Mariann Stratton | |
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 Rear Admiral Mariann Stratton in 1994 | |
| Born | July 23, 1945 Houston, Texas |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1964–1994 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | United States Navy Nurse Corps |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (3) Navy Achievement Medal |
Rear Admiral Mariann Stratton (born 1945) was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1991 to 1994. [1]
Mariann Stratton was born in Houston, Texas. Stratton joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1964, [2] and attended school on a Navy Nurse Corps Candidate Scholarship. She graduated from Sacred Heart Dominican College in Houston, Texas with degrees in nursing and English. [1] [3] Later she earned master's degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia and in human resource management from Webster College. [4] [1] [5]
Stratton started active duty in 1966. She served in the United States, Japan, Ethiopia, Greece, and Italy. She was director of nursing services at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. [1] [2] In 1971 she attended the celebration in Hartford, Connecticut, marking the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the Navy Nurse Corps. [6]
Stratton became Director of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1991, and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (lower half). [2] She served concurrently as deputy commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command. In 1993, she published Nurse Corps Strategic Plan – Charting New Horizons. [1] As director, Stratton led the "Working Group on Prevention of Sexual Harassment for Women in the Navy and Marine Corps" after the Tailhook scandal. [7] [8] She advocated before Congress for equal promotion opportunities for military women. [4]
Stratton retired from the navy in 1994. In 1996, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumnae Award by the University of Virginia Women's Center. [4]
Stratton married United States Air Force pilot Lawrence Mallory Stickney. He died in 1992. [9] There is a Lawrence M. Stickney/Mariann Stratton Scholarship in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia. [10]
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