Grand Chapter Awardees
Laurel Wreath Laureate (1924-2023)
The Laurel Wreath Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the highest award available to a member of the Fraternity for extra meritorious achievement that is at least national in scope and effect. The award consists of the Fraternity coat of arms enwreathed in laurel leaves – symbolic of the wreaths used by ancient Greeks to crown the victors in various contests – and a framed certificate of merit.| Number | Year | Name | Profession | Achievement |
| 1st | 1924 | Elder Watson Diggs* | Educator | Fraternity |
| 2nd | 1924 | Robert Sengstacke Abbott* | Newspaper Publisher | Journalism |
| 3rd | 1926 | T. Giles Nutter* | Attorney | Politics |
| 4th | 1926 | Archie A. Alexander* | Civil Engineer | Engineering |
| 5th | 1929 | J. Ernest Wilkins* | Attorney | Academics & Fraternity |
| 6th | 1935 | Byron Kenneth Armstrong* | College Professor | Fraternity |
| 7th | 1936 | Armond W. Scott* | Attorney | Judiciary |
| 8th | 1940 | Lionel F. Artis* | Housing Administrator | Journal Editor |
| 9th | 1944 | Clarence Leon Wilson* | Obstetrician | Medicine |
| 10th | 1945 | W. Ellis Stewart* | Insurance Executive | Business |
| 11th | 1945 | C. C. Spaulding* | Insurance Executive | Business |
| 12th | 1946 | R. J. Jones* | Physician | Business |
| 13th | 1947 | Leon A. Ransom* | Attorney | Academics |
| 14th | 1948 | Earl B. Dickerson* | Attorney | Business |
| 15th | 1950 | George E. C. Hayes* | Attorney | Civil Rights Law |
| 16th | 1950 | Percy H. Lee* | Educator | Fraternity |
| 17th | 1953 | Jesse M. Tinsley* | Dentist | Civil Rights |
| 18th | 1968 | Donald L. Hollowell* | Attorney | Civil Rights |
| 19th | 1968 | C. Rodger Wilson* | Public Administrator | Fraternity |
| 20th | 1970 | Allison B. Henderson* | Physician | Medicine |
| 21st | 1970 | W. Henry Greene* | Physician | Fraternity |
| 22nd | 1974 | Thomas Bradley* | Attorney | Politics |
| 23rd | 1974 | James J. Henderson* | Insurance Executive | Finance |
| 24th | 1976 | Edward Giles Irvin* | Journalist | Fraternity |
| 25th | 1976 | Samuel P. Massie* | College Professor | Chemical Research |
| 26th | 1977 | W. Thomas Carter* | College Professor | Fraternity |
| 27th | 1977 | C. Felton Gayles* | College Athletics | Sports |
| 28th | 1979 | Leon H. Sullivan* | Clergyman | Business & Civic |
| 29th | 1979 | Daniel James Jr. ** | Military – [USAF General] | Military |
| 30th | 1980 | G. James Fleming* | Journalist | Fraternity |
| 31st | 1982 | Howard C. Barnhill* | Educator | Fraternity |
| 32nd | 1982 | Richard B. Millspaugh | Attorney | Fraternity |
| 33rd | 1983 | Hilliary H. Holloway* | Attorney | Fraternity |
| 34th | 1983 | A. Maceo Walker* | Insurance Executive | Civil Rights |
| 35th | 1985 | Elbert E. Allen* | Dental Surgeon | Fraternity |
| 36th | 1985 | Ernest H. Davenport* | CPA | Fraternity |
| 37th | 1986 | Irven Armstrong* | Educator | Fraternity |
| 38th | 1986 | George W. Crockett, Jr.* | US Congressman | Politics |
| 39th | 1986 | Arthur R. Ashe* | Tennis Professional | Civil Rights |
| 40th | 1988 | Frank M. Summers** | Attorney | Fraternity |
| 41st | 1991 | Edward L. Ellois* | College Administrator | Civic |
| 42nd | 1991 | William L. Crump* | College Professor | Fraternity |
| 43rd | 1993 | Edward J. Perkins* | US Foreign Service | Government & Politics |
| 44th | 1995 | Paul P. Cooke* | College Administrator | Civic & Fraternity |
| 45th | 1999 | Johnnie L. Cochran, Esq.* | Attorney | Law |
| 46th | 1999 | Ullysess McBride | College Administrator | Fraternity |
| 47th | 1999 | Samuel D. Proctor** | College Professor | Civic |
| 48th | 1999 | Oba B. White** | Physician | Fraternity |
| 49th | 2001 | Randall C. Bacon* | Public Administrator | Fraternity |
| 50th | 2001 | Bernard C. Harris, Jr. | Astronaut | Aviation Science |
| 51st | 2001 | Louis B. Stokes* | Attorney | Politics |
| 52nd | 2003 | John Conyers* | US Congressman | Politics |
| 53rd | 2003 | Henry E. Frye | Judge | Government |
| 54th | 2003 | Wellington E. Webb | Mayor | Politics |
| 55th | 2005 | Cornelius W. Grant* | College Professor | Civic |
| 56th | 2005 | Atty. Robert L. Harris | Lawyer | Law |
| 57th | 2005 | Carl Ware | Corporate Executive | Business |
| 58th | 2005 | Dr. Bobby L. Wilson | Academics | Scientific Research |
| 59th | 2007 | Alcee L. Hastings* | US Congressman | Politics & Welfare |
| 60th | 2007 | John E. Jacob | Corporate Executive | Business & Civil Rights |
| 61st | 2007 | Williams G. Mays* | Industrial | Business & Fraternity |
| 62nd | 2007 | George L. Russell, Jr., Esq. | Lawyer | Law |
| 63rd | 2009 | Dr. Carl E. Anderson | College Administrator | Civic |
| 64th | 2009 | Dr. Ralph J. Bryson* | College Professor | Fraternity |
| 65th | 2009 | Judge Nathaniel R. Jones | Judge | Law |
| 66th | 2009 | Dr. Thomas A. Moorhead | Business Entrepreneur | r & Fraternity |
| 67th | 2011 | Arthur Lloyd Carter* | Federal Government | Civic |
| 68th | 2011 | Michael Victor Roberts | Entrepreneur | Business |
| 69th | 2011 | Ronald Young* | Corporate Executive | Fraternity |
| 70th | 2013 | Alvin H. Crawford, MD | Physician | Medicine |
| 71st | 2013 | Bennie G. Thompson | US Congressman | Politics |
| 72nd | 2015 | General Dennis L. Via | Military | Military |
| 73rd | 2017 | Rodney C. Adkins | Corporate Executive | Business & Entrepreneur |
| 74th | 2017 | Dr. Julian M. Earls | Physicist | Science |
| 75th | 2019 | Samuel C. Hamilton* | Corporate Executive | Business and Fraternity |
| 76th | 2021 | Dwayne M. Murray, Esq. | Lawyer | Business and Fraternity |
| 77th | 2021 | Cleophus Thomas Jr. | Lawyer | Business and Fraternity |
| 78th | 2021 | Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley | Clergyman | Civic |
| 79th | 2023 | Gregory Jackson | Entrepreneur | Business |
| 80th | 2023 | Edward Moore, Jr. | Military | Military |
| 81st | 2023 | Amos-León’ Otis | Entrepreneur | Business |
Elder Watson Diggs Awardees (1958-2023)
The Elder Watson Diggs Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the second highest award available to a member of the Fraternity for meritorious achievement. The award consists of a gold medallion bearing a likeness of Founder Elder Watson Diggs and a framed certificate of merit.| Number | Year | Name | Chapter | Province |
| 1st | 1958 | Dr. John N. Williams* | Philadelphia (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 2nd | 1958 | Dr. Emmett T. Scales* | Des Moines (IA) Alumni | North Central |
| 3rd | 1958 | Atty. Ulysses Plummer* | Portland (OR)Alumni | Western |
| 4th | 1961 | C. Felton Gayles* | Langston (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 5th | 1961 | Dr. W. Henry Greene* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 6th | 1961 | Dr. I. W. E. Taylor* | Baltimore (MD) Alumni | Eastern |
| 7th | 1973 | Dr. William L. Crump* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 8th | 1973 | William R. Ford* | Flint (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 9th | 1973 | Murray E. Jackson* | Detroit (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 10th | 1973 | LaMont H. Lawson** | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 11th | 1973 | Dr. Oba B. White* | Little Rock (AR) Alumni | South Western |
| 12th | 1974 | Charles J. Sudduth* | Berkeley (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 13th | 1974 | Bert V. Wadkins* | Oklahoma City (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 14th | 1976 | Thomas E. Ashe Jr.* | Beckley (WVA) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 15th | 1976 | Joseph R. Jenkins* | Savannah (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 16th | 1976 | Dr. Charles O. Stout* | Philadelphia (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 17th | 1977 | Sanford D. Bishop* | Mobile (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 18th | 1977 | William H. Smith* | Princess Anne (MD) Alumni | Eastern |
| 19th | 1977 | James O. Whaley* | San Diego (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 20th | 1979 | Dr. E. Albert Dumas* | Chicago (IL) Alumni | North Central |
| 21st | 1979 | C. Clifford Washington* | Philadelphia (PA) | North Eastern |
| 22nd | 1979 | Art S. Williams* | Tulsa (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 23rd | 1980 | Dr. James Egert Allen** | New York (NY) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 24th | 1980 | Toussaint L. Hale** | Birmingham (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 25th | 1980 | Dr. Herman J. Tyrance* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 26th | 1980 | Robert L. Williams* | Indianapolis (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 27th | 1982 | Lenzi Barnes* | Durham (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 28th | 1982 | James L. Bradford* | Berkeley (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 29th | 1982 | Carlyle H. Chapman* | Baton Rouge (LA) Alumni | South Western |
| 30th | 1982 | Jay Crosby* | Dayton (OH) Alumni | East Central |
| 31st | 1982 | Woodrow W. Walston* | Richmond (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 32nd | 1983 | Dr. Herman P. Bailey* | El Paso (TX)/Las Cruces (NM) | South Western |
| 33rd | 1983 | Edgar H. Bishop* | Los Angeles (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 34th | 1983 | Sylvester R. Hall* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 35th | 1983 | Herbert C. King** | Lawton/Fort Sill (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 36th | 1985 | James Carter Jr.* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 37th | 1985 | George W. Cathcart* | Detroit (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 38th | 1985 | Everharding Pruitt* | Birmingham (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 39th | 1986 | Arthur L. Carter* | Indianapolis (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 40th | 1986 | George N. Charlton Jr.* | Pittsburgh (PA) Alumni | East Central |
| 41st | 1986 | Thomas E. Howard* | Shreveport (LA) Alumni | South Western |
| 42nd | 1988 | Henry E. Bennett Sr.* | Gary (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 43rd | 1988 | Dr. Cornelius W. Grant* | Albany (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 44th | 1988 | Charles G. Tildon* | Baltimore (MD) Alumni | Eastern |
| 45th | 1989 | Peter Butler* | Los Angeles [CA] Alumni | Western |
| 46th | 1989 | Nathan J. Cooley* | Gary (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 47th | 1989 | Julius A. Lockett* | Atlanta (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 48th | 1989 | Judge James A. Overton** | Norfolk (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 49th | 1991 | William G. Mays* | Indianapolis (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 50th | 1993 | Dr. Joseph Bruton* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 51st | 1993 | Donald E. Grace* | Austin (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 52nd | 1993 | Crawford E. Lane* | Rocky Mount (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 53rd | 1993 | Edward Shelton Jr* | Vallejo-Fairfield (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 54th | 1993 | Louis N. Willis* | Louisville (KY) Alumni | South Central |
| 55th | 1995 | Dr. James B. Abram Jr.* | Oklahoma City (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 56th | 1995 | Dr. Ralph T. Bryson* | Montgomery (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 57th | 1995 | James M. Graves* | Charleston (SC) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 58th | 1995 | Dr. Oscar L. Mims* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 59th | 1997 | Dr. K. Bernard Chase | Hyattsville/Landover (MD) Al | Eastern |
| 60th | 1997 | Sterling H. Dover* | Seattle (WA) Alumni | Western |
| 61st | 1997 | Dr. Ivory Johnson | St Louis (MO) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 62nd | 1997 | William H. Lockhart* | Opelousas (LA) Alumni | South Western |
| 63rd | 1999 | Atty. Richard Clark* | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 64th | 1999 | Dr. Melvin Jackson* | Philadelphia (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 65th | 1999 | James Mosby* | Indianapolis (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 66th | 1999 | Samuel F. Sampson* | San Antonio (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 67th | 1999 | Charles Smith* | Detroit (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 68th | 2001 | William M. Blakeney* | Charlotte (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 69th | 2001 | Mark Canty Jr.* | Philadelphia (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 70th | 2001 | Willard H. Douglas Jr. | Richmond (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 71st | 2001 | Leonard H. Morton* | Nashville (TN) Alumni | South Central |
| 72nd | 2001 | Judge Carl Walker Jr.* | Houston (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 73rd | 2003 | Dr. David M. Dupree* | Augusta (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 74th | 2003 | Myron L. Hardiman | Indianapolis (IN) Alumni | North Central |
| 75th | 2003 | Thomas E. Howard, Jr.* | Detroit (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 76th | 2003 | Winfred R. Mundle, Sr., Esq. | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 77th | 2003 | Cleophus Thomas, Jr. | Anniston-Piedmont Alumni | Southern |
| 78th | 2005 | Rev. Raymond A. Booton* | Charlotte (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 79th | 2005 | Calvin D. Heard | Dayton (OH) Alumni | East Central |
| 80th | 2005 | W. Kenneth Jackson | Atlanta (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 81st | 2005 | Emerson A. Lattimore | Dallas (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 82nd | 2005 | Dr. Keflyn X. Reed* | Mobile (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 83rd | 2007 | Rhen C. Bass | Ventura (CA) Alumni | Western |
| 84th | 2007 | William E. Hooker* | Raleigh (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 85th | 2007 | James C. Mitchell | Dallas (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 86th | 2007 | Eric S. Morris | Pittsburgh (PA) Alumni | East Central |
| 87th | 2007 | Mark A. Scott, Esq. | Atlanta (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 88th | 2009 | Donald C. Bland | Fayetteville (AR) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 89th | 2009 | Dr. Chuck Carr Brown | Baton Rouge (LA) Alumni | South Western |
| 90th | 2009 | Willie H. Coleman, Jr., Esq. | Houston (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 91st | 2009 | Dr. Frank S. Emanuel | Jacksonville (FL) Alumni | Southern |
| 92st | 2009 | Clarence F. Nelson, Jr. | Norfolk (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 93nd | 2011 | Terrance G. Blount, CLV, CFC | Washington (DC) Alumni | Eastern |
| 94rd | 2011 | William B. Croom | Woodbridge (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 95th | 2011 | Charles W. Morgan III | Witchita (KS) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 96th | 2011 | Earl B. Tildon* | Winter Park (FL) Alumni | Southern |
| 97th | 2011 | Alfred E. White | Winston-Salem (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 98th | 2013 | George F. David III* | Baltimore (MD) Alumni | Eastern |
| 99th | 2013 | Jonathan P. Hicks* | New York (NY) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 100th | 2013 | Col. John M. Jenkins, Ph.D. | Bowie/Mitchellville (MD) Alumni | Eastern |
| 101st | 2013 | Ocie C. Pleasant, Jr. | Memphis (TN) Alumni | South Central |
| 102nd | 2015 | Alvin L. Barrington | New Orleans (LA) Alumni | South Western |
| 103rd | 2017 | Kevin C. Cox | Oklahoma City (OK) Alumni | Middle Western |
| 104th | 2017 | Michael J. Dubose | Decatur (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 105th | 2017 | Sheldon McAlpin | Charlottee (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 106th | 2017 | Dr. Edward Scott II | Tallahassee (FL) Alumni | Southern |
| 107th | 2017 | Melvin Solomon | Atlanta (GA) Alumni | Southeastern |
| 108th | 2019 | Willie F. Brooks Jr. | Memphis (TN) Alumni | South Central |
| 109th | 2019 | John F. Burrell | Jacksonville (FL) Alumni | Southern |
| 110th | 2019 | Edward K. Glass, Jr. | Detroit (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 111th | 2019 | Robert W. Scales, Jr. | Murfreesboro (TN) Alumni | South Central |
| 112th | 2019 | Richard Lee Snow | Philadelphia (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 113th | 2021 | Joseph K. Davis Jr. | Durham (NC) Alumni | Middle Eastern |
| 114th | 2021 | William H. Fields | Columbus (OH) Alumni | East Central |
| 115th | 2021 | Warren D. Miller | Jackson (MS) Alumni | South Western |
| 116th | 2021 | Johnny S. Newman II | Danville (VA) Alumni | Eastern |
| 117th | 2021 | Ronald E. Range | Northport (AL) Alumni | Southern |
| 118th | 2023 | Kevin Lenel Burnett | Richardson Plano (TX) Alumni | South Western |
| 119th | 2023 | Linnes W. Finney Jr., Esq. | Fort Pierce (FL) Alumni | Southern |
| 120th | 2023 | Kevin J. Johnson | Pontiac (MI) Alumni | Northern |
| 121st | 2023 | Earl F. Merritt | Harrisburg (PA) Alumni | North Eastern |
| 122nd | 2023 | Curtis R. Silvers Jr. | Pasadena (CA) Alumni | Western |
Guy Levis Grant Awardees (1976-2023)
The Guy Levis Grant Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the highest award available exclusively to a non-alumni member of the Fraternity for meritorious achievement. The award consists of a gold medallion bearing a likeness of Founder Guy Levis Grant and a framed certificate of merit. A duplicate framed certificate of merit is also presented to the chapter of affiliation of the recipient.| Number | Year | Name | College/University | Chapter |
| 1st | 1976 | Stephen Alexander* | Langston (OK) University | Alpha Pi |
| 2nd | 1976 | Joseph Jimerson | Univ. of Southern California | Beta Omega |
| 3rd | 1976 | Walter L. Peacock | Univ. of Louisville (KY) | Alpha Omicron |
| 4th | 1976 | Cleophus Thomas Jr. | Univ. of Alabama | Eta Chi |
| 5th | 1977 | Donald Davis | South Carolina State Univ. | Alpha Lambda |
| 6th | 1977 | Henry Lewis | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 7th | 1979 | S. Andre Rice | South Carolina State Univ. | Alpha Lambda |
| 8th | 1980 | Anthony Hill | Langston (OK) University | Alpha Pi |
| 9th | 1980 | Collis Ivery III | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 10th | 1982 | Thomas A. George III | Western Kentucky University | Epsilon Rho |
| 11th | 1982 | Gary D. Gold | Indiana University | Alpha |
| 12th | 1982 | Keflyn Reed* | Univ. of Alabama | Eta Chi |
| 13th | 1983 | Aaron L. Addrow-Pierson | Oakland (MI) University | Kappa Upsilon |
| 14th | 1983 | Mark D. Rigsby | Texas Southern University | Beta Upsilon |
| 15th | 1985 | Robert I. Mayes | Jackson (MS) State University | Delta Delta |
| 16th | 1986 | Murrell W. Blackburn | Univ. of Missouri | Iota Omega |
| 17th | 1986 | Richard A. Naylor II | American University | Kappa Chi |
| 18th | 1988 | D. Jason DeSousa | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 19th | 1988 | Christopher W. C. Salley | University of Pennsylvania | Delta Eta |
| 20th | 1988 | Karl E. White | Florida A & M University | Alpha Xi |
| 21st | 1989 | David Ramon Adams | MIT | Theta Iota |
| 22nd | 1989 | Richard Edwards | Hampton University | Beta Chi |
| 23rd | 1991 | Willie H. Harris Jr. | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 24th | 1991 | Kenneth S. Pugh | Univ. of North Carolina | Theta Omicron |
| 25th | 1991 | Tarrus Richardson | Purdue University | Nu |
| 26th | 1991 | Derrick Williams | Yale University | Nu Gamma |
| 27th | 1993 | Gregory B. Atkins | Univ. of Virginia | Eta Sigma |
| 28th | 1993 | Samuel J. Boyd Jr. | North Carolina A & T State Univ. | Alpha Nu |
| 29th | 1993 | Reginald R. Jackson | Univ. of Georgia | Zeta Iota |
| 30th | 1995 | Damon O. Barry | Univ. of Washington | Gamma Eta |
| 31st | 1995 | Craig A. Robinson | Emory University | Nu Delta |
| 32nd | 1997 | Terry B. Greene | Claflin (SC) College | Gamma Nu |
| 33rd | 1997 | Jwyanza B. Nuriddin | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 34th | 1997 | Anthony F. Powell | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 35th | 1999 | Terry Eaton | Univ. of No. Carolina – Charlotte | Zeta Delta |
| 36th | 1999 | John Kuykendall III | Univ. of Arkansas | Gamma Sigma |
| 37th | 1999 | Uhriel Wood | Claflin College | Gamma Nu |
| 38th | 2001 | Travis D. Boyce | Claflin College | Gamma Nu |
| 39th | 2001 | Sean E. Bradley | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. | Mu Sigma |
| 40th | 2001 | Aaron J. Burt | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 41st | 2001 | Brett D. Cook | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 42nd | 2001 | Andy S. Heniquez | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 43rd | 2001 | Christopher R. Wilks | Fayetteville State University | Epsilon Beta |
| 44th | 2003 | Enyinna O. Anthony | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 45th | 2003 | Nathaniel Frederick, II | Claflin University | Gamma Nu |
| 46th | 2003 | Dramaine Irions | University of Oregon | Delta Alpha |
| 47th | 2003 | Steven J. Pritchett | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 48th | 2003 | Steven A. Smith | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 49th | 2003 | Walter H. Zinn, II | Millsaps College | Omicron Omicron |
| 50th | 2005 | Olaolu O. Davis-Balogun | University of Houston-Downtown | Omicron Xi |
| 51st | 2005 | Anthony Nelson Hylick | Georgia Institute of Technology | Lamda Delta |
| 52nd | 2005 | Samuel James Laurencin | University of Pennsylvania | Delta Eta |
| 53rd | 2005 | Larry L. London, Jr. | University of Illinois | Beta |
| 54th | 2005 | Gary Wayne Overstreet, Jr. | University of Louisville | Alpha Omicron |
| 55th | 2005 | Tourgee D. Simpson, Jr. | Georgia State University | Kappa Theta |
| 56th | 2007 | Jason A. Caraballo | American University | Kappa Chi |
| 57th | 2007 | Charles H.F. Davis | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 58th | 2007 | Jared J. Dawson | Indiana University | Alpha |
| 59th | 2007 | Mark C. McLawhorn | University of S.C. at Columbia | Zeta Epsilon |
| 60th | 2007 | Nikul A. Parikh | University of Georgia | Zeta Iota |
| 61st | 2007 | O. Jerome Stewart | University of Minnesota | Psi |
| 62nd | 2009 | Michael J.A. Davis | George Mason University | Mu Mu |
| 63rd | 2009 | Myron L. Rolle | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 64th | 2009 | Charles E. Morris Sims | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 65th | 2009 | Michael A. Thomas, Jr. | Paine College | Epsilon Psi |
| 66th | 2009 | Darryl Tricksey | University of Georgia | Zeta Iota |
| 67th | 2009 | Edward H. Williams | Howard University | Xi |
| 68th | 2011 | Marvin Desmond Carr | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 69th | 2011 | Darius Law | University of NC Charlotte | Zeta Delta |
| 70th | 2011 | Amar Parikh | University of Georgia | Zeta Iota |
| 71st | 2011 | Danny A. Rojas | Boston University | Chi |
| 72nd | 2011 | Kristerpher J. Smith | Middle Tennesse State University | Eta Gamma |
| 73rd | 2013 | Terry L. Allen | University of California | Gamma Alpha |
| 74th | 2013 | Christopher A. Grant | University of Maryland Coll. Park | Theta Theta |
| 75th | 2013 | Cordy B. McGill | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 76th | 2013 | Brennan McMurry | University of Tennessee Knoxville | Mu Rho |
| 77th | 2013 | Marcellus C. Taylor | Penn State University Harrisburg | Pi Psi |
| 78th | 2013 | Jeremy L. Williams | Vanderbuilt University | Theta Theta |
| 79th | 2015 | Wilton C. Jackson II | University of Southern Miss | Kappa Iota |
| 80th | 2015 | Kyle Julien Henley Majors | Alabama A&M University | Gamma Phi |
| 81st | 2015 | Damariye LaQuan Smith | Cal State University Sacramento | Iota Beta |
| 82nd | 2015 | Ryan Edward Tucker | Southern University | Alpha Sigma |
| 83rd | 2017 | Aaron Dwayne Dixon | Alabama A&M | Gamma Phi |
| 84th | 2017 | Shyheme T. McElroy | University of Iowa | Gamma |
| 85th | 2017 | Solomon Puryear | Middle Tennessee State University | Eta Gamma |
| 86th | 2017 | Chase Rollins | Depaul University | Xi Rho |
| 87th | 2017 | Robert Seniors III | Florida A&M University | Alpha Xi |
| 88th | 2017 | Denzel Washington | Vanderbilt University | Nu Rho |
| 89th | 2019 | Frank Burns Jr. | Austin Peay University | Theta Beta |
| 90th | 2019 | Christopher G. Cross | University of Missippi | Lambda Pi |
| 91th | 2019 | Alexander Dawes | Davidson College | Pi Mu |
| 92nd | 2019 | Ivan Garcia | Illinois State University | Kappa Alpha |
| 93rd | 2019 | Cody E. Mitchell | Virginia State University | Alpha Phi |
| 94th | 2019 | Dominique W. Riggins | Claflin University | Gamma Nu |
| 95th | 2021 | Elijah C. Vaughn, Jr. | Massechuesettes Institue of Technology | Theta Iota |
| 96th | 2021 | Jermias E. Elston | Tennesee State University | Alpha Theta |
| 97th | 2021 | Tre’R. Jeter | Caflin University | Gamma Nu |
| 98th | 2021 | Daniel I. Nixon | Iowa St. University | Omega |
| 99th | 2021 | Traelon T. Rodgers | Dillard University | Beta Gamma |
| 100th | 2021 | Micheal N. Weaver | Kentucky State University | Alpha Upsilon |
| 101st | 2023 | Bryce T. Dickerson | The North Carolina A&T State University | Alpha Nu |
| 102nd | 2023 | Evan R. Jackson | Brown University | Lambda Xi |
| 103rd | 2023 | Kevin Taylor-Jarrell II | Southern University | Alpha Sigma |
| 104th | 2023 | Austyn D. Lee | Arizona State University | Gamma Iota |
| 105th | 2023 | Myles Chandler Miller | University of Toledo | Beta Xi |
| 106th | 2023 | Jordan Ware | University of Louisville | Alpha Omicron |
Byron K. Armstrong Awardees (1983 – 2023)
The Byron Kenneth Armstrong Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the highest award available exclusively to a non-alumni member of the Fraternity for academic achievement. The award includes a scholarship determined by the Grand Board of Directors funded by the Kappa Alpha Psi® Foundation.| Number | Year | Name | College/University | Chapter |
| 1st | 1983 | Duane A. Cooper | Georgia Institute of Technology | Lambda Delta |
| 2nd | 1983 | Joseph W. Shepherd | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 3rd | 1983 | Bruce Porterfield | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 4th | 1985 | Robert E. Banks | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 5th | 1985 | Herman Jones, Jr. | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 6th | 1985 | Leon N. Davis | Oakland University | Kappa Upsilon |
| 7th | 1988 | Edward E. Dickerson, IV | West Virginia State College | Tau |
| 8th | 1989 | Kirk Gilpin | Prairie View A&M University | Zeta Beta |
| 9th | 1989 | Kevin Bruce | Memphis State University | Kappa Beta |
| 10th | 1989 | Marvin Walton | North Carolina A&T University | Alpha Nu |
| 11th | 1991 | Kevin M. Davis | University of North Carolina | Theta Omicron |
| 12th | 1993 | Kevlin B. Sigler | Alabama State University | Beta Zeta |
| 13th | 1995 | Shannon Rowley | Huston-Tillotson College | Gamma Lambda |
| 14th | 1995 | Craig A. Robinson | Emory University | Nu Delta |
| 15th | 1997 | Anthony F. Powell | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 16th | 1997 | Victor Guinyard | Claflin College | Gamma Nu |
| 17th | 1999 | Uhriel E. Wood | Claflin College | Gamma Nu |
| 18th | 1999 | Victor Guinyard | Claflin College | Gamma Nu |
| 19th | 2001 | DeMarco D. Morgan | Jackson State University | Delta Delta |
| 20th | 2003 | Patrick D. Carpenter | Southern University | Alpha Sigma |
| 21st | 2003 | Gregory L. Starks | Claflin University | Gamma Nu |
| 22nd | 2005 | Martin Lemelle, Jr. | Grambling State University | Gamma Psi |
| 23rd | 2007 | Cedrick D. Smith | Georgia State University | Kappa Theta |
| 24th | 2007 | L. B. Jeter, Jr. | University of LA at Monroe | Eta Pi |
| 25th | 2007 | Brandon L. Mack | Claflin University | Gamma Nu |
| 26th | 2009 | Joshua Lamar Harris | Morehouse College | Pi |
| 27th | 2009 | Charles E. Morris Sims | Morgan State University | Alpha Iota |
| 28th | 2009 | Michael A. Thomas | Paine College | Epsilon Pi |
| 29th | 2011 | Darius Law | University of NC Charlotte | Zeta Delta |
| 30th | 2011 | Ali Osman | Moorehouse College | Pi |
| 31st | 2011 | Clifton K. Thomas | Clemson University | Kappa Lambda |
| 32nd | 2013 | Cordy Britton McGill | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 33th | 2013 | Marckenley Isaac | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 34th | 2013 | Grady Lee Hart | Albany State College | Delta Xi |
| 35th | 2015 | Wilton C. Jackson II | University of Southern Mississippi | Kappa Iota |
| 36th | 2015 | James Rhode | Florida State University | Theta Eta |
| 37th | 2015 | Kyle J.H. Majors | Alabama A&M | Gamma Phi |
| 38th | 2017 | Adebobola V. Owoseni | Paul Quinn College | Lambda Lambda |
| 39th | 2017 | Christopher Weathers II | Morehouse College | Pi |
| 40th | 2017 | Shyhmeme McElroy | University of Iowa | Gamma |
| 41st | 2019 | Ivan Garcia | Illinois State University | Kappa Alpha |
| 42nd | 2019 | Andre J. Earls | Wiley College | Alpha Chi |
| 43rd | 2019 | Cody E. Mitchell | Virginia State | Alpha Phi |
| 44th | 2021 | Traelon T. Rodgers | Dillard University | Beta Gamma |
| 45th | 2021 | Olufemi A. Olatidoye | North Carolina A & T University | Alpha Nu |
| 46th | 2021 | Victor O. Agbar | University of Maryland College Park | Theta Theta |
| 47th | 2021 | Tevyn C. Johnson | Tennessee State University | Alpha Theta |
| 48th | 2021 | Elijah C. Vaughn, Jr. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Theta Iota |
| 49th | 2021 | Zach Dampier | Georgetown College | Alpha Upsilon |
| 50th | 2023 | Jhacolby D. Williams | Alcorn State University | Gamma Pi |
| 51st | 2023 | NL Transou III | Rust College | Zeta Omicron |
| 52nd | 2023 | Correggio L. Peagler Jr. | North Carolina A&T State University | Alpha Nu |
| 53rd | 2023 | Zachary LaDerek Cartledge | Clemson University | Kappa Lambda |
| 54th | 2023 | Bright Tsagli | Brown University | Lambda Xi |
| 55th | 2023 | Myles Chandler Miller | University of Toledo | Beta Xi |
The Paul Waymond Caine Award (2023)
The Paul Waymond Caine Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the highest award available to an alumni chapter chartered by the Fraternity for exemplary service to the community. Chapters are selected based on the size of their membership-Small (10-30 members)/Medium (31-60 members)/Large (61 members or more).
Large Chapter
The Charlotte (NC) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi® (ME)
Medium Chapter
The Pittsburgh (PA) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi® (EC)
Small Chapter
The Hartford (CT) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi® (NE)
The Edward Giles Irvin Award (2023)
The Edward Giles Irvin Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the highest award available to an undergraduate chapter chartered by the Fraternity for exemplary service to the community. Chapters are selected based on the size of their membership- Small (7-20 members)/Medium 21-30 members)/Large (31 members or more).
Large Chapter
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Chapter, the Gamma Sigma of Kappa Alpha Psi® (SW)
Medium Chapter
The North Carolina A&T University Chapter, the Alpha Nu of Kappa Alpha Psi® (ME)
Small Chapter
The University of California @ Berkeley Chapter the Gamma Alpha of Kappa Alpha Psi® (W)
Founders’ Chapter Advisor Award (2023)
Large Chapter – Marvin R. Walker
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Chapter, the Gamma Sigma of Kappa Alpha Psi® (SW)
Medium Chapter – Thomas E. Sinclair, III
The North Carolina A&T University Chapter, the Alpha Nu of Kappa Alpha Psi® (ME)
Small Chapter – Tyrone Guillory
The University of California @ Berkeley Chapter the Gamma Alpha of Kappa Alpha Psi® (W)
The Distinguished Citizen Award (2023)
The Distinguished Citizen Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® honors individuals in the cities where the Grand Chapter Meetings are held for their outstanding services and contributions to their communities and professions. Presentation of the award will take place During the Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the Tampa Convention Center during the 86th Grand Chapter Meeting.
76th – Belinthia A. Berry, MS
Dean of Workforce Development at St. Petersburg College
Tampa, FL
77th – Estrellita Berry, MA
President and CEO of REACHUP, Inc.
Tampa, FL
78th – Dr. Dexter M. Fredrick, MD
Founder and CEO of Brian Expansions Scholastic Training, Inc (B.E.S.T)
Tampa, FL
79th – Lesley J. Miller, Jr., L.H.D.
Principal at Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC.
Tampa, FL
80th – Kevin B. Sneed, PharmD, FNAP, FNPHA
Professor and Founding Dean of the USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy
Tampa, FL
The Humanitarian Award (2023)
56th – The Honorable Hakeem Sekou Jeffries
Democrat Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
57th – Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
National Institutes of Health (Forefront of development of the COVID-19 vaccine)
58th – Clearwater Free Clinic
Clearwater, FL
59th – Danny Manu
British-Ghanaian Engineer and Tech Entrepreneur
60th – The Tennessee Three-politicians
Gloria Johnson, Knoxville/Justin Jones, Nashville/Justin Pearson, Memphis
The Ronald R. Young Website of the Year Award (2023)
The Ronald R. Young Website of the Year Award of Kappa Alpha Psi® is the Grand Chapter award available to provinces and chapters for outstanding websites. Chapters are selected based on the size of their membership.
Province Recipient
North Central Province
Undergraduate Large Chapter Recipient
The Tennessee State University Chapter, the Alpha Theta of Kappa Alpha Psi®
Undergraduate Medium Chapter Recipient
The Alcorn State University Chapter, the Gamma Pi of Kappa Alpha Psi®
Alumni Large Chapter Recipient
The Cleveland (OH) Alumni Chapter (EC)
Alumni Medium Chapter Recipient
The Germantown (TN) Alumni Chapter (SC)
Alumni Small Chapter Recipient
The Erie (PA) Alumni Chapter (EC)
The William L. Crump History Award
The William L. Crump History Award was established to create a greater interest in, knowledge of and appreciation for the expanding history of Kappa Alpha Psi®® Fraternity, Inc. This award is dedicated to our former Grand Historian William L. Crump, who served in this position for 30 years maintaining the legacy of our great Fraternity. A medal designed by Nathan Cooley of the Gary (IN) Alumni Chapter, and a certificate is available to be awarded to a maximum of (3) Undergraduate and (3) Alumni winners.
TBD
Reclamation Award
TBD
* = Chapter Invisible Member
** = Awarded posthumously