Dr. Deborah Hayes Honored by the Grand Master
by Vernon B. Ingraham, 33˚, Executive Secretary, Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado.

On January 27, 2006, the Grand Master of Masons in Colorado, Illustrious and Most Worshipful Brother Richard W. Schmidt, 33˚, awarded Deborah Hayes, Ph.D., with the highest honor given by Colorado Masons to a non-Mason, the 2005 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Hayes is the Kelley Family/Schlessman Family Scottish Rite Masons Chair in Childhood Language Disorders at The Children’s Hospital in Denver. She has worked with the Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado since 1983 and is principally responsible for the expansion of RiteCare services statewide.

In recognizing her distinguished career at The Children’s Hospital and service to the Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado, the Grand Master highlighted Dr. Hayes’ accomplishments in promoting the speech-language health of Colorado’s children. He emphasized her collaboration and partnership with the Scottish Rite as an integral part of the Masonic Fraternity’s mission of service to Colorado youth.

The award was presented during the All Masonic Banquet attended by about 200 Masonic leaders and their guests from across Colorado. The SGIG and President of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado, Illustrious and Most Worshipful, The Honorable Stephen M. Munsinger, 33˚, joined with Foundation Trustees John W. Groves, 33˚, Gerald A. Ford, 33˚, and Richard G. Frohlick, 32˚ KCCH, as well as the Foundation’s Executive Secretary, Vernon B. Ingraham, 33˚, and a number of Appraisal Committee members, representatives from The Children’s Hospital including Martha Drake – the RiteCare Clinic Director in Pueblo and Valerie Hernandez, the Scottish Rite Program Assistant to Dr. Hayes, and Deborah’s husband Jim Martin in celebrating this well deserved and prestigious honor. Congratulations Dr. Hayes.