B.S. – ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ’81
An accomplished and decorated veteran, Lt. Col. Jonathan “Greg” Floyd spent nearly three decades serving our country in the United States Air Force before retiring in 2010 as a civil engineering officer for the Air Force Reserve.
Born and raised in Evergreen, Alabama, Floyd earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from The University of Alabama in 1981 and his Master of Business Administration from National University in 1993. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Air Force’s Squadron Officer School, the Air Command and Staff College, and the Air War College.
After graduating from UA, Floyd joined the U.S. Air Force and was later commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force’s Civil Engineering Career Field. His 28 years of service as both an Active Duty and Reserve officer included leadership positions at Air Force Headquarters, Numbered Air Force, and division and squadron levels.
As an individual mobilization augmentee to the chief of emergency services, Floyd oversaw all policies and funding required to train and equip 60,000 engineers deployed worldwide.
Floyd was also the recipient of numerous Air Force commendations and awards throughout his career. He was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his leadership of a 100-person joint program management team deployed by the Army Corps of Engineers to Iraq in 2009.
He was also the recipient of the Commendation Medal, the Outstanding Unit Award, the Organization Excellence Award, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. Floyd was selected as the Company Grade Officer of the Year during his assignment to the San Vito dei Normanni Air Station in Italy.
While serving in the Reserve and upon his retirement from the Air Force, Floyd worked for nine years in the aerospace and defense industry for LEAR Astronics Corp. and Raytheon Corp. He also spent 15 years working in the public education sector with the Los Angeles Community College District.
He has served on the board of directors for the Capstone Engineering Society for 10 years and actively mentors and raises scholarship funds for undergraduate engineering students. He is also a founding member of the Theta Delta Alumni Foundation.
Floyd and his wife, Lori, currently reside in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with three children, Antaya, Jace, and Lorin.