PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWSSmith Glendinning Brown Ponedel Merrigan D’Offayman, CEO, The Catamaran Compa-ny will join the 2017 IYBA Board of Directors. At the same time, the 2016 IYBA Broker of the Year Award was presented to Kevin Merrigan, CEO of Northrop & Johnson. The 2016 IYBA Charter Broker of the Year Award was presented to Daphne D’Offay, Ocean Independence Senior Charter Manager. NMMA Honors BRP’s Lapointe The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) in Canada an-nounced that it has inducted Denys Lapointe, executive vice-president of BRP’s Design & Innovation Center, into the NMMA Hall of Fame. Lapointe’s career achievements and contribution to the recreational boating industry were recognized during the NMMA Cana-dian Recreational Boating Industry Ses-sion in January. The NMMA Hall of Fame is the Association’s highest honor. ISMA Elects 2017 Leadership Team, Awards Scholarships At the International Ship Masters’ Asso-ciation (ISMA) 127th annual conven-tion, a new leadership team was named. Elected as Grand President was Capt. Lee Barnhill of Alpena, tug captain for Durocher Marine. Also elected were Grand 1st Vice President Capt. Harold Dusseau, Grand 2nd Vice President Capt. Mark Mather, and Secretary-Treasurer Capt. Brian Eickel. ISMA of-fers annual scholarships to persons pre-paring for careers as of