Upcoming ceremony to honor MMA’s best, brightest

Cary Plantation man among honorees
    CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy will honor its best and brightest at a ceremony to be held on the college campus in mid-November. The college will formally recognize student academic success and outstanding faculty at its annual Celebration of Achievement on Thursday, Nov. 11. In total, 24 individuals associated with the college will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments.
    The event, an ongoing tradition at the college, consists of several recognition ceremonies that are held jointly each year for the purposes of fostering mutual respect, admiration, and inspiration among all honorees. The ceremonies include the college’s Scheel Scholars and ABS Scholars presentations, and an Excellence in Teaching award. They highlight the interrelationship of student curiosity and scholarship, and inspired teaching and academic commitment, respectively.
    Maine Maritime Academy honors selected students annually as Henry A. Scheel Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. Awarded to those students who best exemplify intellectual curiosity and academic achievement, the distinction is named in honor of the late Henry A. Scheel, a resident of Rockport, Maine, and a noted naval architect, who expressed his high regard for Maine Maritime Academy by leaving funds to permanently endow scholarships for outstanding students.
    This year’s 10 recipients were selected for the academic honor by the chairs of the academic departments at the college. They represent the highest standard of achievement within each of the undergraduate majors offered at the college. They are Derek J. Joliceour, Waterville, power engineering technology major; Curtis K. Libby, Cary Plantation, marine systems engineering — non-license track major; Bryce D. Lynn, Waterville, marine systems engineering – license track major; Lance A. Meadows, Castine, small vessel operations major; Anthony W. Ngo, Bangor, marine engineering technology major; Luke T. Nielson, Saco, international business and logistics major; Amelia M. Smith, Kennebunk, marine biology major; James C. Stickney, Standish, marine engineering operations major; Jae-Lee A. Vanidestine, Orrington, marine science major; and Sean A. Wentworth, Maclean, Va., marine transportation operations major.