Carlton W. Baker
Awarded: Knight Commander’s Accolade
Awarded by Knight Commander C. Douglas Simmons III during the Zeta Chapter Restoration Banquet & Ceremony at Birdsong Hall on campus of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.
After graduating from Randolph-Macon College in 1984, Carlton worked as the General Manager for McGinnes Chevrolet-Buick and later as General Sales Manager for Whitmore Chevrolet-Pontiac before beginning a career in banking. Carlton is currently a store manager for Wells Fargo Bank in Newport News, Virginia.
Carlton has served his alma mater and community as a member of the Randolph-Macon College Greek Alumni Advisory Board, the Director of the Society of Alumni of Randolph-Macon College, Director, Treasurer, and President of the Gloucester Point Chamber of Commerce, and he was a charter member of the Gloucester Point Rotary Club.
In addition to serving as Deputy Province Commander of Ammen Province, Registrar of the Ammen Court of Honor, and as President and Trustee of the Zeta Lodge Institute, Carlton served as the Ammen Province Commander from 2012 until 2015. He has been instrumental in preserving the both the Zeta Lodge and the Zeta Chapter.
Carlton continues to serve KA as the Alumnus Advisor for the Alpha Zeta Chapter at the College of William & Mary and as the Preceptor for the Court of Honor. He is a member of the Loyal Order, a four-year member of the KAOEF’s Crimson & Gold Society, and a member of the 1865 Trust. He has been inducted into the Ammen and Hamilton Courts of Honor.
Carlton lives in Gloucester, Virginia, with his wife, Michelle.