The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
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SPECIAL PERIODICAL AWARD— the highest percentage of new members Occasionally, the Newsletters and younger than 30 years of age. Winner: Periodicals Committee receives a Minnesota Society with 47 percent; distinctive publication that does not second place, Canada Society with 40 necessarily fit into a newsletter percent. category. It is the decision of the THE COLORADO AWARD—To the committee to choose a periodical that state society with the highest stands out among publications. This percentage of increase in membership year, the Periodical Award was given to among states with more than 100 The Ohio Society Dispatch Activity Blog members. Winner: Arkansas Society 2012, Steven R. Kelly, president. with 55 percent; second place, Trustee Harry D. Geimer of the Kentucky COL. STEWART BOONE McCARTY Mississippi Society with 28 percent. Society accepts the Col. Stewart Boone McCarty AWARD—To the compatriot who has THE TEXAS AWARD—To the state Award on behalf of Donald Brent Root. best furthered the preservation of society with the highest percentage of United States history and its traditional increase in membership among states teachings in our schools (cash award). Winner: Donald with fewer than 100 members. Winner: Canada Society with Brent Root of the Kentucky Society. 40 percent; second place, Idaho Society with 35 percent. THE MINNESOTA SOCIETY STEPHEN TAYLOR THE HOUSTON CHAPTER AWARD—To the state society AWARD—To the compatriot, who by his research and enrolling the largest percentage of new members transferred writing, has made a distinguished contribution to the from the C.A.R. Winner: New Hampshire Society with 4 preservation of the history of the American Revolutionary percent; second place, Pennsylvania Society with 3 percent. era and its patriots. Winner: Scott Daniel Aiken of the North THE ROBERT L. SONFIELD AWARD—To the state Carolina Society. society with the largest numerical increase of members at THE ROBERT E. BURT BOY SCOUT VOLUNTEER the end of the membership year. Winner: Virginia Society AWARD—To the compatriots who act as role models and with 136; second place, Florida Society with 111. provide outstanding dedicated service to the young men in THE SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT AWARD—To the state the Boy Scouts of America. Winners: Derek J. Brown, society enrolling the largest number of new members. California; Robert G. Hess, Louisiana; James M. Mize, Winner: California Society with 308; second place, Virginia Colorado; Kirk D. Rush, Kansas; Donald L. Webb Jr., with 293. California. THE LIBERTY MEDAL AWARDS—The Liberty Medal is THE WILLIAM M. MELONE AWARD—To the state presented to those compatriots who have recruited 10 new society that has the largest number of new and approved members over a period of time. Those receiving additional supplemental memberships. Winner: Texas Society with 136; Liberty Awards will receive oak leaf cluster awards, which second place: Virginia with 128. are noted in parentheses. Winners: Andrew L. Baffes, Donald H. THE MATTHEW SELLERS III AWARD—To the Vice Bailey Sr., Charles E. Baker, James G. Ballard Jr., Ronald J. Barker, Carl President General who makes the best percentage over A. Berg, Clarence D. Billings, Gary M. Bohannon, John P. Brown, quota, based on last year's membership results. Winner: Joe Thomas A. Brown, Richard C. Burdette III, James H. Carter Jr., James E. E. Harris Jr. of the Intermountain District with 28 percent; Clark, James K. Claxton, Douglas T. Collins, Robert E. Coomber, Emil second place: Gene P. Butler of the Western District with 19 M. Cross Jr., Carroll L. Crowther, Peter M. Davenport, Robert W. percent. Dorshimer II, James M. Eagan, Wayne C. Eells Jr., Robert H. Eisenhardt, THE RICHARD H. THOMPSON JR. AWARD—To the Thomas A. Fountain, Shirley J. Francois, John H. Franklin Jr., Charles state society that at year's end has the smallest number of A. Gentis (2), William O. Graham (1), Garry A. Grugan, John R. members dropped from the rolls for nonpayment of dues. Guittard, Donald L. Hale, Harvey L. Hampton, Richard L. Hartinger, Winners: Canada, Hawaii, France, Mexico and Spain, each Samuel D. Hatcher, James R. Hawks, David M. Hayball, Jerry A. with zero drops. Haynes, Francis R. Herder, Dennis J. Hickey IV, Danny R. Hooper, THE KENTUCKY CUP—To the membership chairman of George R. Horne II, Gary G. Howard (1), Frederick M. Jackson Jr., the state society that enrolled the largest percentage of new Fuller C. Jones Jr., James T. Jones Jr., Richard B. Jones, Ronald E. Jones members. Winner: Utah Society with 58 percent; second (2), David R. Kilby, Gary D. Knight, Paul J. Lambert, Robert H. Lear, place, Vermont Society with 30 percent. Stephen W. Lee, Price L. Legg, Ned A. Little (1), Richard M. Lyon Jr., THE EUGENE C. McGUIRE AWARD—To the state Richard K. Mahaffey, Ray M. Maxson, William T. May, William A. society enrolling the largest number of sons, grandsons and McEntire Jr., Nevin C. Miller, James M. Mobley, John H. Moore, Robert nephews of SARs and DARs. Winner: California Society with R. Morefield, Eddie J. Moreland, Louis L. Myers Jr., Douglas H. Nelson, 146; second place, Virginia Society with 139. David A. Noble, Milford M. Nolan, James D. Norris, Donald D. Nutt, THE DAR/SAR MEMBERSHIP AWARD—To the DAR Steven D. Oberlin, Thomas M. Owen, John A. Pardee, Billy J. Parson, state society with the highest percentage of recruiting SAR John T. Parsons, Charles B. Pickette, Gene H. Printz, Richard M. Rhodes, members (cash award). Winner: Wyoming Society with 100 William A. Roberts, John E. Rush II, James R. Sample, William C. percent; second place, Oklahoma Society with 87 percent; Sanders Sr., Charles S. Schrodel Jr., Charles E. Scott Jr., William D. third place, Montana Society with 82 percent. Shelton, John E. Skillman III, Kenneth R. Stevens, Larry G. Stevens (1), THE ARTHUR J. TREMBLE AWARD - 1776 TROPHY—To Walter B. Stevenson (5), Owen R. Stiles, Charles W. Stuller, Brett M. the state society that reinstated the largest number of Sweeney, Jeffrey E. Sylvan, Edward W. Truslow (1), Gary W. Tunget, dropped and resigned members. Winner: Texas Society with Randy M. Turner, Joe L. Warne, Raymond F. Wess, William C. West III, 135; second place, Georgia Society with 83. Delbert B. White (1), Henry P. Williams III, Thomas N. Williams, Jeffrey THE WALTER G. STERLING AWARD—To the state D. Wilson, James H. Wood, John G. Woodward, James W. Young. society that enrolled the largest number of new members Those who have received the Liberty Medal in a previous transferred from the C.A.R. Winner: Pennsylvania Society year and have recruited an additional 10 or more new with six. members will receive oak leaf cluster awards. Winners: THE LEN YOUNG SMITH AWARD—To the state society Raymond L. Alexander, Warren M. Alter, Richard L. Ashmun (2), that enrolled the largest number of new members under 40 Merlyn T. C. Bailey (2), Roger D. Barnhart (2), Ronald A. Bearden, years of age. Winner: Virginia Society with 103; second Duane P. Booth (2), James E. Brewer, Boyd C. Breyer, Terry L. Briggs (2), place, California Society with 95. Clark R. Brocht, Lon D. Brown, James W. Brush, Stephen E. Bush, THE OHIO AWARD—To the state society that enrolled Marcus D. Byers, Jr. (3), Lance Carter, Thomas H. Chilton Jr., Christos SUMMER 2013 11