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The Rev. John R. Stanton ’53 February 7, 2025

The Rev. Peter W. Fleming, Jr. ’54 February 10, 2026

The Rev. George Y. Ballentine, Jr. ’55
June 3, 2018

The Rev. Dr. William H. Jones ’56
January 27, 2025

The Rev. Walter E. Giles ’57
October 30, 2024

The Rev. James H. Kirchhoffer ’58 May 28, 2021

The Rev. Frederick J. Warnecke, Jr. ’58
December 8, 2024

The Rev. Canon John Thompson Brown ’60
October 10, 2025

The Rev. George H. Dawson ’61
June 30, 2023

The Rev. Harry V. Nevels, Jr. ’62
June 7, 2026

The Rev. Jess H. Stribling ’62, ’73
April 27, 2026

The Rev. Canon James P. Metzger ’63
January 25, 2026

The Rev. Robert F. Wollard ’63
June 30, 2026

The Rev. Dr. Douglass M. Bailey III ’64, (H) ’98
November 21, 2025

The Rev. Thomas C. Bruns ’64 September 24, 2026

The Rev. E. James Lewis ’64, (H) ’00
April 12, 2026

The Rev. James H. Maxwell ’64
November 5, 2025

The Rt. Rev. C. Cabell Tennis ’64, (H) ’87
February 7, 2026

The Rev. William P. McLemore ’65
January 14, 2025

The Rev. Rodney L. Caulkins ’66
April 24, 2025

The Rev. Canon William P. Chilton ’66
July 25, 2026

The Rev. John W. Murray III ’67
March 27, 2026

The Rev. Robert R. Gilman ’68
July 8, 2026

The Rev. Sidney S. Breese ’69
August 22, 2026

Rev. Theodore H. Chelpon ’69
February 14, 2016

The Rev. Curtis L. Cowell ’69
June 18, 2026

The Rev. James C. Emerson ’69
December 18, 2022

The Rev. Michael C. Mohn ’70
May 17, 2026

The Rev. G. Edward Dunlap ’72
March 7, 2026

The Rev. Dr. Paul Hogg, Jr. ’74, ’91
August 13, 2026

The Rev. Charles C. Caskey ’75
March 7, 2026

The Rev. Dr. D. S. “Dharma” Dharmapalan ’76
March 13, 2023

Ms. Frances Jean Thorpe ’76
April 15, 2024

The Rev. Murray R. Powell ’77
April 26, 2026

The Rev. Dr. Roger O. Douglas ’79
February 21, 2025

The Rt. Rev. James E. Waggoner Jr. ’79, ’99, (H) ’01
February 27, 2026

The Rev. C. Michael Pumphrey ’81
February 10, 2025

Dr. Allan M. Parrent (H) ’84
May 28, 2026

The Rev. John R. Pitts ’87
December 23, 2025

The Rev. Michele “Micki” B. Bond ’89
July 22, 2026

The Rev. Thomazine W. Shanahan ’90
June 20, 2026

The Rev. Canon Sylvester T. Kambaya ’91
April 21, 2026

The Rev. Linda T. Moore ’93
November 28, 2019

The Rev. Dr. Peter Stiller ’97
December 21, 2025

The Rev. George M. Caldwell ’98
April 16, 2026

The Rev. Dr. Richard B. Lampert ’00
August 9, 2025

The Rev. Canon Lance C. Horne ’01
April 28, 2026

The Rev. Craig C. Sweeney ’01
January 12, 2025

The Very Rev. Cesar S. Olivero ’03
July 20, 2025

The Rev. Joseph M. Rushton ’07
October 3, 2026

The Rev. Laura Cochran ’12
July 4, 2026

Mr. Robert A. M. Stern (H) ’12
November 27, 2025

The Rev. Canon Peter J. Mkengi ’16
September 24, 2026

The Rev. Prof. John N. Wall Jr., Ph.D. (H) ’18
September 18, 2026

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth M. Orens ’20
January 16, 2026

The Rev. Leslie E. Roraback ’21
April 25, 2026

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