CELEBRATING Women's History Month

March marks Women’s History Month. The U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1980 was the first class to commission female officers and since then our female alumni have served with distinction in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and assumed positions of exceptional leadership in command, citizenship and government. 

Featured Stories

Michelle Howard '82, USN (Ret.): First female U.S. Navy Four-Star Admiral

Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, USN: Computer Science Pioneer 

Nana Adae '91: Managing Director, Advisor Platform Transformation. JP Morgan Chase

CAPT Wendy B. Lawrence '81, USN (Ret.), former astronaut, the first female Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

CDR Ladonna Gordon Gee ’01, USN and CDR Kathryn Sampson Wijnaldum ’01, USN Featured in Four Women Of Color Make History As Commanders Of U.S. Navy Warships

Lieutenant General Loretta “Lori” Reynolds ‘86, USMC, the third woman to earn the rank of Lieutenant General in the Marine Corps.

Class Presidents: CDR Janeann T. Conley '82, USN (Ret.), CDR Denise M. Willert '89, USN (Ret.), Jennifer Tyll '01 and LTCOL Lisa D. Cordonnier '03, USMC.

Rebecca Jabouri '05: Experience at USNA and Boeing

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