Mariann Stratton
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Rear Admiral Mariann Stratton (b.1945) was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
from 1991 to 1994.
, Stratton joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1964 and attended school on a Navy Nurse Corps Candidate Scholarship. She graduated from Sacred Heart Dominican College in Houston, Texas
with degrees in nursing and English. Later she earned master's degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia
and in human resource management.
Starting on active duty in 1966, Stratton served stateside as well as overseas in Japan
, Ethiopia
, Greece
, and Italy
. Her assignments included director of nursing services at Naval Hospital San Diego.
She became Director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1991, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half). She served concurrently as deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command. In 1993, she published Nurse Corps Strategic Plan - Charting New Horizons. As director, Stratton led the "Working Group on Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Women in the Navy and Marine Corps," and advocated before Congress for equal promotion opportunities for military women.
Stratton retired from the Navy in 1994. In 1996, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumnae Award by the University of Virginia
Women's Center.
United States Navy Nurse Corps
The United States Navy Nurse Corps was officially established by Congress in 1908; however, unofficially, women had been working as nurses aboard Navy ships and in Navy hospitals for nearly 100 years.-Pre-1908:...
from 1991 to 1994.
Biography
Born in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, Stratton joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1964 and attended school on a Navy Nurse Corps Candidate Scholarship. She graduated from Sacred Heart Dominican College in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
with degrees in nursing and English. Later she earned master's degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and in human resource management.
Starting on active duty in 1966, Stratton served stateside as well as overseas in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Her assignments included director of nursing services at Naval Hospital San Diego.
She became Director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1991, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half). She served concurrently as deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command. In 1993, she published Nurse Corps Strategic Plan - Charting New Horizons. As director, Stratton led the "Working Group on Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Women in the Navy and Marine Corps," and advocated before Congress for equal promotion opportunities for military women.
Stratton retired from the Navy in 1994. In 1996, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumnae Award by the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
Women's Center.
External links
- Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center