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Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) recognizes outstanding overall service by a DeMolay in various fields of religious life, education, community, home, DeMolay and other areas. Established by DeMolay International in 1959, it is awarded to a maximum of two DeMolay members per jurisdiction per year (one per six-month term). Since the DSA is an award, rather than an honor, the prospective recipient may participate actively in preparing his own nomination. Although the awards are generally made at the annual Convention in PA, applications may be submitted at any time. The Executive Officer, in consultation with other staff, selects the recipients from among qualified applicants.

There is no standard form for applying for the DSA. Rather, the applicant, working with his local Advisory Council, assembles a package of materials demonstrating his service in various areas. The local Advisory Council generally assists in soliciting recommendations from individuals who have worked with the applicant in various areas of service. The nomination for the Award officially comes from the Advisory Council, though a member may apply for his own nomination through his Advisory Council.

If you are interested in applying for the DSA please visit the Awards and Honors page for more information.

Year	Recipient	Chapter
1960	James M. Morgan	McKeesport
	Leland G. Almes	Greenville
	Robert F. Stark	Chester
	Richard R. Shunk	Wilbur
1961	William M. Young	West Shore
1962	None Awarded
1963	Raymond Moyer	Fellowship
	Raymond H. Thrush	Lincoln
	Kenneth B. Muhleisen	Chester
1964	Arthur L. Shaffer, II	West Shore
1964	John E. Sudduth	West Shore
1965	None Awarded
1966	Park E. Deitz	West Shore
1967	Robert T. Holland	West Shore
1967	Wayne L. Garrett	Chester
1968	Charles A. Rothermel	Chester
1969	Melvin J. Wolpert, III	Pilgrim
1969	Robert L. Taylor	Reading
1970	None Awarded
1971	David S. Forster	Reading
1972	Stephen R. Logan	Pilgrim
1972	Dennis E. Yeingst	Carlisle
1973	David R. Kalodner*	Chester
1974	Darryl R. Sycher	Allentown
1975	None Awarded
1976	William S. Shillady	Reading
1976	Mark Volz	Delaware Valley
1977	None Awarded
1978	Kenneth B. Rizzo	Friendship-Bray
1979	Harry G. Camic	McKeesport
1980	None Awarded
1981	Edward White	Allentown
1982	Jess A. Leidig, III	George Washington
1983	Eric C. Johnson	Delaware Valley
1984	Christopher S. Schnabel	Lafayette
1984	Steven Schappell	Lafayette
1985	Randy Boone	Lafayette
1985	Scott A. Brooks	George Washington
1986	Peter S. Seibert	Pilgrim
1986	Val. W. Finnell	Fidelity
1987	Brent D. Richards	Susquehanna
1988	None Awarded
1989	David Groh	Allentown
1989	David Messner	Pilgrim
1990	John C. Tynan	Lorraine
1991	Kris G. Sabin	Fidelity
1991	Kevin Sciullo	Kiski Valley
1992	William W. Burch	Erie
1992	Mark D. Wagner	Reading
1993	Michael J. Preletz	Reading
1993	Matthew A. Curtin	Somerton
1994	Jason B. Stains	George Washington
1994	A. Nathaniel Croumer	Elizabethtown
1995	Jason R. Solano	Pilgrim
1995	Mark J. Preletz	Reading
1996	Robert R. Nye	Elizabethtown
1996	Jeffrey R. Kline	Elizabethtown
1997	John K. Saltzgueber	Somerton
1997	Erik K. Paisley	Allentown
1998	Daniel J. Forrer	Reading
1998	Gregory M. Schaeffer	Elizabethtown
1999	Kevin D. Luy	Elizabethtown
1999	Rakesh Kumar	Allentown
2000	George M. Stauffer	Reading
2001	Keith A. Bortz, Jr.	Reading
2001	Christopher M. Fry	Elizabethtown
2002	None Awarded
2003	Justin D. Killian	Elizabethtown
2004	Stephen L. Prazenica	Elizabethtown
2004	Seth C. Anthony	Erie
2005	Stephen R. Logan, Jr.	Elizabethtown
2005	Chad G. Reichard	George Washington
2006	David A. Labagh	Elizabethtown
2007	Michael L. Brown	Elizabethtown
2007	Joseph A. Pullin	Northeast
2008	Michael Labagh	Elizabethtown
2009	Matthew Maple	George Washington
2010	W. Thomas Moyer	Pilgrim
2011	Matthew A. Traverso	George Washington

* At one time, jurisdictional DSA recipients competed for International Honors. Brother David Kalodner was chosen as International DeMolay of the Year for 1973.