Defense corporate fellow, working with the Southern Company in Atlanta, Georgia. In May 2006, she assumed command of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment in Port Hueneme, California. She reported for duty as chief of staff at the First Naval Construction Division in Norfolk, Virginia, in July 2008. Gregory was promoted to the rank of rear admiral on June 1, 2010 and assumed command of NAVFAC Pacific, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on July 9, 2010. NAVFAC Pacific is a command of approximately 4,000 military and civilian men and women who work for NAVFAC Pacific and its three Facilities Engineering Commands in Hawaii, Guam, and Japan. Awards and decorations Her personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Academic career Gregory was named Iowa State University's first senior vice president for university services in July 2016 and served until her resignation in November 2017. See also Women in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps References External links Living people United States Naval Academy alumni University of Southern California alumni George Washington University alumni Female admirals of the United States Navy Recipients of the Legion of Merit Women in warfare post-1945 United States Navy rear admirals (upper half) Iowa State University people 1951 births Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)