▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Sol id ▁Support ▁Sh ips . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : A ux ili ary ▁re pl en ishment ▁ship ▁classes <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Francis ▁Kelly ▁( ▁– ▁) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁and ▁academic ▁who ▁served ▁four ▁consecutive ▁terms ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁sen ator ▁from ▁Michigan . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁twice ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Kelly ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁level ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁at ▁such ▁v ener able ▁institutions ▁as ▁Wayne ▁State ▁University , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Detroit , ▁and ▁Oak land ▁University . ▁Among ▁other ▁roles , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁security ▁studies ▁and ▁a ▁scholar ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁University , ▁and ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Water ▁Part ners hip ▁established ▁by ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Institute ▁of ▁Peace ▁Niger ▁River ▁Task ▁Force , ▁exam ining ▁water ▁security ▁questions ▁and ▁conflict ▁mit ig ation . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁associate ▁de an ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁University ' s ▁Africa ▁Center ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁Studies ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Sch olar ship ▁to ▁teach