Membership Directory

The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy is composed of women who have taken part in the time honored tradition of christening a ship to be commissioned in the United States Navy, or a ship that sails with the Navy, supporting the fleet in some specific way. Sponsors are selected by the Secretary of the Navy. They play a unique role for the Navy. As they christen their ships, bestowing upon the vessel a name chosen by the Secretary of the Navy, they become a part of that ship’s history. The crew of the ship may change many times over the course of a ship’s life, but the Sponsor remains the same. Most Sponsors form a warm and lasting relationship with their ships, an affiliation that is rewarding to both.

After a sponsor christens her ship, she is invited to join the Society of Sponsors. Honorary Membership is offered to wives of Presidents and Vice Presidents who have sponsored Navy Ships.

Members

SponsorShip NameShip Number
Ms. Alicia Aadnesen LUCY STONET-AO 209
Mrs. David Abshire (Carolyn)SAMPLE DE 1048
Ms. Barbara AllenSOUJOURNER TRUTHT-AO 210
Mrs. Richard V. Allen (Patricia)GRAPPLEARS 53
Ms. Thomasine AlvarezEVERETT ALVAREZFFG 68
Mrs. Jim Amos (Bonnie)PORTLANDLPD 27
Ms. Debbie AndersonJOSHUA L. GOLDBERGT-AO 215
Mrs. Neil Armstrong (Carol)NEIL ARMSTRONGAGOR 27
Mrs. Wayne Arny (Lynn)ASSERTIVE T-AGOS 9
Mrs. Beth AsherPOINT LOMA T-EPF 15
Mrs. Michael E. AshfordDEVASTATOR MCM 6
Mrs. Norman R. Augustine (Meg)IMPECCABLE T-AGOS 23
Ms. James A. Baker (Susan)PORT ROYALCG 73
Mrs. Susan Ford BalesGERALD R FORD CVN 78
Mrs. Susan Ford BalesGRAND RAPIDSPG 98
Mrs. William L. Ball (Patty)SHILOHCG 67
Mrs. Robin J. Beard (Catherine)MEMPHISSSN 691
Mrs. James B. Berkeley (Margaret)BERKELEY DDG 15
Mrs. Michelle Sterett BernsonSTERETT DDG 104
Mrs. Philip B. Bidegain (Yvetta)TUCUMCARIPGH 2
Ms. Jocelyn Billy-UpshawNAVAJOT-ATS 6
Mrs. Dennis C. Blair (Diane)CHAFEEDDG 90
Mrs. Walter E. Boomer (Sandi)OAK HILL LSD 51
Mrs. Frank L. Bowman (Linda)TORNADO PC 14
Mrs. Frank L. Bowman (Linda)NORTH CAROLINASSN 777
Mrs. Charles A. Bowsher (Mary)RATHBURNE DE 1057
Ms. Bruni BradleyGUAM HST 1
Ms. Dianne Watkins BranchWATKINST-AKR 315
Ms. Kate BrandtOAKLAND LCS 24
Ms. Lauren E. BrashearCARL BRASHEAR T-AKE 7
Mrs. Thomas J. Brokaw (Meredith)RUSHMORE LSD 47
Mrs. John H. Brown III (Jeannette)SEA FOX SS 402
Mrs. Sean Buck (Joanne)HAMILTON FFG 66
Ms. Susan Buffett OMAHALCS 12
Ms. Diana B. Bulkeley BULKELEYDDG 84
Mrs. George W. Bush (Laura)TEXASSSN 775
Mrs. Paul D. Butcher (Phyllis)PECOS T-AO 197
Mrs. Bradley Byrne (Rebecca)MOBILE LCS 26
Ms. Jessica Cafferata HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR. ESB 8
Mrs. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Linda)MESA VERDE LPD 19
Mrs. Walter H. Cantrell (Betsy)HURRICANE PC 3
Mrs. Richard G. Capen Jr. (Joan)HARLAN COUNTY LST 1196
Ms. Linda E. Carlson INGRAHAM FFG 61
Mrs. Frank C. Carlucci (Marcia)FLORIDA SSBN 728
Mrs. Frank C. Carlucci (Marcia)FLORIDA SSGN 728
Mrs. Wayland Henry Cato Jr. (Marion)L MENDEL RIVERS SSN 686
Capt. Elizabeth Christman EMPIRE STATE NSMV 1
Mrs. Laura Shepard Churchley ALAN SHEPARD T-AKE 3
Mrs. James Harlan Cissel III (Julia)STONEWALL JACKSON SSBN 634
Ms. Lisa Anne Clark LEWIS AND CLARKT-AKE 1
Mrs. William P. Clark (Joan)HONOLULU SSN 718
Mrs. William Jefferson Clinton (Hillary Rodham)COLUMBIA SSN 771
Mrs. Daniel R. Coats (Marsha)MCFAUL DDG 74
Ms. Katherine Holmes Cochran JACKSONLCS 6
Mrs. James T. Conway (Annette)ANCHORAGE LPD 23
Mrs. Carlton R. Croyle Jr (Marian)SUMNER T-AGS 61
Mrs. Michael Cunningham (Pamela)SUMNERT-AGS 61
Mrs. John R. Dailey (Mimi)HARPERS FERRYLSD 49
Mrs. John H. Dalton (Margaret)SEAWOLF SSN 21
Mrs. John H. Dalton (Margaret)JOHN H. DALTONSSN 808
Mrs. Patricia Bagley Daniels-Lindley JOSEPHUS DANIELS DLG 27
Mrs. Andrea Danzig FIREBOLT PC 10
Mrs. Andrea Danzig RICHARD J. DANZIGDDG 143
Mrs. George W. Darden (Lillian Budd)FALCON MHC 59
Mrs. Phil Davidson (Tracy)KANSAS CITYLCS 22
Mrs. George W. Davis Jr (Jean) AUDACIOUST-AGOS 11
Mrs. Regina "Gina" Bulkeley Day BULKELEYDDG 84
Mrs. Anne De Leon WATKINST-AKR 315
Mrs. Robert Delano (Carmen Anne)PC 524PC 524
Mrs. Betty Del ToroINTREPIDDDG 145
Mrs. Bruce A. DeMars (Margaret)COLUMBUS SSN 762
Mrs. Martin Dempsey (Deanie)SOUTH DAKOTASSN 790
Ms. Mary DePrisco JOHN MCDONNELL T-AGS 51
Ms. Nancy Urban Dettmer PITTSBURG LPD 31
Ms. Jennifer DiazHARRISBURGLPD 30
Mrs. Norman D. Dicks (Suzanne)RAINIERAOE 7
Ms. Louisa Dixon LENAH SUTCLIFFE HIGBEEDDG 123
Mrs. Pete V. Domenici (Nancy Burk)ALBUQUERQUESSN 706
Mrs. Kirkland H. Donald (Diane)INDIANA SSN 789
Mrs. Joseph Donnelly (Jill)INDIANAPOLIS LCS 17
Mrs. Timothy F. Donohue (Alice C.)AGILEMSO 421
Mrs. Michael P. Downs (Martha)LEWIS B. PULLER MLP 3
Ms. Anne Jeannette Doyle (Anne)DOYLE FFG 39
Mrs. Ellyn Dunford BOUGAINVILLE LHA 8
Mrs. Daniel Dunham (Debra - Deb)JASON DUNHAMDDG 109
Mrs. Henry B. Dupont (Emily)DUPONT DD 941
Mrs. Penny Durenberger MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL SSN 708
Mrs. Leon A. Edney (Margon)CURTIS WILBURDDG 54
Mrs. Chet Edwards (Lea Ann)SQUALL PC 7
Mrs. Thomas Boulton Fargo (Sarah)BULKELEY DDG 84
Mrs. Cindy Foggo SILVERSIDES SSN 807
Ms. Cathy W. Forst GRIDLEY DDG 101
Mrs. Nicole Foster MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION T-ATS 10
Mrs. Jeffrey Lee Fowler (Katie)NORTH DAKOTA SSN 784
Ms. Peggen FrankBILLY FRANK JR.T-ATS 11
Mrs. Jimmy H. Fulce (Jerry)CHOCTAW COUNTY JHSV 2
Mrs. H. Lawrence Garrett III (Marilyn)PENNSYLVANIA SSBN 735
Mrs. Harold W. Gehman Jr. (Janet)SHRIKE MHC 62
Dr. Kelly GeurtsWISCONSINSSBN 827
Mrs. Cindy Giambastiani NEW MEXICOSSN 779
Ms. Amy GivlerJ. WILLIAM MIDDENDORFDDG 138
Ms. Mary Elizabeth GoreTAUTOG SSN 639
Ms. Mary Elizabeth GoreGREENEVILLESSN 772
Mrs. W. Philip Gramm (Wendy)SAN JACINTO CG 56
The Honorable Kay Granger FORT WORTH LCS 3
Ms. Kelley Neal Gray GEORGE M. NEAL DDG 131
Mrs. Curtis Green (Linda McCarty)CHOCTAW COUNTY JHSV 2
Ms. Darleen GreenertHYMAN G. RICKOVER SSN 795
Mrs. Charles H. Griffiths (Barbara)MERRIMACK AO 179
Mrs. Michael W. Hagee (Silke)MAKIN ISLAND LHD 8
Ms. Anne Halsey-Smith HALSEY DDG 97
Mrs. John J. Hamre (Julie)BRIDGEAOE 10
Ms. Nicole Hayler HAYLER DD 997
Ms. Margot Hayler HAYLER DD 997
Mrs. Ronald J. Hays (Jane)LEYTE GULF CG 55
Mrs. Amy Looney Heffernan JOHN BASILONE DDG 122
Mrs. Peter M. Hekman Jr. (Doree)CAPE SAINT GEORGE CG 71
Mrs. Ralph C. Henderson (Gale)CHOCTAW COUNTYJHSV 2
Mrs. Jane Lewis Sale Henley LEWIS AND CLARK T-AKE 1
Mrs. Diego E. Hernandez (Sherri)SAN JUAN SSN 751
The Honorable Lois Haight Herrington REUBEN JAMES FFG 57
The Honorable Kathleen HicksBALTIMORESSN 812
Mrs. Mario Hidalgo-Gomes (Belinda)YUKONT-AO 202
Ms. Martha Hill HARVEY C. BARNUM JR.DDG 124
Mrs. Edward J. Hogan Jr. (Linda)SCOUTMCM 8
Mrs. William O. Holscher (Ellen Spruance)SPRUANCE DDG 111
Mrs. J. Daniel Howard (Mary)CARTER HALL LSD 50
Mrs. Thomas J. Hudner (Georgea)THOMAS HUDNER DDG 116
Mrs. Jerry M. Hultin (Jill Foreman)HOWARD DDG 83
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison SAN ANTONIO LPD 17
Mrs. Charles L. Ill (Florence)KALAMAZOOAOR 6
Ms. Dana Ingram ROBERT R. INGRAM DDG 149
Mrs. B. R. Inman (Nancy)PLATTEAO 186
Ms. Jessica Inouye DANIEL INOUYE DDG 118
Ms. Nancy Roosevelt Ireland ROOSEVELT DDG 80
Ms. Sunnie Kenowsky IrvingFISHER T-AKR 301
Ms. Dianne Isakson SAVANNAH LCS 28
Mrs. David E. Jeremiah (Connie)JOHN PAUL JONESDDG 53
The Honorable Sally Jewell MONTANA SSN 794
Ms. Susan DiMarco Johnson NEW JERSEYSSN 796
Mrs. J. Bennett Johnston (Mary)ARTIC AOE 8
Mrs. Virginia KamskyTRENTONJHSV 5
Mrs. S. Steven Karalekas (Christina)CHAMPION MCM 4
Mrs. Bernard M. Kauderer (Mickey)ANNAPOLIS SSN 760
Mrs. Nancy N. Keating CINCINNATISSN 693
Ms. Susan Ring Keith CORONADO LCS 4
Commander Joan Kelley (USN Ret)THOMAS G. KELLEYDDG 140
Mrs. Jack F. Kemp (Joanne)BUFFALOSSN 715
The Honorable Caroline Kennedy JOHN F. KENNEDY CV 67
The Honorable Caroline Kennedy JOHN F KENNEDY CVN 79
Mrs. James P. Kennedy (Sybil)HEROICAMC 84
Mrs. Thomas Kerley (Marsha)SURPRISE PG 97
Mrs. Robert K. U. Kihune (Hope)ROBINMHC 54
Mrs. Craig S. King (Janet)EFFECTIVE T-AGOS 21
Mrs. Henry A. Kissinger (Nancy)ALBANY SSN 753
Ms. Katherine Kline KINGSVILLE LCS 36
Ms. Dorothy Bush Koch (Doro)GEORGE H. W. BUSH CVN 77
Mrs. Charles C. Krulak (Zandi)IWO JIMA LHD 7
Ms. Carlotta Lanier ARKANSAS SSN 800
Mrs. Charles R. Larson (Sally)MARYLAND SSBN 738
Mrs. Daniel R. Laurence (Anne Marie)HENRY M. JACKSON SSBN 730
Mrs. Conrad C. Lautenbacher (Susan)BRUCE C. HEEZENT-AGS 64
Dr. Laurie M. Lawrence WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE DDG 110
Captain Wendy B. Lawrence USN (Ret.) WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE DDG 110
Mrs. Paul Laxalt (Carol)NEVADASSBN 733
Mrs. Irve Charles Le Moyne (Betty)CYCLONE PC 1
Mrs. Patrick J. Leahy (Marcelle)BURLINGTON T-EPF 10
Mrs. John Lehman (Barbara)THEODORE ROOSEVELT CVN 71
Mrs. James C. Lehrer (Kate)WICHITALCS 13
Mrs. Carl Levin (Barbara)DETROITLCS 7
Ms. Erica LevinCARL M. LEVIN DDG 120
Ms. Laura LevinCARL M. LEVINDDG 120
Ms. Mary Denton LewisJEREMIAH DENTONDDG 129
Honorable Linda LingleHAWAIISSN 776
Mrs. Trent Lott (Trisha)CAPABLET-AGOS 16
Mrs. Trent Lott (Trisha)VICKSBURG CG 69
Mrs. Kelly Sullivan Loughren (Kelly)THE SULLIVANS DDG 68
Ms. Michele C. Lyons PHILLIPPINE SEA CG 58
Ms. Annie Mabus COLORADO SSN 788
Ms. Lynne Mabus TRIPOLI LHA 7
Ms. Kati Croft Machtley RHODE ISLANDSSBN 740
Ms. Rose M. Magnus GREEN BAY LPD 20
Ms. Ryan Manion JOHN BASILONE DDG 122
Ms. Ryan Manion TRAVIS MANIONLPD 33
Ms. Kate Levin Markel CARL M. LEVINDDG 120
Mrs. Paul Marshall (Charlotte)NEWPORT T-EPF 12
Mrs. Edward H. Martin (Sherry)CHANCELLORSVILLE CG 62
The Honorable Lynn Martin SPRINGFIELDSSN 761
Ms. Susan Scott Martin TRUXTUN DDG 103
Mrs. William I. Martin (Friedel)MOUNT WHITNEY LCC 20
Ms. Dorothy McAuliffeBROOKLYNSSN 816
Mrs. Cindy Hensley McCainJOHN S. MCCAINDDG 56
Mrs. William F. McCauley VELLA GULF CG 72
Ms. Shana McCoolRICHARD M. MCCOOL JR.LPD 29
Mrs. Robert C. McCormack (Mary)CHARLOTTESSN 766
Mrs. John C. McCrillis (Kay)PC 525PC 525
Mrs. Joseph M. McDade (Sarah)SCRANTONSSN 756
Ms. Cheryl McGuinness NEW HAMPSHIRE SSN 778
Mrs. Thomas F. McLarty III (Donna Cochran)MAINESSBN 741
Mrs. William H. McRaven (Georgeann)RALPH JOHNSONDDG 114
Mrs. Edwin Meese III (Ursula)ZEUS T-ARC 7
Mrs. Faustino Mendoza (Pattie)CHOCTAW COUNTYJHSV 2
Mrs. Mary Barney Merrick BARNEY DDG 6
Mrs. Richard Evans Metrey (Mary Sue)INVINCIBLE T-AGOS 10
Ms. Margaret Meyer (Peggy)LAKE ERIE CG 70
Mrs. Wayne E. Meyer (Anna Mae)WAYNE E. MEYER DDG 108
Mrs. Paul D. Miller (Becky)BOXER LHD 4
Ms. Robyn Modly CLEVELANDLCS 31
Dr. Paulette Fairbanks MolinJAMES D. FAIRBANKST-ATS 13
Ms. Elizabeth S. Morrison SCORPION SSN 589
Ms. Martha Scott MouerSCOTT DDG 995
Mrs. Michael G. Mullen (Deborah)DEWEY DDG 105
Mrs. Michael G. Mullen (Deborah)MICHAEL G. MULLENDDG 144
Ms. Virginia Munford LENAH SUTCLIFFE HIGBEE DDG 123
Ms. Maureen T. Murphy MICHAEL MURPHY DDG 112
Mrs. Robert J Murray (Betty)CAPE COD AD 43
Ms. Donna S. MurthaJOHN P. MURTHALPD 26
Mrs. John P. Murtha (Joyce)BONHOMME RICHARD LHD 6
Mrs. Henry C. Mustin (Lucy)COWPENS CG 63
Mrs. Henry C. Mustin (Lucy)MUSTINDDG 89
Mrs. Thomas Mustin (Jean) MUSTINDDG 89
Mrs. Richard B. Myers (Mary Jo)SOMERSET LPD 25
Ms. Janet Napolitano YUMAEPF 8
Mrs. William M. Narva (Rose)COMFORT T-AH 20
Mrs. Robert J. Natter (Claudia)SHOUP DDG 86
Ms. Paula M. Neira HARVEY MILK T-AO 206
Mrs. Robert Neller (D'Arcy)FRANK E. PETERSON JR. DDG 121
Mrs. Sally Jo Nordstrom REASONER FF 1063
Mrs. Sam Nunn (Colleen)ATLANTASSN 712
Mrs. Sam Nunn (Colleen)OSPREYMHC 51
Mrs. John W. Nyquist (Penelope)WARRIOR MCM 10
Mrs. Barack Obama (Michelle)ILLINOIS SSN 786
Mrs. Sean C. O'Keefe (Laura)HARTFORDSSN 768
Mrs. William A. Owens (Monika)WYOMING SSBN 742
Mrs. Peter Pace (Lynne)AMERICA LHA 6
Mrs. Melvyn R. Paisley (Vicki)CHICAGO SSN 721
Ms. Sylvia Panetta MILWAUKEE LCS 5
Ms. Diane B. Patrick FALL RIVER T-JHSV 4
Mrs. Deborah Paxton (Debbie) BALBOAEMS 2
Dr. Alicia J. Petersen FRANK E. PETERSON JR. DDG 121
Ms. Snow Philip GEORGE PHILIP FFG 12
Mrs. Martha Waters Philipps (Muff)WATERS T-AGS 45
Mrs. Barbara L. Pilling LASSENDDG 82
Mrs. Auther Pitts (Theresa)CHOCTAW COUNTY JHSV 2
Mrs. Mary C. Kidd Plumer (Mary)KIDDDDG 100
Ms. Elisabeth Scott Porter (Leezee)NITZE DDG 94
Mrs. Kline Price (Bebe)CHARLES DREW T-AKE 10
Mrs. Andrew S. Prince (Shelley)PREVAILT-AGOS 8
Ms. Penny Pritzker CINCINNATI LCS 20
Mrs. Joseph W. Prueher (Suzanne)CORMORANTMHC 57
Mrs. J. Danforth Quayle (Marilyn)VINCENNESCG 49
Ms. Catherine B. Reynolds (Cathy)JACK H. LUCAS DDG 125
Mrs. Dana L. Richardson OREGONSSN 793
Mrs. Lynda J. Robb VIRGINIA SSN 774
Mrs. Lynda J. Robb LYNDON B.JOHNSONDDG 1002
Mrs. Lewis C. Robbins (Margaret S.)INDIANABB 58
Mrs. Frank Robinson (Barbara)ORIOLE MHC 55
Ms. Carol Leigh Roelker TRUXTUNDDG 103
Mrs. Michelle RogenessWAHOOSSN 806
Mrs. David C. Ross (Tracie)HERSHEL "WOODY" WILLIAMSESB 4
Mrs. Gary Roughead (Ellen)MINNESOTASSN 783
Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld OLIVER HAZARD PERRY FFG 7
Ms. Mary-lin Jackson Ryan IMPERVIOUSMSO 449
Ms. Jennifer Sabas DANIEL INOUYE DDG 118
Ms. Sheryl Sandberg MASSACHUSETTS SSN 798
Mrs. Patricia Sargent JOHN L. CANLEYESB 6
Ms. Sandra K. Saville CHINOOK PC 9
The Honorable Jacqueline E. Schafer (Jackee)DEXTROUS MCM 13
Mrs. Dabney Waters Schmitt (Dabney)WATERS T-AGS 45
Mrs. Ann Waters Scott (Misty)WATERST-AGS 45
Mrs. Doreen Scott INDEPENDENCELCS 2
Mrs. John M. Shalikashvili (Joan)DECATURDDG 73
Ms. Carolyn J. Shelton NEW ORLEANSLPD 18
Mrs. Frank R. Shivers Jr. (Lottchen)LITTLEHALEST-AGS 52
Mrs. Randall D. Shughart (Stephanie A.)SHUGHART T-AKR 295
Ms. Deborah D. Simmons (Debbie)LUCY STONET-AO 209
Mrs. Alan Simpson (Ann)CHEYENNE SSN 773
Mrs. Sergio Simunovic (Anne)THOMAS WASHINGTON AGOR 10
Mrs. Ken Sisler (Jane B)SISLERT-AKR 311
The Honorable Nora Slatkin SkibaSHAMALPC 13
Ms. Heidi Joi Simanek Smigocki ROBERT E. SIMANEK ESB 7
Ms. Birgit Smith FREEDOMLCS 1
Mrs. Leighton W. Smith (Dottie)RAVEN MHC 61
Mrs. Kathy SmithSIROCCO PC 6
Mrs. Trish Smith HELMAND PROVINCELHA 10
Mrs. William D. Smith (Sabra)TOLEDO SSSN 769
The Honorable Olympia Snowe MASONDDG 87
Justice Sonia Sotomayor PUERTO RICOT-EPF 11
Ms. Polly Spencer NANTUCKET LCS 27
Mrs. John M. Spratt Jr.(Jane)THUNDERBOLTPC 12
Ms. Douglas Mustin St. Denis (Doug)MUSTINDDG 89
Ms. Teresa Stackley (Terry)IDAHO SSN 799
Ms. Joan Bulkeley StadeBULKELEYDDG 84
Mrs. James Stavridis (Laura)JOHN FINN DDG 113
Mrs. Michelle Dahl SteansonDAHL T-AKR 312
Mrs. Catherine Stevens ALASKASSBN 732
Mrs. Catherine Stevens TED STEVENSDDG 128
Ms. Allison StillerMISSISSIPPI SSN 782
Mrs. Barbara StrasserCHESAPEAKEFFG 64
Ms. Nikki StrattonARIZONASSN 803
Mrs. Richard A. Stratton (Alice)POWHATANT-ATF 166
Mrs. Christopher Swensen (Olive)NAVAJOT-ATF 169
Ms. Alice Spruance TalbotHALSEYDDG 97
Mrs. John Tanner (Betty Ann)WHIRLWIND PC 11
Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor (Barbara Broadhurst)ST. LOUISLCS 19
Mrs. Jesse Taylor (Barbara)JESSE TAYLORFFG 50
Ms. Janet Taylor LOUIS H. WILSON, JR.DDG 126
The Honorable Kathryn L. TaylorTULSALCS 16
Mrs. Jon Tester (Sharla)BILLINGS LCS 15
Mrs. Tommy Thompson (Sue Ann)ARDENTMCM 12
Mrs. Strom Thurmond (Nancy)SUMTER LST 1181
Ms. Teresa ToddJOSHUA L. GOLDBERGT-AO 215
Ms. Christine TrinidadTELESFORO TRINIDADDDG 139
Ms. Alba TullCOOPERSTOWN LCS 23
Mrs. Jerry Tuttle (Barbara)PATRIOT MCM 7
Mrs. Charles G. (Chase) Untermeyer (Diana)GUADALUPET-AO 200
Ms. Gloria L. ValdezVERMONTSSN 792
Miss Serina VandegriftVANDEGRIFTFFG 48
Ms. Victoria M. Vazquez CHEROKEE NATIONT-ATS-7
Mrs. Robert L. Walters (Diane)SALVOR ARS 52
Mrs. John W. Warner (Jeanne)JOHN WARNERSSN 785
Mrs. C. Michael Watson (Kathleen)DOYLE FFG 39
Mrs. John Watson (Joanne)SIDESFFG 14
The Honorable Jo Ann Krukar Webb ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72
Ms. Victoria Vescovo WebsterVICTOR VESCOVOT-AGOS 26
Mrs. Joyce Lerner Weisel GARY FFG 51
Mrs. Togo D. West Jr. (Gail Berry)WATSONT-AKR 310
Mrs. Robert Willard (Donna)CALIFORNIA SSN 781
Mrs. John G. Williams Jr. (Dorothy)OLYMPIASSN 717
Ms. Muriel Fitzgerald Wilson BRUMBYDE 1044
Mrs. Pete Wilson (Gayle)NORMANDYCG 60
Mrs. R. Pickett Wilson LENAH SUTCLIFFE HIGBEEDDG 123
Ms. Vanessa French WilsonCHARLES J. FRENCHDDG 142
Mrs. James A. Winnefeld (Mary)SIOUX CITYLCS 11
Mrs. Donald C. Winter (Linda)SAN DIEGO LPD 22
Ms. Regina Kidd Wolbarsht KIDDDDG 100
Ms. Margaret Stennis Womble JOHN C. STENNIS CVN 74
Ms. Glennis J. Wood CHOCTAW COUNTYJHSV 2
Mrs. H. Bailey Yeager (Mary Lou)WICHITAAOR 1
Mrs. Anne J. Yellott YSD 59YSD 59
Mrs. Beverly Angello Young PEARL HARBORLSD 52
Ms. Lolita C. Zinke SANTA BARBARA LCS 32
Mrs. Ronald J. Zlatoper (Barry)YANOT-AKR 297
Ms. Madison Ann Zolper QUENTIN WALSH DDG 132
Ms. Ann Zumwalt ZUMWALTDDG 1000
Ms. Mouzetta Zumwalt-WeathersZUMWALTDDG 1000

Information on the Path to Membership in the Society of Ship Sponsors

An individual must be selected by the Secretary of the Navy as a sponsor of a United States Ship (USS) or a United States Navy Support Ship (USNS).  If you are honored to receive this appointment, you will participate in a number of events including Keel Laying, Christening, and Commissioning of the ship/submarine.  Once you christen your ship you are eligible to join the Society of Ship Sponsor of the US Navy.  The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy was founded in 1908 and is composed of women who have taken part in the time-honored tradition of christening a ship to be commissioned in the United States Navy, or a ship that sails with the Navy, supporting the fleet.  The Society’s primary focus is our Scholarship Program providing scholarships for prep school candidates for the United States Naval Academy, a centennial scholarship in our name, and scholarships for military dependents in the submarine, surface, and aviation domains.  The Society also makes annual charitable contributions to the Naval Academy’s STEM program and organizations such as the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation.  We also give a prize each year to the midshipman that exhibits the most proficient ship handling skills.  We provide nearly $40K annually to these scholarships and charities.

Society of Sponsors Mentor Program

This outreach program is intended to help a new sponsor with her role.  Once a sponsor is named, the Society reaches out to her to see if she would like to be matched with a mentor to help guide her through the various events including keel laying, christening, commissioning, and decommissioning. 

New Temporary Auxiliary Membership Offered

In September 2023, the Society of Sponsors of the US Navy Board approved a motion offering temporary Auxiliary Memberships to newly named sponsors to get them involved in the Society as soon as practical.  Currently newly named sponsors wait from 4 to 10 years to christen their ships and therefore cannot join the Society of Sponsors.  There are many sponsors in waiting that are honored by the opportunity to serve as a ship sponsor but have no way to contribute to the society.  It is in the Society’s best interest to keep a sponsor excited by the journey and to help them along the way.  The Society needs the talent to continue its mission.  The temporary Auxiliary Membership is offered to newly named sponsors who have:

  • Expressed an interest in joining the Society – would respond by mail or email to the corresponding secretary when the initial congratulatory letter is sent (going forward).
  • Make a commitment to support the mission of the Society by serving in meeting a critical and immediate need.
  • A willingness and openness to serve the Society based on the Board of Trustees expression of future needs.

Auxiliary Membership is temporary until the sponsor christens her ship. At that she has the opportunity to join and pay for her membership in the Society.  At that time the Auxiliary membership will be suspended.