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SNAME $5,000 challenge match - give today!
SNAME Gulf Section has pledged a dollar for dollar challenge match for each dollar given to the UNO NAME Crowdfunding campaign. For each gift given through the end of February, SNAME Gulf Section will match your gifts up to $5,000.
Thank you SNAME and all the alumni and industry professionals supporting UNO and its NAME program!
$50
Jacques-Noël Sané
A French naval engineer and one of the most successful shipbuilders of the Age of Sail.
$250
Robert Fulton
An American Engineer who developed the first commercially successful steamboat.
$1,000
Malcolm Mc Lean
Invented and patented the first shipping container in 1956. Founded SeaLand Shipping.
$2,000
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Founder and owner of Higgins Industries, the New Orleans-based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" during World War II. His landing craft participated in every major invasion of the war, including North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day at Normandy, and the islands of the Pacific, including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
$5,000
Joshua Humphreys
Official naval constructor and architect of the USS Constitution. His vision was the ship could either outrun or outgun the British ships. His design proved to do both, having never lost a battle.