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Former Navy Men’s Swimming Head Coach Lee Lawrence Passes Away

Men’s Swimming & Diving 10/12/2020 2:57:00 PM ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– Navy Athletics is mourning the passing of Lee Lawrence, who was a member of the men’s swimming coaching staff for 36 …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 13, 2020

Happy Founder’s Day: Celebrating 175 Years of the U.S. Naval Academy

Naval Academy Alumni and Friends: Today, 10 October 2020, marks the United States Naval Academy’s 175th Anniversary. What began as a 10-acre post on the Severn with 50 students has …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 10, 2020

Update: Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Members of the USNA alumni community:   In June, the Alumni Association Board of Trustees stood up an ad hoc special committee to “review all aspects of our Alumni Association mission, board policy, processes, recruitment …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 1, 2020

USNA Zoom Backgrounds Available for Download

Add some Blue & Gold pride to your Zoom meetings with one of these Naval Academy twelve backgrounds. To get one of these photos, please click on this background link – choose …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 29, 2020March 17, 2021

June Week Leadership and Professional Awards page populated

The Leadership and Professional Awards winners were added to the website on the Leadership and Professional page under the June Week 1978 section. 36 of our classmates were recognized for …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 26, 2020March 24, 2021

June Week Individual Athletic and Special Awards pages populated

The Individual Athletic Awards and Special Awards winners were added to the website on separate Individual Athletic and Special Awards pages under the June Week 1978 section. 16 of our …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 24, 2020March 24, 2021

Naval Academy midshipmen not allowed to go home for Thanksgiving, will stay in Annapolis

By HEATHER MONGILIOCAPITAL GAZETTE |SEP 22, 2020 AT 12:59 PM Midshipmen will not be allowed to go home for Thanksgiving, with the Naval Academy instead considering local and weekend leave. The decision was made …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 22, 2020September 24, 2020

NAPS Class of 1974 Page added to the website

We were unable to determine how many enrolled at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) at Bainbridge, Maryland, for the 1973-74 academic year, but we do know that 227 graduates …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 22, 2020March 24, 2021

A Little Reorganization for the Website

There are two significant changes and one smaller change to the organization of the website that we wanted to point out to anyone just visiting the website for the first …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 22, 2020March 24, 2021

Naval Academy midshipmen not allowed to go home for Thanksgiving, will stay in Annapolis

By HEATHER MONGILIOCAPITAL GAZETTE |SEP 22, 2020 AT 12:59 PM Midshipmen will not be allowed to go home for Thanksgiving, with the Naval Academy instead considering local and weekend leave. The decision was made …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 22, 2020March 24, 2021

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