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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.