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Medals and Awards Sovereign Grand Commander’s Medal for Distinguished Service
Daniel D. Tompkins Medal
ON AUGUST 25, Commander Peter J. Samiec, 33°, was pleased to present the following Sovereign Grand Commander’s Medals for Distinguished Service at the Annual Meeting in Louisville during his Commander’s Dinner: Jeffrey L. Bryden, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite - Valley of Milwaukee; Alan R. Heath, 33°, MSA, Valley of Rockland - Scottish Rite Masons of Maine and Valley of Portland Scottish Rite; Douglas N. Kaylor, 33°, Valley of Dayton.
ON AUGUST 25, Sovereign Grand Commander Samiec presented the Daniel D. Tompkins Medal to Richard J. Kessler, 33°, MSA, Valley of Buffalo, for his distinguished and exemplary service to the Masonic Fraternity at large not often witnessed among general membership.
(l to r) Alan R. Heath, 33°, MSA; Jeffrey L. Bryden, 33°; Commander Peter J. Samiec, 33°; and Douglas N. Kaylor, 33°
Commander Peter J. Samiec, 33°, with Richard J. Kessler, 33°, MSA
Youth Advisors of the Year
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THE YOUTH ADVISOR OF THE YEAR award honors the contributions of those who commit themselves to supporting the development of our Masonic youth. All adult advisors in the Order of DeMolay, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, and The International Order of Job’s Daughters, and The Organization of Triangles (New York only) are eligible to be nominated to receive this distinction.
Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky. The 2022 Youth Advisor of the Year recipient was David W. Berry, 33°, a plural member of the Valleys of Harrisburg and Lancaster.
Two Youth Advisors of the Year were recognized at Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction’s Annual
Congratulations and thank you one and all for your service to Supreme Council!
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The 2023 Youth Advisor of the Year went to Lois Taylor of Nashua, New Hampshire, for her contributions to both New Hampshire Rainbow and DeMolay for more than a decade.
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