List of United States Naval Academy Alumni - Academics

Academics

Name Class year Notability References
Parker, William HarwarWilliam Harwar Parker 1848 Naval Academy Instructor and Professor of Mathematics, Navigation and Astronomy (1853–1857); served with the Virginia State Navy during the American Civil War, then the Confederacy and Confederate States Naval Academy by serving as its Superintendent from October 1863 on the school ship CSS Patrick Henry, located outside of Richmond, Virginia on the James River, Virginia; In April 1865, as the Confederate capital at Richmond was evacuated, he led the C.S. Naval Academy's midshipmen as a guard for their failing Government's archives and treasury
Mahan, Alfred ThayerAlfred Thayer Mahan 1859 Rear Admiral; theorist of naval warfare as Sea Power; Mahan Hall at the Academy named in his honor
Sims, WilliamWilliam Sims 1880 Admiral; World War I commander; served twice as President of the Naval War College
Eberle, Edward WalterEdward Walter Eberle 1885 Admiral; Superintendent of the Academy (1915–1919); Chief of Naval Operations (1923–1927) i
Lejeune, John A.John A. Lejeune 1888 World War I Army Division commander; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1920–1929); superintendent of Virginia Military Institute (1929–1937) e
Land, Emory S.Emory S. Land 1902 Vice Admiral; Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission during World War II; oversaw establishment of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
Holloway, Jr., James L.James L. Holloway, Jr. 1919 Admiral; Destroyer officer in both World Wars; developed the Holloway Plan for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC); Superintendent of the Academy (1947–1950); father of Admiral James L. Holloway III
Williams, William ApplemanWilliam Appleman Williams 1945 Influential and controversial historian of American foreign policy during the Cold War
Turner, StansfieldStansfield Turner 1947 Admiral; Rhodes Scholar; President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) (1977–1981) k
Trost, CarlisleCarlisle Trost 1953 Admiral; Chief of Naval Operations (1986–1990); submarine officer; graduated first in his class; Olmstead Scholar i
Blair, Dennis C.Dennis C. Blair 1968 Admiral; Rhodes Scholar; commander of U.S. Pacific Command (1999–2002); former President of Institute for Defense Analyses president; third Director of National Intelligence (2009–2010) k
Machtley, Ronald K.Ronald K. Machtley 1970 Representative from Rhode Island (1987–1995); president of Bryant University (1996–) m

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