Order of Ivorites

The original Ivorite Order was a friendly beneficial society established in Denbighshire in 1836 by Robert Jones with the motto Cyfeillgarwch, Cariad a Gwirionedd (Friendship, love and truth). It prospered on both sides of the Atlantic and was active in America until the late 1900s. It was revived by the NAWF in 2006 to honour Welsh and Welsh-Americans who epitomise the ideals of the original Ivorites.

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February 2020 ~ Jonathan Morgan

Jonathan Morgan is pictured (right) receiving the award from NAWF Vice President Prof. Jon Roper.

Jonathan Morgan has been awarded the Foundation’s Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites award in recognition of his long service supporting our work.  A former member of the Foundation’s Wales Board for over twenty years, he was an indefatigable fund raiser and organiser of special events until his retirement last year.

Educated at Christ College, Brecon; the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; Aberystwyth and Glamorgan Universities, Jonathan is a former lecturer at the now Cardiff Metropolitan University and author of several books including The Welsh Warrior Through the Ages (2016) and The Tragedy Of War, Essays on the Welsh War Poets (2014).  His book Rags to Riches: Entrepreneurs of Welsh Origin (2010) reflects his long standing interest in links between Wales and America.

Order of Ivorites recipients:
(incomplete list)
2004    Nelson Llewelyn
2004    Alfred J. Reese
2005    Olwen Joyce Anderson
2007    Douglas Bassett
2007    Wilfred O. Greenway
2009    Rev. Richard Baskwill
2009    Lorena Bennett
2009    Jack Owen
2009    John Prytherch
2009   William Reese
2009   John Reinhart
2009   Dale Richards
2009   Dave Williams
2010   Jeanne Jones Jindra
2012   Carole Ellis
2012   Sian Frick
2012   Bryan Jones
2012   Cindy Roser
2012   Warren Watkins
2013   Don Robinson
2013   Tom Sandler
2013   Bill VanBuskirk
2019   Bill Griffiths
2020   Jonathan Morgan