order of merit recipients
Since 1935, Lambda Chi Alpha has recognized unusual, lengthy, and dedicated service — particularly at the local chapter level — with the election of the Order of Merit. The medallion of the Order of Merit shows the cross and crescent as taken from the coat of arms of the Order of St. Mary Magdalen. These following individuals have exemplified what it means to be servant leaders of Lambda Chi Alpha.
Rensselaer
| Recipient | School | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Clarence F. Aikman | Kettering | 1982 |
| David C. Alden | Miami-OH | 1976 |
| Eric H. Alred | Mississippi State | 2020 |
| Albert H. Ames | Kansas State | 1954 |
| Donald O. Anderson | Simpson | 1982 |
| Gayle R. Anderson | Kansas | 1978 |
| Dr. Robbin Anderson | Louisiana State | 1950 |
| Roger K. Armstrong | California-Berkeley | 1966 |
| Frank G. Avery | Colorado State | 1964 |
| Dr. Elgan L. Baker Jr. | DePauw | 2006 |
| J. Urban Baker | Franklin & Marshall | 1948 |
| Peter A. Baker | Indiana | 1998 |
| Claude Barrere | Pennsylvania | 1946 |
| Douglas M. Beale | Maine | 1946 |
| Donald R. Bealer | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2012 |
| Dr. Eric C. Bellquist | California-Berkeley | 1964 |
| James E. Beard | Penn State | 2020 |
| Barry Benezra | Miami-FL | 1996 |
| Eric D. Berger | Boston | 2004 |
| Wilber Bemis | Minnesota | 2016 |
| Phillip R. Berry | Western Kentucky | |
| Dr. Kenneth W. Bladh | Wittenberg | 2012 |
| James F. Blakesley | Purdue | 1976 |
| Dr. John W. Bloom | Miami-OH | 2010 |
| Frank E. Bockius | Drexel | 1978 |
| Thomas W. Boelk | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 1994 |
| Charles E. Booth | Akron | 1988 |
| Bruce D. Bowen | Bucknell | 1996 |
| Dr. Willis D. Boyd | Valparaiso | 1976 |
| Louis D. Boylan | Alabama | 1948 |
| Robert L. Bradford | Montana State | 1990 |
| Michael P. Brady | Eastern Michigan | 2020 |
| Gregory Braun | Cincinnati | 2008 |
| Dr. W. Norwood Brigance | South Dakota | 1956 |
| Howard L. Brightman | California-Los Angeles | 1990 |
| Larry E. Brinkley | North Texas | 1990 |
| Leon M. Brockway | Cornell | 1935 |
| Carl K. Brogan | Northwestern | 1960 |
| LeRoy W. Brooks | Washington | 1937 |
| Burnell V. Bryant | New Hampshire | 1968 |
| Dr. Rolla D. Burghard | Butler | 1990 |
| Robert J. Burleigh | Delaware | 2022 |
| Maj. Lucien T. Burnham | MIT | 1935 |
| Edward C. Burris | Oklahoma State | 1948 |
| Lewis C. Callow | Washington State | 1964 |
| William N. Calvert Jr. | Tennessee-Knoxville | 1982 |
| William H. “Butch” Camp | Alabama | 2022 |
| Stephen M. Canfield | Kutztown | 2014 |
| John W. Chandler | Lycoming | 1974 |
| T. Z. Chastain | Georgia Tech | 1982 |
| William R. Cobb | Washington | 1972 |
| Dr. Francis D. Cohenour | Oklahoma State | 1972 |
| Howard N. Colman | Washington State | 1937 |
| Laurence M. Cook | Michigan State | 1966 |
| Gary W. Cooper | High Point | 1990 |
| Richard L. Craig | Texas Christian | 2020 |
| Howard W. Crist | Iowa State | 1962 |
| J. Alan Cross Jr. | Washington & Lee | 1984 |
| Dr. Ralph L. Curry | Georgetown | 1970 |
| Lowell “Keith” Daniel | Eastern Kentucky | 2012 |
| Robert L. Daniels Jr. | Stetson | 1996 |
| C. Weston Dash | Baldwin-Wallace | 1978 |
| Chase M. Davies | Cincinnati | 1950 |
| Archie R. Davis | North Carolina | 1976 |
| Morris W. Davis | Franklin | 1984 |
| Michael L. Daughters | Miami (OH) | 2024 |
| Tyler H. Day Jr. | Boston | 1994 |
| William K. Deeks | Oregon State | 2004 |
| Frank A. Derek | South Florida | 2014 |
| Michael Der Manouel | Cal State-Fresno | 2016 |
| Kenneth A. Dick | Idaho | 1980 |
| Dr. Burrus S. Dickinson | Eureka | 1948 |
| Howard L. “Buddy” Dillard | Georgia | 2004 |
| Kent A. Donaldson | Truman State | 2012 |
| Duane J. Doty | Franklin & Marshall | 1970 |
| Johnny W. Douglas | Western Kentucky | 2012 |
| William H. Drews | Culver-Stockton 1952 | 2006 |
| Dr. Howard M. DuBose | Florida Southern | 1998 |
| C. I. Duncan | Tulsa | 1958 |
| Eugene F. Dunham Jr. | Ohio | 1994 |
| Theodore A. Dunn Jr. | Florida | 2006 |
| Thomas Dunn | Michigan State | 2006 |
| Warren E. Dupwe | Arkansas State | 1992 |
| Dr. William F. Ekstrom | Louisville | 1962 |
| Jeffrey L. Emrich | Iowa | 2004 |
| Claud R. Erickson | Michigan State | 1972 |
| Jeffrey N. Esbenshade | South Dakota | 1988 |
| Elmer K. Fagerlund | Boston | 1986 |
| John H. Fales | Maryland | 1950 |
| Mauriece H. Felton | Florida Southern | 1996 |
| Raymond H. Ferris | Pennsylvania | 1937 |
| E. G. Field | Rhode Island | 1939 |
| F. Eugene Fischer | Wabash | |
| Floyd R. Fischer | Wabash | 1954 |
| Dr. John E. Fische | Wabash | 1994 |
| Russell R. Fling | Ohio State | 1954 |
| Joe Folkening | Wabash | 2016 |
| Charles F. Fowler | Nebraska–Lincoln | 1973 |
| K. Ted Franck | Lehigh | 1972 |
| J. George Friess | Michigan | 2008 |
| Dr. Michael T. Fullan | Auburn | 1935 |
| Dr. Forst D. Fuller | DePauw | 1970 |
| John M. Gezelius | California-Berkeley | 2006 |
| Joseph S. Giardina | Polytechnic | 1980 |
| W. Kenneth Gibb | Toronto | 1941 |
| Wayne F. Gibbs | William & Mary | 1958 |
| Wallace Gibson | Rutgers | 1948 |
| Dr. Frank A. Gilbert | Massachusetts-Amherst | 1956 |
| Dr. Howard A. Gilbert | South Dakota State | 1984 |
| John B. Glass | Boston | 2024 |
| Ray C. Glass | Louisville | 2004 |
| William G. Gnaedinger | Idaho | 1986 |
| Frederick W. Goetsch Jr. | Rose-Hulman | 1984 |
| Milo N. Gonser | Northern Michigan | 2014 |
| B. Clifford Goode | Richmond | 1964 |
| Victor L. Goodnight | Oregon State | 1956 |
| Wayne H. Gossard, Jr. | Southern Methodist | 2000 |
| Dennis Grannan | Eastern Illinois | 2016 |
| Dr. A. Paul Gratiot | High Point | 1984 |
| Robert J. Graveline | North Dakota | 2018 |
| Willard L. Graves | Drury | 1958 |
| Dr. Herrick E. H. Greenleaf | DePauw | 1958 |
| Leroy T. Gregg, Jr. | Alabama | 2022 |
| Dr. Roger A. Grice | New York | 2000 |
| William L. Groesbeck | Iowa State | 1950 |
| Hal W. Hackleman | Oklahoma State | 1966 |
| Woodford B. Hackley | Richmond | 1960 |
| Dr. Edward F. Hall | Auburn | 1954 |
| William C. Hall | Southern Methodist | 1972 |
| Samuel T. Hanna | DePauw | 1952 |
| Robert R. Haraway | Oklahoma | 2000 |
| B. Shawn Harmer | Northern Colorado | 2024 |
| Jerry R. Harmon | East Tennessee State | 1998 |
| Dr. Richard L. Harriman | William Jewell | 1984 |
| Don D. Hart | Washington | 1976 |
| K. Michael Hart | Hanover | 1994 |
| Dr. Marvin E. Hartig | Evansville | 1964 |
| Gordon W. Hauck | Idaho | 1964 |
| J. Waterman Hawthorn | Rensselaer | 1954 |
| Donald E. Hayes | Polytechnic | 1978 |
| Mark C. Hayward | Mercer | 2022 |
| Jerome E. Hemry | Oklahoma City | 1962 |
| Dr. Paul T. Hendershot | Louisiana Tech | 1962 |
| John M. Hendricks | Mississippi State | 2008 |
| Harold R. Henley | Tennessee-Knoxville | 1974 |
| F. E. Henson Jr. | Mississippi State | 1984 |
| Dr. William G. Heuson | Miami-FL | 1962 |
| Bobby Ray Hicks | Alabama | 1973 |
| D. Clifford Higgins | California-Berkeley | 1970 |
| E. Fritzjof Hildebrand | Alfred | 1941 |
| David Hillesland | North Dakota | 2014 |
| Raymond L. Hilsenhoff | Wisconsin–Madison | 1962 |
| Hart Hix | Tulsa | 1984 |
| Burt T. Hodges | Denison | 1952 |
| Dr. Darvin R. Hoffman | Texas A&M | 1982 |
| William S. Hoffman | Penn State | 1952 |
| Ronald G. Holland | Alberta | 1990 |
| Walter Holt | William Jewell | 1982/2002 |
| Kenneth D. Holvenstot | Coe | 1968 |
| John R. Hood | Ball State | 1988 |
| Ray C. Hopper | Kentucky | 1970 |
| William T. Hornaday II | Indiana | 1978 |
| John M. Houchens | Georgetown | 1956 |
| Lloyd B. Howell | Wabash | 1958 |
| Ralph P. Hron | Oklahoma City | 1950 |
| Walter R. Humphrey | Colorado | 1960 |
| Herbert C. Hunt | Ohio | 1970 |
| James A. “Drew” Hunter | Denver | 1984/2002 |
| Ronald T. Huth | Northwestern | 1994 |
| Carl L. Hyde | Denver | 1972 |
| Ralph F. Iula Sr. | Butler | 1960 |
| James M. Ivey | Southern Methodist | 1996 |
| Scott Jackson | Eastern Kentucky | 2016 |
| Daniel B. Jett | New Mexico State | 1956 |
| Maurice T. John | Knox | 1970 |
| Dr. O. W. Johnson | North Dakota | 1968 |
| Tilman L. Juett | Georgetown | 1973 |
| Jasper T. S. Jurgenson | Kettering | 1984 |
| John J. Kabateck | Southern California | 1978 |
| Fred Kam | Miami-FL | 2016 |
| John Kanipe | North Carolina State | 2016 |
| Edward J. Keglovits | Kutztown | 2010 |
| J. Donnel Keifer | Wittenberg | 1952 |
| Wayne S. Keith | Alabama | 2024 |
| James M. “Mike” Kellar | Simpson | 1990/2002 |
| Mark W. Kelly | Oklahoma City | 2006 |
| Paul A. Kemp | Cincinnati | 1966 |
| Dr. Joseph A. Kicklighter | Auburn | 1990 |
| Wendell B. King | Colorado State | 1958 |
| Robert L. Klinedinst | Ball State | 1986 |
| Harry A. Kluge | Missouri S&T | 1966 |
| Nehemiah W. Kneeland | Maine | 1974 |
| Robert A. Koch | California-Berkeley | 2000 |
| Joseph W. Koontz | Cal State-Fresno | 1982 |
| Chester F. LaGrone | Louisiana State | 1966 |
| Rodger M. Lalli | Oklahoma | 2008 |
| Jerry H. Lammers | South Dakota | 1980 |
| David W. Landry | South Dakota | 2018 |
| Thomas C. Larson | California-Los Angeles | 2010 |
| Ralph R. Lashbrook | Kansas State | 1964 |
| Roy L. Lashway | Montana State | 1982 |
| Jerry L. Lassiter | North Carolina State | 2020 |
| K. Eugene Laughrey | Kansas State | 2010 |
| Thomas H. Lawrence | Northwestern | 1990 |
| B. Thomas Lawson, Jr. | Appalachian State | 2022 |
| David D. Leathers | Fresno State | 2012 |
| S. Christopher Leaver | William Jewell | 2022 |
| Rolla P. LeBaron | Colorado-Boulder | 1970 |
| William H. Lee | Auburn | 2024 |
| G. Harlan Lewis | Hamilton | 1956 |
| Michael A. Lewis | Franklin & Marshall | 1966 |
| Everett W. Liner | Arkansas | 1954 |
| Frederick G. Livingood | Washington | 1958 |
| C. Lester Lloyd | South Dakota | 1978 |
| David R. Long | Oregon State | 1973 |
| Robert F. Lotito | Denver | 1962 |
| Dr. Clifford B. Lowery | Wake Forest | 2008 |
| Marvin C. Lundquist | Kansas State | 1972 |
| J. Otis MacMillin | Boston | 1968 |
| Ross MacNaughton | Michigan | 1948 |
| Robert F. McKinless | Cornell | 2018 |
| Frank J. Maez | New Mexico | 1996 |
| Michael P. Mahoney | Eastern Illinois | 2010 |
| Vincent P. Maggio | Rutgers | 1994 |
| Michael R. Malter | Widener | 2010 |
| Franklin H. Mann | Northwestern | 1996 |
| Douglas L. Mannheimer | Florida State | 2008 |
| Lawrence B. Mansfield | Mansfield | 2000 |
| Raymond A. Marre | Arkansas | 1970 |
| Domenic S. Mauro | Toronto | 2020 |
| Lloyd F. “Abe” Martin | Denison | 1978 |
| R. Earl Martin | Hanover | 1941 |
| Brian W. Masters | Syracuse | 1992 |
| Robert A. Matherne | Alabama | 1964 |
| James D. Matthews | Wake Forest | 2004 |
| Larry F. Matthews | William Jewell | 2012 |
| Harold A. Maxfield | Worcester | 1941 |
| Michael C. May | Tennessee-Knoxville | 2024 |
| Kenneth A. McClinchie | Colgate | 1952 |
| J. Earl McCord, | Penn State | 1937 |
| Timothy A. McDermott | Virginia Tech | 2024 |
| Bobby A. McDowell | Georgetown | 2008 |
| George H. McFerron | Miami-OH | 1992 |
| John W. McGarrigle | Drexel | 1988 |
| W. Kenneth McGehee | Arkansas | 1952 |
| Dr. H. Colman McGinnis | Sewanee | 2010 |
| Walter D. McKee | Kansas State | 1976 |
| Glenn H. McKenzie Jr. | Purdue | 1988 |
| Forrest D. McKerley | New Hampshire | 1992 |
| Chester McKinney Jr. | Auburn | 2010 |
| Harold L. McKinsey | Wabash | 1980 |
| Wilber N. McMullan | DePauw | 1964 |
| Thomas W. McNutt | Tennessee-Knoxville | 2022 |
| Herman C. Meinders | Oklahoma City | 1986 |
| Robert A. Merrill | Illinois | 1950 |
| John A. Minasian | Worcester | 1994 |
| C. Gary Moody | Florida | 2021 |
| Dwight M. Moore | Denison | 1948 |
| Joseph L. Morgan | Memphis | 1980 |
| Dr. Anthony M. Morganti | Rensselaer | 2010 |
| Dr. Raymond K. Morley | Worcester | 1956 |
| E. Clark Morrow | Denison | 1988 |
| Walt Moser | Central Missouri | 2016 |
| Charles A. Mount | Ferris State | 1973 |
| Harold F. Mumby | Indiana | 1960 |
| Charles M. Murphy, | Nevada–Reno | 1992 |
| Thomas Murphy Jr. | Drexel | 1968 |
| Alfred P. Murrah | Oklahoma | 1956 |
| Harold M. Myers | Drexel | 1960 |
| Joseph V. Nagy | Akron | 1986 |
| Dr. Alfred C. Nelson | Denver | 1946 |
| Harold T. Nelson | Idaho | 1960 |
| Ronald A. Neville | Drury | 2006 |
| Herbert L. Newman | Colby | 1946 |
| John B. Nicklas Jr. | Pittsburgh | 1992 |
| Dr. Edward F. Nolan | South Carolina | 1978 |
| Thomas E. Nopper | Montana State | 1996 |
| Milton K. Norton | Southern Methodist | 1948 |
| Dr. William O. Nowell, Jr. | Georgetown | 1994 |
| Roy W. Nyswaner | Washington & Jefferson | 1958 |
| Dr. Sam W. Odle | Alabama-Birmingham | 2014 |
| Edward B. “Skip” Orio | Memphis | 2006 |
| George E. Orr | Oklahoma | 1994 |
| W. A. Osgood | New Hampshire | 1939 |
| Col. Edward A. Owsley | Missouri S&T | 1982 |
| Steve R. Parsons | Eastern Kentucky | 2018 |
| J. H. Patton | Hamilton | 1946 |
| Jay R. Paxton | Cal-Santa Barbara | 1974 |
| John H. Peifer Jr. | Franklin & Marshall | 1972 |
| Berlin E. Perkins | Louisiana State | 1980 |
| Mark Perks | Ohio State | 2000 |
| Roy A. Petrie | Washington | 1968 |
| Dr. William B. Philip | Bradley | 1950 |
| Michael W. Porreca | Pittsburgh | 1984/2002 |
| Col. Scott S. Preston | Missouri S&T | 2024 |
| Austin Rex Pruitt | DePauw | 1958 |
| Dr. Carroll B. Quaintance | William & Mary | 1954 |
| Dr. Laurence L. Quill | Nevada–Reno | 1939 |
| Dayton L. Ranck | Bucknell | 1939 |
| Dr. Michael J. Raymond | Miami-OH | 2004 |
| Gerald A. Reese | Oregon State | 1998 |
| Dr. Scott H. Reikofski | Northern Colorado | 2012 |
| Maj. George N. Reinhardt III | Colgate | 1976 |
| William M. Rhew | Texas A&M | 1973 |
| Randy L. Ritterman | North Dakota | 2022 |
| James T. Roberts | Washington State | 1952 |
| Howard A. Rollins | New Hampshire | 1948 |
| Howard B. “Cookie” Rollins | Florida Southern | 2000 |
| Rodney W. Roosevelt | Eastern Illinois | 2018 |
| Philip H. Ropp | Hampden-Sydney | 1954 |
| Wilson D. Rowland | Tennessee-Knoxville | 1980 |
| Willis C. Royall | Alabama | 1972 |
| Warner A. Russell | Iowa Wesleyan | 1962 |
| Mark W. Rutherford | Wabash | 2000 |
| Lynn P. Sabin | Oregon State | 1968 |
| Clarence E. Saegert | Texas | 1968 |
| William W. Sandler | Miami-FL | 1988 |
| Michael K. Saunders | Central Florida | 1992 |
| Frank R. Scauzillo Jr. | Southern Methodist | 1998 |
| Everett G. Schaefer | Lehigh | 1952 |
| Eugene W. Schilling | South Dakota | 1958 |
| Alfred R. Schmidt | Rose-Hulman | 1966 |
| Douglas E. Schmidt | Cal-Santa Barbara | 1976 |
| John D. Schmitt | Eastern Illinois | 1996 |
| Arthur L. Schultz | Illinois | 1950 |
| Kenneth R. Schultz | Iowa State | 2008 |
| Albert P. Schweizer | Michigan State | 1954 |
| Allen E. Segrist | Miami-OH | 2006 |
| Harry L. Shadle | Simpson | 1974 |
| Donald N. Sherman | Oklahoma | 1990 |
| Luke B. Shires | New Mexico State | 1968 |
| Gregory D. Shorey | Boston | 1960 |
| Dr. Arthur W. Shumaker | DePauw | 1982 |
| Ronald D. Sitzer | North Dakota | 2014 |
| Shawn F. Smee | Murray State | 2022 |
| Ben H. Smith | Wabash | 1958 |
| Denver H. Smith | Oklahoma | 1966 |
| Dr. Gregory E. Smith | Washington | 2004 |
| Michael A. Smith | Denver | 2002 |
| P. R. Smith | Rutgers | 1939 |
| Thomas F. Smith | Butler | 1952 |
| Carlos G. Spaht | Louisiana State | 1970 |
| N. Earle Taylor | McGill 1974 | 2006 |
| Joseph P. Salo | Rensselaer | 2024 |
| Robert L. St. Thomas | Rensselaer | 2004 |
| William E. Stallman | Illinois | 2000 |
| Dr. Jeffrey J. Steele | Washington | 2014 |
| Chester M. Stephenson | Miami-OH | 1956 |
| Scott G. Stern | South Dakota | 2014 |
| Karl J. Stipher | Butler | 1986 |
| Mark Stitz | Drexel | 2014 |
| William A. Stoltz | Missouri S&T | 1992 |
| Charles H. Stone | Illinois | 1935 |
| Dr. Joseph M. Stone | West Virginia | 1986 |
| Ralph R. Stych | Butler | 1988 |
| Basil M. Swinford | Ball State | 1962 |
| Steven C. Syrett | Ferris State | 2024 |
| Earle M. Taylor | McGill | 2006 |
| Charles H. Templeton | Mississippi State | 1976 |
| Dr. Frederick M. Thrasher | DePauw | 1935 |
| Jim Tothill | South Carolina | 2016 |
| Dr. Terrence Toy | Denver | 2006 |
| Louis D. Trager | Northwestern | 1960 |
| Dr. Timothy L. Tucker | Union | 1998 |
| Dr. Charles W. Turner | Washington & Lee | 1972 |
| Charles F. Urquhart, Jr. | Washington & Lee | 1950 |
| Maurice D. Van Arsdol | Washington | 1954 |
| Albert P. Van Meter | Oklahoma | 1950 |
| Donald Duane Van Patten | Simpson | 1966 |
| Dr. John VanWhy | Michigan | 1954 |
| Richard E. Vasser | Texas State-San Maros | 2008 |
| Fred J. Von Husen | California-Berkeley | 1960 |
| Warren C. Vosburgh | Union | 1948 |
| W. Robert I. Wallace | McGill | 1990 |
| H. A. Walter | Bucknell | 1986 |
| A. J. Walton | Memphis | 1988 |
| Joseph D. Warlick | Tulsa | 1994 |
| John H. White | Georgia | 1941 |
| Anthony G. Whitfield | Georgetown | 1996 |
| Raymond F. Willeford | Georgia Tech | 2018 |
| Edward B. Williams | Pittsburgh | 1984 |
| Gary N. Williams | Union | 2000 |
| Marshall K. Willis | Ball State | 1992 |
| John L. Wilson | California-Los Angeles | 1976 |
| Warren R. Wilson | Tennessee-Knoxville | 1980 |
| William E. Wilson | Murray State | 1986 |
| Karl L. Wolf | Shepherd | 1998 |
| John E. Wolfe | Tennessee-Knoxville | 1956 |
| Milton E. Wolfe | California-Berkeley | 1952 |
| Daniel A. Wright | Millsaps | 1962 |
| Thomas C. Yeaman | Richmond | 1982 |
| Alvin R. York | Butler | 1986 |
| Charles H. Zendt Jr. | Penn State | 1988 |
| Robert E. Zimmermann | Evansville | 1998 |
