Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons in Virginia
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Royal Arch Masons in Virginia
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons in Virginia

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Henrico, Virginia 23223-5552

John Dove Award

The John Dove Award is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Royal Arch Mason in the Commonwealth of Virginia. To nominate a Companion for the John Dove Award send a letter explaining what the Companion has done and is doing for Royal Arch Masonry in Virginia to:

Meritorious Service Committee
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons in Virginia
500 Masonic Lane, Suite C
Henrico, Virginia 23223-4916

Recipients

RecipientChapter
2023Joseph Brandon HaleMarion No. 54
2023Josephy Wesley JeffriesChincoteague No. 75
2022John Chelsey Lundin, JrRichmond Washington No. 3-9
2022Harry Wesley HammackHiram No. 45
2021William Dean RobinsonCastlewood No. 34
2021Mark Todd Pennypacker, Sr.John Dove No. 21
2021Wayne Howard AndersonMt. Horeb No. 11
2020Cameron C. CaffeeDC Shanks No. 31
2020Daniel H. SurfaceMarion No. 54
2019James Horatio PateNorfolk United No. 1
2019James Edward DaughertyTaylor No. 70
2018Danny Lee BowmanO'Keeffe No. 26
2018Floyd Byron GoodwinMount Nebo No. 20
2017Thomas Lee Varner, Jr.Petersburg Union No. 7
2017Meredith Craig HuttoKecoughtan No. 42
2016Gordon Hector Sprigg, Jr.Mann Page No. 89
2016Frederick Russell DixonNorfolk United No. 1
2016Wendell Wayne RatliffMurray No. 22
2015Jeffrey Glenn BurchamJohn Dove No. 21
2015Andrew Jackson SpradlinTaylor No. 70
2014Rhey M. SolomonLoudon No. 55
2014Wayne Sawyer FloraPrincess Anne No. 1607
2013John BullachArlington No. 35
2013Danny BentleyCastlewood No. 34
2013Russel Ghee SnodgrassKeystone No. 58
2012Charles ViaKeystone No. 58
2012Stewart Wilson MinerArlington No. 35
2011Richard Amos DeBuskPearisburg No. 29
2011John Easily McClanahanO'Keeffe No. 26
2010Daniel Kidd, Sr.*D.C. Shanks No. 31
2010Willie Andrew Wilson*Wythe No. 51
2009Arthur J. PhillipsUrbanna No. 59
2009William T. Lunsford*Great Bridge No. 82
2008Edmund CohenLoudoun No. 55
2008Aubey DellingerShenandoah No. 17
2008Edwin Elliott, Jr.*Manassas No. 81
2007Hamilton E. Pape*Fredericksburg No. 23
2007Randall W. JohnsonGreat Bridge No. 82
2006Clyde McAvoy PerryPrincess Anne No. 1607
2006Donald L. McAndrewsManassas No. 81
2005Steven K. CookO'Keefe No. 26
2005James Arthur Fields, Jr.Waynesboro Union No. 2
2004Sherwood ParrottOrange No. 47
2004Fred Cressman*Norfolk United No. 1
2003Jay L. CotnerKeystone No. 58
2003Benjamine L. IngeTyrean No. 8
2002George R. BiermanAnnandale No. 77
2002Bernard A. Newcombe*Keystone No. 58
2001William E. MeadowsManchester No. 48
2001Beverly R. Armel*Luray No. 4
2000Monty R. Marshall*Keystone No. 2
2000Richard M. Hamrick, Jr.*Waynesboro Union No. 2
1999James H. Banton, Sr.*Triangle No. 73
1999George D. Stevens*Arlington No. 35
1998Roland L. Emerson*Urbanna No. 59
1998Floyd H. Miller, Jr.*Ionic No.46
1997Everett A. Luckenbach*Wilbur A. Spain No. 84
1997Howard F. ColemanWestmoreland No. 41
1996William B. Millican*Lunenburg No. 66
1996E. Carey Knight*Washington No. 9
1995Walter Payne, Jr.*Elmwood No. 33
1995Ray V. Mosley*Lee No. 69
1994George B. Yeates*Mount Horeb No. 11
1994Selma G. Corder*Fauquier No. 25
1993Omar W. White*Wilbur A. Spain No. 84
1992Roland S. Carter*Kecoughtan No. 42
1992William E. Hoy*Arlington No. 35
1991Carlton Mc Carthy, II*Washington No. 9
1991David H. Graham*Triangle No. 73
1990Vernon C. Hudson*Alleghany No. 24
1990Clyde G. Burcher*St. John's No. 57
1989Douglas L. JordanLoudoun No. 55
1989Arthur L. Van Name, Jr.*Urbanna No. 59
1988Haywood S. Griffith*Hiram No. 45
1988Lindsay R. Waters*Cradock No. 72
1987Walter S. Pennington, Jr.*Norfolk No. 1
1987J. Richard Rowe, Jr.*Wythe No. 51
1986Ernest B. Furgurson*Euclid No. 15
1986Edwin W. Stewart*Loudoun No. 55
1985William E. Sullivan*Port Norfolk No. 36
1985Robert S. Hughes, Jr.*Richmond No. 3
1984H. Glenn Lewis*Martinsville No. 40
1984Thomas C. Crebbs*Keystone No. 58
1983J. Bayard Cole*Marion No. 54
1983William A. Vincent*Arlington No. 35
1982V. McC. Bennett*Chincoteague No. 75
1982Andrew B. Capps, Jr.*John Walters No. 68
1981William D. GravattTyrean No. 8
1981Murray Lee Segall*Kecoughtan No. 42
1980James B. Williams, Jr.*Mt. Vernon No. 14
1980John C. Parker*Arlington No. 35
1979Joseph B. Goodwin, Jr.*Kecoughtan No. 42
1979Harry Wahrman*Richmond No. 3
1978Earl E. Scott*W.G. Bottimore No. 28
1978Richard E. Loving*Fairfax No. 13
1977James H. Tyree*Richmond No. 3
1977S. H. Kessinger*Blacksburg No. 65
1976Wilbur Applewhite*Richmond No. 3
1976James W. Burn*Hiram No. 45
1975E. Earl Waters*Manchester No. 48
1975Robinson B. Moore*Arlington No. 35
1975Carlyle T. Frost*Washington No. 9
1975Allen E. Roberts*Richmond No. 3
*Deceased
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