WebbWEBB INSTITUTENews MAGAZINE | 2020 | VOL. 32 KEEPING THE WEBB COMMUNITY TOGETHER www.webb.edu IN THIS ISSUE 2020 | VOL. 32 2 Message from the President 3-5 Honoring Our Graduates 6 Webb Cares 7-9 Rick Royce and the Mountain of Terror 10 Update on Student Affairs 11-12 Another Record Year for Webb Admissions! 13 Meet the Class of 2024 Please send comments or article suggestions to: 14 Alumni Spotlight: Arthur W. Schmidt '48 [email protected] 15-16 Message from the Dean 17 Stuck@Webb CONTRIBUTORS 18 Outside the Webb Bubble R. Keith Michel '73 19-20 SD1: Ship Design - Junior Ship Design Highlights PRESIDENT 21 Freshman Spotlight: Spencer Margosian '23 Matthew Werner '95 & PG'97 22 Winter Work Tales: Croatia DEAN & ABS PROFESSOR OF NAVAL 23-24 Thesis Spotlight: Seniors Christopher Bal & Harrison Tack ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING 25-26 Message from the S.O. President Graphic Design & Layout: 27-28 Campus News Kerri Allegretta DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS & 29-32 Webb Athletics COMMUNICATIONS 33-34 Webb Alumni Association Report Supervising Editor: 34 Mobile Daylight Rechristening Gailmarie Sujecki (Hon.) 35 Regional Events: Bringing Together Generations of EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT & Webbies DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS 36 John W. Russell '67, W. Selkirk Owen Award Recipient Editors: 37 Heritage Society Spotlight: Dave Bovet '70 Dr. Richard C. Harris ASSISTANT DEAN & DIRECTOR OF HUMANITIES 38 BIW Remembers Kenneth "Chip" Faulter '81 Josie Wilson (Hon.) 39-43 In Memoriam DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC SERVICES 44-50 Alumni News - Class Notes EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS: Kerri Allegretta Jackson Juska '21 Marissa Alperin Duane Lee '20 MISSION STATEMENT Christopher Bal '20 Juliette Lehman '22 LJ Bock '20 Spencer Margosian '23 To inspire and educate tomorrow’s leaders in an David Bovet '70 Mary McGuinness '20 extraordinary learning community focused on Lauren Carballo R. Keith Michel '73 engineering and design in the marine field. Ian Cosic '21 Ioana Mirica '22 Dan Desio '21 Matthew Migliozzi '20 Webb Institute: Vicky Dlugokecki '89 Rick Neilson '70 Patrick Doherty Arthur Schmidt '48 Provides a rigorous education in the principles of Alana Duerr '08 Gailmarie Sujecki (Hon.) engineering and the fundamentals of naval architecture, Ryan Flanagan '21 Harrison Tack '20 marine engineering and related marine technologies; Bradley D.M. Golden '99 Lina Tenenbaum '21 Isa Hill '20 Kathie Townshend S'53 Develops skills that will enable graduates to become Ben Hunt '21 Matthew Werner '95, PG'97 leaders in, and make significant contributions to, their chosen profession and the wider community; PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS: Instills in graduates the highest ethical standards and Kerri Allegretta Reneé Tremblay '20 sense of professionalism; Kyle Koleda Jonathan Wang '20 Richard Royce Cultivates curiosity in the arts, sciences and humanities, and provides the background and encouragement Webb Institute, necessary to support lifelong learning; and Webb News is 298 Crescent Beach Road, published annually by: Glen Cove, NY 11542-1398 Perpetuates the values of William H. Webb. www.webb.edu 1 WEBB NEWS - 2020 Message from the President: Webb Stays on Course by R. Keith Michel '73, President My usual Webb News article begins with a description We are confident that reopening this fall is the right of Commencement Day but this is not a usual year. decision for Webb. As a small college located at the Everything changed in the middle of March when most “end of the road”, we have certain advantages. We have of our students journeyed home to continue their studies been mostly successful in keeping uninvited visitors remotely. Seventeen students remained on campus off campus. (Thanks to the classes of '77 and '88 for including fifteen seniors. We made the most of both sponsoring the automated gates at the entrances to scenarios – our strong sense of community remained campus!) We can expect our students and staff to adhere intact and for the first time in my memory, all students to our safety guidance. And as was demonstrated when passed all their courses! we so quickly shifted from in-person to remote learning in March, we are adaptable and resilient. To the members of the Class of 2020, I extend my best wishes for a fulfilling and successful life. Their time at As Dean Werner explains in his article beginning on page Webb was remarkable in many ways. It was my pleasure 15, the transition to online learning went remarkably to have spent four years enjoying their company and smoothly. However, no one at Webb believes that sitting watching this group excel academically, through their at home behind a computer can begin to substitute for leadership initiatives, and through their volunteerism the collaborative environment of a Webb classroom. We both on campus and in the local communities. pride ourselves on an education that blends the practical Congratulations to the Class of 2020!! with the theoretical. Our emphasis on experiential learning, team projects, and lab classes requires the The seniors decided to celebrate commencement over hands-on experience that the Webb campus was designed the Homecoming 2021 weekend. The consensus of the to facilitate. The message from our students, faculty, and class was that everybody should have the opportunity to staff has been clear – they want to be back on campus as attend commencement exercises. They made it through soon as we can safely accommodate them. four years of Webb together, and they were going to graduate together. Please join us in May for Homecoming We have and will continue to incur added expenses and weekend. It promises to be an exciting event. lost revenues due to our COVID-19 response. Room and board rebates, procurement of PPE, equipment and Meanwhile, we are busy making plans for the Fall 2020 software to support online teaching, quarantine housing, semester. Barring unforeseen events, Webb students and COVID-19 testing are just some of costs that we have will be on campus to attend classes on August 24th. and will sustain. I am most grateful for the extraordinary As I explained in my correspondence to students and financial support provided by our alumni, parents, and their parents, the health and safety of our students other friends of Webb during these challenging times. and employees is our highest priority. We are making We also benefited from CARES Act funding and support extensive preparations to ensure that best practices are from a couple of foundations. Our goal is to emerge followed, including physical distancing, proper use of from this pandemic stronger than ever. Your continued face coverings and other PPE, regular cleaning of public support will make this goal a reality. spaces, daily screening of students and staff, contact tracing, and provisions for quarantining and isolating students should the need arise. WEBB NEWS - 2020 2 HONORING OUR GRADUATES Because of the COVID pandemic, Webb's 124th Commencement will be held in-person during POST GRADUATE PLANS Homecoming weekend 2021. Even though the official celebration has been delayed, that did not stop the Webb Christopher Bal NASSCO community from honoring our new graduates. Louis Bock Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates Ian Cavanaugh Undecided President Michel '73 hosted a BBQ at his house for the seniors and employees who remained on-campus Mike DeNapoli Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates this spring semester. The senior class reunited online Grant Dixon Undecided through a virtual online toast, hosted by the Webb Mara DuVernois Resolve Marine Group Alumni Association. Vicky Dlugokecki '88, the Webb Alec Gonzalez Undecided Alumni President, hosted the event, which included over 120 attendees. The audience was comprised of Isa Hill NASSCO current students, faculty, administration, trustees, Duane Lee ABS alumni, and parents. Each senior had the opportunity to Thomas Linden Bristol Harbor Group speak about his or her post-graduate plans (listed to the Mary McGuinness Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates right), while alumni reminisced about their own Webb commencements and experiences. Matthew Migliozzi City University of London Audra Milbitz BLOM Maritime Finally, the Webb community put together a Galen Ng University of Michigan congratulatory video for our seniors that premiered on Max Pierce MIT their original commencement date. The video is available on Webb's Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/webbinstitute Abrianna Reddy ECS Rockford Regan Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates In additional to their degrees, several seniors received Alexander Taber ABS additional awards and prizes for their outstanding Harrison Tack Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates academic achievements in a variety of areas, such as excellence in thesis, excellence in mathematics, highest Zane Tinnell ABS general average, and exemplary commitment of service Reneé Tremblay Chevron Shipping Company to others through volunteerism, community service, and Jonathan Wang Carderock, Combatant Craft Div. civic outreach. Please view on the following page. Linda Waters University of Maryland Thesis posters, descriptions, senior spotlights, and Brandon Wui Herbert-ABS presentations are available at: www.webb.edu/academics/meet-the-class-of-2020/ Nicholas Yarka Gibbs and Cox 3 WEBB NEWS - 2020 AWARDS — TOTAL PERFORMANCE — CHAFFEE MEMORIAL PRIZE Louis Bock for general excellence {Sponsored by Trustee Joseph J. Cuneo '57} — LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS — PATRICK S. MATRASCIA GOOD SHIPMATE AWARD Audra Milbitz for working unselfishly and in harmony with classmates {Sponsored by President R. Keith Michel '73} THE CHARLES KURZ II (Hon.) COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Isa Hill and Reneé Tremblay for exemplary commitment of service to others through volunteerism, community service, and civic outreach {Sponsored by Charles Kurz II (Hon.)} PAUL E. ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZE IN ETHICS The Senior Class stuck in the bow thruster room of a Max Pierce Maersk containership. for demonstrated commitment to ethics {Sponsored by Paul E. Atkinson Memorial Fund} — ACADEMICS — J. LEWIS LUCKENBACH MEMORIAL PRIZE Jonathan Wang for highest average over four years {Sponsored by the American Bureau of Shipping} CHARLES A. WARD, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD Jonathan Wang for excellence in naval architecture {Sponsored by Charles A.