Principals of the Oxy Grower christening were (left to right) Master Simon Culhane; Admiral Tazewell Shephard, executive vice president of Occidental International Corporation; Mrs. Tazewell Shephard; Mrs. John Culhane, sponsor of the Oxy Grower; John Culhane, vice president-planning and business development of Occidental Petroleum; and Albert L. Bossier Jr., president and chief operating officer of Avondale Shipyards, Inc.