Special Masonic Honors
In Freemasonry some men receive honors. There are many varieties of such honors that are given in many different branches or parts of freemasonry and for various achievements or reasons. The purpose of this webpage is to list some of these honors and those who have received them.
Scottish Rite Cross of HonorThis is the highest award of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. About 3% of Scottish Rite masons receive the KCCH honor (“red hat”) and about 1% receive the 33rd degree honorary (“white hat”). Of those who have received the 33rd degree, a very small number are selected to receive the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour. In 2007, the following men received the Grand Cross: John L. Atkinson, Valley of Shreveport
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Philalethes Society Fellows
The Philalethes Society is masonic research organization. It has thousands of members but only 40 are selected at any time to be “Fellows.” The current (as of Oct. 10, 2007) Philalethes Society Fellows (sometimes they use the letters “FPS” after their names) are:
| number, based on seniority | number, as assigned since the start of the Philalethes Fellows | year selected to become a Philalethes Society Fellow | Name and location | year born and approximate age as of 2007 |
| 1 | 142 |
1980 |
S. Brent Morris |
1950 57 |
| 2 | 143 |
1981 |
John Mauk Hilliard |
1945 62 |
| 3 | 149 |
1984 |
Richard H. Sands |
1929 78 |
| 4 | 150 |
1986 |
Wallace E. McLeod |
1931 76 |
| 5 | 151 |
1987 |
Henry G. Law |
1940 67 |
| 6 | 153 |
1987 |
Johannis Van Beusekom |
1922 85 |
| 7 | 157 |
1988 |
Richard W. Curtis |
1939 68 |
| 8 | 158 |
1988 |
C. Clark Julius |
1914 93 |
| 9 | 160 |
1988 |
Lewis J. Birt |
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| 10 | 162 |
1990 |
Harold L. Davidson |
1928 79 |
| 11 | 164 |
1991 |
Lloyd D. Worley |
1946 61 |
| 12 | 165 |
1991 |
Richard E. Fletcher |
1934 73 |
| 13 | 166 |
1991 |
Thomas W. Jackson |
1934 73 |
| 14 | 168 |
1992 |
William F. Koeckert |
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| 15 | 169 |
1992 |
F. Lamar Pearson |
1939 68 |
| 16 | 170 |
1992 |
Ralph A. Herbold |
1915 92 |
| 17 | 171 |
1993 |
Robert G. Davis, Jr. |
59 |
| 18 | 174 |
1994 |
Nelson King |
1945 62 |
| 19 | 175 |
1994 |
Leon Zeldis |
1930 77 |
| 20 | 176 |
1994 |
John M. Boersma |
1925 82 |
| 21 | 177 |
1994 |
Richard S. Sagar |
1916 91 |
| 22 | 179 | 1996 |
Joseph E. Bennett |
1922 85 |
| 23 | 180 | 1998 | Kenneth D. Roberts Virginia |
1951 54 |
| 24 | 183 | 1999 |
Paul M. Bessel |
1949 58 |
| 25 | 184 | 1999 |
Keith A. Hinerman |
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| 26 | 185 | 2000 | Joel H. Springer, III San Francisco, California |
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| 27 | 187 | 2000 | Charles W. Munro Washington |
1927 80 |
| 28 | 188 | 2000 | Michael L. Segall Paris, France |
1932 75 |
| 29 | 189 | 2001 | Edward L. King Maine |
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| 30 | 190 | 2001 | William Wine California |
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| 31 | 191 | 2001 | Philip A. Enabnit Iowa |
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| 32 | 192 | 2002 | Samuel B. Walker Connecticut |
1926 81 |
| 33 | 193 | 2002 | E.V. (Ed) Ralph Canada |
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| 34 | 194 | 2003 | Michael Poll Louisiana |
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| 35 | 195 | 2003 | Norman Peterson Oregon |
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| 36 | 196 | 2003 | Robert L. Tomlinson, Jr. Kansas |
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| 37 | 197 | 2006 | Thomas W. Gregory North Carolina |
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| 38 | 198 | 2006 | John “Bud” Householder, Jr. Pennsylvania |
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| 39 | 199 | 2007 | Roger Van Gorden Indiana |
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| 40 | 200 | 2007 | Terry L. Tilton Minnesota |
1950 57 |
Scottish Rite Research Society Fellows
The Scottish Rite Research Society is a masonic research organization that publishes the Journal Heredom each year. Although the Society has thousands of members, only a very small number are selected to be Fellows.
The following are Fellows as of Oct. 10, 2007.
Quatuor Coronati Lodge #2076 “Full” Members
Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 is a lodge in London under the United Grand Lodge of England. It was founded in the 1880’s and is considered the premier masonic research lodge in the world. Although it has thousands of “Corresponding Members” only a maximum of 40 at any time are invited to be “Full” members. As of Oct. 10, 2007, they are: