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.
Nominations can be made using the 2021 Order of the Golden Heart nomination form and will be due on February 1, 2021. If you have any questions, please contact ceo@sigep.net.
Order of the Golden Heart Recipients
| Recipient | Year Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mr. John A. Abraham, Cincinnati ’77 | 2009 |
| Mr. John E. Allen, Louisiana State ’65 | 2013 |
| Charles E. Allred, Tennessee ’16 | 1963 |
| Mr. Edward E. Axthelm, Iowa State ’16 | 1961 |
| Mr. Larkin Bailey, California-Berkeley ’24 | 1963 |
| Mr. Francis W. Barkley, Delaware ’26 | 1981 |
| Mr. Theodore R. Behnken, Toledo ’82 | 2019 |
| Mr. Bobby G. Bennett, Barton ’67 | 1993 |
| Mr. Rodney C. Berry, Sr., Virginia ’16 | 1963 |
| Mr. Bedford W. Black, Wake Forest ’41 | 1967 |
| Mr. Arthur F. Boettcher, Jr., Washington University in St Louis ’52 | 1989 |
| Mr. Dennis W. Bond, Missouri ’65 | 2001 |
| Thomas D. Boyd, Kentucky ’36 | 1975 |
| Mr. James B. Bradshaw, Pennsylvania ’24 | 1967 |
| Mr. Edwin T. Buchanan, Ohio State ’11 | 1961 |
| Mr. Clark H. Byrum, Sr., Indiana ’57 | 2005 |
| Mr. Curtis L. Carlson, Chairman, Minnesota ’37 | 1991 |
| Dr. Emmett B. Carmichael, Colorado ’18 | 1973 |
| Rev. William H. Carter, Richmond ’02 | 1961 |
| Mr. Robert M. Cheney, Auburn ’54 | 1999 |
| Mr. David S. Clark, Purdue ’25 | 1971 |
| Mr. James H. Corley, California-Berkeley ’25 | 1969 |
| Dr. George J. Cottier, Auburn ’33 | 1969 |
| Mr. Phillip A. Cox, Indiana ’84 | 2015 |
| Mr. Lucian B. Cox, Richmond ’02 | 1961 |
| The Honorable Mitchell G. Crane, West Chester ’81 | 2005 |
| Mr. William G. Cross, Carroll ’49 | 1985 |
| Mr. Edward E. Dahlkamp, San Diego State ’63 | 2015 |
| Charles W. Dickinson, Jr., Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Mr. Denis H. Dieker, Jr., Wichita State ’77 | 2017 |
| Mr. Wallace C. Doud, Wisconsin ’48 | 1987 |
| Dr. Ulysses G. Dubach, Oregon State ’21 | 1961 |
| Mr. Dean Duncan, Indiana State ’57 | 2009 |
| Mr. Ernest L. Dyer, Virginia ’23 | 1961 |
| Mr. Whitney Eastman, Dartmouth ’10 | 1961 |
| Dr. Charles G. Eberly, Bowling Green State ’63 | 2003 |
| Mr. Conrad J. Eberstein, Pennsylvania ’65 | 1999 |
| Conrad J. Eriksen, Kansas ’29 | 1989 |
| Earl A. Fertig, Cincinnati ’57 | 1971 |
| Mr. Walter G. Fly, George Washington ’25 | 1963 |
| Mr. Vance L. Fraley, Illinois ’56 | 2003 |
| Benjamin H. Frayser Jr, Tennessee ’31 | 1961 |
| Mr. Clarence H. Freeark, Illinois ’23 | 1961 |
| Judge Earle W. Frost, Kansas State ’20 | 1961 |
| Dr. Avery F. Gaskins, West Virginia ’53 | 1985 |
| Mr. John M. George, Auburn ’76 | 2011 |
| Mr. C. Bryce Giesler, Tennessee ’82 | 2019 |
| Xenophon R. Gill, Texas-Austin ’15 | 1971 |
| Mr. Thomas L. Gray, Kansas ’77 | 2009 |
| Dr. Michael A. Green, California-Berkeley ’62 | 2005 |
| Lloyd B. Gregg, Oregon State ’20 | 1979 |
| Mr. Gary E. Griffith, Texas-Austin ’70 | 1999 |
| Mr. Frank H. Hamack, Sr., George Washington ’16 | 1963 |
| Dr. Edward H. Hammond, Emporia State ’66 | 2005 |
| William A. Hanley, Purdue ’12 | 1961 |
| Mr. Bert J. Harris, III, Florida ’74 | 2017 |
| Mr. John W. Hartman, Missouri ’61 | 1979 |
| Mr. Bruce H. Hasenkamp, Dartmouth ’60 | 1983 |
| Mr. Ross E. Hecht, Nebraska ’54 | 2013 |
| Mr. David M. Hendon, Jr., Florida ’50 | 1971 |
| Mr. George C. Hindall, Ohio Northern ’33 | 1979 |
| Clarence L. Hix, Washington State ’09 | 1961 |
| Mr. Harold L. Hodge, Jr., Florida ’52 | 1989 |
| Mr. John F. Hofmann, California-Santa Barbara ’70 | 2003 |
| Mr. Lyle E. Holmgren, Utah State ’36 | 1967 |
| Dr. Gordon D. Hoople, Syracuse ’15 | 1967 |
| Mr. Elden R. Hunt, Michigan ’19 | 1963 |
| Dr. Francis M. Hurst, Nebraska-Omaha ’58 | 1979 |
| Huber C. Hurst, Florida ’28 | 1963 |
| Mr. A. Jay Hurt, III, Davidson ’88 | 2019 |
| Mr. Carter A. Jenkens, Richmond ’01 | 1961 |
| Mr. Adna S. Jones, Jefferson Medical ’03 | 1961 |
| Mr. Robert M. Jones, Pennsylvania ’41 | 1981 |
| Mr. Robert W. Kelly, NYU ’33 | 1963 |
| Mr. Robert J. Kerr, Wichita State ’75 | 2001 |
| Karl H. Kettelhut, Purdue ’26 | 1983 |
| Mr. Garry C. Kief, Southern California ’70 | 2011 |
| Mr. Donald E. Kindle, Cincinnati ’55 | 1991 |
| Mr. Francis J. Knauss, Colorado ’08 | 1961 |
| Mr. Paul G. Koontz, Missouri ’16 | 1961 |
| Mr. Odelin F. Kraja, Youngstown State ’57 | 1999 |
| Mr. Harry D. Kurtz, Ohio State ’37 | 1967 |
| Mr. Joseph W. Langella, Jr., Connecticut ’83 | 2019 |
| Mr. Chester J. Lee, Texas-Austin ’31 | 1973 |
| William E. Long, Indiana State ’58 | 1975 |
| Mr. John R. MacArthur, Kansas State ’21 | 1961 |
| Mr. William A. MacDonough, Washington & Lee ’29 | 1975 |
| Mr. Kenneth S. Maddox, Oregon State ’75 | 2015 |
| Mr. Frank N. Martino, Texas-Austin ’49 | 1975 |
| Mr. Lewis A. Mason, Syracuse ’36 | 1969 |
| Mr. Marlin C. Mateer, Pennsylvania State ’22 | 1967 |
| Rev. Thomas V. McCaul, Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Mr. Donald C. McCleary, Texas-Austin ’71 | 1989 |
| Mr. John D. McClure, Sacramento State ’64 | 2001 |
| Mr. Raymond C. McCron, Pennsylvania ’43 | 1973 |
| Mr. Robert L. McCune, Bradley ’50 | 1987 |
| Mr. Shawn McKenna, Maine ’77 | 2007 |
| Dr. William R. Mendenhall, Indiana State ’65 | 1987 |
| Mr. Evan J. Morris, Pennsylvania State ’19 | 1967 |
| Mr. Norman E. Nabhan, CIMA, Purdue ’71 | 2001 |
| Mr. Robert R. Oliver, Richmond ’03 | 1963 |
| Mr. James E. Oliver, Richmond ’03 | 1961 |
| Mr. Gary D. Ordway, Drake ’66 | 2017 |
| Mr. Richard R. Panther, Louisville ’50 | 1975 |
| Prof. Garland G. Parker, Cincinnati ’58 | 1981 |
| Mr. Charles R. Patch, Colorado ’19 | 1961 |
| Alonzo A. Peters, Montana ’22 | 1981 |
| Mr. Carl O. Petersen, Muhlenberg ’49 | 1981 |
| Mr. John A. Peyton, Colorado ’44 | 1973 |
| Mr. James T. Phillips, Arkansas ’24 | 1977 |
| Mr. William L. Phillips, Richmond ’03 | 1959 |
| Dr. T. Reginald Porter, Nebraska ’34 | 1977 |
| Mr. J. Russell Pratt, Michigan ’39 | 1965 |
| Mr. Fred A. Price, Missouri ’17 | 1971 |
| Mr. Jeffrey D. Prouty, Iowa State ’79 | 2009 |
| Mr. Franklin E. Rader, Davidson ’71 | 1999 |
| Mr. G. Burl Rainwater, Tennessee ’58 | 1989 |
| Mr. Houck W. Reasoner, Jr., Arkansas State ’55 | 1989 |
| Mr. W. Brooks Reed, Westminster ’41 | 1975 |
| Mr. Robert T. Reeder, Colorado School of Mines ’49 | 1997 |
| Mr. Lamar A. Roach, Sr., Lamar ’60 | 2001 |
| Mr. Luis J. Roberts, Southern California ’31 | 1963 |
| Dr. James F. Robeson, Cincinnati ’59 | 2005 |
| H. Bob Robinson, Oregon State ’20 | 1963 |
| Mr. John W. Robson, Lawrence ’28 | 1965 |
| Mr. Paul A. Rockwell, Washington & Lee ’10 | 1971 |
| Mr. Richard K. Rodgers, Illinois ’52 | 2015 |
| The Honorable David J. Roman, Cornell ’73 | 2009 |
| Mr. Stanley E. Romanoski, West Virginia ’42 | 1973 |
| Mr. Frank J. Ruck, Jr., Michigan ’46 | 1979 |
| Mr. Robert L. Ryan, California-Berkeley ’25 | 1961 |
| Mr. Trueman L. Sanderson, WPI ’41 | 1967 |
| Mr. William A. Schreyer, Pennsylvania State ’48 | 1991 |
| Mr. Eugene C. Schurg, Jr., Davis & Elkins ’77 | 2003 |
| Mr. Clifford B. Scott, Nebraska ’16 | 1961 |
| Mr. Paul T. Selle, Florida ’32 | 1979 |
| Stephen B. Shanklin, Ph.D., Murray State ’70 | 2001 |
| Mr. Paul B. Slater, Southern California ’30 | 1963 |
| Mr. Rodney L. Smart, Sacramento State ’77 | 2013 |
| Dr. William C. Smolenske, Denver ’17 | 1961 |
| Dr. Richard A. St. John, Toledo ’63 | 1993 |
| Mr. John H. Stanley, Jr., Arkansas ’64 | 1989 |
| Dr. Ronald D. Strader, Pittsburg State ’64 | 1993 |
| Mr. Jerry L. Stroud, Indiana State ’60 | 1995 |
| Thomas M. Stubbs, Washington & Lee ’19 | 1963 |
| Mr. Raymond W. Tallau, Bucknell ’51 | 1977 |
| Dr. Stephen J. Taylor, Tennessee Wesleyan ’76 | 2007 |
| Mr. William H. Thomas, Alabama ’27 | 1971 |
| Mr. Charles S. Thompson, Pennsylvania ’14 | 1969 |
| Mr. Maury W. Thompson, William & Mary ’27 | 1977 |
| Dr. LeRoy E. Thompson, Missouri S&T ’56 | 2013 |
| Mr. William G. Tragos, Washington University in St Louis ’56 | 1995 |
| Mr. Robert L. Trovaten, San Diego State ’67 | 2015 |
| Mr. C. Maynard Turner, Washington ’22 | 1963 |
| Mr. John K. Tyler, Texas-Austin ’63 | 2003 |
| Mr. Roger H. VanHoozer, Washburn ’72 | 2011 |
| Mr. Kenneth E. Vanscoy, Nebraska ’23 | 1973 |
| Fred G. Veinfurt, Missouri ’03 | 1975 |
| Robert I. Wall, Jr., Virginia ’29 | 1973 |
| Dr. R. Eric Weise, Cincinnati ’54 | 1973 |
| Mr. Jack D. Wheeler, North Texas ’61 | 1977 |
| Mr. Charles N. White, Jr., Western Michigan ’62 | 2019 |
| Mr. Michael C. Williams, Memphis ’69 | 1997 |
| Mr. John S. Witemeyer, III, Rutgers ’55 | 2011 |
| Mr. J. Bedford Wooley, Pennsylvania ’16 | 1969 |
| Mr. Charles L. Yancey, George Washington ’03 | 1961 |
| The Honorable Archer L. Yeatts, III, Richmond ’64 | 2007 |
| Mr. J. Edward Zollinger, William & Mary ’27 | 1969 |
