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MMA Gentleman's Award Plaque

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Title

MMA Gentleman's Award Plaque

Subject

Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Plaques - Virginia - Woodstock

Description

Photograph of a plaque on the wall of a room listing the recipients of Massanutten Military Academy's (MMA) "Gentleman's Award".

According to the text on the plaque, this award is "respectfully dedicated" to Howard J. Benchoff, "Educator and Inspirationalist", "A Gentleman of the First Magnitude".

Recipients were:

1956 Mathew J. A____ Jr.
1957 Russell S. Carew, Jr.
1958 Arthur F. H____ Jr.
1959 Robert E. Levitt
1960 Jose Delfino
1961 Hugh Robert Mc____ Jr.
1962 Thomas Miles Parker

Additional blank spaces are visible on the plaque to allow for future awards.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

ca 1962 based on the last award date engraved on the plaque.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

029439

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “MMA Gentleman's Award Plaque,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/72755.

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