Retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet Talks Marine Science, Leadership At St. Mary's College

Retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN (Ret.) spoke at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Sept. 30 at the Dodge Performing Arts Center, hosted by the Patuxent Partnership and the Steny H. Hoyer Center for the Study of Democracy. The event drew a full recital hall, with students, alumni, members of the Patuxent Partnership and colleagues filling extra seats. Gallaudet, who served 35 years in the U.S. Navy as an oceanographer and navigator and later acted as administrator of NOAA, discussed his career path in marine sciences and leadership lessons drawn in his book “Holding Fast In Heavy Seas.” The program included a 30-minute audience Q&A, followed by book signing.