Incentive Award Programs

Grand Master’s Excellency Award 2012-2013

The Grand Master's Excellency Award has very high achievement requirements and is the highest award a lodge can receive.  Although the qualifications are set high and must be completed without variance, a lodge whose officers and members aspire to this lofty status will be assured of achieving public as well as private esteem [more]

Attendance Awards 2012-2013

An attendance award will be presented at the Grand Lodge Annual Communication to those lodges with MORE than 50 Members who have the Master, two of the top four other elected officers (Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, and Secretary) present at your District Meeting plus 8 other officers/members for a total of 11, or the Master and 15 officers/members total 16 members.

Lodges with LESS than 50 Members who have the Master, two of the top four other elected officers (Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, and Secretary) present at your District Meeting plus 4 other officers/members for a total of 7, or the Master and 7 officers/members total 8 members.

(If an officer is unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, the lodge may apply to the DDGM & Area Officer for relief. If they determine that the absence was justifiable, the lodge will then be considered to have met the requirements for that office being filled). [more]

Grand Lodge of Kentucky Traveling Gavel Program 2012-2013

A traveling incentive program is being offered in which you travel to other lodges, meet other Masonic brothers and gain recognition in the process. The whole idea behind the program is to have good social fraternal discussions in your traveling efforts within and without your district as well as collect the district gavel from lodges within your district. [more]

2012-2013 Ritualist Award Program

To achieve this award a brother must have proven that he has been a ritualist in Masonry or is a Masonic Ritualist today.  [more]

Certification Calculation Worksheet (Excel Format)

Certification Application

Ritualist                       100 - 125                                            

Senior Ritualist           126 - 150                    

Master Ritualist          151 - 200

Points that can be earn:     240

A brother must accomplish from the list below to achieve this prestigious recognition.  Must be given from memory, “not read”: