Knights of St. Andrew (KSA)

2025 ELECTED OFFICERS

First Knight of the Council
Bro. Joe McArthur, 32° KSA

Knight Grand Councilor
Bro. John "Jay" Champion, 32° KSA

Knight Chief of Staff
Bro. Noah Parry, 32° KSA

Knight Bursar
Bro. Chris Sanchez, 32° KSA

Knight Keeper of the Realm

Bro. Brian Ferdon, 32° KSA

I’m sure you have all noticed some members of the valley wearing Scottish Glengarry hats and black shirts. This is the uniform of a Knights of Saint Andrew. You will see them helping around the Lodge and dining room as well as filling in at rituals and reunions. The regalia adorning the Scottish military Glengarry hat signifies the rank of the Knight. Gold medallions and gold feathers signify an elected officer. All elected Knight Officers wear two gold feathers with the exception of the First Knight of the Council which wears three gold feathers. Appointed Knight Officers wear silver medallions with one gold feather and one white feather. All Sir Knights wear silver medallions with two white feathers.

The KSA is made up of Masters of the Royal Secret who are not red or white hats. Any 32nd Degree Black Hat Mason can join. We are a service organization within the Scottish Rite that gives assistance to the Valley wherever it is needed. This assistance can involve anything the valley does. We are not asking anyone to take on an oppressive work load, we are simply asking you to become involved to help the valley move forward.

The reunions are the busiest time for the Valley and the place where we always need more help. Setting up for the degrees is a lot of work that must be done quickly and efficiently. The backstage crew works very hard and can use some extra hands, before during and after the reunions. The degrees we perform require that about 90 individual parts be acted out. These parts are both speaking and nonspeaking. In addition, there are many supporting parts such as drawing curtains and offstage voices. It is very important that we have extra help to fill in where needed.

We need help setting up and taking down the Lodge for regular meetings. There is always need for extra help with special meetings, such as the Feast of Tisri and SGIG visit. Setting up the dining room and special setup in the Lodge are much easier with some extra help.

We need greeters at the Consistory meetings.

Please join us so we can make the Valley of Ft Myers all it can be. If you have a desire to become involved within the Scottish Rite and be hands-on, we invite you to join our group of dedicated Knights. There are no dues, only a one-time fee of $100.00 which covers the cost of your KSA shirt, Glengarry, and all the regalia that applies.

Knight Commander Court of Honour (KCCH)

2025 OFFICERS

Commander: Hon. Jim Hogg, 32° KCCH
Lieutenant Commander: Hon. Kevin Gourley, 32° KCCH
Secretary: Hon. John Herman, 32° KCCH
Chaplain: Hon. Kurt Wagner, 32° KCCH

KCCH is an honor, not a degree. It is a recognition bestowed by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction, not something that can be applied for. If a member requests the KCCH honor, it will be automatically refused. For eligibility you must be at least 35 years old, be a Master of the Royal Secret (32°) for at least 4 years, and have rendered special service to the Scottish Rite. Once a member, you'll need to wait at least four years before being considered for the 33° degree.

Honourees

Hon. Edward C. Behringer, 32° KCCH / October 18, 1981
Hon. Franklin B. Mann, 32° KCCH / November 26, 1983
Hon. Donald A. Duvall, 32° KCCH / November 18, 1989
Hon. Thomas E. Guess, 32° KCCH / November 9, 1991
Hon. Charles E. Marshall, 32° KCCH / November 13, 1993
Hon. Jerome C. Goodson, 32° KCCH / November 18, 1995
Hon. David H. Pattison, 32° KCCH / November 1, 1997
Hon. James Leroy Record, 32° KCCH / October 6, 1997
Hon. Thomas P. Gordon, 32° KCCH / November 6, 1999
Hon. Donald R. Sutter, 32° KCCH / November 6, 1999
Hon. Henry R. Beaudoin, 32° KCCH / October 20, 2001
Hon. Samuel J. Scardina, 32° KCCH / October 20, 2001
Hon. Frank G. West, 32° KCCH / October 20, 2001
Hon. John T. Bittner, Jr, 32° KCCH / November 8, 2003
Hon. John Brake, 32° KCCH / November 5, 2005
Hon. Robert Greene, 32° KCCH / .November 5, 2005
Hon. Harold F. Simpson, 32° KCCH / November 5, 2005
Hon. William L. McDaniel, 32° KCCH / December 10, 2005
Hon. Hugh M. Bennett, 32° KCCH / November 7, 2009
Hon. James E. Landrum, 32° KCCH / November 7, 2009
Hon. James A. Rider, 32° KCCH / November 7, 2009
Hon. Clay W. Taylor, 32° KCCH / November 7, 2009
Hon. Richard W. Bayly, 32° KCCH / .November 3, 2011
Hon. Gerald E. Connally, 32° KCCH / November 3, 2011
Hon. William L. Jones, 32° KCCH / November 3, 2011
Hon. Cecil 0. Akin, 32° KCCH / November 9, 2013
Hon. Edgar Lanham, 32° KCCH / November 9, 2013
Hon. Charles W. Machell, 32° KCCH / November 9, 2013
Hon. Bojan M. Stricevic, 32° KCCH / November 9, 2013
Hon. George A. Baliotis, 32° KCCH / .November 7, 2015
Hon. Eduardo Sanchez, Jr, 32° KCCH...November 7, 2015
Hon. Fred L. Wright, 32° KCCH / November 7, 2015
Hon. Dick Nelson, 32° KCCH / November 11, 2017
Hon. Charles Tanner, 32° KCCH / November 11, 2017
Hon. Ken Wellborn, 32° KCCH / November 11, 2017
Hon. Kurt Wagner, 32° KCCH / November 11, 2017
Hon. Jeff Zimmerman, 32° KCCH / November 11, 2017
Hon. Thomas Elliott, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. John Herman, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Robert Holland, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Kenneth Jordan, 32º KCCH /.November 7, 2019
Hon. Peter Kolthammer, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Robert Lippek, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Robert Miller, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Jeff Nowak, 32º KCCH / November 7, 2019
Hon. Acey Edgemon, 32º KCCH / November 13, 2021
Hon. Kevin Gourley, 32º KCCH / November 13, 2021
Hon. James Hogg, 32º KCCH / November 13, 2021
Hon. Jonas Seda, 32º KCCH / November 11, 2023
Hon. Bob Zimmerman, 32º KCCH / November 11, 2023
Hon. John Troia, 32º KCCH / November 11, 2023