United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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US. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator 400 Seventh St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20590 Maritime Administration To the Class of 2001 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is a major milestone. On behalf of all of us at the Maritime Administration, I am pleased to join your families and friends in offering hearty congratulations to each of you. Your graduation marks the beginning of the greatest adventure of your life — one that you have worked toward by obtaining the knowledge and skills needed to chart your future course. Our Nation will call on your creativity and look to your leadership to answer the complex demands of tomorrow's realities. I am confident that the education, the ethics and the passion for excellence instilled in you at Kings Point will be the wellspring you draw on during your careers and service to our Nation. You have acquired the important leadership qualities of self-reliance, motivation, and a keen sense of duty and responsibility in meeting challenges. The Academy's motto Acta Non Verba is a powerful tool which has guided many graduates to distinguished careers in the maritime industry and in our armed forces. To the Class of 2001,1 extend my heartfelt congratulations and know that you can take pride in reaching this very important threshold in your lives. As you embark on your professional careers, may you enjoy continued success in all your endeavors. Bruce J. uariton Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator Enclosure

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THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 To the Class of 2001 It is a pleasure to congratulate each of you on having met the high standards established for students at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. As you close this chapter of your life and embark on a new and challenging career, I invite you to reflect on what you have learned and what you have accomplished. During your time at Kings Point, you learned much about the traditions of merchant mariners and the sea. These traditions -- loyalty, diligence, comradeship, integrity and confidence in oneself — will augment and reinforce the professional skills you have acquired over the last four years. As a graduate of Kings Point, you stand ready to embark on a life's journey where you join ranks with a long line of distinguished seafarers in a proud profession. I know we can depend on you as a future maritime leader to support the continued viability of the American merchant marine. We are all counting on you to ensure that the American flag will continue to sail in the sea lanes of the world, and that America's Marine Transportation System will meet the challenges of our expanding commerce. We will trust you to carry on our nation's proud maritime heritage. I know that you will continue the Academy's spirit of service in peace and war, and I bid you fair winds and following seas. incerely yp