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Salute to Maritime Person of the Year
Honoring Liz Burdock - October 26, 2024
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy honors a civilian or military leader with a distinguished career of excellence, innovation and service to the maritime industries and other industries we serve and honors them with the Emery Rice Medal at our Salute to the Maritime Person of the Year events. Past honorees have included admirals, captains, CEO’s, and leading maritime executives from around the globe. Our honoree is presented with the Captain Emery Rice medal named for an 1897 Academy graduate and WWI hero. Captain Rice was recognized twice by Theodore Roosevelt for his maritime skill and bravery as a shining example of American courage and fighting spirit.
This medal has been presented to a select group of maritime professionals who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the very principles taught at the Academy; leadership, ethics, business sense and respect for the ocean environment. All medal recipients have one thing in common, they have earned the respect of their peers.
2024 Event - Honoring Liz Burdock
Liz Burdock cofounded the Oceantic Network in 2013 and serves as its president and CEO. With a background in policy, Liz has led the Network staff in launching the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum, the largest offshore wind conference in the Americas, creating critical industry products like Supply Chain Connect, OSW Dashboard, Foundation 2 Blade training, and remains a thought leader in developing the U.S. offshore wind industry and domestic supply chain.
Liz has extensive experience running public/private partnerships. Her career is focused on convening and coordinating diverse stakeholders, including businesses, academics, government agencies, policy makers, community leaders, workforce organizations and strategic investors to develop sound solutions that facilitate the implementation of clean energy in the U.S. Prior to the Network, Liz managed Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, a White House initiative that focused on the adoption of new sustainable technologies in the home building industry. She also managed the Chesapeake Crescent, a regional initiative aimed at growing a green economy in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
Liz has a B.S in Sociology from Frostburg State University. She is a graduate of Leadership Maryland and was named one of Windpower Monthly’s Influential and Interesting Leaders in the Offshore Wind Industry in 2018. Liz has been featured in energy publications including ReCharge, reNEWS, RTO Insider, as well as the Baltimore Sun, Forbes, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal.
When not advocating for offshore wind energy, Liz can be found cooking for her son, watching hockey with her husband, shopping with her best friend, gardening with her dog Finn or just spinning up new ideas.
Sponsorships and Registration
Previous Recipients Include:
- 1995 Admiral William J. Flanangan, Jr. USN - Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet
- 1996 Mr. Gerhard E. Kurz of - CEO, Seabulk International
- 1997 Mr. Morton S. Bouchard, III - President, Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc.
- 1998 Mr. Michael D. Tusiani - Chairman & CEO, Poten & Partners, Inc.
- 1999 Mr. Peter Livanos - Chairman, Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, Ltd.
- 2000 Mr. Joseph S.K. Kwok - Group Chief Operating Office, NOL & President, AET
- 2001 Mr. Lars Carlsson - President, Concordia Maritime AB & Chairman, Intertanko
- 2002 Mr. Joseph P. Gehegan, Jr. - President & COO, United States Shipping, LLC
- 2003 Rear Admiral Maurice J. Bresnahan, Jr., USN (Ret.) - President Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- 2004 Mr. Dennis M. Houston - Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil & Supply Co. Chairman, Mobil Oil Shipping & Transportation
Previous Recipients Continued
- 2005 Vice Admiral Vivian S. Crea, USCG - Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander, Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic
- 2006 Mr. Paul R. Tregurtha - Chairman & CEO, Mormac Marine Group
- 2006 Mr. John A. Angelicoussis - Chairman & CEO, Angelicoussis Shipping Group
- 2007 Mr. Alan S. McKim - Chairman & CEO, Clean Harbors Environmental
- 2008 Mr. Morten Arntzen - President & CEO, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
- 2009 Mr. Robert Somerville - Chairman & CEO, American Bureau of Shipping
- 2010 Mr. Geoffrey C. Wilkinson - President & CEO George T. Wilkinson, Inc.
- 2011 Mr. Soren Skou - CEO Maersk Tankers
- 2013 Mr. David W. Williams - President & CEO, Noble Drilling Corporation
- 2015 McAllister Family - McAllister Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.
- 2017 Mr. Christopher J. Wiernicki - President, Chairman & CEO, American Bureau of Shipping
- 2019 Mr. William R. Gallagher - President, International Registries, Inc.
- 2023 Thomas B. Crowley Jr. - CEO, Crowley Maritime Corporation