Arkansas York Rite College #142

Arkansas College #142
traditionally meets twice annually:

A business meeting during the
Grand York Rite sessions of Arkansas

The Annual Meeting will be Second
Saturday in May at Albert Pike Temple

For Official Information Contact:

George M. Coleman, OPC, PG, PS – Recorder
186 Dugger Rd
Beebe, AR 72012
501-336-5572
georgecoleman419@yahoo.com

Pre. Em. Angelo Coppola, Sr.
Governor
2022

York Rite College

The first York Rite College was constituted on June 15, 1957. From here, the new organization spread rapidly from coast to coast and from north to south and by 1970 Colleges had been established in fourteen States and one Province of Canada.

Membership in a College is by invitation, and is restricted to those who hold membership in all of the other York Rite bodies. 

2022 Officers

Governor: Angelo Coppola, Sr.
Dep. Governor: Wm. Paul Wilson
Chancellor: Samuel D. Lattin
Treasurer: Sumner Brashears, OPC,PG*
Secretary: George M. Coleman, Jr., OPC, PG
Primate: Michael P. Lockhart
Preceptor: Joe Rouse
Seneschal: James Morehead
Marshal: Sherrill Baker
Sentinel: William R. Frizzzell
Dir. of Work: Joshua Bryan

Grand Governor

Timothy J. Henwood, OPC, PG PGHP, PMIGM, PGC(H)

2022 Joseph T. Clements, Jr. Memorial Class

(L-R) Michael Minton, James Mill

Past Governors

YEARNAME
1989-1990Jess N. Bonds, II
1990-1991Kevin L. Hatfield
1991-1992Johnnie D. Savage
1992-1993H. B. Foster Bowden
1993-1994Johnny A. Hedge
1994-1995Clifford L. Duncan
1995-1996Sumner Brashears
1996-1997John T. Elliott
1997-1998Ronald Hedge
1998-1999Charles J. Swanner
1999-2000Robert B. Mitchell
2000-2001Robert A. Vowell
2001-2002Jack L. Sharp
2002-2003John Sam Davis
2003-2004Bill A. Jones PGM
2004-2005Bobbie B. Bennett
2005-2006Douglas E. Dobbyn
YEARNAME
2006-2007Dick E. Browning, PGM
2007-2008James T. Bell
2008-2009Timothy J. Henwood
2009-2010Burt F. Lee
2010-2011Royce H. Taylor
2011-2012Dale Miller
2012-2013Aaron South
2013-2014James L. Weatherall
2014-2015C. James Graham
2015-2016Joseph T. Clements, Jr.
2016-2017Steven G. Tiner
2017-2018George K. Coffman
2018-2019Thomas E. Liles
2019-2021George M. Coleman, Jr

Associate Regents (Order of the Purple Cross)

YEARNAME
1988Homer F. Chamness, Jr.
1990Jess N. Bonds, II
1990Johnnie D. Savage
1991Sumner Brashears
1991Kevin L. Hatfield
1992H. B. Foster Bowden
1992Clifford L. Duncan
1993Richard W. Brink
1994Johnny A. Hedge
1995John T. Elliott
1995Frank S. Zimmerman
1996John O. Clark
1996Ronald Hedge
1997Robert B. Mitchell
1997Charles J. Swanner
1999Esra S. Cook
1999Paul C. Bush
2001Jack L. Sharp
2001Walter C. Barnhardt
2002Bobby B. Bennett
YEARNAME
2002Douglas E. Dobbyn
2003John Sam Davis
2003Theodore R. Solarz
2004Bill A. Jones
2004Edward Row
2005Dick E. Browning
2006James T. Bell
2008Timothy J. Henwood
2008John R. Koepke
2009Burt F. Lee
2010Royce Taylor
2011Dale Miller
2012C. James Graham
2012James L. Weatherall
2013Aaron South
2014Joseph T. Clements, Jr
2015Steven G. Tiner
2019Thomas Liles
2021George M. Coleman, Jr
2022Charles H. Ferguson

Gold Honor Award

The Gold Honor Award is presented to any Masonic Brother for rendering faithful and outstanding service to any branch of Freemasonry. The recipient does not have to be a member of the York Rite College, nor is it required that he be a member of the York Rite.

Arkansas York Rite College No. 142 has given this award to the following:

YEARNAME
1989Jack B. Donham, PGM
1990Haydyn P. Davis, PGM
1991Claude Collie, PGM
1992Hans Siegfreid Johnson
1993H. D. Gifford
1994C. Bush, PGM
1994Robert E. Spaulding
1995Elliot Flickinger
1995John O. Clark
1996Bobby B. Bennett
1996Weir E. Davidson
1997John G. Ayers
1997Labon Tompkins
1998James L. Weatherall, PGM
1998Walter C. Barnhardt
1999James P. Vinson, Sr.
1999Timothy J. Henwood
2000Emmett L. Pollard, Jr.
2000Dwane F. Treat, SGIG
2000Charles Green
2001Bill J. Harmon
2001Frank Smith, PGM
2002Rev. Tim McMinn
YEARNAME
2002Rev. Steve Tiner
2002David T. Arnold
2003John H. Kidwell, PGM
2003P. Richard Gambill
2004John T. Winchester
2004Wilburn B. Howton
2004Leslie O. Payne
2005Hershel Wright
2005George K. Coffman
2006Herman Johnson
2006Curtis Bratcher
2006Jasper O. Northcut
2007Nester Pankey
2007Bill Sharp
2007Ardis O. Dean
2008Ransom Walker
2008Mac Ellis
2008Adam McClung
2008James Graham
2009Mike Snyder
2009Mike Noles
2009John Penrod
2009Odis Aston
YEARNAME
2010Gerald Hoggard
2010Wally Thomas
2010David Bassett
2010James Anderson
2010Michael Lockhart
2011Martin E Warren, PGM
2011James Larry Holt
2011W. Paul Wilson
2012John M. Kennedy
2012Silas M. Wilson
2012Harry A. Flagel
2013Robert L. Jackson, PGM
2013Jimmy L. Williams
2013Michael Olegario
2015Jerry C. Hixson
2016Ronald Tucker
2016Andy Miller
2017James Monty Fulmer
2018Harold Sutherland
2018James Rochelle
2018Christopher George
2018James Rorie
2018Brad Leggett

Sovereign College Service Award

The Sovereign College Service Award is presented to a Companion Knight of the College who has contributed outstanding service to the York Rite College.

Arkansas York Rite College No. 142 has presented this award to the following Companion Knights:

YEARNAME
1992Grant R. Rubly
1993Lynas C. Gustin
1994Gordon O. Delaney
1995Esra S. Cook
1996Robert A. Vowell
1997Wayne E. St. John
1998Theodore A. Solarz
YEARNAME
1999Tony H. Vernich
2002Dick E. Browning, PGM
2003Bill A. Jones, PGM
2005Steven G. Tiner
2006John R. Koepke
2014George M. Coleman, PGHP