NGAT Minuteman Winners

SERGEANT FIRST CLASS MIREYA CRUZ was awarded the 2021 National Guard Association of Texas (NGAT) Minuteman Award at the Virtual NGAT Conference in recognition of her outstanding service to the National Guard Association of Texas and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS). Sergeant First Class Cruz entered the Texas Army National Guard in June 2000 and currently serves as the administrative assistant to the Commander of the 36th Infantry Division. SFC Cruz first became active in NGAT in 2006, when she was sponsored by NGAT to attend the EANGUS National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She quickly became an enthusiastic and avid supporter of both associations, joining as a member and attending the annual conferences of each association. In 2008, she was elected as Area Director, EANGUS Area IV, serving as the youngest and most junior member to ever serve on the EANGUS Board of Directors. In 2010, she was elected EANGUS Area IV Chair, and served in that position until 2014. From 2014-2019 she volunteered to serve on the EANGUS Financial Committee where she assisted with the redesign of their accounting procedures in order to give their membership better transparency of financial dealings. She also previously served on the EANGUS Junior Enlisted Committee and currently serves on the EANGUS awards committee. Her involvement in EANGUS has been extremely beneficial to NGAT in opening and maintaining communication between NGAT and the National Association. In 2020 SFC Cruz was selected to serve on the EANGUS Executive Council as the Association’s Secretary. She is currently the only active guard member on the EANGUS Executive Council.

Since 2008 SFC Cruz has worked both registration and the NGAT Silent Auction for the NGAT Annual Conference. She volunteered at the 132nd Annual Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) hosted by NGAT and held in Austin, Texas in August 2010. Since 2015 SFC Cruz has served as the Mistress of Ceremonies for the NGAT Annual Conference awards banquet. In 2018 she was selected to serve on the NGAT Board of Directors where she has remained actively involved. She has served as the NGAT Treasurer since 2019 and serves on the NGAT finance and government affairs committee. She continues to be actively involved with NGAT and has been essential in getting our junior enlisted service members more involved in the association both at the state and national level. Her contributions to the NGAT & EANGUS at both the state and national level make her uniquely qualified for the NGAT Minuteman Award. H

SMSgt Michael Wolff — 2020 NGAT Minuteman Award

SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT MICHAEL WOLFF was awarded the 2020 National Guard Association of Texas (NGAT) Minuteman Award at the Virtual NGAT Conference in recognition of his outstanding service and contributions to the National Guard Association of Texas and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS).

Senior Master Sergeant Wolff has been actively involved with NGAT since early in 2000. In 2008 he became a life member of NGAT and began assisting with the Annual Conference. Senior Master Sergeant Wolff has worked conference registration, audio visual and conference logistics over the years. In August of 2010 he volunteered to provide logistical and communication support at the 132nd Annual Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) hosted by NGAT and held in Austin, Texas.

Over the years he has not only been an active supporter, but he has also been an active participant in of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS). Since 2010 Wolff has been actively involved in both NGAT and EANGUS and has attended all the annual conferences. In 2014 Wolff redesigned the NGAT website to improve our members online experience and ease the association’s ability to update the site with current and relevant information for our members. Since 2016 Senior Master Sergeant Wolff has worked diligently to improve NGAT membership in the Air National Guard and has been an advocate for our insurance program. NGAT Board of Directors he has served as the NGAT Treasurer, NGAT Secretary and NGAT Vice-President. He has served on the NGAT Finance Committee and has served several years on the Audit & Compliance Committee as well as the Communications Committee. Since March of 2019 Senior Master Sergeant Wolff has been working closely with the NGAT staff on improvement of the association’s membership database. He has also been working on the redesign for the new NGAT website that will launch in May of 2021. The new website will be more mobile friendly and will have increased security functions and better interaction with our membership and our connections to social media outlets. Senior Master Sergeant Wolff’s contributions to the association at both the state and national level make him uniquely qualified for the NGAT Minuteman Award. H