List of Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy

The Naval Academy is organized much like a civilian college. The Academy's Superintendent, a Navy admiral, is the equivalent of a college president. He oversees all of the school's functions. The Superintendent's principal deputies include overseeing a civilian Academic Dean, academic program and the faculty, and the Commandant of Midshipmen, who serves as dean of students and supervisor of all military and professional training. The Superintendent, Commandant, Academic Dean and academic division directors sit on the academic board, which sets the academy's academic standards.

Below is the list of the 59 Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

. This list includes one Chief of Naval Operations

Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...

and many other Admirals with various commands. Many of the men listed had or have ships named in their honor.

#	Rank	Name	Took Office	Year Graduated Academy
1.	CDR Commander Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...	Franklin Buchanan Franklin Buchanan Franklin Buchanan was an officer in the United States Navy who became an admiral in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, and commanded the ironclad CSS Virginia.-Early life:...	3 September 1845
2.	CDR	George P. Upshur George P. Upshur George Parker Upshur was an officer in the United States Navy and the brother of Abel P. Upshur.Born in Northampton county, Virginia, Upshur entered the United States Navy as midshipman, April 23, 1818; was promoted to lieutenant, March 3, 1827, and served in the USS Lexington, on the Brazil...	15 March 1847
3.	CDR	Cornelius K. Stribling Cornelius Stribling Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling was an rear admiral in the United States Navy who served during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War, the Mexican–American War, and the American Civil War.-Biography:...	1 July 1850
4.	CDR	Louis M. Goldsborough Louis M. Goldsborough Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough was a rear admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War. He held several sea commands during the Civil War, including the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron...	1 November 1853
5.	CAPT	George S. Blake	15 September 1857
6.	RADM Rear admiral (United States) Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :... / VADM Vice admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and the United States Maritime Service, vice admiral is a three-star flag officer, with the pay grade of...	David D. Porter David Dixon Porter David Dixon Porter was a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the United States Navy. Promoted as the second man to the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G...	9 September 1865
7.	Commodore	John L. Worden	1 December 1869
8.	RADM	Christopher R. P. Rodgers Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron.-Early career:Rodgers was born in Brooklyn, New York, into a naval family...	22 September 1874
9.	Commodore	Foxhall A. Parker	1 July 1878
10.	RADM	George B. Balch George Balch George Beall Balch was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-Early career:...	2 August 1879
11.	RADM	Christopher R.P. Rodgers Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron.-Early career:Rodgers was born in Brooklyn, New York, into a naval family...	13 June 1881
12.	CAPT	Francis M. Ramsay	14 November 1881	1856
13.	CDR / CAPT	William T. Sampson William T. Sampson William Thomas Sampson was a United States Navy rear admiral known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...	9 September 1886	1861
14.	CAPT / RADM	Robert L. Phythian Robert L. Phythian Robert Lees Phythian was a United States naval officer who was the first superintendent of the New York Nautical School and later was a superintendent for the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Naval Observatory.-Biography:...	13 June 1890	1856
15.	CAPT	Philip H. Cooper	15 November 1894	1864
16.	RADM	Frederick V. McNair Frederick V. McNair, Sr. Frederick Valette McNair was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. McNair served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1898 to 1900.-Biography:...	15 July 1898	1857
17.	CDR	Richard Wainwright Richard Wainwright (Spanish-American War naval officer) Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright , son of Commander Richard Wainwright, was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War.-Early life and ancestors:...	15 March 1900	1868
18.	CAPT / RADM	Willard H. Brownson Willard H. Brownson Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson, USN was a United States Navy officer whose career included service against pirates in Mexico, and service during the Spanish-American War. He also served a term as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.-Early Life and Career:A native of Lyons, New...	6 November 1902	1865
19.	RADM	James H. Sands James H. Sands Rear Admiral James Hoban Sands was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and eventually became Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.-Naval career:...	1 July 1905	1864
20.	CAPT	Charles J. Badger Charles J. Badger Charles Johnston Badger was an admiral in the United States Navy. His active-duty career included service in the Spanish-American War and World War I.-Biography:...	15 July 1907	1873
21.	CAPT	John M. Bowyer John M. Bowyer Rear Admiral John M. Bowyer was an officer in the United States Navy.Bowyer was born in Cass County, Indiana; and in 1870, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Iowa. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1874....	10 June 1909	1874
22.	CAPT	John H. Gibbons	15 May 1911	1879
23.	CAPT / RADM	William F. Fullam William Fullam Rear Admiral William Freeland Fullam was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I.-Biography:Born in Pittsford, New York, Fullam was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1877...	7 February 1914	1877
24.	CAPT / RADM	Edward W. Eberle	20 September 1915	1885
25.	CAPT / RADM	Archibald H. Scales	12 February 1919	1887
26.	RADM	Henry B. Wilson	5 July 1921	1881
27.	RADM	Louis M. Nulton	23 February 1925	1889
28.	RADM	Samuel S. Robison Samuel Robison Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison CB, USN was a United States Navy officer whose service extended from the 1890s through the early 1930s. He held several major commands during World War I, and from 1928-1931 served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy...	16 June 1928	1888
29.	RADM	Thomas C. Hart Thomas C. Hart Thomas Charles Hart was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service extended from the Spanish-American War through World War II. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served briefly as a United States Senator from Connecticut.-Life and career:Hart was born in Genesee County, Michigan...	1 May 1931	1897
30.	RADM	David F. Sellers David F. Sellers David F. Sellers was an Admiral in the United States Navy.-Biography:David Foote Sellers was a native of Austin, Texas. He joined the United States Navy in 1890 and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from New Mexico...	18 June 1934	1894
31.	RADM	Wilson Brown Wilson Brown Wilson Brown is the name of:* Wilson Brown , World War II naval commander* Wilson Brown , American Civil War sailor* Wilson Brown , Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1853–1855...	1 February 1938	1902
32.	RADM	Russell Willson Russell Willson Vice Admiral Russell Willson was a flag officer of the United States Navy and inventor of the Navy Cipher Box issued in 1917.The son of Sidney Louis Willson and Lucy Fenton Staats Willson, Russell Willson attended the Massachusetts Institute of...	1 February 1941	1906
33.	RADM	John R. Beardall	31 January 1942	1908
34.	VADM Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...	Aubrey W. Fitch	16 August 1945	1906
35.	RADM	James L. Holloway Jr.	15 January 1947	1919
36.	VADM	Harry W. Hill Harry W. Hill Harry Wilbur Hill was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.-Biography:Hill was born in Oakland, California on 7 April 1890...	28 April 1950	1911
37.	VADM	C. Turner Joy C. Turner Joy Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. During the last years of his career, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The destroyer USS Turner Joy was named for him.-Early life and career, through World War I:C....	4 August 1952	1916
38.	RADM	Walter F. Boone	12 August 1954	1921
39.	RADM	William R. Smedberg III	16 March 1956	1926
40.	RADM	Charles L. Melson	27 June 1958	1927
41.	RADM	John F. Davidson	22 June 1960	1929
42.	RADM	C.C. Kirkpatrick	18 August 1962	1931
43.	RADM	C.S. Minter Jr.	11 January 1964	1937
44.	RADM	Draper L. Kauffman Draper L. Kauffman Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman was a pioneering underwater demolition expert, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. During World War II, he organized the first U.S. Navy Demolition Teams, which later gave rise to the SEALs...	12 June 1965	1933
45.	CAPT	Lawrence Heyworth Jr.	22 June 1968	1943
46.	RADM / VADM	James F. Calvert James F. Calvert James Francis Calvert served in the United States Navy, where he commanded the , the third nuclear submarine commissioned and the second submarine to reach the North Pole, which became the first to surface at the pole when it did so on August 11, 1958...	20 July 1968	1943
47.	VADM	William P. Mack	16 June 1972	1937
48.	RADM / VADM	Kinnaird R. McKee Kinnaird R. McKee Kinnaird Rowe McKee is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion from 1982 to 1988. He also served as Superintendent, United States Naval Academy from 1975 to 1978....	1 August 1975	1951
49.	RADM / VADM	William P. Lawrence William P. Lawrence William Porter Lawrence , United States Navy, was a decorated Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1978-1981...	28 August 1978	1951
50.	VADM	Edward C. Waller	22 August 1981	1949
51.	RADM	Charles R. Larson Charles R. Larson Charles R. Larson is a retired four-star Admiral of the United States Navy.-Military career:A 1958 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Larson twice served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He also served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific...	31 August 1983	1958
52.	RADM	Ronald F. Marryott Ronald F. Marryott Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1986 to 1988. He served as president and CEO of the George C...	19 August 1986	1957
53.	RADM	Virgil L. Hill Jr.	18 August 1988	1961
54.	RADM	Thomas C. Lynch	15 June 1991	1964
55.	ADM Admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a four-star flag officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health...	Charles R. Larson Charles R. Larson Charles R. Larson is a retired four-star Admiral of the United States Navy.-Military career:A 1958 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Larson twice served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He also served as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific...	1 August 1994	1958
56.	VADM	John R. Ryan John R. Ryan John R. Ryan is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and as the Chancellor of the State University of New York...	4 June 1998	1967
57.	VADM	Richard J. Naughton Richard J. Naughton Vice Admiral Richard Joseph Naughton was the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 2002 to 2003.-Navy career:...	7 June 2002	1968
(acting) 58.	VADM	Charles W. Moore Jr.	5 June 2003	1968
59.	VADM	Rodney P. Rempt Rodney P. Rempt Rodney Paul Rempt is a retired Vice Admiral of the United States Navy who served as the 58th Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 2003 to 2007.-Biography:...	1 August 2003	1966
60.	VADM	Jeffrey Fowler Jeffrey Fowler Jeffrey L. Fowler is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 60th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy until his retirement in August 2010.-Early life and career:...	8 June 2007	1978
61.	VADM	Michael H. Miller Michael H. Miller Michael Harold "Mike" Miller is a vice admiral in the United States Navy, and was the first active-duty officer to direct the White House Military Office...	3 August 2010	1974

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