Mariann Stratton
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Early life and education
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]
Personal life
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]
See also
References
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- ↑ Rowden, Ray. "Navy Council Formed to Tackle Sexual Harassment" European Stars and Stripes (July 25, 1992): 3. via NewspaperArchive.com
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Further reading
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External links
- Nurses and the U.S. Navy -- Overview and Special Image Selection Naval Historical Center