HGA Graduates

Bro. Thomas J. Greenwich, 32°, HGA
Date: 10/15/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Blending Masonic and Military Values:  “A Pathway to Revitalizing Leadership Techniques Through Core Values in Freemasonry”

Bro. Kyle N. Gamache, 32°, HGA
Date: 10/4/2024
Valley: Providence, RI
Title: Trials and Tribulations of the Masonic Hero: A Journey through the Ordeals of the Scottish Rite Degrees

Bro. Jonathan J. Purdy, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/26/2024
Valley: Aroostook, ME
Title: An Executive review of the Core Values of Scottish Rite Masonry.

Bro. David B. Haseman, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/3/2024
Valley: Concord, NH
Title: The Great Light in Masonry:  Suggested Biblical Citations for Scottish Rite Assemblies for Degree Presentations or Business

Bro. William L. Britton, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/3/2024
Valley: Harrisburg, PA
Title: A Correlation The Valley of Jehoshaphat and the 13° Master of the Ninth Arch Degree in the Scottish Rite

Bro. Jerry T. Moyes, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/27/2024
Valley: George Rogers Clark, IN 
Title: The Knighting Ceremony Origin, History, and use in The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA.

Bro. Kevin B. Keith, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/22/2024
Valley: Indianapolis, IN 
Title: Hiram Abiff as Servant Leader:  An Eisegetical Interpretation of the Fourth Degree

Bro. Edgardo G. Gonzalez, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/22/2024
Valley: Providence, RI
Title: Can Cybernetics enable the practical application of the Core Values of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in daily life?

Bro. Michael J. Murphy, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/12/2024
Valley: Portland, ME
Title: The Eagle of East and West

Bro. Christopher Carosa, 32°, HGA
Date: 7/24/2024
Valley: Rochester, NY
Title: Do Better Men Make Better Leaders? How Various Scottish Rite Degrees Incorporate and Demonstrate Leadership Theories and Practice

Bro. Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr., 32°, HGA
Date: 7/17/2024
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: Devotion to Country: Masonic and Scottish Rite Core Values

Bro. Frank J. Sforza, 32°, MSA, HGA
Date: 7/1/2024
Valley: Rockville Centre, NY
Title: The Rosicrucians and Their Influence on Freemasonry

Bro. Alan K. Jacobson, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/18/2024
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: Albert Pike and Voltaire on Tolerance in the 10th Degree

Bro. Michael Loiacono, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/14/2024
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: 12 Angry Masons

Bro. Christopher L. Mencke, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/14/2024
Valley: Cleveland, OH
Title: Our Values Light the Path

Bro. Shannon R. Sopha, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/14/2024
Valley: Portsmouth-Dover, NH
Title: The Sacred Words of The Ineffable Degrees, 4° - 14°  Attributes of God

Bro. Matthew J. McMahon, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/7/2024
Valley: Boston, MA
Title: Collegiate and Masonic Fraternal Systems in Early America: A paper on the historic parallels between the evolution of "class societies,” and the Scottish Rite System of Degrees within the United States.

Bro. Stacey B. Jones, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/3/2024
Valley: Indianapolis, IN 
Title: Immortal Chaplains

Bro. Fabio M de Souza, 32°, HGA
Date: 5/19/2024
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: Love as the Pathway for Universal Fraternity

Bro. Robert J. Brower, III, 32°, HGA
Date: 5/19/2024
Valley: Dayton, OH
Title: Huey Lewis Explains It All: The central place of love in life, religion, and the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Bro. James D. Poer, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/29/2024
Valley: Indianapolis, IN 
Title: Qualities of Masonic Character, Building a Mason's Character

Bro. Brennen T. Stiffler, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/12/2024
Valley: Altoona, PA
Title: Saint Andrew and His Knights: The History of Saint Andrew, The Knights of Saint Andrew, and the Scottish Rite Body

Bro. Shaun D. Stagner, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/2/2024
Valley: Utica, NY
Title: The Differences in the Northern and Southern Masonic Jurisdiction Degrees: Their History, and How We Can Use Them in Everyday Life.

Bro. Sami Isbitan, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/13/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Exploring Scottish Rite Masonry Core Values in the Arab World

Bro. Jason W. Godios, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/11/2024
Valley: Buffalo, NY
Title: Brothers of the Forest: Famous Native American Freemasons, and their impact on the Craft

Bro. Naresh Selvarasu, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/11/2024
Valley: Concord, NH
Title: Values of Scottish Rite and Freemasonry: A Beacon of Hope for the World and the Sustaining Force of The Enlightenment

Bro. Justus E. Fischer, 32°, HGA
Date: 2/28/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: A brief history of the Valley of Chicago

Bro. Ronald C. Nischwitz, Sr., 32°, HGA
Date: 1/30/2024
Valley: Dayton, OH
Title: Core Values and Personal Contemplation of The Scottish Rite Allegorical Degrees

Bro. Jeffrey S. Wilkins, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/8/2024
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: History, Symbolism, and Esoteric Importance of the Twenty-Sixth Degree

Bro. John P. Shekitka, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/2/2024
Valley: The Hudson, NY
Title: Solomon’s Temple in the Early Modern Period, Sir Isaac Newton and the Development of the Scottish Rite Degrees

Bro. George E. Moore, 32°, HGA
Date: 11/21/2023
Valley: Dayton, OH
Title: What’s in a Word... Future Generations Shall Discover... (‘The Name’ & ‘The Nine’ Arches: Comparing Scottish Rite & Ohio Cryptic Rite)

Bro. Robert D. Stacoffe, 32°, MSA, HGA
Date: 10/5/2023
Valley: Columbus, OH
Title: The 25th Degree - Commentary on Benjamin Franklin's Life

Bro. Brian T. Blouin, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/11/2023
Valley: Columbus, OH
Title: Change is Necessary: The History of the 4º

Bro. Shannon D. Fullmer, 32°, HGA
Date: 7/23/2023
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Change is Necessary: The History of the 4º

Bro. Harald S. Christiansen, 32°, HGA
Date: 5/17/2023
Valley: Augusta, ME
Title: Why Those Who Serve Seek a Code : What Drives a Life of Service

Bro. Richard P. Sagistano, 32°, HGA
Date: 5/15/2023
Valley: Rockville Centre, NY
Title: The Ancient Mysteries and How Their Principles are Rooted in the Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Degree

Bro. Henry M. Peacock, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/23/2023
Valley: Hartford, CT
Title: Symbolism in the 13th Degree

Bro. Troy W. Clements, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/17/2023
Valley: Indianapolis, IN
Title: The Tip of the Iceberg: The Scottish Rite of the Valley of Indianapolis, A.A.S.R.N.M.J.

Bro. Michael G. Boyd, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/14/2023
Valley: Danville, IL
Title: A New Form of Knighthood: Medievalism in The Scottish Rite

Bro. William D. Anderson, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/12/2023
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: The Historic Background of the Scottish Rite Degrees, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and their Interconnections

Bro. Ronald A. Murad, 32°, HGA
Date: 12/17/2022
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: The Truth - Maybe - of the Morgan Affair: Its Impact on Anti-Masonry and its Application to the Core Values of the Scottish Rite

Bro. Ismael De Jesus, Jr., 32°, HGA
Date: 10/1/2022
Valley: South Bend, IN
Title: Temptation

Bro. Steven D. Redding, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/23/2022
Valley: Scranton, PA
Title: Zerubbabel: Greater than we knew

Bro. Benjamin Feldman, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/16/2022
Valley: Concord, NH
Title: A Road to Self-Actualization: Freemasonry and the Scottish Rite Viewed Through Theories of Human Motivation and Behavior

Bro. Christopher M. Potts, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/23/2022
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: Rev. David Burnham Tracy: A Civil War Chaplain’s Impact on Michigan Freemasonry

Bro. Robert C. PIttman, 32°, MSA, HGA
Date: 7/23/2022
Valley: Southern New Jersey, NJ
Title: Masonry View Through The Scottish Rite

Bro. Michael P. Paul, 32°, MSA, HGA
Date: 6/8/2022
Valley: New Castle, PA
Title: A Journey into the History and Lore of the Rose Croix

Bro. Billy K. Parks, Jr., 32°, HGA
Date: 5/14/2022
Valley: Cincinnati, OH
Title: The Influence of the Western Esoteric Tradition on the Development of the Scottish Rite Degrees

Bro. Max A. Kalkstein, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/25/2022
Valley: Bridgeport, CT
Title: Profit from its Pages The Volume of Sacred Law, The Book of LIfe, and the Lessons of the 17th Degree: Knight of the East and West

Bro. Hady Aouad, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/16/2022
Valley: New York City, NY
Title: The Vigil of Arms and the Temptations of the 32°

Bro. Olimpiu M. Bucin, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/2/2022
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: Understanding Scottish Rite Rituals - Tradition vs. Innovation

Bro. Jason D. MacKeen, 32°, HGA
Date: 11/13/2021
Valley: Southeastern Mass, MA
Title: When We Remembered Zion: A Comparative Analysis of the Second Temple In Masonic and Historical Literature

Bro. Graig A. Huber, 32°, HGA
Date: 10/3/2021
Valley: Indianapolis, IN
Title: Zerubbabel: The Fourth Grand Master of Ancient Craft Masonry

Ill. Harry E. Hackman, 33°, HGA
Date: 8/6/2021
Valley: Reading, PA
Title: Comparisons between the Essene Qumran Community, Christianity, and Freemasonry

Bro. Peter H. Cormack, 32°, HGA
Date: 7/13/2021
Valley: Rochester, NY
Title: The Core Value of Toleration

Ill. David J. Walters, II, 33°, HGA
Date: 6/20/2021
Valley: Wilmington, DE
Title: In Pursuit of Honor; The Need for a Code of Conduct Today's Modern Age of Freemasonry.

Bro. James E. Mabey, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/4/2021
Valley: Bloomington, IL
Title: The 32° - Contrast & Comparison; Past, Present & Future

Bro. Jack Freund, 32°, HGA
Date: 5/29/2021
Valley: Columbus, OH
Title: From Darkness to Light to Darkness Again: The Initiatic Importance of Confronting Mortality

Ill. Walter S. Muller, 33°, HGA
Date: 2/5/2021
Valley: Scranton, PA
Title: The Two Brethren Who Would Cause Havoc Through The Cerneau Rite of Masonry in Pennsylvania, The Tale of John H. Dusenbury and Asa B. Stevens

Bro. Robert S. Dilworth, 32°, HGA
Date: 1/10/2021
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: The Core Values An Observation of Theoretical Methodology Versus Practical Implementation.

Bro. John E. Zabel, 32°, HGA
Date: 11/15/2020
Valley: Rochester, NY
Title: The 18th Degree’s Philosophy and Symbolic Meanings

Ill. Roger E. Givens, Jr., 33°, MSA, HGA
Date: 8/19/2020
Valley: Steubenville, OH
Title: Scottish Rite Core Values a Modern Promethus?

Bro. Neil C. Clayton, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/18/2020
Valley: Indianapolis, IN
Title: Plato’s Republic and Scottish Rite Freemasonry “Become the Best Version of You”

Bro. Michael E. Ludwig, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/26/2020
Valley: Reading, PA
Title: An Historical and Symbolic Analysis of the 18th Degree: Knight of the Rose Croix of H.R.D.M.

Bro. Michael A. Czech, 32°, HGA
Date: 4/04/2020
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: The Manifestation Of Courage: The Psychology of Sacrifice As Seen In Scottish Rite Degrees

Bro. Roger W. Peak, 32°, HGA
Date: 2/19/2020
Valley: Michigan, MI
Title: Benjamin Franklin’s Virtues

Bro. Brian L. Ellis, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/4/2019
Valley: The Androscoggin, ME
Title: Maine Mason, Scottish Rite, and the Civil War

Ill. Douglas A. Kranch, 33°, MSA, HGA
Date: 9/3/2019
Valley: The Firelands, OH
Title: The Evolution of the Fourteenth Degree in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction from Francken to 2006

lll. Mark V. Cruciani, 33°, HGA
Date: 8/6/2019
Valley: Scranton, PA
Title: Knight Kadosh: Who Art Though?

lll. Chad M. Lacek, 33°, HGA
Date: 3/11/2019
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: The Secret of the Royal Secret

Bro. Kevin A. Wheeler, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/1/2019
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Freemasonry During The Civil War: Acts of Treason? 

Bro. David C. Hanna, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/1/2019
Valley: Cleveland, OH
Title: From Chaos to Union: A Brief History of the Scottish Rite

Bro. Arthur F. Hebbeler, 32°, HGA
Date: 10/28/2018
Valley: Toledo, OH
Title: Ritual Reform in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and Southern Jurisdiction AASR 1990-Present

Bro. Seth C. Anthony, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/26/2018
Valley: Reading, PA
Title: The Resurrectionists: Joseph Eichbaum, Clifford MacCalla, and the Ghost of Joseph Cerneau

Bro. Michael L. Moran, 32°, HGA
Date: 8/26/2018
Valley: Harrisburg, PA
Title: Core Values, Reflection and Scottish Rite Dramas

lll. Mohamad A. Yatim, 33°, MSA, HGA
Date: 2/28/2017
Valley: Northern New Jersey, NJ
Title: Zerubbabel: Lessons in Morality and Truth from the 15th and 16th degree