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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Speaks at NSU
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 Ray Ferrero, Jr., Chancellor Nova Southeastern University; Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. |
 Ray Ferrero, Jr., Chancellor Nova Southeastern University; Rear Admiral Michelle Howard; Joe Millsaps, NSU Board of Trustees and CEO Broward Navy Days. |
NSU Chancellor, Ray Ferrero, Jr., welcomed Rear Admiral Michelle Howard, the first African-American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy, to a luncheon held at the Don Taft University Center Club Room. Howard spoke on “Women and Minorities in Today’s U.S. Navy.”
Ferrero, a former marine, exchanged a few friendly marine vs. navy barbs with the Rear Admiral drawing laughter from those in attendance.
Howard graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982. In one of her first sea tours of duty, she received the Secretary of the Navy/Navy League Captain Winifred Collins award, which is given to one woman officer each year for outstanding leadership. Howard later served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and quickly rose up the ranks. In 1992, she became first lieutenant onboard the USS Flint, an ammunition ship, and in 1996 she became the executive officer of USS Tortuga, a dock landing ship.
In 1999, Rear Admiral Howard took command of the USS Rushmore, a dock landing ship, making her the first African-American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy. But she wasn’t done setting “firsts.” In 2006, Howard was selected Rear Admiral, becoming the first female graduate of the Naval Academy to make admiral. Last year, Rear Admiral Howard became commander of a multinational, counter-piracy task force that was involved with the rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama when he was taken hostage by pirates.
To view the Rear Admiral’s speech visit:
http://ka.uvuvideo.org/_Rear-Admiral-MichelleHoward/video/1004384/86294.html