User:Edgar M. Skinner, III

SIR EDGAR MARTIN SKINNER, III, D. D.'''

1. NOTABLE RECOGNITION:

A. INAUGURAL APPOINTMENT Appointed to the executive committee of the 1980 Presidential Inaugural Finance Committee,   for the 1981 inauguration of President Reagan. Received personal letter of appreciation from the President.

B. COMMENDED IN CONGRESS Commended in the US Congressional Record for leading nation-wide support of UN World Food Program, while serving as CEO for the world’s largest professional management association, The National Management Association, with 65,000 members.

C. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT Commended for initiatives while serving as senior-level, Presidential appointee, as the first ever to sit in singular regulatory authority over all airlines, truckers, railroads, sea carriers, public utilities and their respective regulatory agencies.

D. CONGRESSIONAL APPOINTMENT Commended for service as a senior-level, U. S. Congressional appointee to a congressional commission. Drafted legislation. Helped orchestrate Congressional hearing.

E. PRESIDENTIAL YACHT Appointed as Commodore of the former Presidential Yacht, SEQUOIA. Founder and CEO of The Presidential Yacht Trust to preserve the yacht as a historic preservation project. The title was formally acknowledged by President Reagan and other Washington leaders. Appointed daughter, Mary Jane as "Princess of the U.S.S. Sequoia".

F. KEY TO CITY Awarded with Key to the City and named Honorary Citizen of Fort Worth, Texas.

G. KEY TO CITY Awarded Key to the City of Waterloo, Iowa

H. HONORARY ADMIRAL Named "Admiral" of the "Panama City (Fla.) Navy."

I. BANKERS CLUB LEADER Received award as founder and Chairman of the Bankers Club Forum, Miami (Fla.), bringing notable speakers, ranging from the President of the United States to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

J. NAVAL SHIP COMMENDATION Named "A dynamic Patriot" by the “officers and men” of the Navy destroyer, LOWE, for leading central Florida to obtain a custom-made high speed boat with supper-power Mercury engine and having it shipped to the Lowe (to his friend, Charlie Johnson, Executive Officer) for use in search and seizure operations off the coast of Viet Nam. The Navy’s first “swift boat.”

K. KNIGHTED Formally knighted as a Knight Templar by the Commandery of the York Rite (along with son, Sir Edgar IV) during his 50th year as a free mason in Composite Lodge # 293, Orlando and was granted the following degrees: 1. Past Master 2. Most Excellent Master 3. The Royal Arch 4. Illustrious Order of the Red Cross 5. Order of Malta 6. Order of the Temple (in the Commandery)

L. ENLIGHTENED Elevated to be a 32nd degree mason of the Scottish Rite, Orlando, and was granted the following degrees: 1. Secret Master 2. Perfect Master 3. Knight of the Nile 4. Knight Rose Croix 5. Grand Pontiff 6. Knight of the Brazen Serpent 7. Knight Commander of the Temple 8. Inspector Inquisitor 9. Master of the Royal Secret M. INDUSTRY COMMENDATION Commended by top industry leader for major, national legislative success.

N. PRAISED AS CHAPLAIN Awarded three times for exceptional service as Chaplain for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Formally praised by Paster for works with wife while commissioned by the church as Extraordinary Ministers of Holly Communion. Awarded the honor degree (MOC) of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as member of Post 9610, and given a lifetime membership.

O. CHAMBER RECOGNITION Named Best Committee Chairman, twice by Orlando Jr. Chamber of Commerce and commended by the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce for successfully running (as a consultant) the Resort Tax Campaign in Volusia County, to fund the new Ocean Center for medium-size conventions, exhibits and community activities.

P. POLITICAL RECOGNITION Awarded "Best Campaign Manager and Assistant Chairman" for the 1968 Florida Republican Presidential campaign

Q. HONORARY DEGREE Awarded honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity while serving as a Christian chaplain.

R. AWARD AS PRESIDENT Awarded plaque as President of the fastest growing chapter in the country of the Data Processing Management Association.. S. MILITARY RECOGNITION Joined the Navy Reserve while in high school. Dropped out of high school and joined the Regular Army. Trained as a Combat Engineer (construction and explosives) and rated as an Engineer Construction Foeman. Appointed to the Special Category of thee Army Reassigned to the Air Force (SCARWAF), a special forces unit at K-2 air base in Taegu, Korea.

Recognition: 1. Army Commendation Medal 2. Two medals from the mayor of Mulegum, Korea 3. Army Good Conduct Medal 4. Nav Good Conduct Medal 5. American Defense Service Medal 6. National Defense Service Medal 7. Korean Service Medal 8. Naval Reserve Medal 9. United Nations Korean Service Medal 10. ROK Korean War Service Medal 11. Combat Service Comm. Medal 12. Presidential Unit Citation 13. Korean Presidential Unit Citation Comm. 14. United Nations Military Service Comm. Medal 15. Overseas Service Comm. Medal 16. U. S. Army Medal Honorable Service Comm. Medal

T. SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Elected Senior Class President, Florida Southern College.

U. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT Elected Student Body President & Best All-around Student, Orlando Jr. College.

2. PRIVATE CLUBS:

A. Bankers Club (Miami, Fl.) B. Capitol Hill Club (D.C.) C. Touchdown Club (D.C.) D. Racquet Club (Dayton, Oh.) E. Halifax Club (Daytona Beach, Fl.)

3. SCHOOLS:

A. Cambridge Elementary (Maryland) B. Staunton Military Academy (Staunton, Va.) C. Orlando Highschool D. Edgewater Highschool (Orlando, Fl.) E. Orlando Jr. College F. Florida Southern College (Lakeland, Fl.)

4. FAMILY:

Grandson of Col. Albanus Phillips, Chairman and CEO of Phillips Delicious canned foods and Sara Lee frozen products in Cambridge, Maryland.

Wife, Esther, deceased Dec. 7, 2001.

Children: Edgar IV, Mary Jane, Gregory, Heather, Christopher, and grandchildren, Shannon, Heather, Jack, Shiran, Nitai, Naveh and Hope.

5. FAVORITE SAYING:

“You will discover that no one is better than you, once you realize that no one is lesser than you.” - EMS III