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Trident Scholar Banquet Guest Speakers

2023
Vice Admiral Rick Williamson, USN
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, N4
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

2022
Admiral James Caldwell, Jr., USN
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
Department of the Navy

2021
(canceled)

2020
Rear Admiral Lorin Selby, USN
Chief Engineer and Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration and Naval
Engineering, SEA-05, Naval Sea Systems Command
(canceled)

2019
Rear Admiral David J. Hahn, USN
Chief of Naval Research
Director of Innovation, Technology Requirements and Test & Evaluation (OPNAV N94)

2018
Rear Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, USN
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
Operations, Plans and Strategy (N3,N5B)
2017
Dr. Lawrence Schuette, PhD
Director, Office of Research
Office of Naval Research
2016
Rear Admiral Nevin P. Carr, USN (Ret.)
Former Chief of Naval Research
Vice President and Navy Strategic Account Executive, Leidos
2015
Rear Admiral Mathias W. Winter, USN
Chief of Naval Research
Director, Innovation Technology Requirements, and Test & Evaluation (N84)
2014
Admiral John M. Richardson, USN
Director
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
2013
Mr. Mark Gorenflo
Principal Director to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy
(Plans, Policy, Oversight & Integration)
2012
Rear Admiral Matthew L. Klunder, USN
Chief of Naval Research
Director, Test Evaluation and Technology Requirements
2011
The Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Department of Defense
2010
Rear Admiral Nevin P. Carr Jr., USN
Chief of Naval Research
Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements
2009
Rear Admiral M. Elizabeth Young, USN
Director, Systems Engineering
National Reconnaissance Office
2008
Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III, USN
Chief of Naval Research
Assistant Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Science & Technology
Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements
2007
Dr. Patricia L. Gruber
Director of Research, Office of Naval Research
Arlington, Virginia
2006
Rear Admiral William H. Hilarides, USN
Program Executive Officer for Submarines
2005
Vice Admiral Evan M Chanik, USN
Director, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate (J-8)
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
2004
Rear Admiral Joseph A. Sestak, Jr., USN
Director, Assessment Division
Chief of Naval Operations
2003
Captain David M. Schubert, USN
Commander, Naval Research Laboratory
2002
Rear Admiral Paul J. Ryan, USN
Commander, Mine Warfare Command
2001
Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, USN
Chief of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
2000
Admiral Richard W. Mies, USN
Commander in Chief
United States Strategic Command
1999
Rear Admiral Jeffrey A. Cook, USN
Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
1998
Admiral Donald L. Pilling, USN
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
1997
Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld
Deputy Chief of Naval Research
Technical Director, Office of Naval Research
1996
Rear Admiral Marc Y.E. Pelaez, USN
Chief of Naval Research
1995
Rear Admiral George P. Nanos, Jr., USN
Director, Strategic Systems Programs
1994
Rear Admiral John S. Redd, USN
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Plans, Policy and Operations)
1993
Rear Admiral Jerome F. Smith Jr., USN
Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
1992
Rear Admiral William C. Miller, USN
Chief of Naval Research
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