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Home / The SigEp Experience / Awards / Order of the Golden Heart

Order of the Golden Heart

The Order of the Golden Heart is the Fraternity’s highest honor, awarded to alumni who, with great personal sacrifice, have given exceptional service to Sigma Phi Epsilon. The Order of the Golden Heart is awarded at Conclave and is a medallion and a scroll.

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 nomination form for the 2023 Order of the Golden Heart is due Feb. 1, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact events@sigep.net.

Order of the Golden Heart Recipients

RecipientYear Awarded
John Abraham, Cincinnati ’772009
Ray Ackerman, Oklahoma ’772021
John Allen, Louisiana State ’652013
Charles Allred, Tennessee ’161963
Edward Axthelm, Iowa State ’161961
Larkin Bailey, California-Berkeley ’241963
Bike Barkley, Delaware ’261981
Ted Behnken, Toledo ’822019
Bobby Bennett, Barton ’671993
Rodney Berry, Virginia ’161963
Chris Bittman, Colorado ’852021
Bedford Black, Wake Forest ’411967
Art Boettcher, Washington-St. Louis ’521989
Denny Bond, Missouri ’652001
Thomas Boyd, Kentucky ’361975
James Bradshaw, Pennsylvania ’241967
Edwin Buchanan, Ohio State ’111961
Clark Byrum, Indiana ’572005
Curt Carlson, Minnesota ’371991
Emmett Carmichael, Colorado ’181973
Scott Carr, California-Santa Barbara ’862021
Hugh Carter, Richmond ’021961
Bob Cheney, Auburn ’541999
David Clark, Purdue ’251971
James Corley, California-Berkeley ’251969
John Cottier, Auburn ’331969
Phil Cox, Indiana ’842015
Lucian Cox, Richmond ’021961
Judge Mitch Crane, West Chester Renaissance2005
Bill Cross, Carroll ’491985
Skip Dahlkamp, San Diego State ’632015
Charles Dickinson, Richmond ’031961
Denis Dieker, Wichita State ’772017
Wally Doud, Wisconsin ’481987
Ulysses Dubach, Oregon State ’211961
Mike Duggan, Missouri State ’742021
Dean Duncan, Indiana State ’572009
Ernest Dyer, Virginia ’231961
Whitney Eastman, Dartmouth ’101961
Chuck Eberly, Bowling Green State ’632003
Conrad Eberstein, Pennsylvania ’651999
Conrad Eriksen, Kansas ’291989
Earl Fertig, Cincinnati ’571971
Walter Fly, George Washington ’251963
Vance Fraley, Illinois ’562003
Benjamin Frayser, Tennessee ’311961
Clarence Freeark, Illinois ’231961
Jack Frost, Kansas State ’201961
Avery Gaskins, West Virginia ’531985
John George, Auburn ’762011
Bryce Giesler, Tennessee ’822019
Xenophon Gill, Texas-Austin ’151971
Tom Gray, Kansas ’772009
Mike Green, California-Berkeley ’622005
Lloyd Gregg, Oregon State ’201979
Gary Griffith, Texas-Austin ’701999
Frank Hamack, George Washington ’161963
Ed Hammond, Emporia State ’662005
William Hanley, Purdue ’121961
Bert Harris, Florida ’742017
John Hartman, Missouri ’611979
Bruce Hasenkamp, Dartmouth ’601983
Ross Hecht, Nebraska ’542013
David Hendon, Florida ’501971
George Hindall, Ohio Northern ’331979
Clarence Hix, Washington State ’091961
Harold Hodge, Florida ’521989
John Hofmann, California-Santa Barbara ’702003
Lyle Holmgren, Utah State ’361967
Gordon Hoople, Syracuse ’151967
Elden Hunt, Michigan ’191963
Francis Hurst, Nebraska-Omaha ’581979
Huber Hurst, Florida ’281963
Jay Hurt, Davidson ’882019
Carter Jenkens, Richmond ’011961
Adna Jones, Jefferson Medical ’031961
Robert Jones, Pennsylvania ’411981
Robert Kelly, NYU ’331963
Bob Kerr, Wichita State ’752001
Karl Kettelhut, Purdue ’261983
Garry Kief, Southern California ’702011
Don Kindle, Cincinnati ’551991
Francis Knauss, Colorado ’081961
Paul Koontz, Missouri ’161961
Odelin Kraja, Youngstown State ’571999
Harry Kurtz, Ohio State ’371967
Joe Langella, Connecticut ’832019
Chester Lee, Texas-Austin ’311973
William Long, Indiana State ’581975
John MacArthur, Kansas State ’211961
Mac MacDonough, Washington & Lee ’291975
Ken Maddox, Oregon State ’752015
Frank Martino, Texas-Austin ’491975
Lewis Mason, Syracuse ’361969
Marlin Mateer, Pennsylvania State ’221967
Thomas McCaul, Richmond ’031961
Don McCleary, Texas-Austin ’711989
John McClure, Sacramento State Renaissance2001
Raymond McCron, Pennsylvania ’431973
Bob McCune, Bradley ’501987
Shawn McKenna, Maine ’772007
William Mendenhall, Indiana State ’651987
Evan Morris, Pennsylvania State ’191967
Norm Nabhan, Purdue ’712001
Robert Oliver, Richmond ’031963
James Oliver, Richmond ’031961
Gary Ordway, Drake ’662017
Dick Panther, Louisville ’501975
Garland Parker, Cincinnati ’581981
Charles Patch, Colorado ’191961
Alonzo Peters, Montana ’221981
Pete Petersen, Muhlenberg ’491981
John Peyton, Colorado ’441973
James Phillips, Arkansas ’241977
Uncle Billy Phillips, Richmond ’031959
Reg Porter, Nebraska ’341977
Russ Pratt, Michigan ’391965
Fred Price, Missouri ’171971
Jeff Prouty, Iowa State ’792009
Frank Rader, Davidson ’711999
Burl Rainwater, Tennessee ’581989
Houck Reasoner, Arkansas State ’551989
Brooks Reed, Westminster ’411975
Bob Reeder, Colorado School of Mines ’491997
Lamar Roach, Lamar ’602001
Luis Roberts, Southern California ’311963
Jim Robeson, Cincinnati ’592005
Bob Robinson, Oregon State ’201963
John Robson, Lawrence ’281965
Paul Rockwell, Washington & Lee ’101971
Dick Rodgers, Illinois ’522015
David Roman, Cornell ’732009
Stanley Romanoski, West Virginia ’421973
Frank Ruck, Michigan ’461979
Robert Ryan, California-Berkeley ’251961
Sandy Sanderson, WPI ’411967
Bill Schreyer, Pennsylvania State ’481991
Gene Schurg, Davis & Elkins ’772003
Clifford Scott, Nebraska ’161961
Paul Selle, Florida ’321979
Steve Shanklin, Murray State ’702001
Paul Slater, Southern California ’301963
Rod Smart, Sacramento State ’772013
William Smolenske, Denver ’171961
Rick St. John, Toledo ’631993
John Stanley, Arkansas ’641989
Doc Strader, Pittsburg State ’641993
Jerry Stroud, Indiana State ’601995
Thomas Stubbs, Washington & Lee ’191963
Ray Tallau, Bucknell ’511977
Steve Taylor, Tennessee Wesleyan ’762007
William Thomas, Alabama ’271971
Charles Thompson, Pennsylvania ’141969
Weldon Thompson, William & Mary ’271977
LeRoy Thompson, Missouri S&T ’562013
Bill Tragos, Washington-St. Louis ’561995
Bob Trovaten, San Diego State ’672015
Maynard Turner, Washington ’221963
John Tyler, Texas-Austin ’632003
Roger VanHoozer, Washburn ’722011
Kenneth Vanscoy, Nebraska ’231973
Fred Veinfurt, Missouri ’031975
Robert Wall, Virginia ’291973
Eric Weise, Cincinnati ’541973
Jack Wheeler, North Texas ’611977
Chuck White, Western Michigan ’622019
Michael Williams, Memphis ’691997
Jack Witemeyer, Rutgers ’552011
J. Bedford Wooley, Pennsylvania ’161969
Charles Yancey, George Washington ’031961
Archie Yeatts, Richmond ’642007
Ed Zollinger, William & Mary ’271969

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