COMMITTEES 2024-2025

STANDING COMMITTEES
JURISPRUDENCE
J. Keith Gates, Chairman
Mark O. Melder
M. Cash Melville
Michael A. Watts

STATE OF THE ORDER AND ADVANCEMENT
Allan K. Bean, Chairman
Kenneth K. Bell, Jr.
Michael A. Watts
Brad E. Williams

NECROLOGY
Albert G. Simms, Jr., Chairman
Rev. Thomas F. Harrison
Rev. Dennis F. Snoddy
Lloyd A. Hebert
W. Bryan Price
Gerald H. Houston

CREDENTIALS and REGISTRATION
J. Keith Gates, Chairman
Joseph A. Giroir, III
Albert G. Simms, Jr.
Michael A. Watts

FINANCE
Allan K. Bean, Chairman
Kenneth K. Bell, Jr.
W. Glen Girard
Michael A. Watts

APPEALS and GRIEVANCES
Lloyd E. Hennigan, Jr. Chairman
Earl J. Durand
Woody D. Bilyeu
J. David Maxie
Billy E. Barnes

SPECIAL COMMITTEES
MEMBERSHIP
Brad E. Williams, Chairman
C. Kenneth Dorhauer
Albert G. Simms, Jr.
Billy E. Barnes
Scotty E. Adams
Dexter T. Downes
Jay N. Hartley
Russell L. Norris, Jr.
Eddie A. LeBeouf, III
Kenneth M. Mayer

EDUCATION FOUNDATION
John F. Knox, Jr., 2026
Anthony Radosti – 2027
W. Keith Powell, Sr., 2023
V. Eugene Dawson, Chairman – 2024
Samuel B Owens, 2025
Joe Dan Gibbs

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EYE FOUNDATION
Joseph A. Giroir, III, Chairman
Albert G. Simms, Jr.
Kenneth K. Bell, Jr.

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Troy J. Jones, Chairman
M. Cash Melville
Eddie A. LeBoeuf, III
Harry Bermudez

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
Dennis F. Snoddy, Chairman
Stephen M. Bryant
Rev. Thomas F. Harrison
Thomas P. Brown

PERPETUAL MEMBERSHIP
John F. Knox, Jr., Chairman
Allan K. Bean
W. Glen Girard

DEMOLAY & YOUTH
Wilson O. Cook, Chairman
Frank N. du Treil, Jr.
M. Darin West

ANNUAL CONCLAVE ARRANGEMENTS
J. Keith Gates, Chairman
Martin J. Reinschmidt
Wilson O. Cook
M. Cash Melville
W. Keith Powell
Earl J. “Mickey” Durand

AMERICAN MASONIC FRATERNAL
L. Chad Koelling, Chairman
Dennis F. Snoddy

EDUCATION
Dexter T. Downes, Chairman
Eddie A. LeBoeuf, III
H. Barlow Holley
V. Eugene Dawson
Wilson O. Cook

CORRESPONDENCE
Taylor P. Nauta, Chairman
Kenneth K. Bell, Jr.
Michael L. Laurence

HOSPITALITY And BANQUET
April Sharlow
Laura Sharlow
Sharon Powell
Carolyn Edgars
Janet Plumber
Chairwomen Emeriti
Wallice House & Pearl Mais

Cadre
Hartley, Jay Norman
Jones, Troy Jarred
LeBoeuf III, Eddie Adams
Mayer, Kenneth Michael