Current Fellows

Fellows of the Philalethes Society – Current Fellows

The Bylaws of the Philalethes Society provide: “Fellows are elected from Members of the Society who have shown a dedication to the knowledge of Freemasonry. The number is limited to 40 at any one time.”

Most of the information in the following chart comes from (a) Seekers of Truth: The Story of the Philalethes Society 1928-1988, by Allen E. Roberts (Anchor Communications, Highland Springs, Virginia, 1988, ISBN 0935633-06-5), (b) an upcoming (as of April 1999) article in The Philalethes magazine that will review the Philalethes Society’s history for the past decade, (c) past articles in that magazine, and (d) helpful brethren who sent me information. If any of the information on this chart is not correct or if anyone knows of additional information that should be included, please send me email by clicking on my name: Paul M. Bessel.

For general information about the Philalethes Society, including officers and award recipients, go to (click on the following): http://bessel.org/philal.htm

For a chronological list of Fellows of the Philalethes Society, go to (click on the following): http://bessel.org/fpschron.htm

For an alphabetical list of Fellows of the Philalethes Society, go to (click on the following): http://bessel.org/fpsalpha.htm

Current Fellows (40 maximum)

	FPS #	Year became a Fellow	Name Location	Birth Year & Approx. Age in 2010
Current Fellows of the Philalethes Society (still living)
1	142	1980	S. Brent Morris Maryland	1950 60
2	143	1981	John Mauk Hilliard New York	1945 65
3	149	1984	Richard H. Sands Michigan	1929 81
4	150	1986	Wallace E. McLeod Toronto, Canada	1931 79
5	153	1987	Johannis Van Beusekom Guatemala	1922 88
6	158	1988	C. Clark Julius Pennsylvania	1914 96
7	162	1990	Harold L. Davidson Billings, Montana	1928 82
8	164	1991	Lloyd D. Worley Colorado	1946 64
9	165	1991	Richard E. Fletcher Vermont	1934 76
10	166	1991	Thomas W. Jackson Pennsylvania	1934 76
11	168	1992	William F. Koeckert Ohio
12	169	1992	F. Lamar Pearson Georgia	1939 71
13	171	1993	Robert G. Davis, Jr. Guthrie, Oklahoma	62
14	175	1994	Leon Zeldis Israel	1930 80
15	176	1994	John M. Boersma Ontario, Canada	1925 85
16	177	1994	Richard S. Sagar Georgia	1916 94
17	179	1996	Joseph E. Bennett Idaho	1922 88
18	180	1998	Kenneth D. Roberts Virginia	1951 59
19	183	1999	Paul M. Bessel Washington DC	1949 61
20	184	1999	Keith A. Hinerman Virginia
21	185	2000	Joel H. Springer, III San Francisco, California
22	188	2000	Michael L. Segall Paris, France	1932 78
23	189	2001	Edward L. King Maine
24	191	2001	Philip A. Enabnit Iowa
25	192	2002	Samuel B. Walker Connecticut	1926 84
26	193	2002	E.V. (Ed) Ralph Canada
27	194	2003	Michael Poll Louisiana
28	195	2003	Norman Peterson Oregon
29	196	2003	Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. Kansas
30	197	2006	Thomas W. Gregory North Carolina
31	198	2006	John “Bud” Householder, Jr. Pennsylvania
32	199	2007	Roger Van Gorden Indiana
33	200	2007	Terry L. Tilton Minnesota	1950 60
34	201	2009	Phililp Jack Buta Arizona
35	202	2010	Edward R. Halpaus Minnesota
36	204	2010	Jay M. Kinney California
37	205	2011	John L. Cooper, III California
38	206	2011	Rex R. Hutchens Arizona
39	207	2011	Shawn Eyer California
40	208		Arturo de Hoyos Washington DC

Fellows Emeritus

#179 – Joseph E. Bennett

#191 – Philip A. Enabnit

#197 – Thomas W Gregory

#177 – Richard S. Sagar

#165 – Richard E. Fletcher

#192 – Samuel B. Walker

#150 – Wallace E. McLeod

#168 – William F. Koeckert

#193 – E.V. (Ed) Ralph

from the Philalethes Bylaws:

Article 9. Fellows

9.1. The Society shall have a special class of members, consisting of not more than forty, who shall be elected by the Executive Board upon nomination by the Fellows, as prescribed below.

9.2. To be considered as a Fellow by the Executive Board, a member of the Society must be nominated by the current Fellows of the Society. Such nomination shall be by a majority vote of the Fellows who cast a vote, with such election under the direction and supervision of the Dean of the Fellows. The Dean of the Fellows shall be one Fellow who is annually appointed by the President of the Society.

9.3. Nominations of a member to be designated as a Fellow shall be on the basis of his current and past Masonic scholarship.

9.4. All Fellows must be and remain a member of the Society in good standing.

9.6. Any Fellow may request in writing that his status be changed from “active” to “emeritus” status. Upon approval by the Executive Board, the Fellow shall become an “Emeritus Fellow,” and his status shall no longer be counted against the limitation of forty Fellows. The Executive Board may also, by majority vote, declare any Fellow to be an “Emeritus Fellow” for reasons of advanced age or inability to perform the duties of Fellow.

9.7. A Fellow of the Philalethes Society (except an Honorary Fellow) is entitled to append the letters “FPS” (Fellow of the Philalethes Society) to his signature.

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