Awards from the 137th National Encampment

The Meritorious Service Award with Gold Star: 
Bruce Frail (Department Rhode Island)
Robert Rogers (Department Illinois).

Elmer (Bud) Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award: 
Robert Grim (Department of Ohio),
Charles Odell (Department of the Chesapeake), 
David Klinepeter (Department Pennsylvania),
Michael Friedel (Department of Illinois).

Abraham Lincoln CinC’s Award (most outstanding Camp in the Order): 
Robert Finch Camp #14" (Department of Michigan).

The Cornelius F. Whitehouse Award (most outstanding brother in the Order):
David McReynolds (Department of Tennessee).

The Meritorious Service Award: 
David Hann (Department of New Jersey)
Dr. Clifton Potter Jr. (Department of the Chesapeake) 
Earnest Bacon (Department of Tennessee) 
Fred Lynch (Department of Ohio)
Jim Floyd (Department of Indiana)
Tim Beckman (Department of Indiana)
Roger Leturno (Department of the Chesapeake)

The David R. Medert Award (recruiting most new members: 
Eric Richhart (15 new members in the Department of Colorado and Wyoming)

The National Aide Award: (recruiting new members)
Eric Richhart, Smith Camp #1 (Department of Colorado and Wyoming)
David Rish, Parrott Camp #33 (Department of Ohio)
Jeff Graf, Col. Hans Heg Camp #15 (Department of Wisconsin)

The John L. Clem Award (Outstanding Junior Member): 
Joshua J. Cassio (Department of Ohio).

Joseph S. Rippey Award: (best new Camp)
Calhoun Camp #2 (Department of Kentucky).

The Augustus P. Davis/ Conrad Linder Award (most new members):
Department of the Chesapeake.

The Under Forty Award: 
Department of North Carolina.

Marshall Hope Award for Best Newsletter:
Department Award: “The March” Department of Georgia and South Carolina,
Camp Award: C. K. Pier Badger Camp #1 (Department of Wisconsin).

The U.S. Grant Cup (greatest percentage increase in membership):
Department of North Carolina

The Horace Greeley Award Department (best website):
Department of Nebraska and South Dakota.

The Founder’s Award (outstanding service in the memory of Union Civil War Soldiers):
The Battle of Franklin Trust, Franklin, Tennessee.

Dr. Mary Walker Award (to a sister of an Allied Order for outstanding service to SUVCW):
Sister Linda Linn of the Department of Iowa (Auxiliary) 
Sister Judy Morgan of the Department of Ohio (Auxiliary).