2019 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients

On 7 December 2018, the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Selection Panel, chaired by Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert ’75, USN (Ret.), selected the following alumni as 2019 Distinguished Graduates:

• Dr. J. Phillip London ’59, CACI International Inc Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board and founder of the modern-era worldwide technology pacesetter. Read full bio.

• Admiral Robert J. Natter ’67, USN (Ret.), former Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Fleet Forces Command and Commander-in-Chief of the NATO Western Atlantic Command, who also served previously as Chairman of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Board of Trustees and is a current member of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors. Read full bio.

• Colonel Walter P. Havenstein ’71, USMCR (Ret.), former SAIC CEO, who also served on the Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors. Read full bio.

• Admiral Robert F. Willard ’73, USN (Ret.), Former Commander, U.S. Pacific Command and President and CEO of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. Read full bio.

• Captain Wendy B. Lawrence ’81, USN (Ret.), the first active duty female naval officer to fly in space. Read full bio.