Commandant of midshipmen

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 4,500 Midshipmen in the Brigade" and equates to a dean of students at a civilian university." The commandant reports to the superintendent. Modern commandants typically hold the Navy rank of captain. The current commandant is Captain William D. Byrne JR..

List of Commandants of Midshipmen

 * 1) Lieutenant James Harman Ward 1845-1847
 * 2) Lieutenant Sydney Smith Lee 1848-1851
 * 3) Lieutenant Thomas Tingey Craven 1851-1855
 * 4) Lieutenant Joseph Foster Green 1855-1858
 * 5) Lieutenant Thomas Tingey Craven 1858-1860
 * 6) Lieutenant Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers 1860-1861
 * 7) Lieutenant George Washington Rodgers 1861-1862
 * 8) Lieutenant Edward Simpson 1862–186
 * 9) Commander Thomas G. Corbin 1863-1863
 * 10) Commander Donald McNeill Fairfax 1863-1865
 * 11) Lieutenant Commander Stephen B. Luce 1865-1868
 * 12) Captain Napoleon Bonaparte Harrison 1868-1870
 * 13) Captain Samuel P. Carter 1870-1873
 * 14) Commander Kidder Randolph Breese 1873-1875
 * 15) Commander Edward Terry 1875-1878
 * 16) Commander Frederick Vallette McNair, Sr. 1878-1883
 * 17) Commander Norman von Heldreich Farquhar 1883-1886
 * 18) Commander Charles Lathrop Huntington 1886-1887
 * 19) Commander Purnell Frederick Harrington 1887-1889
 * 20) Commander Henry Glass 1889-1891
 * 21) Commander Colby Mitchell Chester 1891-1895
 * 22) Commander Willard Herbert Brownson 1895 – 1896
 * 23) Commander Edwin White 1896-1898
 * 24) Commander Charles Thomas Hutchins 1898-1900
 * 25) Commander Charles Ellwood Colahan 1900 - 1903
 * 26) Commander Charles Johnston Badger 1903 - 1905
 * 27) Captain George Partridge Colvocoresses 1905 - 1907
 * 28) Commander William S. Benson 1907 - 1908
 * 29) Commander Charles Augustus Gove 1908 - 1909
 * 30) Commander George Ramsey Clark 1909 - 1910
 * 31) Commander Robert Edward Coontz 1910 - 1911
 * 32) Commander George Wood Logan 1911 - 1914
 * 33) Captain Guy Hamilton Burrage 1914 - 1915
 * 34) Captain Lloyd Horwitz Chandler Summer 1915
 * 35) Captain Louis McCoy Nulton 1915 - 1918
 * 36) Captain William H. Standley 1918 - 1919
 * 37) Captain Wat Tyler Cluverius, Jr. 1919 - 1921
 * 38) Captain Thomas Richardson Kurtz 1921 - 1924
 * 39) Captain Harold Earle Cook 1924 - 1925
 * 40) Captain Sinclair Gannon 1925 - 1928
 * 41) Captain Charles Philip Snyder 1928 - 1931
 * 42) Captain Henry David Cooke, Jr. 1931 - 1932
 * 43) Captain Ralston Smith Holmes 1932-1935
 * 44) Captain Forde Anderson Todd 1935 - 1937
 * 45) Rear Admiral Milo Frederick Draemel 1937 - 1940
 * 46) Captain Francis Alfred L. Vossler 1940 - 1941
 * 47) Captain Mahlon Tisdale 1941 - 1942
 * 48) Captain Harvey Edward Overesch 1942 - 1943
 * 49) Captain Stuart Shadrick Murray 1943 - 1945
 * 50) Rear Admiral Stuart Howe Ingersoll 1945 - 1947
 * 51) Captain Frank Trenwith Ward 1947 - 1949
 * 52) Captain Carleton R. Adams 1949
 * 53) Captain Robert B. Pirie 1949-1952
 * 54) Rear Admiral Charles Allen Buchanan - 1952-1954
 * 55) Captain Robert T.S. Keith 1954-1956
 * 56) Captain Allen M. Shinn 1956-1958
 * 57) Captain Frederick L. Ashworth 1958
 * 58) Captain William F. Bringle 1958-1960
 * 59) Captain James H. Mini 1960-1961
 * 60) Captain Charles S. Minter, Jr. 1961-1964
 * 61) Captain Sheldon H. Kinney 1964-1967
 * 62) Captain Lawrence T. Heyworth Jr. 1967-1969
 * 63) Captain Robert P. Coogan 1969-1971
 * 64) Captain Max K. Morris  1971-1973
 * 65) Captain Donald K. Forbes 1973-1976
 * 66) Captain James A. Winnefeld 1976-1978
 * 67) Captain Jack N. Darby 1978-1979
 * 68) Rear Admiral William F. "Scot" McCauley 1979-1981
 * 69) Captain Leon A. Edney 1981-1984
 * 70) Captain Leslie N. Palmer 1984
 * 71) Captain Stephan K. Chadwick 1985-1986
 * 72) Captain Howard W. Habermeyer Jr. 1987-1990
 * 73) Captain Joseph W. Prueher 1989-1990
 * 74) Captain Michael D. Haskins 1990-1992
 * 75) Captain John Bramwell Padgett, III 1992-1994
 * 76) Captain William T. R. "Randy" Bogle 1994-1997
 * 77) Captain Gary Roughead 1997-December 1999
 * 78) Captain Samuel J. Locklear 1999-December 2001
 * 79) Colonel John R. Allen (first Marine Corps officer to serve as commandant; selected brigadier general, January 2003) January 2002 – September 2003
 * 80) Captain Charles J. "Joe" Leidig, Jr. September 2003-June 2005
 * 81) Captain Bruce E. Grooms June 2005-December 2006
 * 82) Captain Margaret D. Klein December 2006-June 2008 (first woman to serve as commandant)
 * 83) Captain Matthew L. Klunder June 2008-April 2010
 * 84) Captain Robert E. Clark II April 2010-May 2013
 * 85) Captain William D. Byrne JR. May 2013-Present