The Cincinnati SAR held their annual awards dinner on December 15th at Cincinnati University Club on the evening of December 15th. The Chapter had a very successful year and received the top three National Society Awards from President General Larry Guzy at the SAR National Congress that was held last July in Houston, Texas. This exceptional accomplishment was made possible by the many dedicated compatriots of the Cincinnati Chapter.
Cincinnati SAR President John H. Bredenfoerder recognized the many individual accomplishments of the chapter compatriots who made the national recognition possible. President Bredenfoerder presented the following awards to the Cincinnati Compatriots and their wives:
Perfect Attendance Certificates
George H. Stewart, Gary L. Duffield, Michael J. Blum
(Not Pictured John H. Bredenfoerder, Kenneth G. Carpenter)
Certificates of Appreciation
Shawn Cox
(Not Pictured Roger Fisher)
Ladies Certificates of Appreciation
Elizabeth Smith, Shari Wilkerson, Billie Bonniwell, Billie Andrews, Mary Ann Duffield, Janet Crandall, Mary Lou Knight, Karen Ballman, Christine Smith
(Not Pictured Emma Hartman)
SAR/DAR Appreciation Medal
Wanda Langdon
Martha Washington Medal
Carolyn Carpenter
Daughters of Liberty Medal
Laurie Bredenfoerder
Carole Gunn
Cincinnati Thomas Paine Award
George H. Stewart, Mike B. Gunn
Roger Sherman Medal
J. Preston Smith, Kerry L. Langdon, Jason Bourgeois, Clayton L. Crandall (Not Pictured: Larry W. Collins, Jacob S. Hartman, Jeffrey M. Hartman, Joshua B. Hartman, James H. Houston, Jr., Mark E. Idle, Bradley J. Jarard, Franz B. Ott II, Charles E. Rogers, Connor M. Smith, Scott E. Snow, George H. Stewart, Jr.)
Patriot Grave Marking Medal
R. Edgar Bonniwell (1 Bronze), Turner Lee Wilkerson III (3 Bronze), Michael B. Gunn (1 Bronze, 1 Silver), George H. Stewart (1 Bronze), Michael J. Blum (1 Bronze) (Not Pictured: Robert E. R. Bowers (1 Bronze))
Bronze Color Guard Medal
Shaun P. Smith
Silver Color Guard Medal
Shaun P. Smith
Good Citizenship Medal
Kenneth G. Carpenter (Accepted by Carolyn Carpenter), Shaun P. Smith, Gerald P. Knight, Michael B. Gunn, Zachary T. Haines (Not Pictured: Jesse W. Andrews, George Vincent)
LaFayette Medal
Michael J. Blum
Meritorious Service Medal
Clayton L. Crandall, R. Edgar Bonniwell, Kenny R. Burck, Gordon E. Stokely, Jr., Gregory D. Ballman (Not Pictured: Robert E. R. Bowers, Daniel S. Schmitz)
Distinguished Service Medal
Michael J. Blum
Distinguished Service Certificates
Donald C. McGraw, Jr., Turner Lee Wilkerson III, Michael B. Gunn, Jesse W. Andrews, Gary L. Duffield (Not Pictured: James D. Schaffer)
CONGRATULATIONS COMPATRIOTS!
