Background
Stewart, Joseph D. was born on July 9, 1942 in Baltimore.
academic administrator career military officer
Stewart, Joseph D. was born on July 9, 1942 in Baltimore.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Stewart graduated from the Severn School in 1960 and the United States Naval Academy in 1964. Vice Admiral Stewart earned a master"s degree in Operational Research from the United States. Naval Postgraduate School, and a master"s degree in Management from Salve Regina College and the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
Stewart played lacrosse while at the Naval Academy, playing on three straight national championship teams.
He retired from the United States. Maritime Service with the rank of vice admiral on September 30, 2008. Upon his graduation from the Naval Academy, Stewart entered the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant. During his thirty-four-year, he served in a variety of command and staff positions.
He commanded a tank company, a supply battalion, and a defense distribution depot.
He has also served as an instructor and athletic coach at the Naval Academy. As a major general, he served as Commander, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany in Georgia.
He retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of major general in 1998 and soon after assumed the duties as the Academy Superintendent. The ninth person to hold this post since the institution’s dedication in 1943, Vice Admiral Stewart headed a federal academy with a student body of some 920 midshipmen and a waterfront campus covering more than 80 acres (320,000 m2).
The Academy, operated by the United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, is located at Kings Point, New New York
lieutenant is one of the nation’s prime sources of licensed merchant marine officers and is renowned for its maritime education and training programs. Vice Admiral Stewart retired from the United States Merchant Marine Academy on September 30, 2008. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant: 1964 First Lieutenant: December 1965 Captain: March 1967 Major: January 1974 Lieutenant Colonel: October 1980 Colonel: January 1986 Brigadier General: June 1991 &‐ July 11, 1996 Major General: August 1993 Maritime Service Rear Admiral: August 1, 1998 Vice Admiral: 2003.
Married Kathleen Ellen Fitzpatrick. Children: David, Kevin.