Growing up in Beach Haven, it was easy forAnne Pence Fullerton to develop a fascination with the ocean, ships and boats. But she parlayed that interest into a civil engineering position with the U.S. Navy, and was recently recognized as being one of the best and brightestwhen shereceived anEtter Award.

The award is named after former assistant secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, Delores M.