
Grand Chapter Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
2025 - 2026
Appeals & Greivances
J. Keith Gates*
Billy Barnes
Woody D. Bilyeu
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Finance
Mark St John*
Allan K. Bean
John Knox
Dexter Down
Jay Hartley
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Foreign Correspondence
F. Deas Dempsey*
Joe Dan Gibbs
Taylor Nauta
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Masonic Law & Jurisprudence
Adam Patrick*
Mark Melder
Richard Morgan
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Necrology
Rev. Billy Taylor*
Stuart Averitt
Rev. Troy Denard
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Registration / Credentials
J. Keith Gates*
M. Cash Melville, PGHP
Al Simms
Scotty Adams
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Special Committees​
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Constituant Chapter & State of the Order
Jay Hartley*
Otey "Marty" Dear, III
Terrence "Terry" Macon
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Constitution / General Regulations
Wilson O. Cook*
Joe Dan Gibbs
M. Cash Melville, PGHP
Martin Reinschmidt, PGHP
M. Darin West, PGHP
Education​
Dexter Downs*
Scotty Adams
Otey "Marty" Dear, III
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History & Archives
Anthony Radosti, PGHP*
Michael Laurence, PGHP
Eddie LeBouf, III, PGHP
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Membership
C. Ken Dorhauer*
Scotty Adams
Otey "Marty" Dear, III
Joseph A. Giroir, III,
J. Rusty Russell
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Perpetual Membership
John F. Knox, Jr.*
Allan K. Bean
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Philanthropies
Scotty Adams*
Joseph A. Girior, III
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*indicates Chairman