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The Niels Christiansen Craftsmanship Award Another Alumni-sponsored award, this is present- ed each year to a group of graduates representing all the main divisions of the Yard who have shown out- standing craftsmanship. It is a coveted award honor- ing the late Niels Christiansen, former superintendent of the Machine Shop Division and proponent of and firm believer in Apprentice Training. S T. Demho Machinery Drafting Division E. A. Urick Hull Drafting Division C. L. Rountree, Jr. H. E. Parker Machinery Division Hull Outfitting Division J. D. Bishop J. W. Taylor Machine Shop Division Hull Construction Division « 29 .
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THE HOMER L. FERGUSON AWARD To the graduating student having the highest average in his combined shop and class-room grades goes the signal honor of this award. Consisting of a gold watch, appropriately engraved, it was introduced in 1948. in honor of Homer L. Ferguson, President. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, retired, by the Apprentice Alumni Association and is awarded annually by this group. This year ' s recipient is Wayne Hampton Starkey, having completed a 4-vear apprenticeship as a mach- inist. « 28 »
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THE CHARLES F. BAILEY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Presented in honor of the late Charles F. Bailey, known as the “Godfather of the Apprentices” and former Engineering Director of the Shipyard, by the Apprentice Alumni Association, these awards consist of bronze, silver, and gold medals. Awarded for scholastic achievement, these medals are given in the above order to the highest-ranking first-, second-, and third-year students. Receiving the 1949 awards were first-year stu- dent J. C. Belote of the Electrical Department, second- year student V. O. Bright, Jr. of the Hull Drawing Room, and third-year student C. N. Robeson, Jr. of the Electrical Department. J. C. Belote V. O. Bright, Jr. C. N. Robeson, Jr. . 30 »
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