Medals & Honors
We honor and recognize those Valley of Michigan members that have gone above and beyond in their service to Fraternity, Country, and Humanity. Here you will find a listing of each medal and the recipients thereof. Want to learn more about each of these medals? You can find a full description of each at the Scottish Rite NMJ Medals & Awards
Meritorious Service Award
Meritorious Service Awards Recipients
| Name | Region | Date of Award |
| Bernard A Hutchins | Southwestern Region | 06/14/1980 |
| John J Simmons | Southeastern Region | 05/31/1987 |
| Thomas R Naismith | Southeastern Region | 06/09/1990 |
| Paul E Naismith | Southeastern Region | 06/15/1991 |
| Dr. Erwin W O’Dell | Southwestern Region | 06/13/1992 |
| Arthur K Laatz | Southeastern Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Gene Rollin Connor Jr. | Upper Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Jay B Howell | Southeastern Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Paul C Howell | Southeastern Region | 06/11/1994 |
| Antonio Garcia | Southeastern Region | 06/22/1995 |
| Carl D Rufus | Southeastern Region | 06/22/1995 |
| James C Larson | Northwestern Region | 06/22/1995 |
| Donald L Trumbull | Southeastern Region | 06/15/1996 |
| Lloyd W Bartlett Jr. | Northeastern Region | 06/15/1996 |
| William E Leveque | Upper Region | 06/15/1996 |
| Gordon J Peterson | Upper Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Norman L Gidcumb | Northwestern Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Stuart G Shook | Northeastern Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Brent A Helm | Northeastern Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Dean A Barr | Southeastern Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Gerald W Schwartz | Northwestern Region | 06/13/1998 |
| John W Matthews | Northeastern Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Stephen C Mattson | Upper Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Eugene R Peetz | Northeastern Region | 06/12/1999 |
| Tommy R Amidon | Northeastern Region | 06/12/1999 |
| Russel A Marvin | Northeastern Region | 06/10/2000 |
| Dennis D Soucek | Southwestern Region | 06/09/2001 |
| John Kotes | Southeastern Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Robert F Light | Northwestern Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Robert L Morrison | Upper Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Gerald F Thorp | Northeastern Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ray E Vanover | Southeastern Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Richard T Testasecca | Southeastern Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ronald J Bethune | Southeastern Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ronald J Hill | Upper Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Bruce E Hayden | Southwestern Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Grant S Sowa | Northwestern Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Ivan L Fletcher Jr. | Southeastern Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Michael D Zirkle | Northeastern Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Alan R Gray | Northwestern Region | 06/12/2004 |
| Charles F Davis | Southwestern Region | 06/12/2004 |
| Cleatus M Dunn | Southeastern Region | 06/12/2004 |
| John R Vercoe III | Upper Region | 06/12/2004 |
| Dr. John H Siegner | Northeastern Region | 06/11/2005 |
| Serge Yeghiazarian | Southeastern Region | 06/11/2005 |
| Homer G Campbell | Northwestern Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Larry M Galloway | Southeastern Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Richard D Wisley | Southeastern Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Roger W Tharp | Southwestern Region | 06/17/2006 |
| William J Dover | Northeastern Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Dennis B Sanborn | Northeastern Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Kenneth E Cooper | Northwestern Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Raymond C Lemons | Southeastern Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Edmund J Cunningham Jr. | Northeastern Region | 06/14/2008 |
| Loren A Winn | Southeastern Region | 06/14/2008 |
| Fred R Jex PhD | Southeastern Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Michael R Hill | Upper Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Robert P Conley | Southwestern Region | 06/06/2009 |
| William C Striggow | Northeastern Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Eldon F Ault | Northeastern Region | 06/12/2010 |
| John F Hansen | Northwestern Region | 06/12/2010 |
| Richard G Wheeler | Southwestern Region | 06/12/2010 |
| Robert L Goodrich | Southeastern Region | 06/12/2010 |
| Dean M Crowell | Southwestern Region | 06/11/2011 |
| William F Moore | Northeastern Region | 06/11/2011 |
| Jerry M Chambers | Northeastern Region | 06/09/2012 |
| John W Thornhill | Southeastern Region | 06/09/2012 |
| Arthur Hubler | Upper Region | 06/08/2013 |
| Craig H Maison | Northwestern Region | 06/08/2013 |
| Neal L Fogel | Southeastern Region | 06/08/2013 |
| Hillary P Smoyer | Southeastern Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Keith L Wright | Northwestern Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Robert A Kinde | Northeastern Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Russell E Kelm | Northwestern Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Trevor M Juntunen | Upper Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Carol R Nash | Southeastern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Christopher R Millar | Southwestern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| David S Champion | Northwestern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Don M Mills | Northwestern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Harold L Groat | Southeastern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Leonard S Elder | Upper Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Louis C McCray | Northeastern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Marc H Halt | Southwestern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Richard E Rozman | Upper Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Richard G Dennis | Northeastern Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Gerald W Lyon | Northeastern Region | 06/11/2016 |
| James R Peterman Jr. | Southwestern Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Lewis E Parsell Jr. | Southwestern Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Travis T Freeman | Upper Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Wallace N Usery Jr. | Northeastern Region | 06/11/2016 |
| William T Vaillancourt | Northwestern Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Andrew C Martin | Northwestern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Bernard I Brewer | Southeastern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Dale E Shinabarger | Northeastern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| David M Parsons | Southwestern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Frederick D Miller | Southeastern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| James E Peck | Northeastern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| John D Hill | Southwestern Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Robert N Erickson | Upper Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Brian F Toth | Southeastern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Douglas A Wolfe | Upper Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Eric D Russell | Southwestern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| John D Dibble | Southwestern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| John H Challender | Northeastern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| John H Winters | Northeastern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Roger D Moore | Southeastern Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Anthony L Lake | Northwestern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Christopher P Hokenson | Upper Region | 06/08/2019 |
| James E Hawn | Southeastern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Joseph Anthony Giorgianni | Upper Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Mark A Whitman | Southwestern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Robert J Hey | Southeastern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Todd M Schmitz | Southwestern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Wilson D Brott | Northwestern Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Adam D Holloway | Marquette | 08/08/2020 |
| Barrett R Engle | Marquette | 08/08/2020 |
| Donald B Ferguson | Traverse City | 08/08/2020 |
| Harry J Rodgers | Traverse City | 08/08/2020 |
| Jeffrey S Gooder | Grand Rapids | 08/08/2020 |
| Mitchel R Patchkowski | Bay City | 08/08/2020 |
| Richard G Stange | Grand Rapids | 08/08/2020 |
| Robert A Moore | Detroit | 08/08/2020 |
| Robert H Kinde | Bay City | 08/08/2020 |
| Timothey S Marshbanks | Detroit | 08/08/2020 |
| Bruce G Rice | Grand Rapids | 06/12/2021 |
| Douglas S Simpson | Detroit | 06/12/2021 |
| Michael H Zimnicki Sr. | Detroit | 06/21/2021 |
| Michael V Finazzo | Traverse City | 06/12/2021 |
| Mitchell R Mudd | Bay City | 06/12/2021 |
| Royce D Myers | Grand Rapids | 06/12/2021 |
| Timothy D Cohee | Bay City | 06/12/2021 |
| Brandon J Hunt | Traverse City | 06/11/2022 |
| Douglas S Noland | Detroit | 06/11/2022 |
| George B Helms | Grand Rapids | 06/11/2022 |
| James C Cain | Marquette | 06/11/2022 |
| Richard Hartmann Jr. | Grand Rapids | 06/11/2022 |
| Ronald L Hynds | Bay City | 06/11/2022 |
| Ryan L Engle | Marquette | 06/11/2022 |
| Scott L Hapworth | Bay City | 06/11/2022 |
33° Sovereign Grand Inspectors
General
Achieving the 33° is an honor that can be bestowed upon a Scottish Rite Mason. It is not campaigned for. It is granted solely by the Supreme Council. A 33° Mason is a Master Mason who has exhibited knowledge, passion and sacrifice to his craft. The Supreme Council awards the 33° as a way of honoring outstanding and selfless work performed in the Rite or in public life. At its annual session, the Supreme Council elects members of the Rite to receive the degree. Members unanimously so elected become Honorary Members of the Supreme Council.
Congratulations to the Valley of Michigan members who have been elected to receive the 33° in August of 2023 at Louisville, Kentucky.
33° Sovereign Grand Inspectors General Nominees
| Name | Region | Date Received |
| Donald W Joiner | Southeastern Region | 09/26/1979 |
| William A Bell | Southeastern Region | 09/26/1979 |
| Alan R Gray | Northwestern Region | 09/25/1985 |
| J R Spyker | Southwestern Region | 09/25/1985 |
| A Richard Albrecht | Northeastern Region | 09/24/1986 |
| Leroy R Hocking | Southeastern Region | 09/24/1986 |
| Thomas E Skoog | Upper Region | 09/24/1986 |
| Dr. Erwin W O’Dell | Southwestern Region | 09/30/1987 |
| Gerald F. Thorp | Northeastern Region | 09/30/1987 |
| David L Allie | Upper Region | 09/27/1988 |
| John A Wallsteadt | Southwestern Region | 09/27/1988 |
| Ray E Vanover | Southeastern Region | 09/27/1988 |
| Donald J Smith | Southwestern Region | 08/29/1989 |
| Dr. Burton P Weisberg | Southwestern Region | 08/29/1989 |
| Murrel R Francis | Southeastern Region | 08/29/1989 |
| Richard H Sands | Southeastern Region | 08/29/1989 |
| William J Dover | Northeastern Region | 08/29/1989 |
| Dr. Douglas F Hegyi | Southeastern Region | 09/24/1991 |
| Robert W Stevens | Northeastern Region | 09/24/1991 |
| Larry M Dillon | Southwestern Region | 09/29/1992 |
| Edgar W Stover | Southwestern Region | 08/31/1993 |
| Eldon F Ault | Northeastern Region | 08/31/1993 |
| George H Wilson | Southeastern Region | 08/31/1993 |
| William F Betz | Southeastern Region | 08/31/1993 |
| Charles F Bersinger | Upper Region | 09/27/1994 |
| David C Danielson | Upper Region | 09/27/1994 |
| Gary R Conklin | Northeastern Region | 09/27/1994 |
| Henry A Wilson Jr. | Southeastern Region | 09/27/1994 |
| Robert S Huddy | Northeastern Region | 09/27/1994 |
| Wayne E Turton | Southeastern Region | 09/27/1994 |
| Clayton D Morey | Northeastern Region | 10/03/1995 |
| David A Neff | Southwestern Region | 10/03/1995 |
| Mitchell R Mudd | Northeastern Region | 10/03/1995 |
| Donald B Whitener | Northeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
| Ernest Berry | Southeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
| Kenneth E Lee | Southeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
| Richard C Steele | Northeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
| Ronald E Reno | Southeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
| Gerald E Millar | Southwestern Region | 09/23/1997 |
| Raymond E Fowler | Southeastern Region | 09/23/1997 |
| Robert P Haffner | Southeastern Region | 09/23/1997 |
| Russell M Holloway | Upper Region | 09/23/1997 |
| Walter F Wheeler | Southwestern Region | 09/23/1997 |
| Edward L Gascoyne | Southeastern Region | 09/29/1998 |
| Todd A Binsz | Southwestern Region | 09/29/1998 |
| Bruce M Schadler | Southwestern Region | 09/28/1999 |
| Clarence W Meyer Jr. | Northeastern Region | 09/28/1999 |
| Donald L Carman | Southeastern Region | 09/28/1999 |
| Terrence G Waddell | Upper Region | 09/28/1999 |
| Charles R Birch | Northeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Dennis I Bojrab MD | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Guy T Moulthrop | Northeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Harley J Corbin | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Mark K Osborne | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Nicholas H Smith | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Richard K Rappleye | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| Roger Lee Myers | Southeastern Region | 09/26/2000 |
| David W Cyrus | Southeastern Region | 09/25/2001 |
| Michael J Jungel | Southwestern Region | 09/25/2001 |
| Raymond C Lemons | Southeastern Region | 09/25/2001 |
| Richard D Erspamer | Northeastern Region | 09/25/2001 |
| Stanley O Simons | Southwestern Region | 09/25/2001 |
| Jerry M Chambers | Northeastern Region | 09/03/2002 |
| John R Snider | Southeastern Region | 09/03/2002 |
| John W Moore Jr. | Southwestern Region | 09/03/2002 |
| Robert P Conley | Southwestern Region | 09/03/2002 |
| Stephen C Mattson | Upper Region | 09/03/2002 |
| David M Parsons | Southwestern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| Gene Rollin Connor Jr. | Upper Region | 09/23/2003 |
| John R Rowe | Northeastern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| Norman L Gidcumb | Northwestern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| Richard T Testasecca | Southeastern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| Thomas W Cardwell | Southwestern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| William J Johnson | Northeastern Region | 09/23/2003 |
| David W Skiendziel | Northeastern Region | 09/21/2004 |
| Dean A Barr | Southeastern Region | 09/21/2004 |
| John R Hegenauer | Northeastern Region | 09/21/2004 |
| Paul R Goosmann | Southwestern Region | 09/21/2004 |
| Richard W Graves Jr. | Southeastern Region | 09/21/2004 |
| Thomas M Ryan | Upper Region | 09/21/2004 |
| Corbin P Elliott | Southeastern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| David H Eddy | Southwestern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| Gustave H Rydholm | Upper Region | 08/30/2005 |
| Ira S Slaven | Southeastern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| Richard D Tonda | Northeastern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| Timothy L Birch | Northeastern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| W Don Baugher | Southwestern Region | 08/30/2005 |
| James H Resau | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2006 |
| Richard D Newman | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2006 |
| Robert B Doerr | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2006 |
| Robert G Helmic | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2006 |
| Donald L Murphy | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| Emmett W Mills | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| Gerald W Schwartz | Northwestern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| Jack Engebretson | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| James F Clarkson | Northeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| John R Vercoe III | Upper Region | 08/27/2007 |
| Robert W Pate | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
| Richard D Wisley | Southeastern Region | 08/26/2008 |
| Robert G Minard | Northeastern Region | 08/26/2008 |
| Timothey S Marshbanks | Southeastern Region | 08/25/2009 |
| Tommy R Amidon | Northeastern Region | 08/25/2009 |
| William J Sauget | Southeastern Region | 08/25/2009 |
| David G Boring | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Dirk W Hughes | Southwestern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Grant S Sowa | Northwestern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| James W Carlson | Northeastern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Michael J Stetz | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Raymond E Basham | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Ronald W Beebe | Northeastern Region | 08/31/2010 |
| William A Robson | Upper Region | 08/31/2010 |
| William E Leveque | Upper Region | 08/31/2010 |
| Eugene R Peetz | Northeastern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Frank T Praria | Southwestern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Harold A Riggie | Northeastern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Jacob E Hayrynen Jr. | Upper Region | 08/30/2011 |
| James C Larson | Northwestern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Jeffrey A Keehn | Southwestern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Justin F Krasnoff | Southeastern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Kenneth E Cooper | Northwestern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| Ronald J Bethune | Southeastern Region | 08/30/2011 |
| George M Merkle | Upper Region | 09/17/2011 |
| Donald E Buxton | Southeastern Region | 08/28/2012 |
| Loren A Winn | Southeastern Region | 08/28/2012 |
| Roger A Juntunen | Upper Region | 08/28/2012 |
| Howard H Crumit Jr. | Southeastern Region | 08/20/2013 |
| Paul N Cross | Southeastern Region | 08/20/2013 |
| Ronald J Hill | Upper Region | 08/20/2013 |
| William F Minch | Southwestern Region | 08/20/2013 |
| Alistair R McNab | Southwestern Region | 09/01/2015 |
| Christopher J Fildes | Southeastern Region | 09/01/2015 |
| Frederick E Kaiser Jr. | Northeastern Region | 09/01/2015 |
| James L Melby | Southeastern Region | 09/01/2015 |
| Michael R Hill | Upper Region | 09/01/2015 |
| William C Meyer | Northeastern Region | 09/01/2015 |
| Clarence D Grant | Upper Region | 08/29/2017 |
| Fred R Jex PhD | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2017 |
| Larry K Seale DDS | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2017 |
| Mark A Manning | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2017 |
| Robert A Klawieter | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2017 |
| William R Finkel | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2017 |
| Blair B Schadler | Southwestern Region | 08/27/2019 |
| Curt D Ingersoll | Southwestern Region | 08/27/2019 |
| Walter M Lazar II | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2019 |
| John D. Hill | Southwestern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| John P. Kilbourne | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Lawrence J. Leib | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Richard P. Ruhland | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Andrew C. Martin | Northwestern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Christopher S. Morgan | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Craig H. Maison | Northwestern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Keith L. Wright | Northwestern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Marc H. Halt | Southwestern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Robert O. Troutman | Southeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Stephen R. Striggow | Northeastern Region | 08/31/2021 |
| Travis T. Freeman | Upper Region | 08/31/2021 |