In 1984, Kristine Holderied became the first woman to graduate as valedictorian not only at the Naval Academy, but from any of the service academies. During her time as a midshipman, Holderied was also a Trident Scholar and deputy brigade commander. After leaving the Academy, Holderied worked in meteorology and weather forecasting for the Navy. She received a graduate degree from a combined MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution program. 

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Barry Thumma/AP/Shutterstock (5978507a) President Ronald Reagan poses for a picture with Kristine Holderied of Woodbine, Md., who was the top graduate at the U.S. Naval Academy in the class of 1984 and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holderied, on in Washington at the Oval Office of the White House President Ronald Regan and Kristine Holderied, Washington, USA

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Barry Thumma/AP/Shutterstock (5978507a) President Ronald Reagan poses for a picture with Kristine Holderied of Woodbine, Md., who was the top graduate at the U.S. Naval Academy in the class of 1984 and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holderied, on in Washington at the Oval Office of the White House President Ronald Regan and Kristine Holderied, Washington, USA

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