Ben H Ploof is the recipient of the 2013 T.S. Parvin Award given Annually to one Mason in the State by the Iowa Conference for Masonic Cooperation.
Brother Ploof is a 50 year Mason and belongs to several lodges.
- Little Sioux Lodge No. 521 at Washta,
- Clarksville Lodge No. 668 at Coralville
- Woodrow Morris Lodge No. 6890 at North Liberty.
T. S. Parvin came to Iowa as a handicapped young man, and became one of the best-known Masons in the world. He was the first Mason in Iowa to hold the office of Grand Secretary, Grand High Priest, Grand Master of the Council, Grand Commander, and Grand Recorder of the Grand Encampment (National). As founder of the Iowa Masonic Library and the State Library of Iowa, he left his mark on both Freemasonry and his adopted state. He was one of the founders of the Iowa State Education Association and served as its president.
The T. S. Parvin Award, established in 1982 by the Iowa Conference for Masonic Cooperation is presented annually to an Iowa Mason, who has not previously been honored by having been elected or appointed to a Grand Office in any Masonic body. (Nor higher than the 32 degree in the Scottish Rite), and who best exemplifies the spirit of Masonry which was lived by our distinguished Brother who said, “I want to be remembered among Masons as one who gave the Fraternity the very best there was in him, not thinking of reward in dollars and cents.”
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