Lyle R. Melvin Distinguished Service Award

YearNameChapter
1981 Lyle R. MelvinNachusa No. 56
1982 Chalmers J. CarrollPekin No. 25
1983 H. Carl PalowPeoria No. 7
1984 Stephen R. GreenbergLogan No. 196
1985 Charles E. RunkelJacksonville No. 3
1986 John N. DoerrFranklin No. 8
1987 Ronald D. EricksenOracle No. 180
1988 Walter I. BergfieldGranite City No. 221
1989 Lewis B. SummerVermilion No. 82
1990 Kenneth N. EcclesPeoria No. 7
1991 Herbert S. HilStockton No. 248
1992 Richard W. SalisburyCentralia No. 93
1993 John C. DoyleGoodbrake No. 59
1994 Lee BradleyWilmette No. 253
1995 Thomas A. KoontzOracle No. 180
1996 William L. NeumanJacksonville No. 3
1997 Richard L. SpeerWarren No. 30
1998 Perry W. FoltzPekin No. 25
1999 Joseph H. Border, Sr.Centralia No. 93
2000 Olin T. TinkesWaukegan No. 41
2001 Ralph E. Gray, Jr.West Suburban No. 207
2002 Leonard E. StoeckerAlbion No. 237
2003 Kenneth L. PuckettMacon No. 21
2004 Hugh A. ColeFox River No. 14
2005 Joe LucasMount Pulaski No. 121
2006 Jack D. ChasteenWest Suburban No. 207
2007 Charles W. WatkinsCahokia No. 156
2008 Earl W. KnightAndrew D. Webb No. 160
2009 William J. Hussey, Jr.Henry Godeke No. 38
2010 James M. TomeDeKalb No. 52
2011 John C. Loayza, Sr.La Fayette No. 2
2012 David A. MileyLa Fayette No. 2
2013Timothy J. ViceWarren No. 30
2014Timothy J. WardFox River No. 14
2015Bryan L. HartAlbion No. 237
2016
2017Don Cowart
2018Thomas W. PodrovitzRock Island No. 18
2019Allen LesterMacomb No. 111
2020Christopher CarterKeystone No. 281
2021Travis L. StewartMurphysboro No. 164
2022Byford O. (Bo) CookHenry Godeke No. 38
2023Jerald H. (Jerry) StarksPeoria No. 7
2024Dustin S. D. ReesMurphysboro No. 164
2025James D. WilliamsQuincy No. 5