The principal speaker at the VII Symposium on Masonic Symbolism in Cordoba, Argentina, was Pennsylvania's R.W. Past Grand Secretary, Thomas W. Jackson. He was the honored guest at the three-day symposium in May that was attended by several hundred of the most prominent Masons from Argentina and other South American countries. Also, while attending the Secretaries' Conference in Savannah, GA, the Grand Lodge of Argentina honored Bro. Jackson by awarding him its most distinguished medal for his contributions to world Freemasonry.

Also, at its annual communication on May 15, the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations honored Bro. Jackson by presenting him with their highest award for outstanding Masonic achievement, the Christopher Champlin Medal, named for that jurisdiction's first Grand Master.