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George A. (Sandy) Thomson has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (Sname). The grade of fellow is accorded exclusively to “individuals who have made outstanding personal contributions to naval architecture, marine or ocean engineering, or allied disciplines through significant achievements in design, research, production, operation, education or associated management.” The accolade is quite an honour for Thomson, the current owner and chairman of the board of the Thomson-Gordon Group, the parent of Canada-based Thordon Bearings. Thomson has a long family history in the maritime industry as his great, great grandfather was a deep sea captain sailing the Great Lakes before becoming a lighthouse keeper, his uncle was head of Shell Canada when that company maintained a fleet of steam powered tankers operating on the Great Lakes, and his father owned and operated Thomson-Gordon, a marine and industrial products supplier in southern Ontario (Canada). www.thordonbearings.com