<I>Elder Watson Diggs Award</I>
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Issued by
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Subject of
content: Elder Watson Gibbs, American, 1883 - 1947
notes: label: Caption
content: The Elder Watson Gibbs Award was established in 1953, is named in honor of the fraternity’s most revered founder and Laurel Wreath wearer, Elder Watson Diggs, and celebrates outstanding contributions of members to the Fraternity. It is the second highest award achievable by Kappa Alpha Psi members. The award was first presented in 1958 at the 48th Grand Chapter Meeting in Detroit, Michigan and its first recipients were Ulysses G. Plummer, Jr. (Mu, 1924), E. Thomas Scales (Gamma, 1922), and John N. Williams (Lambda, 1942).
label: Description
content: One (1) gold Elder Watson Diggs Award medal on a red and white ribbon. The crest-shaped medallion has a raised image of the face of Elder Watson Diggs. The pendant is hooked to a brass bar clip that is attached to a long red and white striped neck ribbon. On its reverse is a [10K].
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.171.8
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold and gold alloy and brass (alloy) with polyester
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 17 3/16 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (43.7 × 3.7 × 0.8 cm)