Chapter Committees

To promote SAR mission areas, the Ozark Mountain Chapter participates in a number of NSSAR committees. Committee chairs help the chapter have a positive impact on our community by facilitating participation in relevant events and activities. Listed below are committees in which members are currently engaged. Please contact us for more information on how to get involved. 

CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Steve Perkins, Chairman
The CDC meets monthly to organize all chapter activities and programs, keeping in mind the chapter’s twelve-month goal and priorities.  The CDC plans and engages members to execute everything from ROTC/JROTC Awards, Police, Fire, and EMT Awards, wreath-laying events, Flag Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day events, grave markings, and school visits.  Members include all Chapter Officers and Committee Chairmen.  Past Presidents are invited to attend.  We will meet in person and by Zoom.

PATRIOT NEWSLETTER

Dan Piedlow, Editor
The Ozark Mountain Chapter regularly publishes a Patriot Newsletter documenting many of the activities participated in by members of the Ozark Mountain Chapter.  The Patriot Newsletter is distributed among our members, community participants, and various members of Missouri SAR and SAR National leadership.

EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION

Gary Bishop, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts a contest each year to determine the Best Eagle Scout for SAR National recognition.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter winner receives a cash award of $250.00 and recognition from the chapter and is advanced to the Missouri SAR competition for additional recognition and the opportunity to advance to the SAR National competition.

JROTC / ROTC

Cris Brayman, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter honors Outstanding Cadets from eleven schools in Southwest Missouri.  Our Compatriots personally present awards to these young men and women each year.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter also offers a competition for a JROTC Advanced Cadet program.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter winner receives a cash award of $250.00 and recognition from the chapter and is advanced to the Missouri SAR competition for additional recognition and the opportunity to advance to the SAR National competition.

PATRIOT BIOGRAPHIES

Ken Lawrence, Chairman 
The chapter gathers the biographies of our Patriots to add to the SAR National database. These biographies are edited and entered into the database.

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

Norman Knowlton, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter works with Missouri State University to provide  Compatriot judges for the Annual History Day event.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter also presents the William Garrett Piston Middle School Teacher Merit Award and the George Hummasti High School Merit Award.  

AMERICANISM BROCHURE CONTEST

Dan Piedlow, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts a competition among middle schools for the Outstanding Historic Brochure that best represents the goals of SAR National.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter winner receives a cash award of  $150.00 and recognition from the Ozark Mountain Chapter and is advanced to the Missouri SAR competition for additional recognition and the opportunity to advance to the SAR National competition.

AMERICANISM POSTER CONTEST

Dan Piedlow, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts an annual Outstanding Historic Poster contest among local grade schools.  The Ozark Mountain Chapter winner receives a cash award of $150.00 and recognition from the chapter and is advanced to the Missouri SAR competition for additional recognition and the opportunity to advance to the SAR National competition.

YEARBOOK

Ben Edmondson, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter maintains a yearbook of all activities so that we might have an archive of those significant events in the life of the extended communities that we serve.

AMERICANISM AWARD

Dan Piedlow, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter maintains a record of all Ozark Mountain Chapter activities and accomplishments for submission to Missouri SAR to determine the most active chapter in Missouri and support Missouri SAR totals for SAR National recognition.

PARTNERS IN PATRIOTISM

J. Howard Fisk, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter reports all appropriate historic and patriotic activities to SAR National.  The chapter has often been recognized for outstanding leadership and service to our community.

STARK REPORT

Charles McMillan, Chairman 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter reports all activities that directly support veterans.  In addition, the Stark Report acknowledges all ceremonial activities of a patriotic nature, such as Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Veterans Day, etc.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH

J. Howard Fisk and Dale Moore, Co-Chairmen 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts ongoing education outreach to local schools and public organizations.  We provide quarterly Historic Explorers events to the public, monthly history classes at WOLF School, and a variety of educational programs across other venues during the year.

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

J. Howard Fisk and Dale Moore, Co-Chairmen 
The Ozark Mountain Chapter maintains a site for a variety of podcasts.  History Briefs are those five to seven-minute podcasts about people and events in American History.  Other, more lengthy podcasts are generally interviews with subject matter experts and outstanding persons in particular fields of historic interest.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Dan Piedlow, Chairman  
The Ozark Mountain Chapter maintains a social media presence in order to share chapter activities with the community at large and with other patriotic-based organizations throughout the country. 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Steve Perkins, Chairman
The Ozark Mountain Chapter conducts an annual election of officers who will then serve for the following year.  The Chairman is the Past President and the two previous Presidents of the OMC Chapter.

Chapter Members Serving the Missouri State Society

STATE OFFICERS

Ken Lawrence, President

J. Howard Fisk, Honorary Vice-President 
Dr. George Swales, Honorary Vice-President
H. Dan Philbrick II, Chaplain
Dr. Norman Knowlton, Surgeon
Daniel F. Piedlow, Sergeant at Arms
Steven Perkins, Color Guard Commander
J. Howard Fisk, Color Guard Commander of the Missouri Southern District

STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Daniel Piedlow Americanism Elementary School Poster Contest
Gary Gift, Eagle Scout
Ken Lawrence, Flag Certificate & Retirement
Ken Lawrence, Medals & Awards
Charles McMillan, Medals & Awards ROTC, JROTC
Dr. George Swales, Member At Large
Dr. George Swales, Patriot Education & Lawrence History Teacher Award
Ken Lawrence, General John J. Pershing Fund
George Swales, Joseph S. Rumbaugh Historical Oration Contest Award
Daniel Piedlow, Sergeant Moses Adams Memorial Middle School Brochure Contest
Bryan Hood, Veterans Recognition
Dr. Norman Knowlton, Yohe Chapter Yearbook Award

STATE AWARD WINNERS

Color Guardsman of the Year, Ken Lawrence 2017, Charles McMillan 2019, Steve Perkins 2020

Best Newsletter, Daniel Piedlow 2020
Lloyd Yohe Award Best Chapter Yearbook 2016, 2017, 2018
Josiah Fogg Award for Chapter Excellence 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Americanism Chapter Award 2018
Americanism Poster Winner 2022, 2023, 2024
Sargent Moses Adams Memorial Middle School Brochure Contest Winner 2023
JROTC Enhanced Outstanding Cadet 2019
SAR Flag Commendation 2018, 2019
Americanism Oration Award 2017

Chapter Members Serving the National Society

NATIONAL OFFICERS

President General 2008-2009, David Appleby
Vice President General, International (former), Gerald McCoy 2008-2009
Vice President General, South Central District, Dan McMurray 2018-2019

NATIONAL COMMITTEES

American History Teacher Award, Dr. George Swales
Branding & Engagement, J Howard Fisk, Vice Chairman
Eagle Scout, J Howard Fisk
Ethics, David Appleby, Vice Chairman
Facilities, J Howard Fisk
Flag, Dan McMurray, Ken Lawrence
Genealogy, Gerald McCoy
George Washington Endowment Fund, Gerald McCoy
Headquarters, J. Howard Fisk
History, J Howard Fisk
Hospitality & Music, Gerald McCoy
Legal Advisory, David Appleby
Magazine, Gerald McCoy
Medals & Awards, J. Howard Fisk & Ken Lawrence & Gerald McCoy
Merchandise, J. Howard Fisk, Chairman, Gerald McCoy, Dan McMurray
Minuteman Award, David Appleby, Chairman
Patriotic Outreach, Dan McMurray
Patriot Research System, Charles McMillan
Rumbaugh Orations Contest, Dr. George Swales 
SAR Implementation, David Appleby
SAR Annual Conference on the American Revolution, David Appleby, Chairman
250th Anniversary, Gary Gift, J Howard Fisk, Chair Program Sub-Committee 
Veterans, J. Howard Fisk

NATIONAL SERVICE

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

Americanism Recognition 2018, 2019
Colonel Stewart Boone McCarty Award for Preservation of U. S. History & Traditional Teaching 2019
President General Robert B. Vance Award for Outstanding Website 2018
President General Award for Outstanding Chapter in America 2018
Color Guardsman of the Year 2013, Gerald McCoy