NMRA Awards Scholarship

The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) awarded its 2020 NMRA Maritime Trades Scholarship of $3,000 to Matthew Reynolds of Brohman, Mich. Established in 2008, the scholarship awards students of excellence who are pursuing a marine industry career.

Reynolds is in the deck officer program at Great Lakes Maritime Academy and is currently in the Gulf of Mexico aboard the T/S Kennedy for his first sea project.

The 2020 scholarship is funded by NMRA members. Midwest Outdoor Marketing donated at the Admiral level. Uflex USA and GSW and Associates gave at the Captain tier. Absolute Outdoor, Coatney Sales, ComMar Sales, Great Lakes Marine Marketing, Gulf Atlantic Marketing, Haimes Coleman Group, Nixon Marine Global, The Merifield Company, Waters & David Co., West Coast Sales and William F. Miller & Associates contributed at the Ship’s Crew level.

Founded in 1960, NMRA is a national organization serving member independent marine sales representatives and the manufacturers who sell through representatives. It functions as an active industry voice, networking tool and information source.