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
MSA Recipients
| Name | Region | Date of Award |
| Bernard A Hutchins | Southwest Region | 06/14/1980 |
| Thomas R Naismith | Southeast Region | 06/09/1990 |
| Paul E Naismith | Southeast Region | 06/15/1991 |
| Dr. Erwin W O’Dell | Southwest Region | 06/13/1992 |
| Gene Rollin Connor Jr. | Upper Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Jay B Howell | Southeast Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Arthur K Laatz | Southeast Region | 06/12/1993 |
| Paul C Howell | Southeast Region | 06/11/1994 |
| James C Larson | Northwest Region | 06/22/1995 |
| Carl D Rufus | Southeast Region | 06/22/1995 |
| William E LeVeque | Upper Region | 06/15/1996 |
| Donald L Trumbull | Southeast Region | 06/15/1996 |
| Norman L Gidcumb | Northwest Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Gordon J Peterson | Upper Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Stuart G Shook | Northeast Region | 06/14/1997 |
| Dean A Barr | Southeast Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Brent A Helm | Northeast Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Stephen C Mattson | Upper Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Gerald W Schwartz | Northwest Region | 06/13/1998 |
| Eugene R Peetz | Northeast Region | 06/12/1999 |
| Robert F Light | Northwest Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Robert L Morrison | Upper Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Dennis D Soucek | Southwest Region | 06/09/2001 |
| Ronald J Bethune | Southeast Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ronald J Hill | Upper Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Richard T Testasecca | Southeast Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Gerald F Thorp | Northeast Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ray E Vanover | Southeast Region | 06/15/2002 |
| Ivan L Fletcher Jr. | Southeast Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Grant S Sowa | Northwest Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Michael D Zirkle | Northeast Region | 06/14/2003 |
| Cleatus M Dunn | Southeast Region | 06/12/2004 |
| John R Vercoe III | Upper Region | 06/12/2004 |
| Dr. John H Siegner | Northeast Region | 06/11/2005 |
| Serge Yeghiazarian | Southeast Region | 06/11/2005 |
| Homer G Campbell | Northwest Region | 06/17/2006 |
| William J Dover | Northeast Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Larry M Galloway | Southeast Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Roger W Tharp | Southwest Region | 06/17/2006 |
| Kenneth E Cooper | Northwest Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Raymond C Lemons | Southeast Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Dennis B Sanborn | Northeast Region | 06/16/2007 |
| Edmund J Cunningham Jr. | Northeast Region | 06/14/2008 |
| Loren A Winn | Southeast Region | 06/14/2008 |
| Robert P Conley | Southwest Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Michael R Hill | Upper Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Fred R Jex PhD | Southeast Region | 06/06/2009 |
| Eldon F Ault | Northeast Region | 06/12/2010 |
| Richard G Wheeler | Southwest Region | 06/12/2010 |
| Dean M Crowell | Southwest Region | 06/11/2011 |
| William F Moore | Northeast Region | 06/11/2011 |
| Jerry M Chambers | Northeast Region | 06/09/2012 |
| Clarence D Grant | Upper Region | 06/09/2012 |
| Craig H Maison | Northwest Region | 06/08/2013 |
| Trevor M Juntunen | Upper Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Russell E Kelm | Northwest Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Robert A Kinde | Northeast Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Keith L Wright | Northwest Region | 06/14/2014 |
| Richard G Dennis | Northeast Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Leonard S Elder | Upper Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Harold L Groat | Southeast Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Marc H Halt | Southwest Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Louis C McCray | Northeast Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Christopher R Millar | Southwest Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Don M Mills | Northwest Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Carol R Nash | Southeast Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Richard E Rozman | Upper Region | 06/13/2015 |
| Travis T Freeman | Upper Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Lewis E Parsell Jr. | Southwest Region | 06/11/2016 |
| James R Peterman Jr. | Southwest Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Wallace N Usery Jr. | Northeast Region | 06/11/2016 |
| William T Vaillancourt | Northwest Region | 06/11/2016 |
| Bernard I Brewer | Southeast Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Robert N Erickson | Upper Region | 06/10/2017 |
| John D Hill | Southwest Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Andrew C Martin | Northwest Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Frederick D Miller | Southeast Region | 06/10/2017 |
| David M Parsons | Southwest Region | 06/10/2017 |
| James E Peck | Northeast Region | 06/10/2017 |
| Dale E Shinabarger | Northeast Region | 06/10/2017 |
| John H Challender | Northeast Region | 06/09/2018 |
| John D Dibble | Southwest Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Roger D Moore | Southeast Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Eric D Russell | Southwest Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Brian F Toth | Southeast Region | 06/09/2018 |
| John H Winters | Northeast Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Douglas A Wolfe | Upper Region | 06/09/2018 |
| Anthony J Giorgianni | Upper Region | 06/08/2019 |
| James E Hawn | Southeast Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Robert J Hey | Southeast Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Christopher P Hokenson | Upper Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Todd M Schmitz | Southwest Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Mark A Whitman | Southwest Region | 06/08/2019 |
| Barrett R Engle | Upper Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Jeffrey S Gooder | Southwest Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Adam D Holloway | Upper Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Robert H Kinde | Northeast Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Timothey S Marshbanks | Southeast Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Robert A Moore | Southeast Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Mitchel R Patchkowski | Northeast Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Harry J Rodgers | Northwest Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Richard G Stange | Southwest Region | 08/08/2020 |
| Timothy D Cohee | Northeast Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Michael V Finazzo | Northwest Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Mitchell R Mudd | Northeast Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Royce D Myers | Southwest Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Bruce G Rice | Southwest Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Douglas S Simpson | Southeast Region | 06/12/2021 |
| Michael H Zimnicki Sr. | Southeast Region | 06/21/2021 |
| James C Cain | Upper Region | 06/11/2022 |
| Ryan L Engle | Upper Region | 06/11/2022 |
| Scott L Hapworth | Northeast Region | 06/11/2022 |
| Richard Hartmann Jr. | Southwest Region | 06/11/2022 |
| George B Helms | Southwest Region | 06/11/2022 |
| Ronald L Hynds | Northeast Region | 06/11/2022 |
| Douglas S Noland | Southeast Region | 06/11/2022 |
| David C Bellamy Sr. | Southeast Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Kirk J Bielskis | Northeast Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Daniel I Hammerberg | Upper Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Russell M Holloway | Upper Region | 06/10/2023 |
| James A Seamon | Northwest Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Andrew W Tabor | Southeast Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Scott A Tavernier | Southwest Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Howard L Tripp Jr. | Southwest Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Gary D Watt | Northeast Region | 06/10/2023 |
| Steven P Wheelock | Northwest Region | 06/10/2023 |
| David E Edie | Upper Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Ronnie J Hessman | Southwest Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Paul J Johnson | Southeast Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Frederick E Kaiser Jr. | Northeast Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Ronald D Price | Southwest Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Christopher A Sova | Northeast Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Timothy R Wiley | Northwest Region | 07/27/2024 |
| Corey F. Curtiss | Upper Region | 07/26/2025 |
| Carl R. Grant | Southeast Region | 07/26/2025 |
| Steven J. Kinde | Northeast Region | 07/26/2025 |
| Carl F. Noonan | Northwest Region | 07/26/2025 |
| Kevin E. Perry | Southwest Region | 07/26/2025 |
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 2027 at Supreme Session in Boston, Massachusetts.
Eugene E Abbaticchio, from the Southeast Region
Donald S. Meldrum, from the Southwest Region
Kirk J. Bielskis, MSA, from the Northeast Region
33° Recipients
Name | Region | Date Received |
J R Spyker | Southwestern Region | 09/25/1985 |
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 |
John A Wallsteadt | Southwestern Region | 09/27/1988 |
Dr. Burton P Weisberg | Southwestern Region | 08/29/1989 |
Murrel R Francis | Southeastern Region | 08/29/1989 |
William J Dover | Northeastern Region | 08/29/1989 |
Robert W Stevens | Northeastern Region | 09/24/1991 |
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 |
David A Neff | Southwestern Region | 10/03/1995 |
Mitchell R Mudd | Northeastern Region | 10/03/1995 |
Donald B Whitener | Northeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
Kenneth E Lee | Southeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
Richard C Steele | Northeastern Region | 08/27/1996 |
Gerald E Millar | Southwestern Region | 09/23/1997 |
Raymond E Fowler | 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 |
Clarence W Meyer Jr. | Northeastern 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 |
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 |
David H Eddy | Southwestern Region | 08/30/2005 |
Gustave H Rydholm | Upper 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 |
John R Vercoe III | Upper Region | 08/27/2007 |
Robert W Pate | Southeastern Region | 08/27/2007 |
Timothey S Marshbanks | Southeastern 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
John H Challender | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Larry A Inscho | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Roger D Moore | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Gary L Paquet | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
James R Peterman Jr. | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Douglas A Wolfe | Upper Region | 08/29/2023 |
John H Winters | Northeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
David J Crosby | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Leonard K Davis | Southeastern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Robert E Cooper | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Dean M Crowell | Southwestern Region | 08/29/2023 |
Gordon J. Peterson | Upper Region | 06/27/2025 |
Scott L. Hapworth | Northeast Region | 08/26/2025 |
Michael V. Finazzo | Northwest Region | 08/26/2025 |
Thomas F. Campbell | Southeast Region | 08/26/2025 |
Colin R. Cruttenden | Southwest Region | 08/26/2025 |
Richard E. Rozman | Upper Region | 8/26/2025 |
Larry L. Judson | Northeast Region | 8/26/2025 |
Mitchel R. Patchkowski | Northeast Region | 8/26/2025 |
Don M. Mills | Northwest Region | 8/26/2025 |
Christopher N. Mellas | Southeast Region | 8/26/2025 |
Todd M. Schmitz | Southwest Region | 8/26/2025 |
Joshua M. Woodwyk | Southwest Region | 8/26/2025 |