Ronald J. Kurth
Ronald J. Kurth | |
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Rear Admiral | |
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Ronald James Kurth (July 1, 1931 – April 10, 2020) was a
naval aviator and Russian area studies scholar fluent in the Russian language, he served on diplomatic posts in Moscow and on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations and was President of the Naval War College
.
Kurth was born in
A Russian area studies scholar, Kurth earned his
defense attaché from 1985 to 1987.[4]
On 11 August 1987, Kurth became the 45th
Goldwater-Nichols Act, conceived the idea that would lead to the accreditation of the college to grant master's degrees, and began a long-term effort to construct a new building for the college.[5][6]
Kurth retired from the Navy at the conclusion of his Naval War College presidency on 17 July 1990 after 36 years of service.[7][8]
Retirement
In retirement, Kurth remained active in academia. He was president of
Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama, from 1994 to 1998, and president of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, from July 1998 to 2005.[9][10][11] He later also taught at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.[12] Kurth died in Jacksonville on April 10, 2020.[13]
References
- ISBN 9780872890534.
- ^ Artifact Spotlight: Bust of Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth, 1990
- ^ UNF Department of Continuing Education: “Russia: The History, Politics, Culture and Language”
- ^ “Naval Historical Collection Receives Papers of Former College President and Faculty Member,” ‘’NEA Newsletter’’, July 2010, p. 15.
- ^ Past Presidents page at Naval War College official Web site Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hattendorf, p. 39.
- ^ Past Presidents page at Naval War College official Web site Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hattendorf, p. 39.
- ^ Artifact Spotlight: Bust of Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth, 1990
- ^ 2000–2001 Fact Book, Murray State University, p. 17.
- ^ wikimapia.org President Jack Albert's House (Delafield, Wisconsin)
- ^ UNF Department of Continuing Education: “Russia: The History, Politics, Culture and Language”
- ^ "Rear Adm. Ronald J. Kurth, 45th President, Naval War College, Passes Away".
External links
- Portrait of Ronald J. Kurth
- Photo of Naval War College Museum bust of Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth
- Hattendorf, John B. ‘’Faces of the Naval War College: An Illustrated Catalog of the U.S. Naval War College’s Portrait Paintings and Busts’’. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College, 2009. ISBN 1-884733-71-9.