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I N D U ST RY H A P PE N I N G S USMX 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 71 MARITIME INDUSTRY "GOOD SCOUT" AWARDS November 7, 2019 Staten Island, New York The 37th Annual "Good Scout" Award Luncheon was held on November 7th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, New York. Honored as Good Scouts for their contributions to the maritime industry were Ms. Susan Winfree, Vice President, Workforce Development & Corporate Diversity for New York Shipping Association and Mr. Michael Izzo, President of International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) Local 920. Also recognized was Mr. Ronald Capri. Mr. Capri was a senior member of the ILA Executive Council, Vice President of ILA Local 1804-1, and Secretary- Treasurer of the ILA's New York-New Jersey District Council. He was honored posthumously for his years of service and dedication to the maritime industry. Proceeds from the awards luncheon benefit the Greater New York Councils and the Patriots' Path Council, Boy Scouts of America. These organizations are based in New York and New Jersey and are dedicated to preparing youngsters to develop healthy habits and to make ethical choices, while instilling in them a framework needed to build strong values and commendable character traits. CONNIE AWARDS 2019 December 9, 2019 Newark, New Jersey Mr. Bruce A. Fenimore, Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Group, received the 2019 Connie Award presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) on December 9, 2019. In addition, Ms. Sara Mayes, President and CEO of Gemini Shippers Group and an industry veteran with 50+ year in the business, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The industry-wide event was held at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel. CII began in 1960, just four years after truck vans—eventually known as shipping containers, an innovation developed by Malcom P. McLean—were carried on deck of a converted tanker, launching the age of containerization. Industry leaders recognized the need to educate each other on the whys and hows of this transport mode. It was, in fact, the most revolutionary change in shipping since sail turned to steam and hence the Bulk Packaging & Container Institute, later to be the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII), became a reality thanks to the vision of the container leasing companies. The Connie Award, founded by CII in 1972, has become a prestigious honor in the global containerization and inter- modal industry, and is awarded annually to people, companies, associations and other entities that have made signif- icant contributions to the transportation modes. The Connies—named for the container—are presented at the Connie dinner in Long Beach, California, every September and at the New York-area Connie luncheon each December. The award recipients are selected from a roster of nominees and honored at gala events whose proceeds benefit academic scholarships awarded to those who are perceived as the next generation of industry leaders.

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