134th Annual ISMA Convention

Holiday Inn Riverfront - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hosted By Milwaukee Lodge No. 6



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The 134th annual convention of International Ship Masters’ Association (ISMA), held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, concluded on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Newly-elected officers were installed on Friday, January 26:
Grand President: Todd T. Taylor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grand 1st Vice President: Patrick W. Hart of Rogers City, Michigan
Grand 2nd Vice President: Christopher J. Edyvean of Hurley, Wisconsin
Grand Secretary-Treasurer: Thomas Foster, of Kingston, Ontario
 
ISMA encourages the development of new licensed maritime officers by offering annual scholarships. This year’s recipients were:
Sabrina Tigwell, cadet from Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre, Owen Sound, Ontario.
Emmett Hawkes, cadet from Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, Michigan.
Peter A. Hotchkiss, hawsepipe officer candidate from Cleveland, Ohio.
 
At its discretion, ISMA bestows awards recognizing mariners for their roles in at-sea rescue and other acts of heroism on the waters of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.  The crew of the J.W. Westcott Company of Detroit received the Grand President’s Award for a rescue, in which Captain Sam Buchanan and deckhand Al Holland saved a worker who fell from the Ambassador Bridge on July 12, 2023.  
 
At the convention, ISMA members heard from a variety of industry and government representatives, and received updates on current issues facing mariners and the maritime industry. Since its beginning in 1886, ISMA has utilized its members’ professional experience in a cooperative role with the US and Canadian Coast Guards, and various other maritime organizations, to promote safety on the Great Lakes and Seaway.


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2024 Grand Lodge Officers
Standing (L-R): 2nd VP Christopher Edyvean; Secretary-Treasurer Tom Foster;
President Todd Taylor; Chaplain Mary Ann Schallip; VP Pat Hart; Marshal Beth Fernandez;
Seated (L-R): Sentinel James Hummert; Warden Michael Wiedel.

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display board at convention registration desk 		2
Ray Oset plays national anthems
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Grand Lodge in session
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Grand Lodge officers and delegates 		5
Grand Lodge officers and delegates 		6
Grand Lodge officers and delegates
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Grand Lodge officers and delegates 		8
Grand Lodge officers and delegates 		9
Grand President Luke Clyburn
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Grand 1st VP President Todd Taylor 		11
NELC Chairman Scott Skryzypczak 		12
Todd Taylor presented Proclamation by
Milwaukee Mayor’s office
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Seann O'Donoughue, Tom Foster, Luke Clyburn

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Grand Lodge altar
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PGP Bill Rabatsky at the podium
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incoming Grand Lodge officers awaiting installation
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installation ceremony conducted by Grand President Luke Clyburn
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outgoing Grand Lodge President Luke Clyburn &
 incoming  Grand President Todd Taylor
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Grand President Todd Taylor and his family
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Taking the oath of office
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Grand President Taylor
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Taking the oath of office		 23
- installing officers are thanked for their service		 24Luke Clyburn new Grand Lodge President Todd Taylor
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Tom Foster and Seann O'Donoughue		 27
PGPs and Grand Lodge officers		 28
Paul Jagenow and Grand President Todd Taylor
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Grand President Todd Taylor with his wife		 30
Milwaukee lodge display at Registration Desk
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Tom Foster, Luke Clyburn and Paul Jagenow
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convention tour to R/V Neeskay
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convention tour to R/V Neeskay
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convention tour to R/V Neeskay
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proposed research vessel to replace R/V Neeskay
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stern view of the R/V Neeskay
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life ring of R/V Neeskay
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ISMA members tour the R/V Neeskay
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crew quarters R/V Neeskay
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R/V Neeskay's galley
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view of the EPA R/V Lake Guardian
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Greg Stamatelakys explaining operations of the vessel

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Ray Oset, Scott Reynolds and Capt. Maxwell Morgan
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view inside the R/V Neeskay's pilot house
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Greg Stamatelakys
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Peggy O'Connell and Ray Sheldon
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support vessels
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Greg Stamatelakys, Capt. Maxwell Morgan
and Scott Reynolds
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In Front of the School of Freshwater Sciences
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Museum
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monument to motorcycle and rider

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historic U.S. Mail motorcycle
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military motorcycle with sidecar 		54
Historic Motorcycles
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Harley-Davidson Archives
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"The Motorcycle Vault" - signage		 57
Harley-Davidson Museum		 58
Harley-Davidson Museum
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Sarah Jagenow and Mary Rabatsky
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Mary Ann & Bob Schallip