Rear Admiral John Scott Burhoe ) assumed the duties of the 39th Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut on January 5, 2007. His previous position was Assistant Commandant for Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He earned his commission after graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1977. He is the first non-Academy graduate to lead the school in at least one hundred years. He and his wife Betsy have two grown children, Aaron and Amy.