Awards

Intended to recognize superior Ritual performance and named for the Hughes family, which has had three of its members serve as international president. The first was Edwin Holt Hughes, Ohio Wesleyan 1889, was largely responsible for drafting the present Ritual used for more than 100 years.

Instituted at the Atlanta Karnea in 1994 but not presented until 2006.

Nomination Due: 45 days prior to Karnea. A nominating form is available through the Central Office.

Recipients

• 2006 – Alpha Chapter, Allegheny College / Beta Zeta Chapter, Butler University / Zeta Sigma Chapter, Texas A&M University / Zeta Chi Chapter, University of Southern Mississippi / Theta Lambda Chapter, University of California-Riverside
  
• 2008 – Gamma Chapter Chapter, Washington & Jefferson College
  
• 2010 – Iota Epsilon Chapter, Chapman University
  
• 2012 – Delta Delta Chapter, University of Tennessee
  
• 2014 – Delta Beta Chapter, Carnegie Mellon University
  
• 2014 – Gamma Beta Chapter, Illinois Institute of Technology
  
• 2016 – Gamma Xi Chapter, University of Cincinnati
  
• 2018 – Epsilon Eta Chapter, East Texas A&M University / Delta Kappa, Duke University
  
• 2024 – Theta Kappa Chapter, University of Nebraska–Kearney / Alpha Chapter, Allegheny College
• 2026 – Iota Xi Chapter, Florida Institute of Technology / Zeta Chi Chapter, University of Southern Mississippi