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Research Chair in Naval History

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The Secretary of the Navy's Research Chair in Naval History was established in 1987 by the then Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy (now known as the Naval History & Heritage Command). This competitive appointment was designed to support, for up to three years, a scholar in researching and writing a major monograph on the history of the U.S. Navy since 1945.

Past holders of this chair include:

  • 1987-1988 Dr. Malcolm "Kip" Muir[1]
  • 1988-1989
  • 1989-1990 Dr. William N. Still, Jr.
  • 1990-1991 Dr. Christopher McKee
  • 1991-1992 Dr. James Recknor
  • 2003 John C. Reilly Jr.[2]

References

  1. ^ Muir's Vitae http://www.vmi.edu/fswebs.aspx?tid=25009&id=25011
  2. ^ Former Navy Secretary Underwrites Naval History Research Chair http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=5262