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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Community
Coral Harbour Base (RBDF) - Able Mechanic Antonio Adderley, a 2012 recipient of the Lyford Cay Foundation scholarship recently returned home after successfully completing a three and half year program at the New England Institute of Technology in Rhode Island. The program afforded Adderley the opportunity to obtain his Associates of Science Degree in Marine Technology and a Baccalaureate of Arts Degree in Business Management, graduating with honours. Subject areas of the degree curricula were comprised of Basic and Advanced Marine Electricity, Basic and Advanced Marine Gas and Diesel engines maintenance and repair, Outboard Engines, Marine Electronics, Human Resources Management, Negotiations, Marina Management, Small Business and Law, Product Management 21 st Leadership and several other Engineering, Management and General Studies courses. During Able Mechanic Adderley’s tenure at the Institute, he was an active member of the Rotoract Club, Peer Leadership Club and Skills USA, all of which assisted him tremendously in fulfilling philanthropic work within the community, as well as an opportunity to further enhance his leadership and communication skills. Serving as a devout member of the club, he later received the Newman Civic Fellows Award, followed by his Presidency for the club in 2015. The award is one that is earned by students who best demonstrates strong leadership ability and steadfast commitment to finding solutions for challenges within their varying communities. Able Mechanic Adderley is an eight (8) year member of the Defence Force and was attached to the Engineering Department after the completion of New Entry training in 2008. He has serve aboard several of the Defence Force patrol craft as a Marine Mechanic, and was also granted an opportunity to train within his field at the International Maritime and Education Training (IMET) in Fort Myers, Florida in 2009. He is currently attached to the Engineering Department, and had the experience to work on one of the newest vessels procured under the Sandy Bottom project, HMBS Lawrence Major. Adderley wishes to extend gratitude to the organization for the opportunity to study abroad. He also stated, “as a result of the trust, confidence and blessings of the organization’s study board, I was able to achieve a lifelong goal.”
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