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He traveled the country looking for qualified minority high school students who could compete for admission. Since the Coast Guard Academy is the only one of the United States military academies that does not require a Congressional appointment, and admission is strictly on the basis of the Scholastic Aptitude Test with additional consideration of extra-curricular involvement, minority applicants stood a better chance of being admitted to the Coast Guard Academy than to Annapolis, West Point or the Air Force Academy.

He traveled the country looking for qualified minority high school students who could compete for admission. Since the Coast Guard Academy is the only one of the United States military academies that does not require a Congressional appointment, and admission is strictly on the basis of the Scholastic Aptitude Test with additional consideration of extra-curricular involvement, minority applicants stood a better chance of being admitted to the Coast Guard Academy than to Annapolis, West Point or the Air Force Academy.

His efforts were rewarded in 1973 when 28 Black cadets were sworn into the Class of 1977, and again in 1974 when 20 Black cadets were admitted as part of the Class of 1978. It was from these cadets that the Coast Guard's first African-American officers of flag rank were to come in the 1990s; officers such as Rear Admiral Joseph Jones, Rear Admiral Errol Brown and Vice Admiral [[Manson K. Brown]].<ref>http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/college/13-winspr/atthetop_uscoastguard.htm "Vice Admiral Manson Brown of the U.S. Coast Guard"], Diversity Careers in Engineering and Technology, Winter 2013/Spring 2014, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

His efforts were rewarded in 1973 when 28 Black cadets were sworn into the Class of 1977, and again in 1974 when 20 Black cadets were admitted as part of the Class of 1978. It was from these cadets that the Coast Guard's first African-American officers of flag rank were to come in the 1990s; officers such as Rear Admiral Joseph Jones, Rear Admiral Errol Brown and Vice Admiral [[Manson K. Brown]].<ref>[http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/college/13-winspr/atthetop_uscoastguard.htm "Vice Admiral Manson Brown of the U.S. Coast Guard"], Diversity Careers in Engineering and Technology, Winter 2013/Spring 2014, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

While Steverson was charged first and foremost with recruiting cadets for the Coast Guard Academy (because that is where the bulk of the career officers came from), he was also requested to find minority college graduates who were willing receive direct commissions as lawyers and as aviators. These officers were already college graduates and had no need to attend the four year Academy, instead received a three month orientation at the Coast Guard Officer Training Center. He recruited several people from the Vanderbilt University Law School.

While Steverson was charged first and foremost with recruiting cadets for the Coast Guard Academy (because that is where the bulk of the career officers came from), he was also requested to find minority college graduates who were willing receive direct commissions as lawyers and as aviators. These officers were already college graduates and had no need to attend the four year Academy, instead received a three-month orientation at the Coast Guard Officer Training Center. He recruited several people from the Vanderbilt University Law School.

After serving two years in this position, he was replaced by the Academy's first graduate from Guam, Juan Tudela Salas.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cadets_at_the_United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy "Black cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy"], Wikipedia, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

After serving two years in this position, he was replaced by the Academy's first graduate from Guam, Juan Tudela Salas.<ref>[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cadets_at_the_United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy "Black cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy"], Wikipedia, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

Steverson worked as a Law Specialist in the 12th Coast Guard District Office, [[San Francisco]], California and as an Assistant U. S. Attorney for the collection of Civil Penalties under the Federal Boating Safety Act from 1979 to 1982. As Assistant District Legal Officer, he was required to defend as well as prosecute military members who had been charged with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Occasionally he was asked to represent other officers in administrative actions involving sexual harassment and discrimination. One such case was the Case of Christine D. Balboni against the Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard (DOT Case No. 82-177). Ensign (ENS) Balboni was one of the first female graduates of the Coast Guard Academy. She graduated in the Class of 1981 and was assigned to [[USCGC Rush]], a high endurance cutter stationed in Alameda, California. She filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment against three senior officers onboard RUSH. She alleged that false special fitness reports had been written concerning her and that the captain of the ship had requested her immediate transfer off the ship long before her normal rotation date. After no other lawyer would take her case, CDR Ronald Mathews, Chief of The 12th District Legal Office, assigned LCDR Steverson to represent ENS Balboni in a formal departmental administrative hearing before a federal administrative law judge. The charges made by ENS Balboni were determined to be valid. The relief granted was to have the false special fitness reports removed from her service record and destroyed. She was promoted to the next higher rank. While her career was saved, no disciplinary action was ever taken against the offending officers.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cNEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pu8FAAAAIBAJ&dq=london+steverson&pg=1336,997934&hl=en "Coast Guard Captain tells court of steamy sex at sea"], Ottawa Citizen, February 22, 1984, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

Steverson worked as a Law Specialist in the 12th Coast Guard District Office, [[San Francisco]], California and as an Assistant U. S. Attorney for the collection of Civil Penalties under the Federal Boating Safety Act from 1979 to 1982. As Assistant District Legal Officer, he was required to defend as well as prosecute military members who had been charged with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Occasionally he was asked to represent other officers in administrative actions involving sexual harassment and discrimination. One such case was the Case of Christine D. Balboni against the Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard (DOT Case No. 82-177). Ensign (ENS) Balboni was one of the first female graduates of the Coast Guard Academy. She graduated in the Class of 1981 and was assigned to [[USCGC Rush]], a high endurance cutter stationed in Alameda, California. She filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment against three senior officers onboard RUSH. She alleged that false special fitness reports had been written concerning her and that the captain of the ship had requested her immediate transfer off the ship long before her normal rotation date. After no other lawyer would take her case, CDR Ronald Mathews, Chief of The 12th District Legal Office, assigned LCDR Steverson to represent ENS Balboni in a formal departmental administrative hearing before a federal administrative law judge. The charges made by ENS Balboni were determined to be valid. The relief granted was to have the false special fitness reports removed from her service record and destroyed. She was promoted to the next higher rank. While her career was saved, no disciplinary action was ever taken against the offending officers.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cNEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pu8FAAAAIBAJ&dq=london+steverson&pg=1336,997934&hl=en "Coast Guard Captain tells court of steamy sex at sea"], Ottawa Citizen, February 22, 1984, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

Steverson next served a four year tour of duty as the Chief Marine Investigating Officer<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/06/nyregion/inquiry-on-sinking-ends-with-rescue-testimony.html "INQUIRY ON SINKING ENDS WITH RESCUE TESTIMONY"], New York Times, November 6, 1982, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref> at Marine Inspection Office in Battery Park, New York from 1982 to 1986. This job was similar to that of a city prosecutor. With a staff of ten investigating officers, he oversaw the investigation of marine casualties for negligence and causes of action. Any marine personnel found to have violated a marine safety law would be charged and tried before a Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge at the [[World Trade Center]]. In the case of a major marine disaster with multiple loss of life, a formal Board of Inquiry would be convened under the direction of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). These Inquiries often would result in promulgation of new marine safety regulations under Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). One such incident was the Case of The Joan LaRie III, a charter fishing vessel that sank of the coast of New Jersey on October 24, 1982.<ref>[http://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/sketch/7211 "Lieut. Comdr. London L. Steverson and Capt. Ronald C. Pickup appear during Coast Guard inquiry into the sinking of the vessel Joan La Rie III."], The Courtroom Sketches of Ida Libby Dengrove, 1982, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref> In 1986 he was detailed to the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System under the Office of Vice President at the time, George H. W. Bush. When he retired in 1988 he became the first African-American Coast Guard Academy graduate to retire as a regular line office from the service. Steverson held the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) during his last 10 years of service.<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/African_American_Chronology.asp "African-Americans in Coast Guard History: A Historical Chronology"], United States Coast Guard Historian's Office, Last Updated July 24, 2015, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

Steverson next served a four-year tour of duty as the Chief Marine Investigating Officer<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/06/nyregion/inquiry-on-sinking-ends-with-rescue-testimony.html "INQUIRY ON SINKING ENDS WITH RESCUE TESTIMONY"], New York Times, November 6, 1982, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref> at Marine Inspection Office in Battery Park, New York from 1982 to 1986. This job was similar to that of a city prosecutor. With a staff of ten investigating officers, he oversaw the investigation of marine casualties for negligence and causes of action. Any marine personnel found to have violated a marine safety law would be charged and tried before a Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge at the [[World Trade Center]]. In the case of a major marine disaster with multiple loss of life, a formal Board of Inquiry would be convened under the direction of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). These Inquiries often would result in promulgation of new marine safety regulations under Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). One such incident was the Case of The Joan LaRie III, a charter fishing vessel that sank of the coast of New Jersey on October 24, 1982.<ref>[http://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/sketch/7211 "Lieut. Comdr. London L. Steverson and Capt. Ronald C. Pickup appear during Coast Guard inquiry into the sinking of the vessel Joan La Rie III."], The Courtroom Sketches of Ida Libby Dengrove, 1982, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref> In 1986 he was detailed to the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System under the Office of Vice President at the time, George H. W. Bush. When he retired in 1988 he became the first African-American Coast Guard Academy graduate to retire as a regular line office from the service. Steverson held the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) during his last 10 years of service.<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/African_American_Chronology.asp "African-Americans in Coast Guard History: A Historical Chronology"], United States Coast Guard Historian's Office, Last Updated July 24, 2015, Retrieved on August 30, 2015.</ref>

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