After graduating with Honors from Oakwood College in May 1975, Beverly Ward-Gregg spent the next 44+ years in the Aerospace Defense line of work overseeing hundreds of Government Contractor Classified Special Programs involving the Information Security, Information Technology and Physical Security Organizations in the Space and Airborne Systems Business Unit. Among many notable tenure accomplishments, Ms. Gregg was awarded the “James S. Cogswell Award” which is the highest honor extended by the Department of Defense (DoD) to a Defense Contractor in recognition for all areas of protecting our Classified National Security Interests in the U.S. as well as Abroad. Beverly retired in November 2019 and currently serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the Foundation for the Study of America’s Technology Leadership (FSATL), a Charitable 501(c)3 which she and her late husband (deceased Dec 2019) Lucius Perry Gregg Jr. founded in 1999. She is the proud mother of one daughter, Essence D. Carmichael, MBA Healthcare Administration alumna of Loma Linda University.
