A Decade Strong
Fort Myers Squadron and Sea Scouts’ 10-year partnership The Boy Scouts of America, now called Scouting America, was founded in February 1910. Two years later, …
Chapman Awards
Winners of the 2024 teaching awards were honored at the Annual Meeting During the 2025 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, National Educational Officer Chuck Wells …
Chapman Winners Go Above & Beyond
During the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, recognized three outstanding volunteer educators—Ann Peltier, Graham Hunter and Chris Leavitt—with the …
DIY device improves sextant training
When taking sextant sights on any celestial body, one key measurement to log and feed into the sight reduction calculations is height of eye (HE) …
Chapman Teaching Award Winners for 2019
According to Charles F. Chapman, a past chief commander and one of our founding fathers, United States Power Squadrons was founded to prove that small …
2018 Charles F. Chapman Award Recipients Honored
Each year, we recognize the top educators in United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, with the Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching. …
The Rewards of Teaching — 2017 Chapman Awards
To a one, the 2017 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching recipients find teaching to be its own reward. Their joy comes from …
Honoring the 2016 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching winners
You don’t become a Charles F. Chapman Award winner by remaining safely in port; you must chart new educational ground and expand the limits of …
An Enduring Legacy — 2015 Chapman Award Winners
In February, at the 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USPS honored five top volunteer instructors with the 2015 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence …
The Mission Continues — Member shares safety tips with retirees
To some, a boat is just a hole in the water that you throw money into. They say their happiest days were when they bought …
USPS honors 2014 Chapman award winners
At the 2015 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, in January, USPS honored five top volunteer instructors with the 2014 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence …
