Maguire, Chair Board of Trustees, February 2010

Officers 2009-2010 Trustees and Overseers

Linda Cox Maguire, Chair Trustees Overseers Richard Burnes, Vice Chair W. Jeffrey Bolster Edmund Cabot, Vice Chair Walter Brown Katrina Abbott Douglas Goldhirsch, W-48 George Putnam Susan Humphris, Vice Chair John Bullard, ex-officio Raymond Ashley, W-1 Sarah Gould, W-66 Robert Quinlan Jacob Brown, Treasurer Levin Campbell, W-60 Douglas Atkins Samuel Gray Christopher Reddy Peter Ellis, Clerk Richard Chandler, W-7 Susan Avery Deborah Harrison, C-108 Dwight Reese, W-41 Scott Doney, W-76 Ronald Baird Richard Hawkins Ralph Richardson John Gerngross, W-20 Paul Berkner, W-52 Kathleen Healy Bud Ris Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163 Amy Bower, W-47 Jerome Heller Hal Rose, W-38 Michael Hudner Emily Bramhall, W-27 David Higgins Andrew Rosenberg, W-7 Ambrose Jearld Margaret Brandon, W-48 Charles Holloway, W-58 Paul Rosenzweig, W-43 Clifford Low, W-22 J. Scott Briggs Paul Horovitz Carl Safina Bartlett McGuire Frederick Carr, W-32 Gordon Hughes Robert Seamans III Philip McKnight James Clark David Jackson Carolyn Sheild, W-77 Don McLucas Thomas B. Clark, W-26 Robert Johnson Jay Sterne Audrey Meyer R. Hawkins Cramer, C-105 Royal Joslin Steve Syverson William Cramer Patricia Keoughan, W-53 Michael Taylor Richard Murray, W-71 Benjamin Cuker Robert Knapp, W-99 Walter Thompson Laurie Pohl John Damon M. Susan Lozier Deborah Warner Kenneth Potter, W-43 Sarah Das, W-129 Martin Madden John Wigglesworth, W-5 Ashley Tobin William Dennison, W-33 Edward Madeira Gale Willauer, W-30 Richard Wilson Nicholas Dill Timothy Mahoney Eric Wolman William Duggan, W-35 Bruce Mallory George Woodwell Trustee Emeriti Sylvia Earle Jerrold Manock Margaret Clowes Steve Fantone Peter Mello James Humphreys Susan Farady, W-83 James Millinger John Kingsbury John Farrington Walter Mitchell, W-16 Paul Perkins Edwin Fischer Sarah Murdock, W-66 Thomas Weschler David Ford, W-113 Leroy Parker Peter Willauer Robert Foulke Margaret Parker Lloyd French, W-130 Cheryl Peach We gratefully acknowledge the many alumni, parents, faculty, President Emeritus Robert Gagosian Christopher Penn, W-6 staff and friends who generously contributed their money, time Rafe Parker Craig Gibson William Pinkney and effort to Sea Education Association during the 2008-2009 Robert Giegengack Cynthia Polikoff, W-95 fiscal year. Every effort has been made to list all contributions accurately from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. If, however, an error has been made, please accept our On the following pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years. apologies and notify us. †Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years.

6 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 Annual Fund Donors

Trustee and Overseer Donors to the Annual Fund 2008-2009

Trustees Trustee Emeriti Overseers

W. Jeffrey Bolster John Kingsbury Douglas Atkins Sarah Gould, W-66 Cynthia Polikoff, W-95 Jacob Brown Paul Perkins Paul Berkner, W-52 Samuel Gray Ken Potter, W-43 † Walter Brown Peter Willauer Amy Bower, W-47 Deborah Harrison, C-108 George Putnam John Bullard † Margaret Brady, W-29 Kathleen Healy Robert Quinlan † Richard Burnes President Emeritus Margaret Brandon, W-48 Jerome Heller Dwight Reese, W-41 Edmund Cabot Rafe Parker J. Scott Briggs † Charles Holloway, W-58 Ralph Richardson Levin Campbell, W-60 James Clark Paul Horovitz Bud Ris Richard Chandler, W-7 Thomas B. Clark, W-26 † Gordon Hughes Hal Rose, W-38 Jamie Deming, W-14 William Cramer David Jackson Andrew Rosenberg, W-7 Peter Ellis Benjamin Cuker Robert Johnson † Paul Rosenzweig, W-43 John Gerngross, W-20 John Damon Royal Joslin Carl Safina † Richard Hawkins Sarah Das, W-129 Patricia Keoughan, W-53 Carolyn Sheild, W-77 David Higgins † William Dennison, W-33 M. Susan Lozier † Michael Taylor Meghann Horner-Smith, Nicholas Dill Martin Madden † Walter Thompson C-163 Scott Doney, W-76 Timothy Mahoney † Janet Wagner † Michael Hudner † William Duggan, W-35 Bruce Mallory Deborah Warner Susan Humphris Sylvia Earle Jerrold Manock † Thomas Weschler Ambrose Jearld † Stephen Fantone † Peter Mello John Wigglesworth, W-5 Robert Knapp, W-99 Susan Farady, W-83 James Millinger Gale Willauer, W-30 Clifford Low, W-22 John Farrington † Sarah Murdock, W-66 † Richard Wilson Linda Maguire Edwin Fischer Michael Nathan, W-35 David Wisniewski, C-122 Bartlett McGuire David Ford, W-113 Leroy Parker † Eric Wolman Philip McKnight † Robert Foulke Margaret Parker George Woodwell Don McLucas Lloyd French, W-130 Robert Patterson Audrey Meyer † Robert Gagosian † Cheryl Peach Richard Murray, W-71 Robert Giegengack Christopher Penn, W-6 Ashley Tobin † Douglas Goldhirsch, W-48 Laurie Pohl

Anchor Watch

Established in 1992, the Anchor Watch society Barbara Brown E. Peter Elsaesser Margaret Parker honors those who provide gifts to Sea Education Jacob Brown Edwin Fischer Paul Rosenzweig, W-43 Association through their estates or life-income John Bullard Samuel Gray David Ross plans. We are pleased to recognize these special Richard Burnes Grace Hinkley Carolyn Sheild, W-77 donors during their lifetime and to celebrate the Edmund Cabot Fred Larson Galen and Anne Stone important role that the Anchor Watch society has Thomas B. Clark, W-26 Mary Madden Janet Wagner in the future of SEA. Norris Claytor Michael Madden Eric Wolman Margaret Clowes Don McLucas John Damon James Millinger

Major Donor Clubs

MASTERS ($10,000 and above) Edwin and Linda Morgens † John and Meryl French Anonymous (2) Lauren Morgens, C-158 Craig and Nancy Gibson † Rick and Nonnie Burnes Susan, W-10, and Robert Nalewajk Samuel and Margaret Gray Ned and Betsy Cabot Clare Parker, C-138 Richard Hawkins and Marian Ferguson Edith Corning Leroy and Winifred Parker † Gordon and Elizabeth Hughes Robert Knapp, W-99, and Kristin Collins Alma Scully Robert and Constance Loarie † Robert and Stella-Mae Seamans Timothy Mahoney and Pamela Donnelly † HELMSMEN ($5,000 to $9,999) Steuart Walton, W-158B † David and Veronica Metzler † Anonymous (2) Joan Wheeler † Margaret Parker Timothy Armour, W-54 Eric and Sandra Wolman Christopher, W-6, and Diane, W-16, Penn Jacob and Barbara Brown George and Kathy Putnam Walter and Kiyoko Brown MATES ($2,500 to $4,999) Sally, W-15, and Robert Quinn James and Ruth Clark Peter Appleby and Stephanie Raia Bonnie Fry Rothman, W-103, and Michael Rothman Jamie, W-14, and David Deming John and Laurie Bullard † Edward and Susie Rowland John Gerngross, W-20 Levin and Eleanor Campbell G. West and Victoria Saltonstall David and Ilona Higgins † Judith Cook William and Mary Warden Michael and Hope Hudner † Susan Decker, W-66 Gale Willauer, W-30

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 7 Major Donor Clubs (continued)

SEAFARERS ($1,000 to $2,499) Arah Schuur, W-122 Charles, W-58, and Anne Holloway Anonymous Stephen and Bonnie Simon Garrett and Barbara Johnson Donald and Barbara Abt Chester and Leslie Siuda Robert and Elizabeth Johnson † John Angelozzi, W-146A, and Rachel Tilney, C-109 Holbrook, C-105, and Tracy Smith † Barbara Jones Franklin, W-43, and Nancy Armour Veronica Sperling † Carolyn, W-36, and Steven Jones Susan Avery Pamela, W-75, and Wallace Stark Royal Joslin Joseph and Pamela Barry † Eric Swergold, C-102, and Dawn Dobras Kirk, W-111, and Elana Keil Charles and Christina Bascom Leopold and Jane Swergold Morris and Elizabeth Kellogg Andrew, C-107, and Pam Black Steven Syverson and Diana Alvarado-Syverson John and Louise Kingsbury Emily Bramhall, W-27 Robert Szafranski, W-98, and Nguyet Vo Thomas and Susan Knight J. Scott and Mayke Briggs † Glen Thomas Dave Lemonick and Mary Tuttle Seth Cameron, W-132 † Walter and Nancy Thompson George and Emily Lewis Francis Campanella Rebecca, C-144, and Jeffrey Trachsel Vincent and Crystal Lucchesi † Richard, W-7, and Cynthia Chandler Janet Wagner † Amy, C-151, and Daniel McMorrow † Thomas B. Clark, W-26 † Brooks, W-36, and Catherine Wallin Bruce Meier and Wendy Fearnside Anne Coughlan Milton and Caroline Walters William and Audrey Meyer † Claudia, W-26, and Richard de Mayo † Anne and Richard Webb Scott, W-114, and Lisa Miller Robert Demere Richard Wilson Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield Nicholas and Birgitte Dill James, W-156, and Sarah Yockey Jennifer, W-156, and Martin Patterson Clover Drinkwater Paul and Mary Perkins Peter and Cynthia Ellis Virginia Pillsbury, W-79 Ford and Jean Elsaesser BOW WATCH ($500 to $999) Cynthia, W-95, and B. Steven Polikoff John Evers J. Douglas, W-50, and Kim Anderson William and Diane Pulleyblank Ralph and Erika Forbes † Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent Robert and Judith Quinlan † David Frank, C-174 † Matthew Bloch and Marilyn Pasierb Julia Rankin Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy † W. Jeffrey and Martha Bolster Dwight, W-41, and Catherine Reese Heather Franklin, W-92, and Martina Koller † Francis and Margaret Bowles Dave Rumker and Susan Phillips Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff Margaret Brady, W-29, and David Condino Carl Safina † Jonathan and Dorothy Goldweitz † Margaret Brandon, W-48 Jason Saxe, S-186 Virginia Gray Andrew and Amy Burnes Katrina, W-15, and John Schilling Charles Hall David, W-71, and Lynn Butler Damon, W-56, and Bruce Scofield † Julia Hall Robert Campbell, W-58 Edward and Joan Shankle Kathleen Healy and Julian Day James Childs, C-213 Ross and Kathleen Sherbrooke Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163, and Andy Smith Jocelyn, W-46, and Douglas Childs Michiru Shimada, C-148 † Susan Humphris and George Lohmann Philip and Rosemary Collyer Janine Shissler, C-110, and David Bae † Jodie Ireland R. Bruce and Carol Cooper Sarah, C-119, and David Skimin Melville Ireland William and Julia Cramer Helene Sommer Wright Kathleen Joseph, W-58 Ian Desai, S-185 Ted Sprague, W-116, and Annette Olson Edward Kane and Martha Wallace Rohit and Katharine Desai † David and Margo Stone Sheldon and Audrey Katz John and B. Lee Dorn † Michael and Ann Taylor Gus and Liza Koven † David Drinkwater, C-113 † Peter and Elizabeth Thomson † Barbara Littlefield Sylvia Earle Jan Tuttleman, W-14 Grant Macdonald, W-122 James and Nancy Edwards † Deborah Warner Martin and Anne Madden † Edwin and Angela Fischer Joe Welch † John and Linda Maguire Jeanne, W-56, and Phillip Foussard Thomas and Katrina Weschler Jerrold and Mary Ellen Manock † Adam, W-127, and Margaret Gildner Sylvia Wolf, W-37 R. Hardin Matthews and Jane Dougan † Rupert and Jennifer Grantham Benjamin, W-79, and Anne Wolff Bartlett and Cynthia McGuire James and Carol Greenough George and Katharine Woodwell Philip and Kathy McKnight † Judith Gregg-Holden, W-96, and Kevin Holden † Victoria Wright, W-113 Don and Barbara McLucas Stephen and Sally Gresham Richard and Katherine Mellon † Edward Grier, W-48 † Edwin and Cassandra Milbury † P. Von, W-6, and Catherine Gryska Michael, W-35, and Michele Nathan Jane Hallowell Robert Patterson and Jane Manipoli Robert, W-159, and Gwendolyn, C-166, Hancock Luanne Rice, W-25 Joseph Hickey, W-128 George Rockwood James, C-140, and Diana Higgins Hal, W-38, and Lisa Rose Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and Kathleen Kunzer bold Jeremy, W-75, and Dianne Salesin On all pages, type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years. †Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years. 8 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors 01 20 David Donegan 47 58 Sarah Murdock † Cheryl McKinley John Gerngross William Duggan Amy Bower Robert Campbell N. Allyn Pistole † James Nason † Jonathan Leavitt Margi Flood Charles Holloway Jennifer Woodward † Craig Williamson 21 Mark Longval † Marjorie Kaplan Kathleen Joseph Raymond Palombo Michael Nathan Edward Tokarski Stephen Lafrance 67 03 Katherine White Melinda Pearce Susan Willard Lauren McKean Jennifer Blank Thomas Carley † Robert Wiberg † Holly Smith Carolyn McConnell-Reeder Mark Farber John Taylor 48 59 Karen Susskind 22 Margaret Brandon Claudia Corwin † 04 Liza Carter 36 Wendelyn Duquette Barbara Friesz 68 John Scamman Clifford Low Jean Champion Helen Edwards Ethan Guiles Robert Bell Carolyn Jones Douglas Goldhirsch Aaron Horwitz Edward Conti † 05 23 Brooks Wallin Edward Grier † Margaret Jay Cynthia Layport Eldredge Bermingham Mark Allen Leslie Will Lori Petitti Patrick Keenan Deborah Tullman Larry Kammer Seth Garfield † Bonnie Wood Sarah Kohl Josiah Spaulding Steven Hudson † 49 Sarah LeDoux 69 John Wigglesworth William Snedden 37 Ann Durbin Lynn Mahaffy † Richard Smith Gregg Swanzey Sylvia Wolf Leah Quesenberry Patricia Mahoney 06 70 Paul Gryska 24 38 50 60 Todd Berman John Hamilton † B. Cort Delany † Richard Crispin † James Anderson Anonymous Janet Buskirk Christopher Penn Hal Rose Jeffrey Dickison Lois Bruinooge Mary Cox John Sculley † 25 Lisa FitzGerald Christopher Kelley Christopher Wingard Luanne Rice 39 Wynn McCloskey Ellen Mihaich † 07 Alfred Schumer Nina Lian Robert Nolan Martha Moulton 71 Richard Chandler Charles Natale † James Saroka Donna Mutter David Butler Peter Cheimets 26 Kathy Tokos Griffith Outlaw Helen Hollingsworth John Hacunda Thomas B. Clark † 40 Richard Murray Cynthia Hyde Sarah Cochran Gail Lima 51 61 Stacie Pinney † Alan McIlhenny Claudia de Mayo † Susan Savage † Stephen Bollens † Deborah Carlson Alexander Prud’homme Andrew Rosenberg Susan Duke Darik Corzine Gretchen Rollwagen- 27 41 Hilary Hudson † Patricia Goffinet Bollens † 08 Emily Bramhall Ella Quintrell † Susan Mann Tom Goffinet Dean Smith Sarah Gierke Amy DeCola Carl Rand Craig Timmins Andrew Follett † Dwight Reese 52 72 10 Carolyn Steiner Paul Berkner 62 Merril Cousin Gary Borda 29 Marion Valpey Mary Kyle Dyer Kenneth Carle Christopher Perry † Richard Hamilton Margaret Brady Gwenllian Scott † Barbara Dinkins Norman Price Susan Nalewajk Kimberly Jermain 42 Linda Witte Elizabeth Briggs Feighan Todd Rambo Andrew Wolf † Suzanne Jonsson Mary Jo Dedon David Jenkins Edward Walton Heidi Kaplan Paul Detjen † 53 Mark Murray-Brown Elizabeth Whyley 11 Susan Lauer Jeffrey Platt † Michael Gregg Judith O'Neil Paul Toczydlowski † Roger Noble James Snyder Mickey Jones † Geoffrey Patton 73 Robert Swarm Daniel Tierney † Patricia Keoughan Miriam Bertram 12 Steven Zuckerman Abbey Rosso 63 Kimberly Heiselman † Marguerite Graham 30 Flournoy Holland C. Nicholas Risom Stephen Wagner Christine Duerring 43 54 Elizabeth Jakob † William Fanning Franklin Armour Timothy Armour Catherine Mannix 74 13 Mark Klemperer Ralph Luce Mariette Buchman Andrew Milliken Catherine Counsell Leslie Rosenfeld Dody LeSueur Kenneth Potter † David Wright Peter Nalen † Wendy DiChristina Paul Rosenzweig Renee Turley 14 Gale Willauer 55 75 Jamie Deming 31 44 John Abrams 64 Elizabeth Doxsee Donald Kyrnitszke Katharine Bradford Jane Caffrey James Kerney † Kelly Dryden Jan Tuttleman Eleanor Mariani Scott Seaver Caroline Woodwell Nancy Gravina † Cynthia Robinson Herbert Gaston 15 Mary Myers † Susan Service Catherine Jahrling 45 Lisa Sherman Jeremy Salesin Todd Carlson 32 Marc Overlock † Sally Quinn Chel Anderson Scott Bovard Pamela Stark Katrina Schilling Elizabeth Billig Gwen Burzycki 56 65 Panos Stephens Lynn Francis † Jeanne Foussard Janvrin Demler 16 33 Nicholas LaFond † Michael Kent † Philip Huffman 76 John Miller William Balch Martha Martinez del Rio Peyton Robertson Penny Lacroix † Scott Doney Walter Mitchell John Beaman Mark Tedesco Damon Scofield † Alec Maxwell-Willeson † Lisa Lierheimer Diane Penn Anne Chapin Robert Visnick Sarah Whalen Cy Oggins Patrick O'Reilly William Dennison Laura Rodriguez Anthony Pirruccello- 17 46 57 McClellan Janice Olsen 34 Jocelyn Childs Carin Ashjian † 66 Russ Chinnici† Bert Dice-Goldberg Douglas Eisinger Reneè Allen 77 18 Bradley Dyer Marla Gearing † Susan Decker Gregg Delany Nancy Hendren 35 Holly Ernest Rebecca Hemphill Hugh Ferguson † Victoria Philip Lucy Loomis Henry Amabile Agnes Rapoli E. Denley Poor-Reynolds Sarah Gould Carolyn Sheild Marilyn Proulx Leslie Bulion Jack Sobel John Kelley Katherine van Liere Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 9 ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors 78 90 102 Heather Kaese 122 130 Charles Courtsal Valerie Beck Johnna Doyle Kirk Keil Anonymous Lloyd French Christine Gabriele Ingrid Dockersmith † Kevin Klose Jennifer Lustenberger Katherine Farnsworth Ravi Lumpkin † Philip Marsh † Barbara Maynard Mary Shook James Ramsdell Nora Kenneway Heidi E. V. McCann Thomas Rohrer Eric Swergold Geoffrey Zentz † Grant Macdonald Matthew Muldorf 91 Amy Young Joshua Rocker 79 April Barber 112 Arah Schuur 131 Laura Moser R. Brannon Claytor 103 Nancy Israel David Wisniewski Heather Aronow Virginia Pillsbury Christabel Choi Richard Lupia David Kirk Stephen Rader 92 Steven Hilger Kimberly Markuns † 123 Sayzie Koldys Benjamin Wolff Paul Anastasio Melanie Holland Lisa Moerner Matthew Johnson Hope Indeglia O'Brien Gregory Braun Bonnie Fry Rothman Robert Robertson Alexis Levitt Sharon Schaff 80 Heather Franklin † John Liang Frederike van Markus- Susan Gormley E. Bradley Grenham 104 113 Matthew McKenzie Doornbosch Nancy Hill Janet Keeler Elizabeth Hasse Jonathan Burke Laurie Morgado † Elizabeth MacCurrach Patricia Murer Terri Lehman Drusilla Clarke Michael Sklar 132 Jennifer Nauen † Gary Matusow David Drinkwater † Seth Cameron † 81 Claire Timbas Todd Taylor † Melinda Fagan 124 Andrew Enright Jonathan Detwiler Amy Vince David Ford N. Craig Gorton † Brannon Fisher † Rochelle Seitz 93 Scott Gilbert † Justin Harrison Edwin Williams † Amy Blumenberg 105 Darcy Harwood 125 Beau Lescott Amy Logan Susan Carter Ernest Latham Caroline Dezan 82 Michael Mathewson Macol Cerda Dawn McIntosh † Elizabeth Gilgan † 134A David Bank Beth Foyle Richard Schlereth † Stefan Hackett Jack Balcome Hilary Hoagland-Grey 94 Catherine Johnson John Waldren Matthew Hebard Sarah Claytor Kathryn Carlson Janet Richard Victoria Wright Margaret Millings Bernard Hermanson 83 Thomas Jester Holbrook Smith † Lucia Kaempffe 114 Susan Farady Alton Straub † 126 Craig Butterworth Katherine Irvine 95 Samantha Allen-Storey 135 106 Scott Miller Stephen Laster † Robert Bein Danielle Bornstein Heather Bryant † Rebecca Arenson Kristin Patrick Brian Levy Charlotte Hanley- Jennifer Davitt Hannah Parker 84 Cynthia Polikoff Jacobson † Elizabeth Dieveney 115 Nina Nesher Kimberly Howland John Goyert 107 Beth Donnelly Richard Pendleton 96 Willow Monterrosa Marcie Hamrick Andrew Black David Jones † Susan Perelman Michael Budniak Erica Starr James Lemire Katherine Cherian Jocelyn Stamat Carl Stevens Mary Ewenson David Warren Katharine Lussen Carrie McCusker Elizabeth Stevens Judith Gregg-Holden † Michele Maresca Courtney Richmond † 116 Ralph Wolf 127 Shannon McKenzie Charles Sontag Christina Andes William Aquila Kristen Patterson 97 Erica Young Peter Bender 85 Andrew Campbell Kathryn Garrison Adam Bunshoft Peter Tilney Jennifer Allen Michael Johnson 107A Mary Elizabeth Heiskell Peter Colby † Kristina White † Robert Beede Paul Trapier Puckette Sharon Redford † Erin Lehane Kimberly Decker Katharine Jensen Ngoc Thai Betty Schuler † Matthew Nerney Jeffrey Fellinger † 136 Kimberly Schulz Teresa Weronko Theodore Sprague Adam Gildner Caroline Good 108 Jonathan Mitchell Aimee Meyer † 86 98 Kathryn Brandt 118 Jacqueline Mitchell Anonymous Marjorie Friedrichs Daryl Cooke Sherry Cawhorn-Christopher 128 Neal Durant Jeannine Margolis Jonathan Dunfee Megan Murray Anonymous 137 Heidi McGee Martha Stark Deborah Harrison Kathryn Cherashore Mark Behn † Robert Szafranski Elizabeth Rogers 119 Joseph Hickey John Bowen † 87 Valerie Zandoli † Christopher Watson Walter Carr Todd Moore Eliza Fortenbaugh Anonymous Julia Wellner Shannon Doubet Heather Stone Heather Goldberg † Andrew Felcher † 99 Alicia Heyburn Zachary Tucker Nicole Hade David Johnson Roy Carvalho 109 Christopher McChesney Kathleen O'Neil Kristen Mugnai † Deborah Greene Trevor Braden James Monti † 128C John Stafford Thomas Needham Holly Houston Kerry Dorton Karen Sauls † Amanda Patrick Eric Stoddard † Ashley Ransom † Robert Knapp Jennifer Haddock † Sarah Skimin Amanda van Heyst † Suzanne Schoelch Christopher Legault † Kimberly Jaussi 129 Elena Strothenke Keith Wight Katherine Mansfield 120 Bruce Armbrust † 138 Kimberly Welty Rachel Tilney Jeffrey Hughes † Christian Cox Clare Parker 100 Krista Longnecker Sarah Das Patrick Ressler 88 Stuart Friedman 110 Linda Pinto † Duncan Eccleston Rhea Zimmerman Kelly Fuentes Christopher Kilbridge Christopher Reich † Achim Kretschmer Jessica Lavandier J. Parke Logan Janine Shissler † 121 Matthew Luecke 139 Robert Ultan † Roshan Swope Elissa Katz David Nalchajian Jonathan Levy Kathryn Wheeler 111 Katherine Lund Catherine Parker 101 Robert Anderson † Wendin Smith Rebecca Schwartz 89 Gregory Burdick Shelby Collier † Robert Van Alen Susan Womeldorf Peter Hodum George Duane Sophie Morse Melanie Mattison Kimberly O'Sullivan Karen Rennich On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years. Helen Rozwadowski † Eric Sigler † †Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years. 10 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors 140 Michael Reilly 158B 168 178 187 Jessica Forton Rachel Wade Steuart Walton † Marjorie Blake Samuel Chamberlin Josh Baston Wendy Goyert David Went Elizabeth Grubin Adam Clark Alice Chiu Jennifer Hatch 159 Edward Zalewski Elizabeth January Christopher Miller James Higgins 150 Susannah Ceraldi Stephen Ruane † Sarah Rubenstein Joseph Creney † Sarah Chandler 169 140A Anne Elefterakis † Jaime Dahlke Mason Ryan Gordon † 179 187D Peter Bertash James Foley † Angela Damery Jullie Jackson Kalmia Buels Thomas Gagnon Kurt Wagner Timothy Gustafson Jake Frye Elizabeth Burakowski Kelly Hike † Robert Hancock 169B Bess Koffman 188 141 Philip Petrone † Micah McOwen David Inskeep † Rebecca Lothrop James Palardy Brian Hubbard Sarah Webster Anne Samuel James Mulhauser Katherine Ochs Marc Jacques Justin Taylor 189 Cheryl Kearns 151 Lauren Taylor 169C 180 Anonymous Jonathan Kohler † Amy McMorrow † Jon Neergaard † Katrina Blanchard Scott Hiller Darrin Ladd Hope Rowan 160 Erin Klein Parker Kraus Aurianne Lopatka † Tonya Van Leuvan Anonymous 170 Juliette McCullough Celeste Plautz Marc Porter Peter Frantz † Jessie Meeks Eric Tytell 152 161 Erik Wallenberg 190 Kathleen Hallee Amy Ballentine 171 Saul Waller Anonymous 142 Nadine Smith Sarah Bunker Sandra Aylesworth Benjamin Erne † Kari Gloppen Weston Cantor Abigail Ferguson 181 Lauren Gilbert † William Nugent 152A Jay Reynolds Michael Furlong † Anonymous Emily Harwood † Amy Siuda Barbara Belanger Kelly Shea Kristina James Karen Bioski Heidi Miller † Stephan Tompsett † Nancy Cande Melissa Solomon Justin Martinich Amanda Hollander Destaye Moore Alison Cochrane Darlington † Hillary Mendillo Meghan Hough Ryan Walsh 143 Mary Peters † Alison Rogers † Tony Rindsberg Donald Keel † Richard Rodin 162 Sarah Spotts Aimee Rowe 191 Jennifer Walus Jodi Campbell † Caleb Scheetz Anonymous 152B Elizabeth Ellwood 172 Carrie Wieder Antony Adler Jonathan Rust 144 John Herrigel Peter Hill Megan Chambers Alisa Barnard Megan Hwang Margaret Lloyd 181B Elizabeth Haffenreffer 153 Natalia Stefanova Olivia Hauser Elizabeth Maloney † Morgan Nickerson † Debra Gray Joshua Frederickson J. Bradford Hubeny † James Thomson Sarah Sharp Marion Frederickson 192 Andrew Siuda Elizabeth Stefany † 182 Nicole Friend Jamie Deutch Rebecca Trachsel 163 Elizabeth Strojny † Kathleen Haber Elin Kondrad Allegra Fisher Anonymous Adam Vitarello Jaclyn Schwartz Christopher Lanoue † Rachael Kefalos 145 Jaime Beranek Patrick Wood April Suriano † Jessica Macrie Nicki Noble Molly Peters Meghann Horner-Smith Sadie Wieschhoff John Nesbitt Laryssa Ohlson Jonathan Zwarg 173 Stacey Smith Laura Sharpless 163B Peter Berkhout 183 Shane Walden † 145A Michael Horn Lauren Davies Anonymous (2) 193 Sarah Clowes Janet Loynes Kyle Helland Gillian Faustine 154 Andrew Ault Darlene Saindon Sarah Lucchesi George Gilpatrick Michael Ide 146 163C Thomas Martin Kathryn Hubeny † Aaron Joslow John O’Keeffe Kailin Lee Erika Koss Anonymous 174 Alice Kunce Mika Scarlett Christopher Acheson Rebecca Pierce Sarah Nelson Sabrina Schlumberger 155 164 Allison Allen Catherine Bozek Anonymous (2) Erica Bradstreet 184 193E 146A Rebecca Kosakowski James Hildebrand David Frank † Anonymous † Randall Colton John Angelozzi Mark Williams Zoltan Szuts † Kevin Martin Hilary Branch Carl Katsu † Robert Jaye Sami Merit Laura Curry Bonnie Nelson John Lazzaro 156 165 Micah Mutrux Phoebe Evans John Mason † Ann Fraioli Robert Sassor Jonatha Giddens 194 147 Rosanne Mason † Deborah Liptzin † Brian Grandjean Anonymous Anonymous Jennifer Myrick Kristen Peske 175 Abigail Keene † Ryan Gritzke Patricia Buckley Jennifer Patterson Morgan Simmons Peter Hahn † Christopher Kriegner Jesse Hamilton Amy Cameron † Erica Southward Benjamin Urmston Jessica Starr Geneva Michaelcheck † Philippe Rosier Emily Hatfield James Yockey Sophia Walker Matthew Peters Kerry Kopitsky 166 Sara Yablon-Smith Deborah Shelton 195 Catherine McDonnell 157B Gwendolyn Hancock Loren Bach Terri Stanley Daniel Wallance Timothy Ledford 176D 185 Emma Bassein Sarah Stearns Lucy Trainor Brett Bovee Jessica Bell 158 167 Ian Desai Austin Corry 148 Lauren Morgens Heather Borkowski 177 Amber Cost Michiru Shimada † Brian Sperling Christopher Deely Hans Albee 186 Matthew Crouse Alison Fornari Joe-Ryan Bergoch Taylor Bruce Ian Dargon 149 158A Lucinda Keppel Kristin Hunter-Thomson † Christine Coolidge Rachel Decker Matthew Burke Antoinette Kelly Stephen Kirk Rebecca Randall Matthew Lambert Michael DiGiulio Charlotte Engelman † Daryl Newcomb Sarah Ladd Melanie White Sarah Nagel Joshua Donohue Jennifer Littlejohn Alisa Scott † Jessica Springer Amanda Zoellner Jason Saxe Kathryn Feller Daniel Pollard † Michael Taylor Sarah Zengo † Leslie Wacker M. Charles Festa Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 11 ANNUAL FUND Alumni Donors

195 continued John Gregory 203 Virginia Engel Isaac Schoepp 217E Kimberly Gniadek Steven Ibara Jessica Friedman Rosalinda Fortier Kathryn Shaughnessy Andrew Edelman Gavin Gregory Roman Kichorowsky Colleen Hanlon-Smith Margaret Hughes Elizabeth Gryska Nicole Kinsman Erika Kercher Haley Kimmet 214 218 Clara Hard Vladic Ravich Andrew Scott Ashleigh McCord John Armstrong Emily McGlynn Sarah Hauke Stephen Wheless Jane Sarno Wendy Kordesch Kevin Murray Douglas Hawpe 204 Clare O’Loughlin Megan Rawson Randolph Jones 198 William Diamond 209 Christopher Sullivan Guadalupe Ruiz-Jones Jonathan Liberzon Sarah Clement Alexander Dorsk Emma Bishop Christi Linardich Eleanor Gordon Min-Yi Jou Eleanor Johnson 215 219 R. Gardner Loring Andrew Horsburgh Otto Neumuth Mara Vaile Gregory Ardini Zena Cardman Maureen Lynch Scott MacLellan Laura Talaga Sophia Bahlkow Makaila Gallup Brittain Mason Danielle Tommaso Ryan Mullins 210 Laura Bramley Kerry Johnston Stephan Morris Elizabeth Torgersen Rachel Philbrick Kimiko Nakamura Sarah Pilzer Katherine Letourneau Meredith Briand Peter Kopp Bradley Nicholson Derek Castro Heather McGee Daniel Niebler 199 Giovanni Poles Andrew Sclafani Megan Cook Stephanie Miner Shannon O’Brien Rika Anderson Roman Shor Chava Weitzman Laura Duffy Catherine Roney Elizabeth Ochoa Michael Schrimpf Daniel Stone Arthur Phillips Jenna Sullivan Alexandra Fioretti Caleigh Waldman 211 Jessica McDermott Stephanie Pritchard † 200 Seisei Tatebe-Goddu Adele Roland Katherine Boldt Daniel Saxe 220 Elizabeth Davis Hannah Roth † 206 Scott McCracken Elizabeth Stivison Natasha Woodall Paul Dixon Elizabeth Summers Justin Gillespie Katie Giuliano Yoana Voynova Timothy Nedimyer 200A 211D 216 Jeremy Wansor Kristin Ryan Simon Schreier Rebecca Sinisgalli Emily Chandler 222 Elizabeth Witham Maia Theophanis Matthew Ecklund Ryan Bash Nicholas Zirino 200B 212 Caroline Goddard Ryan Dorsey 206A Eric Ettner Sarah Parkinson Rachel Luban 196 Janet Calcaterra Sophia Amberson Sean O’Brien Stephanie Penn Jeffrey Prunier Joel Barkan Rudy Normann Amy Sloan Leigh Quenin Lindsay Galbraith 201 Craig Smith 217 Jeremy Tagliaferre Allison Klein Anonymous (2) 207 Katherine Mueller Rachel Greenough Dana Powell Hannah Green Anneliese Thies Eric Shepard Anna Stevens Lauren Wang 213 Brittany Mauer Maria Trainor Cassondra Skinner Allison Weide David Bouck 202 James Childs 217B 197 Matthew Blumenfeld 208 Marjorie Crowley Adam Krebs Bart Critser Bonnie McGill Adam Carpenter Reid McMullan Colleen Dawicki Christa Daly Lucy Rozansky

ANNUAL FUND Parent Donors Anonymous (6) Mark and Jaclyn Bromley Lynda Claytor and W. Anthony Hitschler Karrie Ellis George and Marjorie Abbot Carl and Gayle Brown Katharine Coffin Peter and Cynthia Ellis Terry and Sheila Aiken † Walter and Kiyoko Brown Fred and Barbara Colin Charles Engel James and Nancy Amberson Irving and Mariette Buchman Philip and Rosemary Collyer Stephen and Carole Enright Richard and Barbara Angle William Buckley † Judith Cook John and Carolyn Evans Peter Appleby and Stephanie Raia John and Marcia Buckman † Marianne Cook Stephen and Elizabeth Fantone † Alan and Denise Armstrong Tony and Nancy Butterworth Oliver and Jill Coolidge William and June Farnham Millicent Armstrong † Peter Calcaterra and Pamela La Rue R. Bruce and Carol Cooper David and Holly Faus Rick and Fran Armstrong Gregory and Kristine Caldwell Thomas Cotton and Melinda Howe Stephen and Dagmar Finkle Francis and Jane Ballard Levin and Eleanor Campbell James and Martha Crowley William and Joan Ford Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent Steven and Kathleen Cartwright Stuart and Sharon Cushner Nancy Forrest Donald and Elaine Barnes Dennis and Elizabeth Cashman John and Catherine Damon John Forsyth and Linnet Tse James and Carolyn Baughman Laurence and Brett Casper Rodney and Christine Decker John and Carla Fox John and Carol Beach Denice Chandler and Catherine Jones † Rohit and Katharine Desai † Edward and Karen Fraioli † Charles and Barbara Bell Peter and Elizabeth Chandler William and Mary Lou DeWitt † David and Suzanne Fream Robert and Julie Bennett Richard and Susan Chandler † John and B. Lee Dorn † Ronald and Dale Freeman Eldredge and Pamela Bermingham Stephen and Lynda Chandler George and Dorothy Dorr John and Meryl French J. Leonard and Dorothy Bicknell Jeffrey Chase and Rebecca Finn Charles and Maryann Dorsey Gregory and Nancy Fritz † Matthew Bloch and Marilyn Pasierb Robert and Susan Chennell Clover Drinkwater Francis Fruehstorfer John and Carol Boehringer Jocelyn, W-46, and Douglas Childs Charles Duffy and Margaret McKee David and Audrey Funk Bruce and June Boggs Douglas and Linda Christian John and Merril Dutton Joseph and Marilyn Galanti David and Harriet Borton Walter and Judith Christmas David and Mildred Ebbin James and Donna Garaventa Arthur Bouchard † Dexter and June Churchill Philip and Shirley Edelman Thomas Gardiner David and Suzanne Boyd L. Elliott and Judith Clark † Donna Eden † Frank and Erin Gentile Keith and Mary Jo Bradley Thomas Clark and Susan Adams Peter and Kathryn Elefterakis Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff Emily Bramhall, W-27 Sue Brandt J. Scott and Mayke Briggs † On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years. Jeanne Brody † Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years. 12 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 ANNUAL FUND Parent Donors Sarah, W-8, and Glen Gierke William and Margaret Kaplan David and Susan Nicholson Helene Sommer Wright William and Joanne Gilbrook Isao and Yukiko Kato Kyle and Diane Noble Robert and Kay Soucy Edna Gillespie Sheldon and Audrey Katz James Normann and Linda Lapin James and Karen Sparkes Stephanie Gooman-Nakata Patricia Kelly Christiane Northrup Mrs. Helen B. Spaulding Alice Goyert † James and Mary Emily Kerney Charles and Eugenia O'Brien Veronica Sperling † Joseph and Beverly Gracia Jamal Kharbush and Barbara Olson R. Michael and Celine O'Brien Patricia Sprague Edward Grandin Elmer and Marilyn Klumpp Patrick and Lynn O'Reilly Ronald and Carolyn Starr Thomas and Joan Granger † Edward and Amy Knight Maksymilian and Grazyna Ostas Loyd and Elaine Starrett Samuel and Margaret Gray Thomas and Susan Knight Renée Bennett O’Sullivan Daniel Stevens David and Emily Green Steven and Vikki Krebs Leroy and Winifred Parker † David Stone James and Carol Greenough John and Kathleen Lanoue Rafe and Kate Parker Mark and Kathleen Stryker Stephen and Sally Gresham Susan Laur Nancy Pendleton † Greg and Joyce Studen David and Joan Grubin † Paul and Jane Lawrence Christopher, W-6, and Diane, W-16, Penn Edwin and Phyllis Stumpf P. Von, W-6, and Catherine Gryska Dave Lemonick and Mary Tuttle James and Debra Peters Edward and Eileen Sullivan Marcia Gustafson Alan and Janet Letourneau John Petersen Paul and Lenore Sundberg Thomas Gustafson Robert and Constance Loarie † Robert and Denise Picotte Fred Suppes Kenneth and Kathleen Haber Worth and Louise Loomis Thomas and Mary Kay Pilat James and Aimée Swain Harold Hackett Clifford, W-22, and Randy Low Cynthia, W-95, and B. Steven Polikoff Philip and Joan Swanson Peter Haddock Vincent and Crystal Lucchesi † Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheppard Poor Leopold and Jane Swergold Jane Halbach Michael and Patricia Lucy Kenneth and Kim Pritchard James and Julie Swol Linda and Douglas Haley Myles and Cornelia Lund † William and Diane Pulleyblank Michael and Ann Taylor Charles Hall Lynn MacCuish Peter and Karen Rabins Melvin and Norene Tews Jeannette Hall John and Susan Mackay † Michael and Alicia Rafter Hugh and Elizabeth Thompson Gilbert Hallam Hugh and Ruth Mahaffy John and Charlotte Randall Robert and Dorothy Thompson Lesley Hallenbeck Timothy Mahoney and Pamela Donnelly † William and Karen Regan Walter and Nancy Thompson George and Polly Hamilton William and Christina Maloney † Patricia Reidenbach Peter and Elizabeth Thomson † Richard, W-10, and Lisa Hamilton Robert and Susan Mandel † John and Sharyn Reitz Howard and Judith Tolkan Lawrence and Hylton Hard Richard and Joyce Mann † David and Elaine Ressler David and Ruth Tripp Tom and Stephenne Harding † Jerrold and Mary Ellen Manock † Donald and Pamela Reynolds William and Martha Umhau Richard and Nancy Harwood Hugh and Olive March Gary and Bernice Reynolds † Michael and Dorothy Vicari Robert and Karolyn Harwood † Frank and Linda Maresca † Sara Rhoades James and Virginia Vitarello Richard Hawkins and Marian Ferguson Miles Marshall Christopher Richardson Robert and Karen Votava Kathleen Healy and Julian Day Albert and Janice Martin Edward Righter Richard Wacker and Patricia Rusk Mark and Anne Heinen P. G a i l M a r t i n David and Sandra Roberts John Wade and Yuko Higa † Carl and Margaret Heise Charles and Monika Mason † Andrew and Harriot Rockefeller Colton Wagner Edward Heiskell R. Hardin Matthews and Jane Dougan † George Rockwood Stephen, W-12, and Carol Ann Wagner Rodger and Jillian Herrigel Victor and Marie Mauer Beverly Rosenzweig Rex and Wendy Walden David and Ilona Higgins † Kathleen Maxon Kenneth and Kathy Rugg Milton and Caroline Walters Alice Hildebrand and Allen Myers † Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mayer Blanca Ruiz Allen and Nancy Warner Michael and Linda Hoffmann Mary Anne Mayo and Stephen Nelson Dave Rumker and Susan Phillips Eric Wassermann and Janell Schweickert Kenneth and Willa Hogberg Martin and Rose McAndrews Randall and Jenifer Rydz Michael Waterhouse and Deborah Fallender William and Kathleen Holt E. Dennis and Sandra McCarthy Jeremy, W-75, and Dianne Salesin Mark and Susan Webster Gerald and Jane Holtz Peter McChesney Jane Sattler † Gregory and Vicki Whalen Rick Hornby and Tracey Leger-Hornby Walter and Carol McClennen † Peter and Karin Savio E. Douglas and Barbara White † William and Catherine Hoyt Steve McCracken and Sue Waggener Frederick and Judith Schmid William and Roberta Whiting Edward and Dorothy Hudson † Bartlett and Cynthia McGuire Rosalind Schmitt † Peter Willauer and Carol Nugent Peter and Linda Hutton † Mary Lou McGuire Joshua and Eve Schreier Thomas and Alice Willey John and Carole Ide † David and Ellen McKinnon Peter and Lucy Schumer Craig and Nancy Willis Paul and Marjorie Inderbitzen Robert and Patricia McNitt Peter and Kathi Sclafani Vincent and Susan Wisniewski Marc and Bonnie Inver Bruce Meier and Wendy Fearnside Alma Scully Albert and Barbara Wolcott Yvana Iovino † Anne Meigs-Brown Richard and Spain Secrist Edward and Ann Woll William Irving James and Roberta Mendillo Richard and Gwyn Sewall † J. Patrick and Carmen Woodall Deborah Jackson † David and Veronica Metzler † Edward and Joan Shankle George and Katharine Woodwell Andris and Clarissa Jakobsons William and Audrey Meyer † John and Helen Sharpe Frederick and Mary Zamon Daryl and Kay James William and Wenda Millard Christopher and Margaret Sheedy Louis and Pauline Zandoli Edward and Myrna Jenkins Donald and Susan Miller John and Jean Sheild Jim Zethmayr and Mary Gebka Alexander and Jill Johnson Perry Miller and Sandra Frawley Jack and Patricia Shumate † William and Elizabeth Zimmermann Garrett and Barbara Johnson Stephen and Christina Miller † William and Mary Lynn Simmons Stephen and Janet Zwarg † James and Melinda Johnson † Gail and Phil Minschwaner Paul and Barbara Sinisgalli Mrs. Stephen Johnson Sarah Moore Chester and Leslie Siuda Robert and Elizabeth Johnson † Edwin and Linda Morgens † Louis and Barbara Sklar Randolph and Susan Jones Robert and Mary-Margaret Morse † Roger and Carol Sloboda † Suzanne Jonsson, W-29 William and Marilyn Munger Lawrence and Deborah Smith Jack and Cynthia Kadzik † Joseph and Virginia Murray Margaret Smith Werner and Dorothy Kaese Eric and Margaret Neilsen † Thomas and Barbra Smithgall Edward Kane and Martha Wallace Amos and Andrea Neufeld Gary and Christine Soares Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 13 ANNUAL FUND Friends Anonymous (5) Jeff Dorman David and Nancy Jackson Nancy Richardson Donald and Barbara Abt Neal Driscoll and Cheryl Peach Gary Jaroslow and Nancy Parmentier † Ralph and Julie Richardson Arthur and Reneé Allen George and Pauline Duclos Ambrose and Anna Jearld † W. Dixon Riley William and Elsie Apthorp Joseph and Darlene Dupras George Johnson † Peter and Lucy Robbins John Armstrong Paul and Rita Dussault Royal Joslin Norman Robinson David Arnold Timothy Dyer † Robert and Susan Karam † Elizabeth Roosevelt Douglas and Kristen Atkins Sylvia Earle Michaele Kashgarian and Mark Rose Edward and Susie Rowland Ruth Atkinson † Henry and Laurie Eberhardt Donald and Anne Keel † Saul Sacks † Susan Avery James and Nancy Edwards † Wayne and Barbara Keith † Carl Safina † David and Nancy Babin † Ford and Jean Elsaesser Morris and Elizabeth Kellogg Richard Sailor and Mary Johnston † Ronald and Kay Baird James Emery Edmund* and Mayotta* Kendrick H. Alexander Salm Arthur and Mary Baker † Diane Eskenasy and Tim Aldrich John and Louise Kingsbury G. West and Victoria Saltonstall Benjamin and Deborah Baker † John Evers Gus and Liza Koven † Jane Saltonstall Nicholas Baker John and Shirley Farrington † E. Thomas and Willa Kuh Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schutt Talbot Baker David and Doris Fausch Gabriel LaHue Gary and Elisabeth Schwarzman Joseph and Pamela Barry † Peter and Alison Fenn Jeremy and Kara Lavender Law Robert and Stella-Mae Seamans Charles and Christina Bascom Judith Fenwick Sidney LeFavour Mr. and Mrs. John Searle, Jr. Roger and Masako Bellinger Armand Fernandes † Adolfo and Corinne Leung Ross and Kathleen Sherbrooke Katrina Bercaw Tucker and Catherine Ferrell George and Emily Lewis Stephen and Bonnie Simon Séan Bercaw Edwin and Angela Fischer Barbara Littlefield Jean Smith † Thomas Bethea † David and Mary Flinn Stanley and Martha Livingston Stanley and Josephine Smith Paul Bloom and Lei-Anne Ellis Ralph and Erika Forbes † George Lohman and Susan Humphris Alexander Spaulding W. Jeffrey and Martha Bolster Robert and Patricia Foulke Ellie Linen Low and David Low Lionel and Vivian Spiro Robin Bond Clayton Fowler Philip and M. Susan Lozier † Wallace and Pamela, W-75, Stark Timothy Bontecou Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy † Diana Lucas † Margaret Stark-Roberts Francis and Margaret Bowles Robert and Alexena Frazee † Martin and Anne Madden † Bruce and Anne Steere John and Jane Bradley Mary Freeman John and Linda Maguire Clay and Clara Stites † Eric Braitmayer and Jack Haney Robert and Susan Gagosian † Bruce Mallory Craig Swatland John and Nancy Braitmayer † Seth Gelsthorpe Nelson and Grace Marshall Steven Syverson and James Breed Christian Giardina and Ingrid R. Gordon and Judy McGovern † Diana Alvarado-Syverson Gale Brewer and Calvin Snyder Dockersmith † Mr. and Mrs. Philip McKee Judy Thompson Jacob and Barbara Brown Craig and Nancy Gibson † Grant and Rebecca McKeever Donald and Shirley Ann Thomson † Lexie Bullard and Kevin Kump † Robert and Francesca Giegengack Philip and Kathy McKnight † Cutler Umbach Peter and Tia Bullard David Gilbertson and Carolee Don and Barbara McLucas Joan Underwood Sarah Bullard † Matsumoto Richard McWethy Daniel Walker Andrew and Amy Burnes Terry Glenn Robert and Margaret McWethy Joan Ward Rick and Nonnie Burnes Jonathan and Dorothy Goldweitz † Peter and Jenny Mello William and Mary Warden Toby and Barbie Burr † William Grant † Richard and Katherine Mellon † James and Elizabeth Waring Ned and Betsy Cabot Rupert and Jennifer Grantham Edwin and Cassandra Milbury † Deborah Warner Francis Campanella Virginia Gray Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield Joseph Warren John and Roberta Carey † Henry and Nina Griswold Raymond and Jeanne Minchak † James Watters and Ashley Tobin † Ernest and Lynne Chadderton J. Robert and Teresa Gunther Peter Moore and Alicia Hills-Moore † Richard and Anne Webb Joyce Chaplin Kenneth Haines † Bruce Morehead and Imelda Mehlert David Wechsler Morris and Cynthia Cheston Julia Hall Steven Morgan Scott Weiss and Deborah Jackson Weiss Frederick Christian Jane Hallowell Greg and Donna Muzzy Neal Weiss and Margie Waite David and Betsy Clark John Harrison Kenneth Neal Joe and Anne Welch † James and Ruth Clark Kenneth and Helena Hartnett Douglas Nemeth † Thomas and Katrina Weschler Carol Cleave Robert Hassey and Susan Bozek Paul and Adelaide Nicholson Joan Wheeler † Annemarie Cochran G. Arnold and Carol Haynes Philip and Jeannetter Parish William and Jean Whelan Roan Conrad R. William and Dawn Hazelett Margaret Parker Lawrence and Janie White Daniel and Katherine Cooney Elizabeth Heald † Herbert Parsons † James Wickersham † Edith Corning Jerome and Anne Heller Edward and Joan Partridge † Susan Williams † Anne Coughlan Carl Herzog and Laurie Weitzen Robert Patterson and Jane Manipoli Richard Wilson William and Julia Cramer Robert and Janet Hewes Charles and Faith Paulsen John Winchester † John and Laura Crosby Grace Hinkley † Vernon and Dorothy Penner Elizabeth Winn Benjamin Cuker and Dawn Gerbing Franklin and Linda Hobbs Paul and Mary Perkins Alastair Wolman † Mrs. William Curby and Edward Holland † Laurie Pohl Eric and Sandra Wolman Matthew Taylor Curby Paul and Betsey Horovitz George and Kathy Putnam Joseph and Laura Wood Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dabney Charles Hovey Robert and Judith Quinlan † Lucy Wood Willis and Nancy Daugherty † Michael and Hope Hudner † Donald and Rohlat Ramsbottom † Anthony and Mary Zane † John and Helen Davies † Gordon and Elizabeth Hughes Julie Rankin Edwin and Caroline Zimmerman † Michael and Jane Deland † Peter and Mary Huidekoper † Christopher and Bryce Reddy Robert Demere Jodie Ireland Abbott and Katharine Reeve Paul and Ellen DeOrsay Melville Ireland Clare Rhoades † Nicholas and Birgitte Dill Arne and Gail Isaksen Paul and Maryanne Richards

14 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 *Deceased ANNUAL FUND Faculty and Staff Donors

Jill Arthur † Jennifer Haddock, C-109 † Kara Lavender Law † Glen Thomas David Bank, W-82 Sally Hampton Mary Malloy † Janet Wagner † Scott Branco Kerry Hannigan † Elizabeth Maloney, W-162 † Laurie Weitzen John Bullard † Gary Jaroslow † Maryanne Richards Erik Zettler Dale Dean † John Jensen Philip Sacks Mary Engels Paul Joyce † Amy Siuda, C-142 Kimberly Gniadek, C-195 Jeremy Law Stephen Tarrant

ANNUAL FUND Foundations and Corporations

The ACE Foundation The Gravina Family Foundation, Inc. The New York Community Trust Alcoa Foundation The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Nord Family Foundation The American Foundation Corporation Hampton & Blake The Pegasus Foundation American International Group, Inc. Houghton Mifflin Company Pfizer, Inc. AXA Foundation Hyde Family Foundations PNC Foundation B & H Ocean Carriers, Ltd. IBM The Belsky-Doyle-Polikoff-Troubh Family Fund Bank of America Ingersoll-Rand Charitable Foundation The Procter & Gamble Fund The Boston Foundation Robert A. Jaye Foundation Charitable Trust Rochester Area Community Foundation The Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation Jewish Commmunity Foundation SAIC Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation The Peter T. Joseph Foundation Salem Foundation CIGNA Kent-Lucas Foundation, Inc. Saltchuk Resources, Inc. Colgate-Palmolive Company Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Shell Oil Companies Simon & Eve Colin Foundation, Inc. Koven Foundation Esther Simon Charitable Trust Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. The LOJO Foundation The M. & H. Sommer Foundation de Beaumont Foundation Marsh & McLennan Companies Sprint Foundation Rohit and Katharine Desai Family Foundation Oscar G. & Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation Starbucks Diamond Ice Foundation MeadWestvaco Foundation State Street Matching Gift Program Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation Mentor Press, LLC Swergold Family Foundation The Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, Inc. Merck, Co. Tidewater Research Foundation, Inc. Exxon Education Foundation Merrill Lynch & Company TisBest Charity Gift Cards Bob Fleigh Foundation, Inc. MHG Foundation TransUnion GE Foundation Microsoft United States Coast Guard Auxiliary GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Mobil Foundation, Inc. The Walton Family Foundation, Inc. GoodSearch The J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation Whitehall Foundation, Inc. Google Gift Matching Program National Grid The Wildwood Foundation

ANNUAL FUND Restricted Gifts Anonymous (5) The Estate of Christopher Lovelock November Learning Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation The Mabee Foundation Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and Kathleen Kunzer Jamie, W-14, and David Deming Jeff and Maria Mason Henry M. Rowan Family Foundation, Inc. Susan and Andrew Hess Jim Millinger and Charlotte Hatfield Manning and Virginia Smith Susan Humphris and George Lohmann Edwin and Linda Morgens United Educators Management Company H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest The New World Foundation The Wildwood Foundation

RESTRICTED GIFTS Endowed Scholarship Fund New Horizons Capital Campaign Rafe and Kate Parker Endowment Fund Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation J. Scott and Mayke Briggs Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Lucy Loomis, W-18, and Thomas Creighton Hallstein Endowed Fellowship Oceans and Climate Endowment Philip Sacks Horner Foundation Hope Wigglesworth Meghann Horner-Smith, C-163, and Andy Smith John Wigglesworth, W-5, and Priscilla Brooks, W-50 The John C. Parker Endowed Scholarship Melville Ireland Endowed Scholarship Margaret Parker The Kate Ireland Foundation Vision Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation Michael and Ann Taylor Exy Johnson Endowed Scholarship Eric and Sandra Wolman Robert and Elizabeth Johnson

On all pages, bold type indicates donors who have contributed for at least 10 consecutive years. † Indicates donors who have contributed for at least 5 consecutive years. Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 15 GIFTS IN HONOR (all funds and campaigns)

In honor of Christina A. Dykeman’s, In honor of the Ibara family In honor of Sea Education Association faculty S-219, 21st birthday Benjamin Wang Margaret Parker Gabriel LaHue In honor of Mary Malloy, Philip Sacks and Jan Witting In honor of Syma A. Ebbin, W-67 Judy Thompson David and Mildred Ebbin In honor of Camilo Mejia In honor of Emily M. Harwood’s, S-190, birthday Kathryn Garrison, W-116 Robert and Karolyn Harwood

GIFTS IN MEMORY (all funds and campaigns)

In memory of Bud Bertash Stephan Morris, S-195 In memory of Melville H. Ireland Peter, W-140A, and Kismet Bertash Kimiko Nakamura, S-195 Anne Coughlan Daniel Niebler, S-195 The Kate Ireland Foundation In memory of Ann Brewer Shannon O'Brien, S-195 Jodie Ireland Michael and Ann Taylor Elizabeth Ochoa, C-195 The LOJO Foundation Arthur Phillips, S-195 The Pegasus Foundation In memory of Joel L. Cartwright Stephanie Pritchard, C-195 Loren Bach, S-195 Adele Roland, C-195 In memory of Irivng M. Johnson Emma Bassein, C-195 Hannah Roth, S-195 The American Foundation Corporation Jessica Bell, S-195 Elizabeth Summers, C-195 James Breed Steven and Kathleen Cartwright Yoana Voynova, C-195 Edith Corning Austin Corry, S-195 Jeremy Wansor, C-195 Amber Cost, C-195 Elizabeth Witham, S-195 In memory of Barbara Johnson Matthew Crouse, S-195 Nicholas Zirino, S-195 Terry Glenn Ian Dargon, C-195 Rachel Decker, C-195 In memory of Armin E. Elsaesser In memory of Exy Johnson Michael DiGiulio, S-195 Anonymous (2) James Breed Joshua Donohue, S-195 Ford and Jean Elsaesser Kathryn Feller, C-195 Susan and Andrew Hess In memory of Jock Kiley M. Charles Festa, C-195 Joan and Edward Partridge Kimberly Gniadek, C-195 In memory of Edward W. Farrell Peter and Lucy Robbins Gavin Gregory, C-195 Barbara Jones Elizabeth Gryska, S-195 In memory of Charles McClennen Clara Hard, S-195 In memory of Mitchell Gibbons-Neff Robert and Karolyn Harwood Sarah Hauke, S-195 Peter and Deborah Gibbons-Neff Douglas Hawpe, S-195 In memory of Robert C. Seamans, Jr. Randolph Jones, C-195 In memory of Caroline Granger, C-134 Edmund* and Mayotta* Kendrick Jonathan Liberzon, C-195 Thomas and Joan Granger Christi Linardich, S-195 Maureen Lynch, C-195 In memory of Phillips Hallowell Brittain Mason, C-195 Jane Hallowell

GIFTS IN KIND (all funds and campaigns)

Andrews Compass Service David Egloff Paul Rosenzweig, W-43, and William Russell, C-102, and Daryl Breda Jacob and Barbara Brown Grant Macdonald, W-122 Kathleen Kunzer Chip Shultz William, W-35, and Deborah Duggan Don and Barbara McLucas

16 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 *Deceased This was written for publication on SEA’s website where information is provided for prospective students and their families. On page 18 of this issue read about one case where these important practices were implemented.

SEA Semester Safety Practices and Risk Management

Sea Education Association (SEA) and its associated programs fully recognize the significant responsibility for training and housing young people at our campus in Woods Hole, MA and for taking them to sea. For nearly forty years, SEA has thoughtfully and continuously honed its safety policies and procedures to minimize risk to program participants and personnel while achieving programmatic goals. Perhaps because SEA was founded by experienced mariners, there exists a climate throughout our organization that promotes safety awareness and prudent decision making. Although SEA takes pride in our safety record, we continuously monitor and assess our training, personnel, policies, and equipment to maintain safety as a priority within our programs and operations. SEA maintains a philosophy of prevention but we prepare for and are capable of a broad spectrum of response. On shore, the student body never exceeds fifty-four persons. All students live on campus in our dormitories, which are supervised by a Head Resident. Their behavior and conduct is monitored and must meet our established code of conduct. Students are continuously assessed for maturity and responsibility and those deviating from acceptable behavior are not allowed to participate in the sea component. In addition, students are prepared during the shore component for emergence into the setting of the sea where prevention is the best defense. At sea, the staff to student ratio is approximately 1:2. Our professional staff receives safety and medical training and performs regular drills. Our vessels are equipped with all necessary equipment for navigation and emergency situations, and we have medical response plans that include use of Medical Advisory Systems (http://www.mas1.com/) and Divers Alert Network (http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/). At sea, communications with program staff include high seas radio, satellite telephones, and limited email capability. We are conservative and proactive in our risk management strategy. Unlike some other programs that take students to sea, our ships are US flagged, inspected and regulated vessels, and they have been designed and built specifically for us with student and crew safety foremost in mind. Our ships are United States Coast Guard certified and regularly inspected for ocean service; in addition, our vessels are voluntarily inspected to meet or surpass stringent naval and safety standards by the American Bureau of Shipping. In fact, SEA takes a leadership role in the world of sail training regulation and championed the creation of the legal classification that our ships now fall under, that of Sailing School Vessel (SSV). As such, our students are considered “crew members” and expected to act accordingly, with associated education and training to be an active part of the risk prevention and response team. Undergraduate students completing our Ocean Exploration program receive up to 106 days of sea service credit towards a Coast Guard credential, in recognition of both their onshore and at-sea preparation and training. As an organization, SEA voluntarily subjects itself to external and internal safety audits, and we hold professional safety training forums on emergency systems, heavy weather avoidance, and even in-field psychological assessment. Our sailing locations are designed well in advance to optimize program objectives and are based on seasonal weather patterns, sea conditions, oceanographic research clearances and port calls visited. First and foremost, we consider weather; our cruise track selection and timing reflects strict adherence to predictable heavy weather avoidance. Additionally, as one of the largest requestors of research clearances, we maintain a strong and positive relationship with the U.S. Department of State. Finally, because we have at most 27 students aboard our vessels, we select port calls that are small, easily monitored and of a manageable size but that also provide students an opportunity to interact with the local culture. In truth, student off-ship time is very limited; we normally spend 2-3 days in 1-2 foreign ports over a six-week sea component, but students tend to spend less than half that time off the vessel since all nights are spent back on board ship. Their exposure to the most common hazards of study abroad programs, such as traffic accidents, sexual assault and harassment, use and abuse of drugs or alcohol, and exposure to disease and illness in a host country (Van der Werf, Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. LIII, 2007; Safety Abroad First Educational Travel Information, http://www.globaled.us) is therefore much more limited than most. Students are accountable for maintaining our code of conduct while on foreign soil, which because of their crewmember “on watch” status includes restricted alcohol use and zero-tolerance for non-prescription drugs. In summary, safety awareness and risk management is in the very fabric of short- and long-term decision making at Sea Education Association. We have a long history of personal safety that reflects our vigilant attendance to risk minimization. Unquestionably, our students spend six weeks in a wilderness setting, but it is highly managed and structured by licensed professional mariners and educators 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I —David Bank, Director of Marine Operations

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 17 The Hallstein Fellowship A fund to support medical training of shipboard crew and staff —By John Wigglesworth

I am an alumnus of W-5. From 1972 to as recently as this last April, I have sailed many miles with SEA…ship miles, office miles, professional and personal miles. I have had many rewarding times during these years all of which can be described as a rich blend of students, shipmates, science, education and the sea. On W-54, I met Bill Hallstein. The cruise was the fall trip south, from Woods Hole to St. Thomas. Many familiar names were on that trip. Wallace Stark was the captain and I know that Phil Sacks and I were sailing as mates and Al Hickey was an assistant scientist. Greg Lohse was the engineer. Bill signed on as a doctor for the off shore part of the trip; but as those who know Bill would understand, he was much more than that. His experience as a mariner, his passion for sea-faring, his understanding of people, his ability to see multiple layers of the experience, his sense of humor, and his high standards set a tone for the trip that has not been forgotten. Since W-54, Bill has continued on with SEA in a number of ways…mate and master on many trips; friend and confidant to all those he has sailed with along the way. Among his many …my experience allowed contributions to SEA, Bill stands alone as the one who has continually been at the me to see with focused forefront of what Captain Elliot Rappaport recently described as our “medical safety net”. For years I observed Bill review our medical supply inventory on the ships. For clarity the SEA medical years I observed Bill consult with the Marine Department on medical protocols to be followed on the ship. For years I observed Bill develop a group of SEA doctors who program in practice… worked to anticipate all the worst case medical scenarios like lacerations, infection, burns, broken bones, and bleeding and to assure we were prepared to deal with them at sea, and as appropriate to the level of training in the crew. For years, for all of us who sailed as master, Bill was the one to call when facing a medical emergency at sea. For me, S-222 was a chance to go to sea again. In 2009, on a sabbatical year from my work as a teacher, I was given the opportunity by Paul Joyce, David Bank, Elliot Rappaport and Amy Siuda to sail on the Robert C. Seamans, a ship that was only in the design phase when I left full time work at SEA in 1997. It was a chance to experience a Pacific Ocean cruise track from Hawaii to Tahiti that was new for me. And ultimately it was a chance to re-visit the experience and the program that profoundly influenced the making of the person I am today. Four of the six weeks were more than I could have asked for: mile after mile of trade wind sailing, teaching navigation, clear night skies, with crew and students working as As the reality of my situation unfolds: shipmates toward the goals of the trip as well as piecing together my own research Elliot makes a late night call to MAS (Medical project. But on April 16th, in the middle of the south central Pacific, 500-600 miles from Advisory Systems) and they prescribed an French Polynesia, the trip took a different tack for me. A small scrape on my right shin antibiotic treatment. became seriously infected with a bacteria that was bound and determined to swell my leg to the point where circulation would stop, and the tissue and bone would Mackenzie and Nick lay out a watch program to die…potentially resulting in the loss of my leg or worse. As Elliot said, on April 16th I monitor vital signs, deliver the meds and do became a crash test dummy for the SEA medical safety net. 103 degree fever, 90 plus everything they could to keep me comfortable. temperature outside, high humidity, a ship starving for ventilation, laying in my own Elliot calls MAS again; the marine department gets sweat, unwavering pain in my leg, difficulty breathing…I was not doing too well. But notified. Bill is notified and starts to monitor the despite the state I was in, I think my experience allowed me to see with focused clarity situation. the SEA medical program unfold in front of me. If I was having trouble with anything it was the fact that I was the patient in this case and not the one trying to deal with it. Slight fever, and the pink, heat and swelling of Elliot and Amy were amazing, both masterful at threading the needle between this infection is still creeping up my thigh. Elliot sends emergency and keeping the program going for the students. Elliot’s calm, professional a picture of my leg to SEA doc John Cahill in Ireland manner and dry sense of humor, combined with the vigilance, care and positive attitude and to SEA. Cahill says this is the real deal… begin of medical officers Mackenzie Haberman and Nick Shonka made me feel safe and in a more aggressive antibiotic treatment. good hands. Bill calls the ship, reviews the situation with Elliot Soon, we settle into a routine…shots of cefoxitin every 12 hours, cipro every other 12 and tells me directly the nature of the infection… hours. Mackenzie, Nick and Elliot are no longer practicing on grapefruits. They are keep your leg up or lose it. How long will this last, I giving me shots wherever they could find muscle. ask? Not a fair question for a psychiatrist, Bill says. The students were great. They make up my Tahitian Boudoir in the lab…a mattress on the floor in some air conditioning…finally a break from the heat. For 4 days, I doze

18 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 in and out of watch changes…shots, meds, vital signs…some delivery of food....I talk to the students about their projects…. Donations to the Hallstein Fellowship Fund may be made online or by sending a Mackenzie and I joke about how well my check payable to Sea Education Association to SEA, PO Box 6, Woods Hole, MA leg looks. 02543. Please note Hallstein Fellowship on the subject line of the check. We get to Bora Bora and after a day in the clinic there, our lab hand Tracy Sylvester, S-221, leaves the ship to help me get back to Tahiti. In Tahiti, with Tracy by my side, I wait with all the other casualties in Papeete outside the emergency room, hoping to get help. Soon I get admitted, doctors evaluate the situation and prescribe…amoxicillin. “Amoxicillin”, I say to myself, “that is what I give to a kid with an earache. This cannot be right”. At this point John Cahill calls me….I could not believe it…I said this is not right…I have to get out of here. Marine Department wheels, under the direction of David Bank, are still operating full speed ahead….many logistics later, a flight was organized despite the distance of 6,000 miles and 6 hours of time zone difference. Within 24 hours I am on a plane to LA, Tracy still at my side. My brother Andrew drops everything and meets me in LA…his own work in health care has opened the door to Cedars Sinai Medical Center. I was at Cedars Sinai for a week and Lahey Burlington back in Maine for another…intravenous antibiotics to say the least. In each place doctors were very complimentary of the work done on the ship. They did not say it directly, but they suggested that those who helped me on the ship, at the very least, saved my leg. From Cory Cramer to Rafe Parker to John Bullard. From Jim Millinger to Susan Humphris to Audrey Meyer to Paul Joyce. From Wallace Stark to Phil Sacks to Peg Brandon to Al Hickey to David Bank. From all the Captains, Chief Scientists and crew, Bill has tied most every knot and knit most every mesh of the current medical safety net. In the spirit of my father, a sailor and doctor himself, and to recognize Bill for all he has done for SEA; to thank Bill and SEA people for all you have done for me, recently and over many years, my family would like to present SEA with an initial gift towards the creation of the Bill Hallstein Fellowship and the on-going support of medical training for the crew. We hope this fund grows significantly and enables all crew to develop the skills and overall (Top l to r) SSV Robert C. Seamans Class S-222 at sail; John Wigglesworth with former understanding of what it takes to care for Chief Scientist Henry Genthe and his daughter during port stop at Kiribati; a Pacific sky. a shipmate in times of medical emergency (bottom) Class S-222 students join students from St. Francis School on Christmas Island in at sea. I Kiribati in a musical game.

Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 19 SCIENCE CORNER Introducing SEA’s New Science Team

Mary Engels and Nate Twichell named to new positions

Long time SEA Science Coordinator, Erik Zettler, was named to the position of Associate Dean, Institutional Relations and Research in August of 2009. At the same time Assistant Science Coordinator, Mary Engels, was named to the position of Science Coordinator. Dean Paul Joyce made the announcement, saying, “With her background both on the ships and from her research background at University of Hawaii, Mary had the ability to step immediately into the position Erik left, picking up an increasingly complex suite of responsibilities without missing anything. Mary takes every project and makes it her own — making sure that every step we take is well and thoroughly thought through and implemented according to plan.” Together, the Science Coordinator and Assistant Science Coordinator positions are responsible for the hiring and training of Assistant Scientists, insuring compliance with State Department research clearance requirements, acting as liaison to coastal states, selecting, purchasing and maintaining scientific and technical equipment, purchasing and maintaining scientific supplies for shore and shipboard use, and coordinating program activities between academic programs and ships operations. They also ensure the data quality and that the data comes back from the ships and gets archived on shore. Mary received a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction degree from Colorado College and a Masters of Science in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Hawaii. She is a published author on several papers about coral reef growth, including a chapter on the much lauded USGS report “The coral reef of south Moloka’i, Hawai’i; Portrait of a sediment-threatened fringing reef.” She has been associated with SEA since 2004 when she began working as an Assistant Scientist and was named Assistant Science Coordinator in 2007. Mary also serves as Chair of SEA’s Green Committee and works as a water quality volunteer for the Coalition for Buzzards Bay. She served as a judge for the Falmouth Academy Science Fair early this year. Nate Twichell was named to the position of Assistant Science Coordinator in November 2009. Nate is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He has worked as an Assistant Scientist on SEA ships since 2004 and taught science at Hebron Academy in Maine before joining SEA in his new capacity. Dean Paul Joyce is pleased to have Nate at SEA, noting, “Nate has a tremendous background as an assistant scientist, and has developed a thorough knowledge of the ships, their equipment and staff of assistant scientists over the years. Nate brings the enthusiasm of the crew into the office and is proving to be a huge asset in dealing with every new situation.” I

(Left) The new science team; Nate lowers a shipek off the science deck of the Seamans (below) Mary sailing on the Seamans in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, and taking part in a line chase on the Cramer.

20 Following SEA Winter/Spring 2010 uCURRENTS

By Sally McGee, C-134 Alumna Finds a Rewarding Journey at SEA and on Land

I am a late bloomer. The first I heard of SEA was in 1990 when my younger brother, Chip McGee, then a sophomore at Brown University, enrolled in SEA Semester. As a recent college graduate, I visited Woods Hole to see my brother as he and the rest of C-114 prepared for their trans-Atlantic voyage to Lisbon, Portugal. I was completely bowled over by the adventure my brother was about to experience. With some envy I thought, I had missed my chance to adventure. I should have taken this opportunity when I was in college!

After that visit to Woods Hole and two placement in the Republican office. I was as policy director for the Environmental more years in a Washington DC office accepted by the office of Representative Defense Fund’s Oceans Program in New job, I found myself still thinking about Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland. As a England. My work on the Council has SEA and the experience I thought missed. lifelong Democrat, this was even more of a been perhaps the biggest stretch outside And so, as a 24-year old, I enrolled in stretch then being a Midwestern girl my comfort zone since I first called the SEA’s summer session as a member of C- cooking on a 134’ brigantine. SEA office in 1992 to see if they would 134. I ate it up, even as the oldest student Working for a Republican, I found accept a non traditional student. Likewise, by far. Simply, SEA helped me discover many assumptions were challenged. I also my service on the Council has demanded something that was missing in my work. let many of them go, while adhering more that those who are a part of New England SEA provided an opportunity to stretch closely to a conservation ethic than I fisheries step outside their comfort zone. physically, mentally and emotionally in a thought possible. I ended up working in Up until last year, I was the only woman way that I had not before. It also gave a the Gilchrest office for several years, well currently appointed to the 18-member clear focus in my desire to promote beyond the conclusion of my fellowship. council. Most members have been a part conservation through my work. During that time I had my first real of New England fishing communities for a Immediately upon completing the taste of fishery policymaking. The lifetime, many stretching back generations. summer session, I was looking for my next Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation I have not. No others work for opportunity to work on the water. SEA and Management Act was up for reautho- conservation organizations. I do. Even so, needed an assistant steward, and I was rization. My boss chaired the I find opportunities to work with other more than happy to extend my connection subcommittee of jurisdiction. The Council members and fishermen at almost with SEA. Long story short, I was hooked. complexities of the Act and the balance every turn, I believe to the benefit of the I sold all my stuff and went to sea for five between conservation and economic fish and fishing communities. Truly, the years. I worked on traditionally rigged demands made this work challenging in a lasting gift that SEA gave me is the sailing vessels in the Canadian Maritimes, way I had not experienced. confidence to try new things and not the Caribbean, South Pacific, and parts of I had spent a great deal of time in New hesitate in challenging circumstances. Europe. These voyages, many lasting England during my sailing years. My Being a late bloomer isn’t always a bad weeks offshore, gave me a connection and partner (whom I met sailing) and I knew thing. Especially when you have a little understanding of the ocean I could not we wanted to return to New England to brother to lead the way…to Woods Hole. I have gained any other way. settle. We made the leap from Washington When I made my way back to the U.S. back “home” even as I was still sorting out in 1997 I knew I wanted to build that my new work. While working for the connection further. As many SEA alums Environmental Defense Fund and for have, I earned my Masters in Marine Mystic Seaport as mate on the schooner Affairs from the University of Rhode Brilliant, I secured an appointment to the Island. Completing my studies, I was New England Fishery Management Sally McGee onboard fortunate to return to Washington DC as a Council, the management body the SSV Corwith John C. Knauss Sea Grant Congressional responsible for developing rules for fishing Cramer, sitting on Fellow. Determined to continue to stretch in federal waters (3-200 miles offshore). the edges of my comfort zone, even if I I recently began my third three-year the bowsprit and wasn’t on a boat, I sought a fellowship term as a Council member, while working cooking in the galley.

1Patricia Kurkul, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office Administrator holds an automatic (not appointed) seat on the council.

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