H. Kirk Unruh Jr. has been Recording Secretary of Princeton University since 2003. He served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve at sea, commanding Surface Warfare augmentation units, and at the Navy Command Center in the Pentagon, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral.  

Adm. Unruh previously was Princeton’s Regional Director of Admissions, Associate Director of Leadership Gifts, and Director of Development Relations. A Trustee of the Jura Trust and board member of the Jura Corporation, Adm. Unruh is a graduate of Princeton, the University of Hawaii, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.