Don O. Covington

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Personal Information

Lamar University

Don Covington is chairman of Beacon Maritime Inc. and is being reappointed to the board with a term to expire July 6, 2011. In his career, he founded Texas Drydock, Inc., which later became TD-Halter, L.P. He spent 30 years with Levingston Shipbuilding Co. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Propeller Club-USA. Mr. Covington is also a former member of the Port Arthur and Orange Chambers of Commerce, and a board member of First Christian Church. He formerly served in the U.S. Army and attended Lamar University. Mr. Covington and his wife, Claire, have three sons and reside in Orange.