(WASHINGTON) — Vice Adm. Joanna Nunan, 14th superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), and Deputy Superintendent Rear Adm. David Wulf have announced their departures. This brings to an end their tenure committed to the quality of the midshipman experience at Kings Point. Among their last official duties at the academy was to preside over the Class of 2025’s commencement exercises.
Instrumental in forging a long-term agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and in developing a comprehensive plan for campus modernization, Nunan’s and Wulf’s efforts leave Kings Point well-positioned to fulfill the academy’s critical national-security mission and to thrive long into the future.
“I thank Vice Adm. Nunan and Rear Adm. Wulf for their service to our nation and to our midshipmen,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, its critical mission, and its extraordinary midshipmen fully deserve the kind of dedication and commitment the superintendent and deputy superintendent brought to their roles at Kings Point.”
“I have long believed that I am the luckiest admiral I know,” Nunan said recently. “I have been privileged to play a role in the lives of some of America’s most inspiring young people as they became our finest future mariners.”
Retired Coast Guard Capt. Anthony Ceraolo, who assumed duties as the chief of staff of academy in 2023, will serve as the acting superintendent while an extensive search is conducted for new leadership of the academy. A change of command ceremony will be planned at that time.
– U.S. Department of Transportation
