W.Bro. S.BRENT MORRIS 33° G.C.

CURRICULUM VITAE LATORIS

Craft

                  Highland Park Lodge No. 1150, A.F. & A.M., Dallas Texas, 1971–74

                  Durham Lodge No. 352, A.F. & A.M., Durham, N.C., 1974–76

                  Founding editor of the Trestleboard, 1973–75

                  Patmos Lodge No. 70, A.F. & A.M., Ellicott City, Md., 1976—

                  Master, 1979, 2000

                  Grand Lodge of Maryland, A.F. & A.M.

                  Grand Director of Ceremonies, 1980–81

                  Editor, Free State Freemason, 1998–2001

                  Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, London, 1991—

                  Sr. Warden, 2006–2007

                  St. Albans Lodge No. 233, Maryland, 2001—

Capitular

                  Durham Chapter No. 48, R.A.M., Durham, N.C., 1973–76

                  Zeredathah Chapter No. 35, R.A.M., Laurel, Md., 1976–2003

                  High Priest, 1979–80

                  York Chapter No. 44, R.A.M., Camp Springs, Md., 2003—

Cryptic

                  Durham Council No. 7, R.&S.M., Durham, N.C., 1973–76

                  Laurel Council No. 21, Laurel, Md., 1976–2003

                  York Council No. 23, R.&S.M., Camp Springs, Md., 2003—

Chivalric

                  Durham Commandery No. 3, K.T., Durham, N.C., 1973–76

                  St. Elmo Commandery No. 3, K.T., Hyattsville, N.C., 1976–83

                  Crusade Commandery No. 5, K.T., Upper Falls, Md., 1999—

A.&A.S.R.

                  Valley of Raleigh, N.C., 4°–14°, 1974–80

                  Valley of Baltimore, Md., 15°–32°, 1980—

                  Knight Commander of the Court of Honour, 1985

                  Book Review Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal, 1989–1995

                  Inspector General Honorary, 33°, 1989

                  Grand Cross of the Court of Honour, 1999

                  Director of Membership Development, Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 2000—

                  Valley of Washington, D.C., Life Member, 2000—

                  Managing Editor, The Scottish Rite Journal, Supreme Council, 33°, S.J., 2005—

Affiliated

                  Philalethes Society, 1976—

                  Fellow, 1979—; Executive Secretary, 1979–1984; Philalethes Lecture, 1981;
Certificate of Literature, 1998

                  Royal Order of Scotland, 1979—

                  Phylaxis Society

                  Honorary Fellow, 1986—

                  Maryland Masonic Research Society, 1979—

                  President, 1985

                  Society of Blue Friars, 1998—

                  Friar 83, 1998; Deputy Grand Abbott, 2002–2004; Grand Abbott, 2004—

                  Maryland College, Masonic Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis

                  II°, 1980; VII°, 1983; IX°, 2002

                  Burning Bush Council, Allied Masonic Degrees, Durham, N.C., 1974–1976

                  Grand Master’s Council “A,” Allied Masonic Degrees, 1976—

                  Sovereign Master, 1986; Red Branch of Eri, 1987

                  Scottish Rite Research Society, 1991—

                  Founder, 1991; Editor, Heredom, 1991—; Editor, The Plulbline, 1992–1996, 2005–2006;
Mackey Scholar, Lifetime Achievement, 2001; Treasurer 2004—

                  Maryland Council, Knight Masons of America, 1981–83

                  Maryland College No. 58, York Rite Sovereign College, 1981–83

                  Masonic Information Center, Masonic Service Association of North America, 1985—

                  Old Dominion Chapter, National Sojourners, Alexandria, Va., 1999—

                  Masonic Renewal Committee of North America, 2001—

                  St. Cyprian Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Baltimore, Md., 2002—

                  Boumi Shriners, A.A.O.N.M.S., 2004—

Books

                  Complete Idiot’s Guide to Freemasonry. New York: Penguin Group, 2006.

                  Freemasonry in Context: History, Ritual, Controversy, ed. (with Arturo de Hoyos). Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2004.

                  American Masonic Periodicals, 1811–2001, editor (Larissa P. Watkins, author). Washington, D.C.: Supreme Council, 33°, 2003.

                  A Daily Advancement in Masonic Knowledge, editor (with Wallace McLeod). Bloomington, Ill.: Masonic Book Club, 2003.

                  Freemasonry on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Essays Concerning the Craft in the British Isles, Europe, the United States, and Mexico, editor (with R. William Weisberger and Wallace McLeod). Boulder, Co.: East European Monographs; N Y.: Columbia Univ. Press, 2002.

                  Recollections of a Masonic Veteran. editor. Bloomington, Ill.: Masonic Book Club, 1996.

                  Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? (with Arturo de Hoyos). 1994; 1990; New York: M. Evans & Co., 2004.

                  A Radical in the East. Cedar Rapids, Ia.: Research Lodge No. 2, 1993.

                  Cornerstones of Freedom. Washington, D.C.: Supreme Council, 33°, 1993.

                  The Folger Manuscript: The Cryptanalysis and Interpretation of an American Masonic Manuscript. Bloomington, Ill.: Masonic Book Club, 1993.

                  Masonic Philanthropies. Washington, D.C.: Supreme Council, 33°, 1991; rev. ed. 1997.