Colonel Antoinette Gant is a nominee for a Career Achievement Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Conference.

As commander of the Louisville District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a command she assumed in 2017, she is responsible for providing strategic direction, command and control, and the management of a yearly budget of over a billion dollars. She is a senior African American female officer in the Engineer Regiment.

Colonel Gant is also a committed role model, mentor and advocate for young people, including those interested and involved in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Throughout her career she has worked to develop partnerships with agencies and organizations to promote STEM initiatives, particularly during her time as commander of both Albuquerque and Louisville districts.

“It is my observation that Colonel Gant is destined for higher levels of service to the Army and our nation,” said Linda R. Murphy, P.E. deputy district engineer.

Colonel Gant has held positions such as engineer for the 4-star Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan; military assistant to the assistant secretary of the Army-Civil Works; district commander of the Albuquerque District, USACE; brigade engineer for the 4th Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and executive officer, Special Troops Battalion, and the chief of operations, Engineering Directorate of Army South in Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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