Elder Watson Diggs Award

The Elder Watson Diggs Award is one of five individual honors presented by Kappa Alpha Psi at its annual or bi-annual Grand Chapter meetings. It was established in 1953 at the 43rd Grand Chapter Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, by 14th Grand Polemarch Frank M. Summers. The award is named after the fraternity's most revered founder and Laurel Wreath wearer, Elder Watson Diggs. The award was first presented in 1958 at the 48th Grand Chapter Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. The first recipients of the Elder Watson Diggs Award were attorney Ulysses G. Plummer, Jr. (Mu, 1924), and educators E. Thomas Scales (Gamma, 1922), and John N. Williams (Lambda, 1942).

The Elder Watson Diggs Award is the second-highest award presented to a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; it is bestowed upon alumni members who demonstrate meritorious achievements in their local community or region. Recipients are selected based on petitions submitted to the Achievement Commission, a 13-member committee appointed by the Grand Polemarch. No more than five awards can be granted during any Grand Chapter session.

Recipients
The following is a list of all members who have received the Elder Watson Diggs Award.