Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Service Chapter shall consist of alumni who have served the national fraternity, its chapters, alumni associations, alumni chapters, trust funds, foundation or other operational affiliates in a superior and unusual manner.

​The Distinguished Alumni Chapter shall consist of alumni who have contributed greatly to the advancement of their community and/or profession.

​Election to these chapters shall be considered the highest honor which may be bestowed upon a member of Phi Mu Delta. Members of the National Council not holding certified membership in the Distinguished Service or Distinguished Alumni Chapters after the adoption of these criteria, in May of 1967, shall be ineligible for election as members of the Chapters during their terms of active service on the National Council.
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Distinguished Service Award Recipients 
  • Fred W. Erdmann* (Nu Theta 1951), Past National President
  • Sidney A. Dimond* (Nu Beta 1943), Past National Councilman/Editor of The Triangle
  • Lloyd K. "Jack" Miller* (Gamma Gamma 1925), Past National President
  • Perce R. Appleyard* (Mu Alpha 1922), Past National President
  • J. Ralph Spalding* (Nu Gamma 1923), Past National Councilman/Editor of The Triangle
  • Edson M. Bailey* (Nu Beta 1923), Past National President
  • Leroy J. Higgins* (Nu Beta 1923), Past National Councilman
  • Albert D. Nutting* (Nu Epsilon 1927), Past National Councilman
  • Richard T. Lassiter* (Nu Delta 1924), Past National Secretary/Editor of The Triangle
  • Robert C. Lomison (Mu Zeta 1977), Past National President/Chairman of Triangle Trust Fund
  • Owen J. Sanderson (Mu Delta 1954), Past National Vice President
  • George E. LaTour (Nu Eta 1960), Past Executive Director/Editor of The Triangle
  • James A. Vitale (Mu Epsilon 1961), Past Executive Secretary/Editor of The Triangle
  • William H. Wilson (Mu Epsilon 1958), Past National President/Past Chairman of Trust Fund
  • Ronald H. Jury* (Mu Zeta 1972), Past National President
  • Peter A. Akerman (Nu Beta 1980), Nu Beta Chapter Advisor
  • Stephen MacDougall (Nu Xi 1973), Past National Traveling Secretary
  • Brian W. Gallup (Mu Alpha 1970), Treasurer of Alpha Sigma Omega, Inc.
  • Walter R. Hartfield, (Nu Zeta 1961), Past National Councilman
  • John A. Roberts, Jr. (Mu Zeta 1972), Past National Secretary
  • James Murphy (Nu Omicron 1974), Past National President
  • John E. Klay* (Mu Beta 1969), Treasurer of Mu Beta House Corps.
  • Paul R. Kittle, Jr. (Mu Pi 1991), Past National President

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
  • Emilio G. Collado* (Nu Delta 1931)
  • Roger M. Blough* (Mu Alpha 1925)
  • French M. Schwemmer* (Mu Beta 1926)
  • Maurice C. Bond* (Nu Gamma 1920)
  • John Wilbur Armstrong* (Nu Gamma 1920)
  • Kenneth Pratt Morse* (Nu Delta 1926)
  • Austin J. Paddock* (Gamma Beta 1929)
  • William M. Gardner (Nu Beta 1970)
  • John Rigas (Nu Theta 1950)
  • Gerald Francis Burrill* (Nu Epsilon 1929)
  • James E. Carnes (Mu Epsilon 1961)
  • John K. Tsui (Mu Epsilon 1960)
  • Dan Gwadowski* (Nu Xi 1976)
  • Edward C. Dupont (Nu Beta 1971)

​* = deceased.