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Academics

Legacy ID
19

Dr. Chang Qian Guan

Professor/Assistant Department Head          Department of Marine Transportation Year Started

2002

Education Ph.D. Intermodal Freight System/Planning New Jersey Institute of Technology M.S. Transportation Management SUNY Maritime College B...

Annmarie Girani

Administration Coordinator, Department of Marine TransportationYear Started

2004

CAPT George Edenfield

Year Started

2003

Education Master of Steam or Motor Vessels, any gross tons upon oceans Nautical Sciences United States Coast Guard MA Transportation and Logistics Management Concentration Transportation Security – American Military University (APUS) BS Marine Transportation -...

CDR Kelly Curtin

Assistant Professor, Department: Marine TransportationYear Started2010EducationMS Transportation Management State University Of New York - Maritime CollegeBS Business Administration University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business  

Dr. Michael Cohn

Professor, Department Marine TransportationYear Started

1978

EducationM.S., C.A.S. New York Institute of Technology C.A.S. Harvard UniversityB.S. U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Suzanna Chin

Secretary of the Department of Marine Transportation

Pete Buhse

Electronic Technician, Department of Marine Transportation 

Director of Athletics

Maureen "Mo" WhiteDirector of Physical Education & AthleticsHead, Department of Physical Education and Athletics

The administration at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point announced that it has selected Maureen “Mo” Whiteto lead the Department of Physical...

Head of Department of Marine Transportation

CAPT George EdenfieldHead, Department of Marine Transportation

CAPT George Edenfield was appointed the Head, Department of Marine Transportation at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in October 2010. Prior to this appointment, he also served as the Assistant Head of Department, Nautical...

Applications for the Class of 2031 open on 1 May 2026