SSC Chairs
Dr. Richard Boutwell, SSC Faculty Advisor
Dr. Boutwell is currently the Industrial and Business Training Manager at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. He received his BA in Behavioral Studies, his MA in Educational Psychology from the University of California and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Brigham Young University.
Dick Boutwell has lived. Two or three times by comparison to some. He has been married for 31 years and has 5 children. He has owned part of a traveling carnival, served as a Road merchandiser for rock bands like KISS, Police and Elton John to name a few. He has served as a member of the American Barber Shop Society. He has taught students in various educational forums, including high school, college as well as serve as faculty advisor to the SSC and Apprentice School Student Chapter.
With a background such as his it is no wonder that he believes what lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters when compared to what lives within us. What you do is the benchmark to which you should be measured. Just looking back on his role in SNAME, he has be a remarkable force in student leadership. Dick has said that Learning is a verb, not a noun. Learning is a process, not a place or a target. Learning is never complete, we are always practicing to proficiency, i.e, a series of approximations toward constant improvement. Every moment with Dr. Boutwell is learning, and he has considered every opportunity to share his knowledge a blessing.
Dr. Richard Boutwell has been a member of SNAME for 18 years. He has served as a member and then Chairman of the Education Committee, Founder and Faculty Advisor to the Student Steering Committee, mentor to high potential young leaders, founder and faculty advisor to the only student section with shipbuilding experience (The Apprentice School Chapter), Designer of the Annual Student Congress and Job Fair. Dr. Boutwell started the SSC to give the Student a collective voice. He felt the student issues were understated in SNAME and they lack any power to change society policy. The student sections were at a disadvantage, as most students are in educational institutions (considering their power to change the institution). He was a student activists throughout his own college career and has carried that mentality throughout his life. Over the years, he has received distinguished service awards and in 2008 he will be honored to be named a SNAME Fellow.
Weston Hawkins, Chairman
Weston Hawkins is due to graduate from Maritime College in May of '08 with a B.E. in Naval Architecture. He is currently employed by Derecktor Shipyards as an engineering intern. He is also employed by the state of Connecticut working with Nehemiah Commission as a Mentor to children and young adults and works for Maritime College both as an R.A. in his Residence Hall and as an aid in the Student Life Office. Prior to becoming the SSC Chair Weston was the President of the Maritime Men's Volleyball Club, President of The Maritime Bike Club, SGA 2007 Student of the Year, The Maritime Intramurals Officer and is currently President of the Maritime Activities and Programming Board and the SUNY Maritime Campus Crusade for Christ Club. His spare time is mostly devoted to spending time playing guitar. Other activities include snowboarding, hanging out with friends, playing guitar at his church and spending time with his parrot Leroy.
Julie Lane, Vice-Chairman
Julie is a student at The Apprentice School in Newport News studying Mechanical Engineering Technologies. She will graduate in March 2008. She works full time at Northrop Grumman as a piping system designer. Julie is married and has a nine year old son. In her spare time she volunteers with the Boy Scouts, plays cards and watches her son play sports.
Michael Klein, Communications Chair
Bio coming soon.
Gregory Kogan, Electronic Media Chair
He's a friendly New Yorker (which is an oxymoron) and the Electronic Media Chair (i.e. "web guy") for the SSC. After taking up an interest in web design and programming at an early age, he worked as a freelance web developer during high school. However, since he had no intentions of delving into web development as a career after college, it took a back seat to his other interests. Now, he still keeps up with news in that field and from time to time lends a helping hand (or mouse, rather) to a friend that needs some web help—SNAME turned out to be one of those friends.
Vincent Wickenheiser, Treasurer
Vincent Wickenheiser is a senior at Webb Institute from Elkridge, Maryland. He likes playing strategy games like chess and reading about history. While at Webb, he has done numerous internships for the Coast Guard's Engineering Logistics Center where plans on working after he graduates. He has been the Webb Student Organization's secretary for the last two years.
