Chapter Honors

General Grand Chapter Distinguished Service Medals

The Silver Medal is chosen by the Deputy General Grand High Priest for the Region for a triennium, The Gold Medal is chosen by the General Grand High Priest for National and International level for a triennium.

Silver Medal Recipients

1993 Joseph D. Bracklin *
2008 MacArthur Davis *

2011 Mrs. Bobbie N. Ferguson
2018 Thomas H. Nesbit

Gold Medal Recipients

1954 Col. Woolsey Finnell*

2011 George L. Marshall, Jr.

* Denotes Deceased

Alabama Grand Chapter Distinguished Service Medals

1952 Arthur Henry Dailey *
1953 John C. Patterson *
1954 Charles L. Campbell *
1955 Troy Jackson Roberts *
1956 Robert L. Harrison †
1957 Jimmy Brasfield †
1958 Thomas W. Love *
1959 Miles Sellers Lee *
1960 Howard D. Lindsay †
1961 Milton Lee Fegenbush *
1962 A. Murray Weems *
1963 Alfred Edward Little *
1964 J. H. Scarborough *
1965 Major Whisnant *
1966 Charles D. Miller *
1967 Rodney W. Martin *
1968 Lawrence Kline *
1969 Woodrow W. Williams *
1970 Fred J. Gentry *
1971 Charles A. Long, Sr *
1972 John Sebastian Gamundi *
1973 George Edward Tremelling *
1974 Earl Pervine Woodall *
1975 Clifford James Turner *
1976 Teddy Roosevelt Grogan, Sr *
1977 Lee Martin Biddy *
1978 John H. Mccollister *
1979 Charles William Mcdonald *
1980 Paul E. Drinnon *
1981 Henry Miller *
1982 Fernwood Morris *
1983 George R. Schnitzlein *
1984 James Leslie Allen *
1985 Robert F. Elkin *
1986 Claude Calvin McGraw *
1987 Teddy Roosevelt Grogan, Jr

1988 Michael Leoid Jones
1989 Mark Heber Ward, Jr *
1990 James Paul Gray *
1991 Maurice Clifford Himes
1992 J. Woodrow Smith *
1993 Steven Glynn Lee
1994 Richard Sim Hamilton *
1995 Franklin Lafayette Moon *
1996 Robert B. Dixon *
1997 Henry Burleson Tyra, Jr *
1998 Howard Enoch Hayes *
1999 James Eugene Goss
2000 Frank Thomas Butler, Jr †
2001 Arthur C. Harding *
2002 George W. Murrill, Jr *
2003 William J. Loerch
2004 C. Lane Weatherbee
2005 H. Spencer Stewart *
2006 Richard C. Beck
2007 Gene Monroe Day *
2008 Wayne D. Jordan
2009 Lewis L. Childs, Jr *
2010 Hiram Obiff Williams, Jr
2011 Clairence L. Ballard *
2012 John Wilson Jones *
2013 Kenneth B. Baker *
2014 James H. Crook
2015 Bruce E. Niemeyer
2016 Jerry C. Ogletree
2017 Sidney R. Cooley, Sr
2018 William J. “Doug” Burfitt
2019 James David Wyatt, Jr
2020 Rani Christie
2021 Richard Losch
2022 Ted Ahora Loggins
2023 Joel I. Bryant

* Denotes Deceased
† Denotes Suspended

Ephraim Kirby Award

2014 Ronald G. Andress
2014 MacArthur Davis *
2014 Emory J. Ferguson
2014 Jack C. Wade *
2014 George L. Marshall, Jr.
2015 Maurice C. Himes
2017 James C. McGee

2018 Michael L. Jones
2019 Raymond C. Dunn
2020 Phillip J. Sherman
2021 C. Sterling Hughes
2022 Jamie A. Smith
2023 William A. Carter

* Denotes Deceased
† Denotes Suspended

Grand Chapter Ritual Jewel

2012 Michael F. Feld
Eunomia Chapter #5
(First in State to receive this award)

2014 George L. Marshall, Jr.
Eunomia Chapter # 5

General Grand Chapter “Sweetheart Award”

2009 Bobbie Ferguson
2009 Glenda Himes *
2010 Nancy C. Davis *
2010 Cindy Williams2010
2013 Gayle Thomas2013
2014 Elizabeth Marshall *
2014 Anne George2014
2014 Jean Each2014
2014 Debbie Crook
2014 Brenda Wade
2016 Valarie Harrison

2017 Lena “Sam: Burfitt
2017 Kimberly Strickland
2017 Kimberly Lane
2017 Joni S. Wyatt
2018 Renee’ Burfitt
2019 Betty Smith
2020 Donna McGee
2021 Aprille Andress
2022 Eve Strickland
2022 Melinda Wadsworth