The Golden Trowel Award is one of the highest honors a Texas Mason can receive. Established to recognize exceptional and selfless service to the Lodge and the community, this prestigious award symbolizes the dedication, integrity, and brotherly love that define true Masonic character. Recipients of the Golden Trowel are chosen for their consistent efforts to uphold Masonic principles, their significant contributions to the Lodge, and their positive impact on those around them. To receive the Golden Trowel is to be recognized by one’s peers as a cornerstone of the Lodge—a brother whose work and example serve as an inspiration to all.

Arlington Lodge 438 Golden Trowel Recipients

2025 – Corey Harris
2024 – Ken C. Morford
2023 – James A. Rogerson
2022 – Leon Carpenter
2021 – Jeffrey L. Blakney
2020 – Keith Arterburn
2019 – John A. Thomas
2017 – Bruce Dalton
2016 – Richard Gaddis
2015 – Michael D. Bishop
2014 – Lane McCall
2013 – Stan Bullard
2012 – Corey Callaway
2011 – Ray Bommer
2010 – Paul E. Pinkerton
2008 – Danel M. Dawkins
2007 – Clarence Atchison
2006 – Robert D. Collier
2005 – Thomas A. Spencer
2004 – Leslie L. Coone
2003 – Billy Melton
2002 – John Nazzal
2001 – James D. Kirkpatrick
2000 – B. Don Mobley
2000 – James D. Ward
1999 – Earl Williams
1998 – Rodney Pace
1996 – Floyd Hall
1996 – John M. Forbes
1995 – Haskell Smith
1995 – George S. Skinner
1994 – Richard Anthis
1991 – Carl Rhodes
1990 – James Britton