Grand Commandery Awards

Knights Templar Cross of Honor
Templary's Highest Honor

The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America presents the Knights Templar Cross of Honor to Sir Knights who have demonstrated meritorious service to Templary. The Constitution and Statutes of the Grand Encampment state that the Knights Templar Cross of Honor "shall be awarded only for exceptional and meritorious service rendered to the order far beyond the call of duty and beyond the service usually expected of an officer or member."

2000 - Bryce Hildreth   
      Temple #4


 2004 - Paul E. Heckman 
   St.  Aldemars #30


2008 - Tim Scott Anderson
- Apollo Commandery # 26

2009 - Gregory L. Andersen

- St. Elmo Commandery #49


2010 - Robert L. Smith

  - Antioch Commandery #43 (Mason City)

2011 - W. Charles Smithson 
– Temple Commandery  #4

2012 - Kyle Petersen

- Sioux City

2013   Kenneth Brickman 

–  St. Aldemar Commandery #30 

2014 Forrest C. Peck 

– Council Bluffs

2015 John A, Jones

 St. Aldemar Commandery #30  

2016 Jr. Ekins

    Oriental Commander #22 Newton

2017 Ronald C. Hicks

– Temple Commandery  #4 - Des Moines

                              

                              


                 

Knight Commander of the Temple

One or more Sir Knights may be honored each year in a jurisdiction with this award, recognizing the honoree’s service to the causes of Knights Templar. Updated 9/13/09



Eugene L. Aldrich
Robert D. Allen
Thomas J. Allen
Gregory L. Andersen
Howard G. Berkenbosch
Berdette O. Bringleson
Jeffrey Buchman
Eugene H. Chappell
David M. Dryer
William P. Dusenbery
Tom Eggleston
Junior Ekins
W. Stevens Elliott )
Andrew Emmert
James A. Fischer
Gene Hatfield
George J. Harrison
Paul E. Heckman
Billy Joe Hildreth
Bryce Brent Hildreth
Rusty L. Hill
Glenn E. Holmes
Terry Hudik
Delbert R. Humeston
Edward T. Johnson
John A. Jones
Alexander P. Kane
Robert A. Kennedy
Steve Libby
Ralph Livermore
Willard M. Loper
Cecil R. Lowe
Paul R. McCoy
Morden McFadden
Neil I. Millard
James A. Nagel
Forrest C. Peck, Jr.
Kyle J. Peterson
Donald Radloff
Norman R. Rank
Clyde E. Reasland
Dale Robinson
LeRoy W. Scheeper
George M. Sellers
Wade E. Sheeler
Melvin E. Sickles
Clinton L. Smith
Kenneth L. Smith
Neal Smith
R. Wayne Stanfley
Wayne A. Syverson
Howard Townsend
Vernon C. Watkins
Robert L. Woodburn
Charles D. Yates
Richard A. Zummak

Membership Award

David M. Dryer, Temple 4

Thomas H. Gruis, Temple 4

W. Charles Smithson, Temple 4

Gene R. Hatfeld, Temple 4

Frank Osdoba, Esdraelon 52

Donald Radloff

Wade Sheeler #22

Companions of the Temple

Lois Masters *

Darlene Hildreth *

Jacqueline Marshall

Lillian Aldrich

Robin Hill (2012)

Carlene Emmert (2012)

Karen Loper

Linda Johnson

Marcia Andersen (2013)

Gayle Radloff (2013)

Rebecca Harrison (2013)

Cynthia Dryer (2013)
Barbara Bryngleson -2014
Genni Smith -2015
Kathy Bohlen Erickson -2016
Marilyn A. Good - (Council Bluffs)