Major Awards and Honors
Won By Fr. Rosensteel Council
And Its Members

Previous Year Awards

Fraternal Year 1999-2000
Grand Knight Daniel J. Ward
Pro-Life -- 1^st Place
General Program Excellence -- 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Council Activities 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Youth Activities 1^st Place
Best Youth Activity
Columbian Award
Ladies Auxilliary 1^st Place
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1997-1999
Grand Knight Kevin L. Jeffords
Pro-Life -- 1^st Place
General Program Excellence -- 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1997-1998
Grand Knight Patrick M. Sharkey
Membership -- 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Trophy For Re-Admissions
Pro-Life -- 1^st Place
Church Activities -- 1^st Place
Community Activities -- 1^st Place
Youth Activities -- 1^st Place
Honor District
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1996-1997
Grand Knight Russell R. Sutton, Jr.
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Membership 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
State Deputies Certificate of Merit to PGK John Fox (for State WWW Page)
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1995-1996
Grand Knight John A. Fox
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Mentally Handicapped Program (Tootsie Roll) 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Lecturer 1^st Place
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1994-1995
Grand Knight Joseph M. Marks
Pro-Life 1^st Place
General Excellence 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Youth Activities 1^st Place
Best Church Activity
Best Family Activity
Honor District
Maryland State Council Family of the Year - Walter L. Horner Family
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1993-1994
Grand Knight Shigeharu B. Hatanaka
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Council Activities 1^st Place
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1992-1993
Grand Knight Raymond B. Dunn, Sr. (Dec.)
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Award
Insurance Award 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1991-1992
Grand Knight Charles R. Brown
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Church Activities 1^st Place
Council Activities 1^st Place
Best Community Activity
Best Church Activity
Ladies Auxilliary 1^st Place
Honor District
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1990-1991
Grand Knight Olean B. Dangerfield
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Membership 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Trophy (Retired trophy)
Insurance 1^st Place
General Excellence 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Family Activities 1^st Place
Best Bulletin 1^st Place
Special Citation for Seminarian Assistance Program
Lecturer 1^st Place
Council Bulletin 1^st Place
Honor District
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1989-1990
Grand Knight Joseph W. Novotney
Insurance 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Trophy
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1988-1989
Grand Knight Paul W. Girolami
Membership 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Award
Insurance 1^st Place
Vocations Award
Best Community Activity
Best Church Activity
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1987-1988
Grand Knight David L. Morgan
Membership 1^st Place
Star Council
Century Club Award
Dr. John H. Griffin Award (Retired trophy)

Fraternal Year 1986-1987
Grand Knight Charles F. Wedlock
Membership 1^st Place
Century Award (one of 12 in world)
Dr. John H. Griffin Award
Best Church Activity
Best Council Activity
Charity Fund Award (one per state)
Physically Handicapped Award (one per state)
Star Council

Fraternal Year 1985-1986
Grand Knight Richard A. Callahan
Pro-Life 1^st Place
Dr. John H. Griffin Award
Insurance 1^st Place
Community Activities 1^st Place
Star Council
Lecturer 1^st Place
Vocations Award

Fraternal Year 1984-1985
Grand Knight Patrick O. Murphy (Dec.)
Charity Fund Award
Columbian Award
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1983-1984
Grand Knight Martin H. Cannon
Insurance 1^st Place
Columbian Award
Best Community Activity

Fraternal Year 1982-1983
Grand Knight Walter H. Cusick
George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
(for McGivney Program- Special Olympics only other organization to receive-usually to individual and not given every year)
Community Activities International Award
Best Community Activity
Supreme Council Best Community Activity 1^st place
Columbian Award

Fraternal Year 1981-1982
Grand Knight Henry P. Smithhisler
Community Activities 1^st Place
Best Community Activity
Founder's Award

Fraternal Year 1979-1980
Grand Knight Francis I. Gerardi (Dec.)
Dr. John H. Griffin Award
Star Council
Family Activities 1^st Place
Best Community Activity