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Missouri Judiciaries Recognized for Public Service

Published on: February 27, 2019

Fourteen Judges recognized in less than two years Four Missouri judiciaries who were unable to attend the 77th Convention in St. Louis, Missouri in 2017, were presented with the Award for Distinguished Public Service. At the Convention, the Knight Commander recognized seven Judges including the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. Honorable Roy L….

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Turner Honored for Public Service to the Blind

Published on: April 14, 2018

At the Mikell and Walsh Province Courts of Honor held on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, at The Crescent Club in downtown Dallas, Texas, Councilor Samuel O. Leake, Jr. presented John Milton Turner (Gamma Lambda–North Texas ’55) with the Award for Distinguished Public Service for his efforts as a respected civil and community leader. The Award for Distinguished Public Service was…

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2018 Mikell and Walsh Court of Honor Induction

Published on: April 14, 2018

The Bishop Henry J. Mikell Province and the William Archibald Walsh Province Courts of Honor held their annual induction ceremony on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, at The Crescent Club in downtown Dallas, Texas. More than one hundred and twenty brothers and friends gathered to celebrate our beloved Kappa Alpha Order and those distinguished alumni who have given their…

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Texas Commissioner Recognized for Public Service

Published on: September 19, 2017

On February 25, 2017, during the Mikell and Walsh Province Courts of Honor Induction Ceremony and Reception at the Crescent Club in Dallas, Texas, Knight Commander Darren S. Kay presented Christopher Rhea Traylor (Gamma Chi–Texas Tech ’82) with the Award for Distinguished Public Service for his long service in government of the State of Texas….

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Preventing a School Bombing in Denmark: KA Honors U.S. Army Major for Service

Published on: March 24, 2017

While stationed at Iraq’s al Asad Airbase while deployed, U.S. Army Major Bradley A. Grimm (Gamma Omega–Midwestern State ’90) helped to foil a plot to bomb a school in Denmark. Grimm  provided “actionable intelligence” from captured documents about foreign fighters that included information on threats against a Danish school using home made explosives. “The information he provided helped to…

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Texas House Representative Recognized for Public Service

Published on: March 15, 2017

On February 25, 2017, during the Mikell and Walsh Province Courts of Honor Induction Ceremony and Reception at the Crescent Club in Dallas, Texas, Knight Commander Darren S. Kay presented Harvey R. Hilderbran (Gamma Chi–Texas Tech ’80) with the Award for Distinguished Public Service for his long service in the House of Representatives of the…

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