Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, has been named recipient of the National Guard Excellence in Diversity Award for fiscal 2022.
The award is presented to Army National Guard members who stand out from among their peers by consistently and significantly contributing to diversity and inclusion initiatives and ideas, institutionalizing best practices, building measurable milestones and attaining individual or group diversity and inclusion goals.
In his award letter to Knight, U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, wrote, “Your dedication to the men and women of the Vermont National Guard plays a vital role in advancing my intent to maintain a ready, resilient force by recruiting, retaining and promoting talented, capable, high-performing citizen soldiers and airmen from every racial, ethnic and gender group, ensuring that our force reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.”
Notable actions by Knight include serving as deputy chair of the National Joint Diversity Executive Council, working with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and increasing the percentage of women recruited into the Vermont National Guard. Additionally, numerous policies were created, expanded or updated during that time period.