The commandant of midshipmen is the second-in-command at the United States Naval Academy. According to the Naval Academy, the commandant of midshipmen is "responsible for the professional development and day-to-day activities of all 4,400 Midshipmen in the Brigade" and equates to a dean of students at a civilian university. The commandant reports to the superintendent. The commandant is assisted by a deputy commandant. Modern commandants typically hold the Navy rank of captain, but since 2002, three of the commandants have been a United States Marine Corps colonel. The current commandant is Captain Walter H. Allman III.
List of commandants of midshipmen
- Lieutenant James Harman Ward 1845–1847
- Lieutenant Sydney Smith Lee 1848–1851
- Lieutenant Thomas Tingey Craven 1851–1855
- Lieutenant Joseph Foster Green 1855–1858
- Commander Thomas Tingey Craven 1858–1860
- Lieutenant Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers 1860–1861
- Lieutenant George Washington Rodgers 1861–1862
- Lieutenant Edward Simpson 1862–1863
- Commander Thomas G. Corbin 1863–1863
- Commander Donald McNeill Fairfax 1863–1865
- Lieutenant Commander Stephen B. Luce 1865–1868
- Captain Napoleon Bonaparte Harrison 1868–1870
- Captain Samuel P. Carter 1870–1873
- Commander Kidder Randolph Breese 1873–1875
- Commander Edward A. Terry 1875–1878
- Commander Frederick Vallette McNair, Sr. 1878–1883
- Commander Norman von Heldreich Farquhar 1883–1886
- Commander Charles Lathrop Huntington 1886–1887
- Commander Purnell Frederick Harrington 1887–1889
- Commander Henry Glass 1889–1891
- Commander Colby Mitchell Chester 1891–1895
- Commander Willard Herbert Brownson 1895–1896
- Commander Edwin White 1896–1898
- Commander Charles Thomas Hutchins 1898–1900
- Commander Charles Ellwood Colahan 1900–1903
- Commander Charles Johnston Badger 1903–1905
- Captain George Partridge Colvocoresses 1905–1907
- Commander William S. Benson 1907–1908
- Commander Charles Augustus Gove 1908–1909
- Commander George Ramsey Clark 1909–1910
- Commander Robert Edward Coontz 1910–1911
- Commander George Wood Logan 1911–1914
- Captain Guy Hamilton Burrage 1914–1915
- Captain Lloyd Horwitz Chandler Summer 1915
- Captain Louis McCoy Nulton 1915–1918
- Captain William H. Standley 1918–1919
- Captain Wat Tyler Cluverius, Jr. 1919–1921
- Captain Thomas Richardson Kurtz 1921–1924
- Captain Harold Earle Cook 1924–1925
- Captain Sinclair Gannon 1925–1928
- Captain Charles Philip Snyder 1928–1931
- Captain Henry David Cooke, Jr. 1931–1932
- Captain Ralston Smith Holmes 1932–1935
- Captain Forde Anderson Todd 1935–1937
- Rear Admiral Milo Frederick Draemel 1937–1940
- Captain Francis Alfred L. Vossler 1940–1941
- Captain Mahlon Tisdale 1941–1942
- Captain Harvey Edward Overesch 1942–1943
- Captain Stuart Shadrick Murray 1943–1945
- Rear Admiral Stuart Howe Ingersoll 1945–1947
- Captain Frank Trenwith Ward 1947–1949
- Captain Carleton R. Adams 1949
- Captain Robert B. Pirie 1949–1952
- Rear Admiral Charles Allen Buchanan–1952–1954
- Captain Robert T.S. Keith 1954–1956
- Captain Allen M. Shinn 1956–1958
- Captain Frederick L. Ashworth 1958
- Captain William F. Bringle 1958–1960
- Captain James H. Mini 1960–1961
- Captain Charles S. Minter, Jr. 1961–1964
- Captain Sheldon H. Kinney 1964–1967
- Captain Lawrence T. Heyworth Jr. 1967–1969
- Captain Robert P. Coogan 1969–1971
- Captain Max K. Morris 1971–1973
- Captain Donald K. Forbes 1973–1976
- Captain James A. Winnefeld 1976–1978
- Captain Jack N. Darby 1978–1979
- Rear Admiral William F. "Scot" McCauley 1979–1981
- Captain Leon A. Edney 1981–1984
- Captain Leslie N. Palmer 1984
- Captain Stephen K. Chadwick 1985–1987
- Captain Howard W. Habermeyer Jr. 1987–1990
- Captain Joseph W. Prueher 1989–1990
- Captain Michael D. Haskins 1990–1992
- Captain John Bramwell Padgett, III 1992–1994
- Captain William T. R. "Randy" Bogle 1994–1997
- Captain Gary Roughead 1997–December 1999
- Captain Samuel J. Locklear 1999–December 2001
- Colonel John R. Allen January 2002–September 2003 (first Marine Corps officer to serve as commandant; selected brigadier general, January 2003)
- Captain Charles J. "Joe" Leidig, Jr. September 2003–June 2005
- Captain Bruce E. Grooms June 2005–December 2006
- Captain Margaret D. Klein December 2006–June 2008 (first woman to serve as commandant)
- Captain Matthew L. Klunder June 2008–April 2010
- Captain Robert E. Clark II April 2010–May 2013
- Captain William D. Byrne Jr. May 2013–June 2015
- Colonel Stephen E. Liszewski June 2015–June 2017
- Captain Robert B. Chadwick June 2017–June 2019
- Captain Thomas R. Buchanan June 2019–2021
- Colonel James “J.P.” McDonough III 2021-June 2024
- Captain Walter H. Allman III June 2024-present
References
- "Commandant of Midshipmen". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
External links
- Commandant of Midshipmen official webpage