Stewart served as deputy chief of staff for installations and logistics at the U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The ninth person to hold this post since the institution's dedication in 1943, Vice Admiral Stewart headed a federal academy with a student body of some 920 midshipmen and a waterfront campus covering more than 80 acres (320,000 m2).

The academy, operated by the United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, is located at Kings Point, New York.

It is one of the nation's prime sources of licensed merchant marine officers and is renowned for its maritime education and training programs.

[1] Vice Admiral Stewart's personal decorations include: This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.