The Distinguished Service Award Medallion is the highest award achievable by an Alamo Chapter member.  It is granted to members of The Alamo Chapter who have exhibited a continuous presence and unwavering level of participation over a consecutive four year span.  Selection is based on: members being visible at seventy-five percent of selected Chapter functions, leadership skills defined by their continual involvement as officers, chairmen, and their activism with all aspects of the Alamo Chapter at its many levels.  The Distinguished Service Award Medallion is open to any current Alamo Chapter officer or chairman who has had at least four years of service in The Sons of The Republic of Texas and has met DSA criteria during those four years.  When first awarded the Distinguished Service Award the recipient receives a medallion with a red ribbon.  Every subsequent year of recognition, the member will be given a gold star with an engraved year to be placed on the ribbon.  After being awarded the DSA, if the recipient fails to achieve the defined criteria in the following year or any other year after, they will have to start over and will not receive a gold star until four uninterrupted years following the correct criteria are completed.   Once an Alamo Chapter member is awarded a Distinguished Service Award Medallion they become illegible to receive any other awards from the Chapter.  (e.g. President’s Recognition Star, Alamo Chapter Award, or Alamo Chapter Award “1st Class” ).  Nomination for the award is decided by vote from the Distinguished Service Award Committee which is composed of past recipients in good standing.

Mission

The mission of the Alamo Chapter is to:

Support the Purpose, Mission and Goals of the SRT.

Increase public awareness about items of historical significance associated with Texas in the local area.

Support projects that advance the education of local youth in Texas history.

Preserve historical artifacts and increase public awareness of their importance.

When appropriate assist and collaborate with other like minded organizations in activities that support the increase of knowledge regarding Texas and its history.

Membership

Membership Requirements:

Any male, eighteen years or older who is a direct lineal descendant of a person who was a resident of the Republic of Texas prior to February 19, 1846, is eligible for membership. Submission of the appropriate SRT membership application, with chapter endorsements, payment of the required fee and approval of the Historian General, Secretary General and President General is required.

Types of Membership:

JUNIOR (under 18): Junior members pay no annual dues, and may not vote or hold office. At age 18 they are automatically upgraded to regular membership. Applicants for junior membership pay a, one time, non-refundable processing fee of $30.

REGULAR (18 or over): Dues for regular members are $75 a year. Applicants for regular membership pay a non-refundable processing fee of $50. Their dues are waived for the current year.

LIFE: Life membership, which exempts members from payment of annual dues, is open to a member of any age for a fee based on their age. Junior members shall become Life Members upon payment of $1,000.00. Regular members between the ages of 18 and 40 years shall become Life Members upon payment of $750.00. Regular members over the age of 40 years shall become Life Members upon payment of $600.00. New Applicants for life membership pay this fee in addition to a processing fee of $50.

SENIOR: A Regular Member, who has reached the age of seventy (70) years, who is current with his dues, and has been a Member for ten (10) years, may apply in writing to the Administrative Assistant for Senior membership. The Executive Committee, at their sole discretion is hereby authorized and empowered to grant the Senior membership. Senior Members are not required to pay annual dues.

HONORARY: Honorary membership is granted to a maximum of three people a year by vote of the general membership. Honorary members, who cannot be eligible by reason of lineal descent, are chosen for having rendered outstanding service to Texas by furthering the aims and goals of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

POSTHUMOUS (deceased): Application for posthumous membership may be made on behalf of any deceased person who would otherwise be eligible for membership, so long as his death occurred after the founding of the SRT (March 30,1922). The $100 fee includes processing and a bronze grave marker.

Reinstatement: See Renewal below.

Miscellaneous: All donations in excess of the annual dues are tax deductible. Dues are payable in advance for each calendar year. A member can vote and hold office in one chapter, but can hold dual membership in other chapters on payment of $6.00 for each additional chapter. A member may transfer his membership affiliation to another chapter, but must request in writing. A processing fee of $30 must be paid for each supplemental ancestor that the SRT acknowledges. Annual dues shall be assessed for the calendar year, January 1 to December 31, and shall be payable in advance to the Organization. Dues will be considered delinquent ninety (90) days after January 1 of the then current year, and after dues become delinquent the member may be suspended for non-payment of dues at the direction of the Executive Committee. A prior notice of delinquent members will be sent to the chapter prior to the annual meeting.

Renewal: After a membership suspension, a member may be dropped from active membership and denied all benefits arising there from. A member, suspended for non-payment of dues may be reinstated by paying dues for the year’s which his reinstatement is effective and a fifty $50.00 reinstatement fee.

Contact Registrar Ken Pfeiffer for assistance. 210-415-0696.