August 2017 Group Watch: Woman Takes Command of National Guard
Major General Sheryl E. Gordon was recently appointed by Governor Kay Ivey to head the Alabama National Guard. Gordon replaces Major General Perry Smith, who is retiring. Gordon is the first woman to serve as adjutant general of the guard. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Alabama Army National Guard in 1981. She has served in multiple command roles throughout the state. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Birmingham Southern College and Auburn University and a master’s in education administration from Auburn University at Montgomery.
