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A Luncheon Program
honoring
Captain Stephen W. Rochon
U.S. Coast Guard
for his significant
contributions to the Greater New Orleans port area
Friday, March 23, 2001
12:00 Noon
(11:30 a.m. cash bar networking reception)
The Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor
World Trade Center of New Orleans
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)
This is the first time in the history of the Bertel
Award, which was established in 1967, that it will be presented to
an officer of any military branch.
Capt. Rochon is an active member of the WTC Transportation
Committee. A native of New Orleans and a graduate of Xavier
University of Louisiana and the National Defense University in
Washington, D.C., Capt. Rochon enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1970
and rose through the ranks during a distinguished career,
culminating in his present assignment as Captain of the Port of New
Orleans and Commanding Officer of the Marine Safety Office in New
Orleans. In these capacities, Capt. Rochon was the Federal-on-Scene
Coordinator and exercised superior leadership last November during
the prompt and successful cleanup of the massive spill of over
13,000 barrels of crude oil in the Mississippi River created by the
tanker Westchester. It was one of the largest domestic spills by a
tanker since the Exxon Valdez incident.
The award is named after C. Alvin Bertel, who was
instrumental in bringing about a constitutional amendment which
provided for the non-political selection of Port commissioners in
the early 1940s. In its early years, the newly formed Board of
Commissioners instituted administrative reforms which have endured
to this day.
Selection Committee Organizations
- Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
- The New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce
- City of New Orleans
- International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers
Association
- Jefferson Parish Council
- New Orleans Board of Trade
- Steamship Association of Louisiana
- Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District
- Port of South Louisiana
- St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District
- World Trade Center of New Orleans
Past Recipients
- 1967: Hon. John J. McKeithen
- 1968: George S. Dinwiddie
- 1969: Robert R. Barkerding, Sr.
- 1970: Jerome L. Goldman & Erik F. Johnsen
- 1971: Hon. F. Edward Hebert
- 1972: Richard B. Montgomery
- 1973: Hon. James E. Fitzmorris
- 1974: A. C. Cocke
- 1975: James E. Smith
- 1976: W. James Amoss, Jr.
- 1977: Frank G. Strachan
- 1978: James G. Howell
- 1979: Mayor Ernest N. Morial
- 1980: John Meghrian
- 1981: Edward S. Reed
- 1982: Sam Israel, Jr.
- 1983: Philip G. Kuehn
- 1984: Joseph J. Krebs, Jr.
- 1985: James J. Coleman, Sr.
- 1986: Hon. Francis E. Lauricella
- 1987: Capt. Jacques B. Michell
- 1988: J. Ron Brinson
- 1989: Susan Wingfield
- 1990: Basil J. Rusovich, Jr.
- 1991: George Duffy
- 1992: Hon. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.
- 1995: Capt. William A. Slatten, Sr.
- 1996: Robert G. Evans, Sr.
- 1997: Donald "Boysie" Bollinger
- 1999: Capt. Mark Delesdernier, Jr
- 2000: John P. Laborde
Advance registration required by March 22, 10:00 a.m.
Registration Fee: $30. If you are a WTC member, the registration
fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration
form.
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