Manfred Aschemeyer

00:36 What year did you graduate from CMA and with what degree?
03:27 Were you the only student from the east coast?
03:49 Can you tell us a little bit about orientation?
08:44 You lost half of your class in the three years at CMA, was that a usual practice?
11:27 Who were your professors and who did you like the most?
15:17 Did you do any Military service?
16:39 Why did you choose to go to sea?
19:21 Can you tell us about your training cruises?
24:30 What was your fondest memory?
25:44 Can you talk about your classes?
27:43 You were in the corps of cadets, how was that arranged?
28:50 What were your duties and responsibilities?
30:14 What other activities were available on campus?
30:58 Interview with Matthew Godde starts here
31:13 What was it like to go into the job market?
35:45 What was it like only having a few days at port? Can you talk about cosmopolitan opportunities?
39:50 Do you think the lives of sea men would have gotten better with modern communications? Can you talk about then vs now?
43:14 What was it like to go from Master to Executive of Marine Exchange?
47:43 As the industry has changed over the years, what has been the most significant change?
51:08 Can you talk about differences with other maritime academies?
53:32 What was it like with the comradery? Have you seen the school move to better times?
55:41 How has becoming part of CSU changed our ability to stay competitive in the industry?