First woman to head SUNY Maritime College

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All you domers can now rejoice.

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NEW YORK MARITIME APPOINTS RADM WENDI CARPENTER AS PRESIDENT

Last week, the State University of New York Board of Trustees appointed Rear Admiral Wendi Carpenter, USN, president of New York Maritime College. Admiral Carpenter is currently serving as the Commander of the Navy’s Warfare Development Command. The SUNY Board of Trustees voted on her appointment at a special meeting held on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Rear Admiral Carpenter is the first woman to serve as president of SUNY Maritime College.
Carpenter was among the first women to be designated as a naval aviator. Graduating from flight school at the top of her class, she was selected for immediate duty as the first selectively retained graduate instructor pilot in the T-44 advanced multi-engine pipeline. In 2005, she became the Navy’s first woman aviator promoted to the rank of admiral.
Outgoing Maritime President Admiral John Craine said, “It has been an honor serving The State University of New York and Maritime College, and I am delighted to be turning over leadership to Admiral Wendi Carpenter. I have the utmost confidence that she will thrive as president and
truly support and encourage the outstanding work of the students, faculty, and staff of this wonderful institution."
Carpenter is the daughter of an Air Force veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. She holds a B.S. psychology from the University of Georgia, and a M.A. in international relations from Salve Regina University. Carpenter has held a total of five commands at the commander, captain, and flag level in the areas of logistics, training, and aviation in fleet, joint, and coalition operations. She has also completed numerous fleet and shore staff assignments, and is a distinguished g

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1. I grew up not far from SUNY Maritime

in the Throgg's Neck area of the Bronx. And I went to SUNY New Paltz!

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