Hauts Grades Academy

Designed to promote the education, knowledge and engagement of Scottish Rite, NMJ members, the challenging Hauts Grades Academy (HGA) curriculum provides members with an opportunity to delve deeper into the study of the Scottish Rite degrees.

Meet some of the HGA’s recent graduates below. Scottish Rite, NMJ members can read the HGA graduates’ full body of scholarly work, including reflective essays and research projects.

Below are the Illinois Scottish Rite Brothers who have graduated from the Academy:

Bro. Thomas J. Greenwich, 32°, HGA
Date: 10/15/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Blending Masonic and Military Values:  “A Pathway to Revitalizing Leadership Techniques Through Core Values in Freemasonry”

Bro. Sami Isbitan, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/13/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Exploring Scottish Rite Masonry Core Values in the Arab World

Bro. Justus E. Fischer, 32°, HGA
Date: 2/28/2024
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: A brief history of the Valley of Chicago

Bro. Michael G. Boyd, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/14/2023
Valley: Danville, IL
Title: A New Form of Knighthood: Medievalism in The Scottish Rite

Bro. Shannon D. Fullmer, 32°, HGA
Date: 7/23/2022
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Core-Value Collage: A Philosophical Contemplation, Synthesis, and Expansion of Integrity via the Scottish Rite Degree Rituals

Bro. Gayle Logsdon, MSA, HGA
Date: 6/16/2022
Valley: Springfield, IL

Ill. Matthew Stolz, 33°, MSA, HGA
Date: 4/5/2022
Valley: Springfield, IL

Bro. Bruce Zimmerman, MSA, HGA
Date: 10/13/2021
Valley: Chicago, IL

Bro. James E. Mabey, 32°, HGA
Date: 6/4/2021
Valley: Bloomington, IL
Title: The 32° – Contrast & Comparison; Past, Present & Future

Bro. Charles Matoesain, 32°, HGA
Date: 9/01/2019
Valley: Springfield, IL

lll. Chad M. Lacek, 33°, HGA
Date: 3/01/2019
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: The Secret of the Royal Secret

Bro. Kevin A. Wheeler, 32°, HGA
Date: 3/1/2019
Valley: Chicago, IL
Title: Freemasonry During The Civil War: Acts of Treason?