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THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAINS HONORS GEORGIA
CHAPLAIN FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP
Rev. Dr. Milton P. Snyder, ACPE Supervisor, BCC Receives Retired Chaplain Award
Anaheim, CA – The Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) was honored to present
its Retired Chaplain Award this year to the Reverend Dr. Milton P. Snyder BCC of
Milledgeville, GA. Each year, the Association of Professional Chaplains presents its
Retired Chaplain Award to a retired member who has made significant contributions to the field of professional
chaplaincy or APC during retirement years. The award was presented on June 20 during the 2014 APC
Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
Rev. Snyder has provided leadership and dedicated loyalty to our profession and to our membership
organization throughout his career and into retirement. An APC honorary life retired board certified chaplain, he
was granted board certified status in 1970 by the Association of Mental Health Clergy, a predecessor
organization of APC. Active and involved in AMHC and the profession, his contributions were recognized with
the Anton T. Boisen Award in 1992, two years after his forced retirement from Central State Hospital,
Milledgeville, GA, at age 62 due to state budget cuts and reorganization. But his ministry was far from over.
For the past 22 years of “retirement,” Rev. Snyder has served where needed and when
called. All of his retirement work was done from his home base in Milledgeville, with the
support of his wife, Betty, as he drove or flew to each location. He was called upon to help
transition nine chaplaincy care departments and clinical pastoral education programs in
Georgia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. He also continued
supervising CPE interns and residents, surpassing his 50th anniversary of this important
work.
Another contribution to professional chaplaincy from Rev. Snyder was to his endorsing
body affiliation, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He and his wife were both leaders in
the CBF nationally and in Georgia. As a member of a task force formed to explore the endorsement of CBF
chaplains and pastoral counselors, he helped colleagues he’d connected with over the years. Together, they
created an endorsement process and structure for CBF, and soon the number of endorsed chaplains and
pastoral counselors exceeded 700.
“His years of service have touched and guided hundreds of women and men in ministry,” says a colleague.
“It is difficult to discern when his formal career ended and retirement began,” says another colleague. “He has
campaigned for informed sensitive spiritual care and built a lively legacy of caregivers who claim him as
teacher.”
About the Association of Professional Chaplains
APC is a multifaith nonprofit organization of chaplaincy care providers endorsed by faith groups to serve persons in need,
respecting their individual cultures, identities and beliefs, in diverse settings throughout the world.
The association seeks to promote quality chaplaincy care through advocacy, education, professional standards and
service to its members. It also certifies chaplains according to established national standards through its affiliate, the
Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc. APC has more than 4,000 members, including professional chaplains serving
persons in spiritual need in diverse specialized ministry settings throughout the world, such as hospitals, long-term care,
hospice, correctional institutions, the military and mental health. APC members represent over 150 faith groups. For
additional information, visit www.professionalchaplains.org.
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