Indianapolis, IN. May 26, 2023 – Kevin Lampe (Western Illinois University, ’83) will be presented with the Edward R. Solvibile Distinguished Service Award at the 64th Biennial Convention at an evening event on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at The Hilton Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky, 369 W Vine St. Lexington, KY.

The Edward R. Solvibile Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor awarded to a Fraternity brother and is voted on by the National Fraternity’s Board of Trustees. The award recognizes brothers who have demonstrated outstanding service and leadership for the betterment of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. Phi Kappa Theta’s Distinguished Service Award was recently renamed in honor of Brother Solvibile; Lampe will be the first Brother to receive the award since it was renamed.

Lampe will be recognized during the Convention’s closing banquet on Saturday, August 5, in Lexington, KY, where alumni and collegiate members from chapters nationwide will gather to celebrate and honor his contributions to Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.

“Brother Lampe exemplifies the ideals of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. I look to him as a role model to become a better brother and more fully ‘give, expecting nothing thereof.’ I'm thrilled our Fraternity can honor his consistent, decades-long commitment to our Fraternity with Edward R. Solvibile Distinguished Service Award,” said National Fraternity President Matthew Runkle.

“I am deeply honored to receive this award from the Brotherhood of Phi Kappa Theta. Brother Ed Solvibile was a mentor and an inspiration in my fraternity life. It is humbling to receive this award that is a tribute to Ed’s legacy,” said Lampe. “Since 1979, the servant leadership of the Brothers of our fraternity has guided and shaped my life.”

In 1979, Lampe joined Phi Kappa Theta at Western Illinois University. As a collegiate, Lampe served as his chapter’s president, recruitment, and chapter installation chair, as well as ritual chair. He began his service to the National Fraternity on the Undergraduate Advisory Council (UGAC) in 1980. First elected to the Fraternity Board in 1999, he served as National Fraternity President from 2009 to 2011. Lampe currently serves on the Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity Foundation Board of Trustees.

Lampe is recognized internationally as a political strategist, media/speech trainer, and media relations expert. He co-founded Kurth Lampe Worldwide, a strategic communications firm with clients across the United States, Europe, and Africa. He is well-known as a crisis manager helping his clients through difficult and complex situations.

In his career, he has worked on campaigns from US Presidents to local school boards. A few of his clients include civil rights icon Rosa Parks, former President Barack Obama, and President Joe Biden.