Chapters and individuals can nominate members for the Order of the Golden Heart. Nominations are reviewed by a special selection committee. Nominees should have served with distinction at local, regional or national levels for at least 30 years. Each nomination is carefully considered by the OGH Nominating Committee and voted upon by your National Board of Directors.
The nominations for the 2023 Order of the Golden Heart are closed. If you have any questions, please contact events@sigep.net.
Order of the Golden Heart Recipients
| Recipient | Year Awarded |
|---|---|
| John Abraham, Cincinnati ’77 | 2009 |
| Ray Ackerman, Oklahoma ’77 | 2021 |
| John Allen, Louisiana State ’65 | 2013 |
| Charles Allred, Tennessee ’16 | 1963 |
| Edward Axthelm, Iowa State ’16 | 1961 |
| Larkin Bailey, California-Berkeley ’24 | 1963 |
| Bike Barkley, Delaware ’26 | 1981 |
| Ted Behnken, Toledo ’82 | 2019 |
| Bobby Bennett, Barton ’67 | 1993 |
| Rodney Berry, Virginia ’16 | 1963 |
| Chris Bittman, Colorado ’85 | 2021 |
| Bedford Black, Wake Forest ’41 | 1967 |
| Art Boettcher, Washington-St. Louis ’52 | 1989 |
| Denny Bond, Missouri ’65 | 2001 |
| Thomas Boyd, Kentucky ’36 | 1975 |
| James Bradshaw, Pennsylvania ’24 | 1967 |
| Edwin Buchanan, Ohio State ’11 | 1961 |
| Clark Byrum, Indiana ’57 | 2005 |
| Curt Carlson, Minnesota ’37 | 1991 |
| Emmett Carmichael, Colorado ’18 | 1973 |
| Scott Carr, California-Santa Barbara ’86 | 2021 |
| Hugh Carter, Richmond ’02 | 1961 |
| Bob Cheney, Auburn ’54 | 1999 |
| David Clark, Purdue ’25 | 1971 |
| James Corley, California-Berkeley ’25 | 1969 |
| John Cottier, Auburn ’33 | 1969 |
| Phil Cox, Indiana ’84 | 2015 |
| Lucian Cox, Richmond ’02 | 1961 |
| Judge Mitch Crane, West Chester Renaissance | 2005 |
| Bill Cross, Carroll ’49 | 1985 |
| Skip Dahlkamp, San Diego State ’63 | 2015 |
| Charles Dickinson, Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Denis Dieker, Wichita State ’77 | 2017 |
| Wally Doud, Wisconsin ’48 | 1987 |
| Ulysses Dubach, Oregon State ’21 | 1961 |
| Mike Duggan, Missouri State ’74 | 2021 |
| Dean Duncan, Indiana State ’57 | 2009 |
| Ernest Dyer, Virginia ’23 | 1961 |
| Whitney Eastman, Dartmouth ’10 | 1961 |
| Chuck Eberly, Bowling Green State ’63 | 2003 |
| Conrad Eberstein, Pennsylvania ’65 | 1999 |
| Conrad Eriksen, Kansas ’29 | 1989 |
| Earl Fertig, Cincinnati ’57 | 1971 |
| Walter Fly, George Washington ’25 | 1963 |
| Vance Fraley, Illinois ’56 | 2003 |
| Benjamin Frayser, Tennessee ’31 | 1961 |
| Clarence Freeark, Illinois ’23 | 1961 |
| Jack Frost, Kansas State ’20 | 1961 |
| Avery Gaskins, West Virginia ’53 | 1985 |
| John George, Auburn ’76 | 2011 |
| Bryce Giesler, Tennessee ’82 | 2019 |
| Xenophon Gill, Texas-Austin ’15 | 1971 |
| Tom Gray, Kansas ’77 | 2009 |
| Mike Green, California-Berkeley ’62 | 2005 |
| Lloyd Gregg, Oregon State ’20 | 1979 |
| Gary Griffith, Texas-Austin ’70 | 1999 |
| Frank Hamack, George Washington ’16 | 1963 |
| Ed Hammond, Emporia State ’66 | 2005 |
| William Hanley, Purdue ’12 | 1961 |
| Bert Harris, Florida ’74 | 2017 |
| John Hartman, Missouri ’61 | 1979 |
| Bruce Hasenkamp, Dartmouth ’60 | 1983 |
| Ross Hecht, Nebraska ’54 | 2013 |
| David Hendon, Florida ’50 | 1971 |
| George Hindall, Ohio Northern ’33 | 1979 |
| Clarence Hix, Washington State ’09 | 1961 |
| Harold Hodge, Florida ’52 | 1989 |
| John Hofmann, California-Santa Barbara ’70 | 2003 |
| Lyle Holmgren, Utah State ’36 | 1967 |
| Gordon Hoople, Syracuse ’15 | 1967 |
| Elden Hunt, Michigan ’19 | 1963 |
| Francis Hurst, Nebraska-Omaha ’58 | 1979 |
| Huber Hurst, Florida ’28 | 1963 |
| Jay Hurt, Davidson ’88 | 2019 |
| Carter Jenkens, Richmond ’01 | 1961 |
| Adna Jones, Jefferson Medical ’03 | 1961 |
| Robert Jones, Pennsylvania ’41 | 1981 |
| Robert Kelly, NYU ’33 | 1963 |
| Bob Kerr, Wichita State ’75 | 2001 |
| Karl Kettelhut, Purdue ’26 | 1983 |
| Garry Kief, Southern California ’70 | 2011 |
| Don Kindle, Cincinnati ’55 | 1991 |
| Francis Knauss, Colorado ’08 | 1961 |
| Paul Koontz, Missouri ’16 | 1961 |
| Odelin Kraja, Youngstown State ’57 | 1999 |
| Harry Kurtz, Ohio State ’37 | 1967 |
| Joe Langella, Connecticut ’83 | 2019 |
| Chester Lee, Texas-Austin ’31 | 1973 |
| William Long, Indiana State ’58 | 1975 |
| John MacArthur, Kansas State ’21 | 1961 |
| Mac MacDonough, Washington & Lee ’29 | 1975 |
| Ken Maddox, Oregon State ’75 | 2015 |
| Frank Martino, Texas-Austin ’49 | 1975 |
| Lewis Mason, Syracuse ’36 | 1969 |
| Marlin Mateer, Pennsylvania State ’22 | 1967 |
| Thomas McCaul, Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Don McCleary, Texas-Austin ’71 | 1989 |
| John McClure, Sacramento State Renaissance | 2001 |
| Raymond McCron, Pennsylvania ’43 | 1973 |
| Bob McCune, Bradley ’50 | 1987 |
| Shawn McKenna, Maine ’77 | 2007 |
| William Mendenhall, Indiana State ’65 | 1987 |
| Evan Morris, Pennsylvania State ’19 | 1967 |
| Norm Nabhan, Purdue ’71 | 2001 |
| Robert Oliver, Richmond ’03 | 1963 |
| James Oliver, Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Gary Ordway, Drake ’66 | 2017 |
| Dick Panther, Louisville ’50 | 1975 |
| Garland Parker, Cincinnati ’58 | 1981 |
| Charles Patch, Colorado ’19 | 1961 |
| Alonzo Peters, Montana ’22 | 1981 |
| Pete Petersen, Muhlenberg ’49 | 1981 |
| John Peyton, Colorado ’44 | 1973 |
| James Phillips, Arkansas ’24 | 1977 |
| Uncle Billy Phillips, Richmond ’03 | 1959 |
| Reg Porter, Nebraska ’34 | 1977 |
| Russ Pratt, Michigan ’39 | 1965 |
| Fred Price, Missouri ’17 | 1971 |
| Jeff Prouty, Iowa State ’79 | 2009 |
| Frank Rader, Davidson ’71 | 1999 |
| Burl Rainwater, Tennessee ’58 | 1989 |
| Houck Reasoner, Arkansas State ’55 | 1989 |
| Brooks Reed, Westminster ’41 | 1975 |
| Bob Reeder, Colorado School of Mines ’49 | 1997 |
| Lamar Roach, Lamar ’60 | 2001 |
| Luis Roberts, Southern California ’31 | 1963 |
| Jim Robeson, Cincinnati ’59 | 2005 |
| Bob Robinson, Oregon State ’20 | 1963 |
| John Robson, Lawrence ’28 | 1965 |
| Paul Rockwell, Washington & Lee ’10 | 1971 |
| Dick Rodgers, Illinois ’52 | 2015 |
| David Roman, Cornell ’73 | 2009 |
| Stanley Romanoski, West Virginia ’42 | 1973 |
| Frank Ruck, Michigan ’46 | 1979 |
| Robert Ryan, California-Berkeley ’25 | 1961 |
| Sandy Sanderson, WPI ’41 | 1967 |
| Bill Schreyer, Pennsylvania State ’48 | 1991 |
| Gene Schurg, Davis & Elkins ’77 | 2003 |
| Clifford Scott, Nebraska ’16 | 1961 |
| Paul Selle, Florida ’32 | 1979 |
| Steve Shanklin, Murray State ’70 | 2001 |
| Paul Slater, Southern California ’30 | 1963 |
| Rod Smart, Sacramento State ’77 | 2013 |
| William Smolenske, Denver ’17 | 1961 |
| Rick St. John, Toledo ’63 | 1993 |
| John Stanley, Arkansas ’64 | 1989 |
| Doc Strader, Pittsburg State ’64 | 1993 |
| Jerry Stroud, Indiana State ’60 | 1995 |
| Thomas Stubbs, Washington & Lee ’19 | 1963 |
| Ray Tallau, Bucknell ’51 | 1977 |
| Steve Taylor, Tennessee Wesleyan ’76 | 2007 |
| William Thomas, Alabama ’27 | 1971 |
| Charles Thompson, Pennsylvania ’14 | 1969 |
| Weldon Thompson, William & Mary ’27 | 1977 |
| LeRoy Thompson, Missouri S&T ’56 | 2013 |
| Bill Tragos, Washington-St. Louis ’56 | 1995 |
| Bob Trovaten, San Diego State ’67 | 2015 |
| Maynard Turner, Washington ’22 | 1963 |
| John Tyler, Texas-Austin ’63 | 2003 |
| Roger VanHoozer, Washburn ’72 | 2011 |
| Kenneth Vanscoy, Nebraska ’23 | 1973 |
| Fred Veinfurt, Missouri ’03 | 1975 |
| Robert Wall, Virginia ’29 | 1973 |
| Eric Weise, Cincinnati ’54 | 1973 |
| Jack Wheeler, North Texas ’61 | 1977 |
| Chuck White, Western Michigan ’62 | 2019 |
| Michael Williams, Memphis ’69 | 1997 |
| Jack Witemeyer, Rutgers ’55 | 2011 |
| J. Bedford Wooley, Pennsylvania ’16 | 1969 |
| Charles Yancey, George Washington ’03 | 1961 |
| Archie Yeatts, Richmond ’64 | 2007 |
| Ed Zollinger, William & Mary ’27 | 1969 |
