ORDERS OF CHIVALRY

• Knight Grand Cordon, Order of The Ethiopian Lion (House of Shoa) [GCEL] – Webmaster

• Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia (House of Shoa) [KCSE]

• Jericho Officer of Honour Extraordinary, Ethiopian Crown Honours Office, The Crown Council of Ethiopia

• The Centenary of the Victory of Adwa Medal 1896-1996 (House of Shoa) – awarded by HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie, March 2022

• The Knightly Order of the Vitéz [KMV]

• Commander, Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam (Imperial House of Annam, Vietnam) [CDA]

• Knight Commander, Real Ordem Equestre e Militar de São Miguel da Ala {Ohe Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing} (House of Bragança) [CMA]

• Knight Commander, Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Royal House of Georgia)

• Knight Grand Cross, Real Confraria de São Teotónio {Royal Confraternity of Saint Theotonius} (Royal House of Georgia)

• Member of Honour, Red Cross of Congo

• Member of Honour, Red Cross Cote d'Ivoire

PRESENT OR PAST MEMBERSHIPS / OFFICES / SOCIETIES

• The American College of Heraldry- Distinguished Fellow [DFACH]; Fellow[FACH]; Board of Governors; Executive Director; Editor, "The Armiger's News;" Editor, The Heraldic Register of America
• Member, La Asociación de Posesores de Certificaciones de Genealogía, Nobleza y Armas expedidas por el Cuerpo de Cronistas Reyes de Armas de España {Association of Owners of Certifications of Genealogy, Nobility and Coat of Arms Issued by the Corps of the Cronistas King of Arms of Spain}
• The International Sister Fidelma Society - Webmaster; Editor, "The Brehon," Journal of The International Sister Fidelma Society
• Kentucky Colonel, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, awarded by the Hon. Paul E. Patton, Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky [HOKC]
• Arkansas Traveler, awarded by the Hon. Mike Huckabee, Governor, State of Arkansas
• South Carolina Irish Historical Society
• Scottish Society of Charleston
• South Carolina Historical Society
• The Scottish-American Military Society [SAMS]
• Orders & Medals Research Society
• Naval Order of the United States - Life Member
• Navy League of the United States
• Sons of Confederate Veterans
• Military Order of the Stars & Bars
• Richard III Society
• Scottish Tartans Authority
• The Heraldry Society (UK)
• The Society of Heraldic Arts, Honorary Fellow [HonFSHA]
• The Fellowship of the White Shield, Senior Founding Fellow
• The White Lion Society
• The Heraldry Societies of the UK, Australia, Scotland, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, The Heraldry Society of the USA
• Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture & Commerce (Royal Society of Arts) [FRSA]
• Fellow of the The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland [FRSAI]
• Fellow of the Society for Antiquaries (Scotland) [FSA (Scot)]
• The Heraldry Society of the USA
• The Bookplate Society
• Orders and Medals Society of America
• North Carolina State University Alumni Association
  • Pack Partner
• Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity