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NEWSMAKERS
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Carroll Knighted by Finnish Consul
D
on Carroll, formerly Chairman of the Board for
T. Parker Host, was recently knighted by the
Hon. Ritva Jolkkonen, Consul of Finland in New
York. Carroll, a Baltimore native, was made a Knight First
Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
For a decade, Carroll served as Honorary Consul of
Finland for Maryland and Delaware. “It was an honor to
represent the interests of Finland,” he said.
Among other honors he has received for work
completed in and around Baltimore, Carroll was named
the Baltimore Junior Association of Commerce’s Port
Leader of the Year in 2003. He retired from his role as
consul in 2010 and was succeeded by T. Parker Host’s
David R. Chenowith.
NEWSMAKERS
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Historical Society Honors Bentley
F
ormer U.S. Rep Helen Delich Bentley was honored at the
National Maritime Historical Society Annual Awards Dinner
in April at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Gary Jobson — yachtsman, author, commentator
and President of U.S. Sailing — served as the Master of
Ceremonies. Admiral Robert J. Papp, Commandant of the U.S.
Coast Guard, presented the award to Bentley for her lifelong
advocacy of the U.S. Merchant Marine while a member of
the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission and an award-
winning newspaper and TV journalist.
Admiral John C. Harvey, Jr., USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet
Forces Command, was also honored for initiating
the Commemorations Office as part of the
Naval History and Heritage Command to
commemorate the Bicentennial of the War
of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner.
Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr., USN
(Ret), who was the first Naval aviator
shot down over North Vietnam and a POW
for eight years, was honored on behalf of all
POWs of that conflict.
HISTORY
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Pride of Baltimore II
Unveiled as 7-Foot Model
A
handcrafted, 7-foot-scale model replica of the
Pride of
Baltimore
II
is now on permanent display in the Baltimore
Visitor Center, coinciding with Baltimore’s commemoration
of the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
Following the unveiling of the model in March, visitors
to the Inner Harbor-based center can now view the intricate
characteristics of an icon of Baltimore’s rich maritime history,
while the original
Pride II
travels the world as an ambassador ship.
James Wheeler and his apprentice, Spruce Whited, needed more
than 1,100 hours to construct the replica.
Among those welcoming the arrival of the handcrafted
Pride of
Baltimore II
model to the Baltimore Visitor Center was Mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, top left.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL MCALLEN
BILL MCALLEN
