Rear Admiral Ronald Frank Marryott[1] (February 18, 1934 – June 4, 2005) was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1986 to 1988.

He flew patrol and surveillance operations in P-2V and P-3 aircraft over both the Atlantic and the Pacific and participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, he also served as Project Mercury recovery officer for the first three manned spaceflights.

He formed a task force to investigate the high attrition rate in the 1980s and discovered that many female recruits lacked strong backgrounds in sciences or athletics, two key areas at the academy.

When recruiters began seeking women with strengths in these areas, similar to their male counterparts, the attrition rate decreased.

Marryott retired from active duty in 1990 and served as president and chief executive officer of the George C. Marshall Foundation before returning to Annapolis as president and chief executive officer of the academy's alumni association.