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1991
Alumni Hall is dedicated.
Midshipman Juliane Gallina (USNA 1992) becomes first woman brigade
commander.
June 15, 1991
Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch becomes superintendent.
January 29, 1994
The first genderless service assignment is held. All billets are
open equally to men and women with the exception of special warfare
and submarine duty.
August 1, 1994
Admiral Charles R. Larson becomes superintendent. He previously
served as superintendent from 1983 to 1986.
January 13, 1995
The kickoff 150th anniversary celebration
is held in Alumni Hall. "An Evening Under the Stars" features
a Naval Academy Band/Glee Club concert, the premiere showing of
a documentary film, U. S. Naval Academy; 150 Years in Annapolis,
and introduction of academy astronauts.
March 12, 1995
Lieutenant Commander Wendy Lawrence (USNA
1981), mission specialist in the space shuttle Endeavor, is first
USNA woman graduate to make space flight.
May 12, 1995
Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center dedication ceremony.
October 10, 1995
150th anniversary celebration of the USNA.
Postage stamp
commemorating Naval Academy's founding issued in Annapolis.
June 4, 1998
Rear Admiral John Ryan becomes superintendent.
August, 1998
Hoping to save 25 cents a gallon by buying
milk commercially, the Naval Academy closes it dairy farm.
September 23, 1998
Freedom 7, America's first space capsule
is placed on display at the visitor center as the centerpiece of
the "Grads in Space" exhibit. The late Rear Admiral Alan
B. Shepherd, class of 1945, flew Freedom 7 116.5 miles into
space on May 5, 1961. His historic flight marked America's first
step in the "space race".
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