Sleek Web Design Meets Industry . . . Fellow KP’ers team up for Fresh Look

Sleek Web Design Meets Industry . . . Fellow KP’ers team up for Fresh Look

Matt Hartzell of Hartzell Industrial Services Company (HISC) contacted Blake Miller of  Pro Motion Design to update their website to something new and more informative then what they had going on at the moment.  Matt and Blake agreed that the site was “dated” and didn’t present his image well.  The original HTML code was decent and did the job, but slow, bloated and wasn’t up to current design standards.    Matt also noted that they had their business cards recently…

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ABC interview at Kings Point & Email from Maersk Alabama

ABC interview at Kings Point & Email from Maersk Alabama

Hello Kings Pointers, In case you missed out . . . Check out this ABC news clip at Kings Point regarding piracy: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7302684 …and an email from Maersk Alabama: EMAIL FROM MAERSK ALABAMA CREW MEMBER TO SHIPMATE ABOARD MAERSK ARKANSAS Hey, Everyone on here is okay. We’re on our way to Mombasa with Navy protection on board. Captain Phillips is still hostage in the lifeboat with the 4 pirates. I hear they’re flying out reliefs for everyone, but I’m not…

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship Opportunities

If either you or the company/business you work for are interested in sponsoring some of the key events at the 2009 Kings Point Homecoming, please consider the following benefits: Sponsorship packages are designed to serve your organization’s marketing needs. Package includes: Either 18×24 color sponsor sign or banner that displays your name or company logo and website information. A website banner, which links directly to your company home or related website, will be added to future email and written correspondence….

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KINGS POINT GRAD KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

KINGS POINT GRAD KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

LTJG Francis L. Toner IV, USN, Class of 2006, was killed this past Friday, March 27th, when an Afghan insurgent, apparently dressed as a National Soldier, fired upon a group of Navy Officers running inside the NATO compound at Camp Shaheen, Mazad-E-Sharif, Afghanistan.  Toner was assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command as garrison engineer training Afghans to assume a security role for their nation.  A Navy Nurse was also killed in the attack and another woman wounded.  It was…

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Homecoming 09 Announced!

Homecoming 09 Announced!

We’re going to use the KPS94.org website as a portal for Homecoming 2009 information.  Please visit the dedicated page for information as it develops.   Your Homecoming Crew! John Bellissimo, Tim Green & Jim Power

Rear Admiral Allen B. Worley Named Superintendent of US Merchant Marine Academy

Rear Admiral Allen B. Worley Named Superintendent of US Merchant Marine Academy

Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton today announced the selection of Rear Admiral Allen Worley as Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point.  Worley’s career has spanned more than 30 years of public service as a U.S. Navy officer and an educator.  He is currently Superintendent of the Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston.    “Admiral Worley has a long career of leading, educating and inspiring young men and women in the Navy and as Superintendent of the Texas…

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How this will work

How this will work

One of the main reasons for this site is to publish the quarterly “class notes” that go into the Kings Pointer magazine.  The alumni association does have the Alumni website, but honestly, it’s not very user friendly and good.  I like ours better 😉  And since it’s 2008, we can now do things like offer RSS feeds for you to subscribe too, and you can also make Comments to each individual post. One of the issues I thought of is…

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