| Years | Professor of Naval Science |
|---|---|
| 1939-40 | Captain Walden Lee Ainsworth USN |
| 1941 | Captain James Mackney Lewis USN |
| 1942 | Commander Thomas B Brittain USN |
| 1943-45 | Captain Forrest U. Lake USN |
| 1946-June 51 | Captain Harry Douglas Power USN |
| Summer 1951-53 | Captain Edward T. Eves USN |
| 1954-55 | Captain C.E. Cortner USN |
| 1956-58 | Captain Edward T. Eves USN |
| 1959-62 | Captain R. V. Gregory USN |
| 1963-66 | Colonel Robert W. L. Bross USMC |
| 1967-68 | Captain Harry Howard deLaureal USN |
| 1969-73 | Captain Ernest E. Wilson USN |
| 1974-76 | Captain Herman C. Abelein USN |
| 1977-79 | Colonel T. L. Morgan USMC |
| 1980-82 | Colonel W. S. Pullar USMC |
| 1983-84 | Colonel R. K. Young USMC |
| 1985-87 | Captain Gary W. Werenskjold USN |
| 1988-90 | Colonel James T. Sehulster USMC |
| 1991-92 | Captain Warren P. Hudson USN |
| 1993-94 | Colonel Thomas M. Early USMC |
| 1995-98 | Colonel S. J. Labadie USMC |
| 1999-2001 | Captain R. E. Davis USN |
| 2002-2003 | Captain J. N. Stafford USN |
| 2004-2007 | Captain J. J. Morrow USN |
| 2008-2011 | Captain C. T. Price USN |
| 2012-14 | Captain Anthony P. Chatham USN |
| 2015-18 | Captain Patrick N. Huete USN |
| 2019-21 | Captain Daniel J. Senesky USN |
| Summer 2021 | Captain Paul D. Bowdich USN |
Information contained in this list of COs is derived from existing records of the NROTC Alumni Association and the University. Many of these records are incomplete or ambiguous [e.g. full names, calendar year or academic year]. Readers with amplifying or clarifying information [e.g photos, biographic information, exact dates, anecdotes, etc are invited to email information to Mike Henry, Class of 1965.