Massachusetts Maritime Academy Cadet Shane Curran Recipient of Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson Scholarship

BUZZARDS BAY, HANSON, MA: Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA; www.maritime.edu), a top-ranked public university with undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math, and business that blend academics and experiential learning, announces that Cadet Shane Curran of Hanson, Massachusetts has been named the recipient of this year’s Rylander-Johnson Scholarship awarded by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), an internationally recognized society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers.

Curran was selected by LCDR Roger E. Gill, as associate professor in the MMA Engineering Department who, in July, was named as the SNAME 2022 Faculty Advisor of the Year. As such, LCDR Gill was given the honor of recommending an MMA student to the SNAME Scholarships Committee for The Bruce and Dorothy Rylander Johnson Scholarship. The $5,000 award recognizes students who exemplify outstanding contributions to the field of naval, marine, and ocean engineering studies.

Curran, a senior in MMA’s Marine Engineering Program, will be awarded the scholarship during the SNAME Maritime Convention to be held September 26-29 in Houston, Texas.

 “Shane’s academic career at the Academy can only be described as extraordinary,” said LCDR Gill. “He is industrious, enthusiastic, and bears the qualities of a leader – all of which contributed to his being named the recipient of the 2022 Rylander-Johnson Scholarship.”

 “The entire MMA community congratulates Shane as the beneficiary of this prestigious scholarship,” said Rear Admiral Francis X. McDonald, USMS, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, noting that since 1893, SNAME has been at the forefront of emerging technologies and new ideas in the maritime and offshore industries.

 “I am very thankful to be the recipient of the SNAME scholarship,” said Cadet Curran, who is Treasurer of the Class of 2023. “It is a true honor.”