Maritime college approves 2007 scholarship program
Sea Star Line's Peter Baci, a member of the Fort Schuyler Maritime Alumni Association, said the FSMAA's board of directors has approved an allocation of $190,000 to fund 152 scholarships of $1,250 each.
The scholarships for the state maritime college, located on the Throgs Neck waterfront in New York, will be directed to the Summer Sea Term Scholarships, which go to cadets who successfully complete the Summer Sea term aboard the vessel 'T.S. Empire State.'
The college has alumni with shipping companies in all of the nation's major maritime centers.
Maritime college approves 2007 scholarship program
