| RECIPIENTS OF THE EARL C. GIFFORD OHIO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD | RECIPIENTS OF THE CAPITULAR LADY OF THE YEAR AWARD |
| 37.01. Distinguished Service Award. The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio shall create an award, hereafter named, “The Distinguished Service Award of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio.” Subject award shall be made to those Companions selected by the Awards Committee and Grand High Priest from nominations made in accordance with the prescribed form and qualifications listed thereon. The number of awards given during the Capitular Year shall not exceed four (4). Deadline for nominations shall be June 30th of the current Capitular Year. | 37.05. Capitular Lady Of The Year Award. The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio shall create an award, hereafter named, “The Capitular Lady Of The Year Award of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Ohio.” Subject award shall be made to those ladies selected by the Awards Committee and Grand High Priest from nominations made in accordance with the prescribed form and qualifications listed thereon. The number of awards given during the Capitular Year shall not exceed four (4). (Adopted October 07, 2015) |
Earl C. Gifford Ohio Distinguished Service Award Recipients
| RECIPIENTS OF THE EARL C. GIFFORD OHIO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD | |
| 1981 Wilmer W. Stanley (1) | |
| 1982 William A. Powell (86) | Anthony J. Caito, Jr. (97) |
| 1984 Charles L. Courtney (184) | J. Clifford Conley (100) |
| 1985 John C. Woodworth (220) | Dale A. Mathys (188) |
| 1985 Tom Moody (3) | |
| 1986 Harold Printz Shank (32) | James McHenry (120) |
| 1986 Herbert L. Snook (227) | Russell L. Black (89) |
| 1987 Sydney G. Brooks (171) | Burton J. Gephart (176) |
| 1987 Theodore Mack (128) | |
| 1988 Lewis E. Kitchen (136 | Donald L. Knoop (130) |
| 1988 Paul B. Ladd (42) | James A. Schmidt,Sr. (277) |
| 1989 Ray E. Conkle (155) | A. John Dobson (55) |
| 1989 James R. Koteles (30) | John M. Worcester (162) |
| 1990 Billy O. Eley (169) | Harley Kennedy (45) |
| 1990 Elmer R. Kurzenberger (205) | Roy S. Rinehart (102) |
| 1991 George T. Rosendaul (45) | Floyd C. Smith (160) |
| 1991 Theodore H. Cline (172) | Wilbur P. Bowe (152) |
| 1992 Irving Roth (7) | Richard P. Daniels (227) |
| 1992 Hugh T. Rink (202) | Billy E. Stutz (38) |
| 1993 Gerald W. Beardsley, Sr., (108) | Frank A. Bush (83) |
| 1993 Alfred D. Maddox (226) | Claude A. Pitman (189) |
| 1994 Randal A. Anderson, Jr. (239) | Rexford E. Frey (230) |
| 1994 Willis E. Rader (178) | Jacob A. Wallace (235) |
| 1995 Arthur A. Buchwald (135) | Ronald Focht (169) |
| 1995 Vernon D. Freeman (200) | John P. Miller (96) |
| 1996 Dallas F. Andrew (136) | Charles F. Bean (72) |
| 1996 Richard D. Bolser (158) | James N. Bowsher (60) |
| 1997 Leo Anatra (88) | Homer C. Henry, Jr. (237) |
| 1997 Melvin R. Jeffries (25) | Richard D. Snow (226) |
| 1998 Robert V. Caldwell (146) | Joseph S. Dickson (189) |
| 1998 William V. McHenry (111) | Louis J. Rice (84) |
| 1999 Henry R. Cline (178) | Raymond R. Fischer (232) |
| 1999 Glen H. Reed (208) | Thomas C. Croskey (128) |
| 2000 Edward Brenneis (214) | Paul J. Thatcher (119) |
| 2000 Harold J. Parman (162) | John E. Thomas (22) |
| 2001 Chester A. Clime (227) | Jack J. Price (63) |
| 2001 Howard R. Watts, Jr. (6) | William D. Williams (54) |
| 2002 Carl W. Anderson (202) | Harlan L. Foltz (9) |
| 2002 Perry J. Parker (29) | James E. Zemancik (128) |
| 2003 Willmer V. Ames (38) | Carl R. Deffenbaugh (92) |
| 2003 Calvin R. Sipes (207) | Carlos D. Ward (210) |
| 2004 Paul E. Beck (88) | Charles R. Cooper (245) |
| 2004 Harold F. Haynes (55) | Joseph B. Kuyoth, Jr. (237) |
| 2005 Thomas D. Branscomb (12) | James R. Burgoon (3) |
| 2005 Harry S. McClarran (27) | Jerry K. Ross (153) |
| 2006 Robert W. Case (96) | Donald E. Flor (178) |
| 2006 Clarence M. Martin (225) | John A. McCollum (153) |
| 2007 J. Thomas Foor, Sr. (29) | Larry R. Henderson (77) |
| 2007 Albert L. Jeffery (128) | M. Neal Wheatcraft (152) |
| 2008 Ross R. Black II (225) | Jonny L. Dicke (51) |
| 2008 Curtis M. Jackson (227) | Robert R. Neff (155) |
| 2009 Joe Diamond (51) | C. Brooks Harper (1) |
| 2009 Merlyn E. Meredith (206) | Irvin F. Miner (225) |
| 2010 Robert E. Ellis (178) | Rhudie Koenig, Jr. (158) |
| 2010 Warren E. Motts (172) | Ronald E. Yoakam (169) |
| 2011 Russell M. Kidwell (142) | George W. King, Jr. (202) |
| 2011 James E. Norton (29) | William G. Windnagel (162) |
| 2012 Charles W. Adams (51) | Bruce W. Alcock (29) |
| 2012 James H. Clark (192) | George H. Goad (240) |
| 2013 Richard D. Hall (35) | Edward F. Howard (164) |
| 2013 Norman Lee Peterson (1) | Donald R. Starr (27) |
| 2014 Robert E. Fisher (28) | William C. McCormick (29) |
| 2014 Carl Palmer (144) | William D. Stratton (192) |
| 2015 Karl W. Beaver (207) | George L. O’Neal (23) |
| 2015 Richard A. Wentz (1) | William C. Young (243) |
| 2016 Jay Huss (178) | Frederick R. Moore (192) |
| 2016 Charles L.Rhodes (207) | Douglas M. Thibaut (26) |
| 2017 Thomas F. Zeigler (96) | Charles George (18) |
| 2017 Russell W. Toll (189) | James Forney (94) |
| 2018 Joe Bowman (51) | James N. Dollar (191) |
| 2018 William R. Markin (29) | Richard W. Schoppelrey (192) |
| 2019 Douglas E. Townslee (191) | Eddie M. Wilson (193) |
| 2019 Frank T. Schenck (144) | Robert D. Jernigan (202) |
| 2020 Donald D. Lawrence (202) | Robert A. Oldfather (240) |
| 2020 Donald E. Wilcox (245) | Wayne F. Sperber (123) |
Capitular Lady of the Year Award Recipients
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Judy Exline Ann Kline Barbara Peterson Donna Thomas | Ruby Bonecutter Toni Duncan Barbara M. Moore Susan Schenk | Cathy Adams Meldia Childers Paula Lively Joan Wilhelm | Ida-May Schoppelrey Virginia Pugh Pamela Blankenhorn Margaret Curtiss | Doris Crawford Sharon K. Shell Bonnie Lou Shilling Brenda Sperber | Kathy Clatterbuck Sue Zimmerman Jenna Johnston |