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Court of Honor    

 

 

The Court of Honor Recognizes Outstanding Exchangites

The Court of Honor, formed by the three wings of the National Headquarters building, was established in 1957 to help pay tribute to the great men and women of Exchange. The majestic statue, "Birth of the Atomic Age," created by the renowned sculptor Marshall Fredericks, stands in a reflecting pool with fountains. Several large granite pylons at the rear of the Court display the inscribed names of inductees. The Court of Honor lay dormant for many years until being re-established and renovated in 1997.

There are more than 60 names inscribed on the Court of Honor pylons, including Charles Berkey, the founder of Exchange; Dr. Edward R. North Jr., founder of the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse; Thomas L. Bailey, author of the Covenant of Service; and Herold M. Harter, who served as Exchange’s national secretary for 44 years.

A lasting tribute

The highest and most lasting recognition an Exchangite can receive is to be forever honored by induction into the Court of Honor. Induction is by nomination and review only. Those nominees who meet the selection criteria and are supported by an induction contribution to the National Exchange Club Foundation will be invited to a future induction ceremony where their permanently inscribed names will be unveiled. The nomination deadline is June 1st.

Inductees 1957 to present:

D. Russell Bontrager
Charles A. Berkey
Herald M. Harter
M.H. "Bud" Edell
J.D. Dickey
Ray L. Lange
Ethel S. Harter
George Seely Johnston
Robert B. Scarborough
Thomas L. Bailey
John B. Congdon
Dr. Hugh G. Ward
Dr. Porter L. Fortune, Jr.
Thomas C. Imeson
George Bellsnyder
Stephen W. Baber
Dr. Edward R. North, Jr.
John H. Awtry
W. Nolan Leonard
Elmer M. Barr
George Ow
Harold E. Warren
Bonnie J. Franks
Myers Y. Cooper
Earl M. Templin

James M. Brown
Charles P. Lorett
Martha Kinney Cooper
Henry M. Powell
LeRoy L. Dalton
Elvin R. Stiles
M. Allen Barth
Fred Harron
W. James "Jim" Brown, Jr.
Billy Joseph Sills
Myrtle M. Barth
Augustus M. Parker
Fred E. Sweigart
Herbert A. Taylor
W. Harry Jack
Joe F. Pruett
Roland A. "Rollie" Benson
William C. Wodtke, Jr.
Charles J. Krause
Clarence McDorman
Harold A. Petit
J. Benjamin Brick
Timothy W. Rose, Sr.
Thomas W. Dawson

 Millard A. Beckum
V.C. Hilligoss
Harold C. Kooyers
Robert L. Gray, Sr.
Israel I. Idelsohn
W. Dale Yarbrough
Roy H. Deese
Charles F. Braddock
Frank J. Sego
Tom Fleetwood
James R. Lazette
Jerry J. DeFeo
Gordan B. Stine
Gerald Franklin
Carl Lemcool
Dan Robinson
Tom Zupancic
James M. Addis
Harry F. Clouser
Robert E. Hunley
Kerry W. Mazoch
James David Moore
Larry M. Street
Gail E. Weller

For information and nomination guidelines, please contact the National Exchange Club Foundation at National Headquarters, 3050 Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, 43606-1700.