Knights Templar of Tennessee

2004

REPGC AKARD WAS INITIATED AN EA ON 11/1/65 AT NICHOLAS CA#129. HE RECIEVED HIS FC ON 12/6/65 AND MM ON 1/17/66. AKARD AFFILATED WITH NEW MARKET TN#246 ON 11/10/1971. BROTHER AKARD SERVED AS WM IN 1987 AND WAS ELECTED TO SECT IN 1988. HE SERVED AS GRAND TILER IN 1991, AND GRAND LODGE COUNTY CHAIRMAN IN 1990/2000. BROTHER AKARD SERVED AS THE FIRST GRAND LODGE OF TN WEBMASTER 1993 (including all Masonic Grand Bodies). BROTHERT AKARD JOINED THE E TN PAST MASTERS ASSOCIATION ON 2/14/87, SERVED AS WM/PRES IN 1996 AND SEC IN 1997. JOINED THE TN MASONIC VETERANS IN 3/28/90, AND THE TN LODGE OF RESEARCH F&AM ON 3/12/88. SERVED AS PM IN 1996, FELLOW IN 1997. JOINED THE MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL #1002 AF&AM, TEXAS LODGE OF RESEARCH #2002 AF&AM, VIRGINIA RESEARCH LODGE #1777 AF&AM, QUANT CORANATORA LODGE #2076, & THE PHILALETHES SOCIETY

COMPANION AKARD JOINED JEFFERSON CHAPTER TN#81 ON 4/2/88, SERVED AS HIGH PRIEST IN 1990 &,1998. SERVED AS KEY MAN IN 91 & 97 IN THE ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD ON 3/26/90. SERVED AS DIST DEPUTY GRAND HIGH PRIEST IN 1992 & 93, & GRAND PRINCIPLE SOJOURNER IN 2000. HE ALSO BECAME A MEMBER OF MORRISTOWN COUNCIL TN#113 ON 4/2/88 & S.E.M. ON 10/26/88. HE SERVED AS ILL MASTER IN 1991, HE WENT THROUGH THE ORDER OF SILVER TROWELL ON 3/25/91 AND SERVED AS GRAND MARSHAL IN 1994. HE BECAME A COMPANION KNIGHT OF COEUR DE LION COMMANDERY TN#9 ON 6/11/88. SERVED AS COMMANDER IN 1993, AND WAS PRIVIGILGED TO GO THROUGH THE KNIGHT CRUSADER OF THE CROSS ON 4/23/93, SERVED AS GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN IN 1995, GRAND CAPTAIN GENERAL IN 2001 AND WAS ELECTED TO THE HONORS OF RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAND COMMANDER IN 2004.

REPGC AKARD JOINED THE KNOXVILLE AREA YORK RITE ASSOCIATION ON 5/30/88 & SERVED AS PRES IN 1993. HE WAS INVITED TO JOIN KNIGHT YORK CROSS OF HONOR (KYCH) ON 3/26/94 TN PRIORY #15. HELPED TO CHARTER FRIZZELL YORK RITE COLLEGE #146 ON 5/25/89 WAS INVITED TO THE PURPLE CROSS ON 8/2/97, WHERE HE SERVED AS GOVERNOR IN 2000. HE WAS INVITED TO JOINED KNIGHT MASONS #7293, & ST.PATRICK’S #1 ON 7/7/1990. HE TRANSFERED TO AND BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER TRALEE #41 IN 1991 THEN TRANSFERED TO AND BECAME A CHARTER MEMBER GAELIC #60 IN 1996 IN CHATTANOOGA THEN TRANSFERED TO AND BECAME A CHARTERED MEMBER OF WILLIAM BENJIMAN ANDERSON #73 IN 1999 IN KNOXVILLE INSTITUTED ON 11/6/99 AND CHARTERED 2/00. FIRST CHIEF – INSTALLED CHIEF INVESTURER ON 11/6/99. WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES, TENNESSEE COUNCIL #341 ON 12/2/96. FORMED E LESSLE WEBB JR COUNCIL #357 ON 4/29/97 AND CHARTERED 2/98. SERVED AS FIRST SOVEREIGN MASTER, SOVEREIGN MASTER INVESTURER WAS ON 6/11/97. SERVED AS KNIGHT COMMANDER OF CHATTANOOGA ASYLUM #2 ON 9/30/99.

BROTHER AKARD JOINED THE VALLEY OF SACRAMENTO, CENTENIAL CLASS ON 5/(10,11,12,13)/1967. HE AFFILATED WITH KNOXVILLE VALLEY ON 11/24/70. HE RECIEVED THE HONOR OF KCCH ON 10/16/89, AND THE 33° INSPECTORS GENERAL HONORARY ON 10/3/01. HE BECAME CONSISTORIANS PRESIDENT ON 1992 & COUNTY CHAIRMAN IN 1988. HE WAS FEATURED ON THE 3rd DEG TEAM, 14th DEG, 30th DEG, SOUND COMMITTEE, STAGE/WORK CREW, SCOTTISH RITE LODGE OF RESEARCH, WEBMASTER TN SGIG WEBPAGE, & ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND ON 8/26/89.

BROTHER AKARDJOINED TENNESSEE FOREST #195, FORMED & INSTITUTED ON 9/20/97 CHARTER MEMBER & FIRST CHIEF SIDONIAN.

JOINED BEN ALI IN 1967, BECAME POTENTATES REPRESENATIVE (BEALE,AFB) 67-70, (MEMBERSHIP AWARD 1969). HE AFFILATED WITH KERBELA ON 11/17/70 ; (MEMBERSHIP WATCH AWARD 1989). HE RECIEVED THE POTENTATES OUTSTANDING SHRINER AWARD ON 1985, AMBASSADOR IN 1985. HE JOINED THE JEFFERSON CO CLUB (CHARTER MEMBER), SERVED AS PRESIDENT IN 1986, GREETER UNIT FOUNDER & PRESIDENT IN 1986&87, FINANCE COMMITTEE IN 1987,88,89,90, HOUSING & REGISTERATION CHAIRMAN (SMOKY MTN FUN FEST) – 1989,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,00&01, DIRECTORY & CALENDAR CHAIRMAN – 1991,92,93,95&96 

JOINED QUETZALCOATL “Q” TANASSA #138, COATE 8/21/98, ARTISAN 9/2/98, & MASTER ARTISAN (10/9/99 ATLANTA LARGEST CLASS EVER 298)

BROTHER AKARD JOINED WHEATLAND CA#48 – 1967,THEN TRANSFERED TO HOLSTON TN#384 IN 1995, & RAINBOW – GRAND CROSS OF COLOR IN 6/27/93.