# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S47 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) SPECIAL RECOGNITION Name Award Presenter Service Norbert Becker Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Philippines Dr. Willard and Elinor Burce Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in New Guinea Edgar and Olive Fritz Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Board for Mission Services—Staff Dr. Eugene Gruell Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Cuba and Hispanic Missions Dr. Meinert Grumm Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in India Dr. and Mrs. Otto Hintze Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in New Guinea Dr. and Mrs. Richard Meyer Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Japan Rev. Bernard and Irma Pankow Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Mexico and Guatemala Dr. and Mrs. Fred Pankow Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Guatemala and Cuba Dr. Clarence Rittmann Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in India Edward and Laura Tewes Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Japan Dr. Edward and Sylvia Westcott Distinguished Missionary Servant The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod Service in Nigeria and National Mission Executive Marie Biesenthal Aquila Award Concordia Publishing House 1996 CPH Volunteer Servant Dr. Florence Montz Aquila Award Concordia Publishing House 1998 CPH Volunteer Servant Donald Muchow Martin of Tours Silver Medal Ministry to Armed Forces Chief of Chaplains U.S. Navy, Ret. Kenton Gottschalk Martin of Tours Bronze Metal Ministry to Armed Forces Chaplain, Michigan Air National Guard Eric J. Erkkinen Martin of Tours Bronze Medal Ministry to Armed Forces Chaplain, U.S. Army 47