Collister (Terry) Johnson, Jr., was sworn in in October as the Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). Mr. Johnson had served previously as president and CEO of FastShip Atlantic, Incorporated, and as Chairman of the Virginia Port Authority. The SLSDC, along with the Canadian Seaway Management Corporation, operates and markets the binational Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway waterway that provides global market access to and from North America’s manufacturing and agricultural heartland.

Dr. Stephen Bortone joined the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program in October, becoming the research and outreach organization’s fifth director. After over 30 years of working in the coastal subtropics, Dr. Bortone moved to Duluth to focus on Lake Superior and Minnesota’s inland lakes.

Mary E. Peters in October was sworn in in October as secretary of transportation. She will lead the Department of Transportation agency’s 60,000 employees and a $61.6 billion budget that oversees air, maritime and surface transportation missions. Prior to joining President Bush’s cabinet, Mrs. Peters worked in Phoenix, Ariz., as the national director for transportation policy and consulting at HDR, Inc., a major engineering firm.