Online Learning Glossary

The District Education Officer (abbreviated DEO) is the education officer for each district in the Grand Lodge of Virginia.  The DEO serves as a resource to subordinate Lodges and acts as the liaison to the Committee on Masonic Education.  District Education Officers provide programs, teach courses, and support Masonic learning throughout the state. The office of DEO is appointed by the Grand Master upon recommendation by the Grand Provost. 

A Division Provost is the area representative for the Committee on Masonic Education (COME) over a division containing multiple districts.  The Division Provost serves as a resource for District Education Officers (DEOs) in his region and facilitates COME programs/events in the area.  There is one Division Provost in each of the Masonic divisions of the Commonwealth.  Each Division Provost is a member of the COME.