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William L. Stubblefield
NOAAS Surveyor
Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
AwardsDepartment of Commerce Silver Medal[1]

William L. Stubblefield (born 1940),

rear admiral
. He served as the director of the NOAA Commissioned Corps from 1995 to 1999.

Early life and naval career

A native of

M.S. in geology in 1971.[1]

NOAA career

In 1971, Stubblefield joined the NOAA Commissioned corps as a

Rainier. He next served ashore as the Deputy Director of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Division at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research in Miami. For his work while serving in Miami, Stubblefield was awarded the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal.[3]

Stubblefield subsequently returned to sea as the operations officer on board

Executive Officer.[3]

Following his assignments at sea Stubblefield served in a number of administrative and scientific positions with NOAA. He returned to sea in 1988 as the commanding officer of

NOAAS Surveyor. Under his command Surveyor conducted research from the arctic to the Antarctic. At the time Surveyor gained the distinction of having traveled the farthest north and farthest south of any NOAA vessel to date.[3]
The Surveyor was in the vicinity of Point Barrow, Alaska when the three whales were caught in the ice.

In 1990, Stubblefield was named as coordinator for the Fleet Modernization Study, a project to assess the life of the existing fleet and to predict the way forward for future NOAA ships. For his work on this study he was awarded the

Rear Admiral Lower Half and made the Deputy Director, Office of NOAA Corps Operations.[3]

On 22 May 1995, Stubblefield assumed the position of director of the Office of NOAA Corps Operations, the top commissioned officer in the NOAA Commissioned Corps and as Rear Admiral Upper Half.[4] He served in this position until 2 March 1999.[5]

Later life

After leaving the NOAA Commissioned Corps, Stubblefield and his wife Dr. Bonnie McGregor Stubblefield, retired to Berkeley County, West Virginia in 1999.[5] He was active in local politics serving on the Berkeley County Public Service Water District and subsequently as the president of the Berkeley County Council. He left office in 2012 with no intention of running for another elected office in the future, but does plan on remaining active in the community.[2] Dr. Stubblefield currently serves on the Board of Directors for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Berkeley County Fire Board, Hospice of the Panhandle of West Virginia, Strategic Planning for Berkeley Health, Elder and President of Trustees for First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley County. Dr. Stubblefield has served on the national Board of Directors of the Military Officers Association of America and the Advisory Board for the Sea Grant College and University Program (Sea Grant).

References

  1. ^ a b "Rear Admiral Stubblefield Speaker for Memorial Day Event at Edge Hill Cemetery". Spirit of Jefferson Farmer's Advocate. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Umstead, Matthew (20 December 2012). "Berkeley County Council President says six years in office were 'a good ride'". Herald-Mail. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Congressional Record Vol. 145-Part 2: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress First Session. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1999. p. 2072.
  4. ^ "Rear Admiral William Stubblefield Confirmed By Senate As Director Of Office Of NOAA Corps Operations". Publicaffairs.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "NOAA NEWS Online - Stories (S134)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
Military offices
Preceded by
Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

1995–1999 		Succeeded by
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