Theodore Vestal, Tulsa, OK :: received the Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honor of Ethiopia at an official ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Crown Council recognized Vestal for his lifetime of service to Ethiopia, including his book The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes Toward Africa and his work with the Peace Corps. "I am honored beyond belief by the Crown Council's action," he says. "The Star of Honor of Ethipia is a wonderful capstone to my many happy years of work in the academy and government service." His wife, Patricia Botefuhr Vestal ('55), taught painting at Haile Selassie I University during their time in the Peace Corps.