- Superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home; legal guardian to thousands of the home’s residents
- Past commander of the American Legion
- Secured seven acres of land and supervised construction of the American Legion Post 95
- Volunteered as the part-time director for the Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce
- Awarded the Service to Mankind Award by the Xenia Sertoma Club
- Past president of the Xenia Rotary Club
- Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Award by the Xenia Rotary Club
- Served as treasurer of Xenia City Schools Save Our Schools Committee for more than a decade
S.L. Pete Stephan
