MIPGM James Bard looks on proudly as his son Peter Bard receives the Ronald L. Thomas Ritual Award from MIPM Judd Wolfe of Georgia./div>

On June 18 at a visit by MIGM Judd Wolfe to Walton C. Griffin Council #36 in Dalton Georgia, Ill. Companion Peter D. Bard was presented with Ronald L. Thomas General Grand Council Ritual Award with the Royal Master Bar. Companion Bard becomes the first in Georgia to earn this award since the revisions to the criteria for earning the award were published two years ago.