Category. Emeritus Status.
Authority for the Awarding of Emeritus Status.
Department Bylaws Chapter VII, Article II: This award is granted by the Department Encampment to a brother of the Department who served as an elected Department officer, subject to the following provisions listed below. Such status shall be in recognition for contributions and length of service as an elected officer of the Department of Kansas.
The granting of Emeritus status must be approved by vote of the membership at a regular Department Encampment based upon either a camp resolution or a letter of recommendation from another brother. Emeritus status shall not be granted to a currently serving elected officer of the Department nor to a brother who has been elected as an officer and is about to take office. It may be awarded to current officers who are leaving office at the end of the current encampment.
Emeritus status is granted permanently; however, such status may later be withdrawn for cause by action of a subsequent Department Encampment. A brother who has received Emeritus status and is elected to a Department office at a subsequent Department Encampment or is appointed to fill an unexpired term of an elected Department office shall retain Emeritus status.
A brother so granted Emeritus status is entitled to wear the badge of a Department elected officer, as described in the National Regulations of the Order.
Recipients.
| Year | Recipient, Camp No. | Awarded By |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 2007 2007 2011 2013 2013 2023 | Franklin C. Bergquist, Camp 1 Alan L. Russ, Camp 16 Dean K. Speaks, Camp 1 James R. Knopke, Camp 5 Thomas E. Schmidt, Camp 1 Roy A. Lafferty, Camp 4 Douglas E. McGovern, Camp 1 | 11th Encampment 11th Encampment 11th Encampment 15th Encampment 17th Encampment 17th Encampment 17th Encampment |
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