Brother Dennis R. McClanahan, PM, has been appointed as the Vice Principal of the District 3 School of Instruction (SOI). Below is Brother McClanahan’s Masonic resume.
Masonic Record:
Lodge Membership(s):
- Acacia Lodge #586, Waynesboro, PA, since 1989
- Worshipful Master – 1996 & 2012
- Trustee 2005 – 2010
- Representative to Grand Lodge 1997 and 2013
Served as Assistant Principal of the 3rd Masonic District School of Instruction
Served as Principal of the 3rd Masonic District School of Instruction from November 2016 to December 2019
District #3 Mason of the Year 2019
Joined George Washington Lodge # 143 in Chambersburg, Pa., on October 13, 2017. Served as Secretary from 12/27/2017 to 12/27/2025 of George Washington Lodge #143. Currently Assistant Secretary.
Currently, a Lodge Instructor at Acacia Lodge No. 586
Serving as Junior Warden of Acacia Lodge No. 586 starting 12/27/2025
Serving as Assistant Principal of the School of Instruction starting in January 2026
Appendant Bodies:
Hagerstown Forest # 95, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, since 1991
Grand Tall Cedar 1993
District Deputy Supreme Tall Cedar 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Supreme Director Region #3/Tall Cedar Foundation Director Region #3, 2004, 2005
Past Supreme Scribe (2016)
Served as Acting Supreme Treasurer (2017)
Tall Cedars of Lebanon Key Club Life Member 1991
Member and Past President, South Penn Scottish Rite Club 2001, 2002, 2003. Also, Past President 2022, 2023. 2024
Past Member of Zembo Shrine
Past Member and Past Director Waynesboro Shrine Club
Past Member Franklin Co. Shrine Club (name change from Waynesboro Shrine Club)
Past Director Franklin County Shrine Club
Honors Received:
Received the “Master Pillar Award” from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania on June 25, 2016
Received Century Club Award from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania for Conferring One Hundred Masonic Degrees, 10/22/2021. Presented on 1/21/2022 by DDGM at Acacia Lodge No. 586.
Presented the Master Craftsman Award by Jeffrey R. Miller, PDDGM, on September 12, 2025
Tall Cedar Award 2001
Tall Cedar Life Member 2002
Harrisburg Consistory since 1990. Steward, Membership Committee, Assisted with Honor Guard and Degree Work
Past Most Wise Master Chapter of Rose Croix, May 2004 – May 2005
Coroneted a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason and made an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council: August 20, 2013, in Washington, DC. Serving as Reunion Class Marshall at May and November Reunions