This award recognizes men and women under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to the inland marine transportation industry and collectively promise to play a big role in shaping its future.

Awards will be presented to young professionals working on towboats, passenger vessels, or other commercial craft, as well as those working shoreside at ports, terminals, shipyards, or fleets. Those providing professional services to the industry, such as surveyors, freight or equipment brokers, engineers, and consultants, also qualify.

Whitney Brown
Assistant Controller
Canal Barge Company, Inc. 

Lindsey Brown
Operations Specialist
Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau 

Brad Cannon
Harbor Operations Manager
Brennan Marine, Inc. 

Gary Chilcutt
Gulf Operations Manager
Parker Towing Company 

Kayla D’Ambrosi
ERP Implementation Facilitator
Tidewater Barge Lines 

Josh Easterling
Safety and Compliance Manager
Terral RiverService, Inc. 

John Frankovitch
President and Owner
Port of Ohio at Pier 48 

Todd Fry
Logistics Manager
Amherst Madison 

Art Fuller
EHS & Operations Manager
PTL Marine 

David Haake
Director of Vessel Operations
ACBL 

Adam Hack
Director of Wheelhouse Readiness & Training
Marquette Transportation Company 

Amanda Hamrick
HSC Project Manager at Port Houston
Port of Houston Authority 

William Harvey
Implementation & Support Specialist
Towworks, LLC 

Evan Houghton
Owner / General Manager
Jack Tanner Towing Company, Inc. 

Dustin Isom
Cleaning Crew Supervisor
Wepfer Marine of Calvert City 

Earl Jones
Marine Operations Manager
Loadstar 

Aaron Khouri
Chief Executive Officer
Transport 360, LLC 

Thomas Kish
Director – Liquid Cargo Services & Strategic Initiatives
Canal Barge Company, Inc. 

Chris Lanoux
Maritime Compliance Manager
Parker Towing Company, Inc 

Rick Lewandowski
Port Captain
Riverview Tug Service 

Andrew Luttrell
Director of Sales
Ingram Barge Company 

Bradley Matte
Gulf Coast Territory Sales Manager
Laborde Products 

Conley Mccutcheon 
Supervisor, Shipyard Maintenance
Industry Terminal & Salvage Company 

Charles W. Parker, III
Owner/Operator – Marine Surveyor
Alpha Marine Services, LLC 

Rachel Rayburn
Manager, Claims Operations
Ingram Barge Company 

Farrest Russell IV
Crane Manager
Associated Terminals 

Peter Serodino IV
President
Serodino Inc

Alden Settoon
Regional Sales Manager
Karl Senner LLC 

Neil Smith
Safety Manager
Florida Marine, LLC 

Evan Smith
Vessel Technologist
Marquette Transportation Company 

Andrew Suhon
Sr. Manager – Information Technology
Campbell Transportation Company 

Charles Thornton
Port Captain
Magnolia Marine Transport 

Luke Tiefenthaler
Marine Systems Engineer
Boksa Marine Design 

TJ Tyler
Northbound Shipment Coordinator and Inventory Specialist
American River Transportation Co. 

Scott Vicknair
Captain
Turn Services 

James Werner
Director – EHS & Vetting
Campbell Transportation Company 

Mike Westcott
Chief Financial Officer
Heartland Companies, Inc. 

David Westrich III
Hebron Operations Manager
C&B Marine 

Clinton Williams
Director of Emergency Response
T&T Group of Companies 

Jeremy Wooten
Director of Logistics
American Commercial Barge Line