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The NPS Alumni Relations Office was established in July 1997 at the recommendation of the Superintendent to communicate with the growing population of Naval Postgraduate School alumni, more than 60,000 strong. The purpose of the Alumni Relations Office is to inform the university community, specifically alumni, of important news, events, academic achievements and accomplishments of the students, alumni and faculty. The Naval Postgraduate School would like to foster a strong relationship with alumni, no matter how far removed they are from Monterey.
The Alumni Relations Office also seeks to keep the Department of Navy leadership informed of the impact of our alumni on the Department of Defense. Even after retirement, many of our alumni continue to serve the department, working for defense contractors, consulting and research corporations, and within the Department of Defense itself. The investment made in an officer’s graduate education earns dividends, and those rewards continue even after retirement.
NPS Astronauts
 NPS has been involved in space-related research since 1980. In fact, NPS students designed and built a communications satellite (PANSAT - Petite Amateur Navigation SATellite) that was launched into orbit from a space shuttle in 1998. Another satellite (NPSAT1) is under construction, and is being prepared to launch in 2007.
NASA maintains a space systems chair, and a visiting professor at NPS, including an active duty astronaut, to ensure that NPS research remains relevant and focused.
Thirty-four astronauts have received degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School -- more than any other graduate university in the world. Tragically, two of these graduates, CAPT Michael Smith and CDR Willie McCool, perished in separate Space Shuttle accidents.
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