Grandmaster William A. Rankin, 10th Dan
Uchuno Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do
Soke, Director, United States Martial Artist Association
Fredrick, Maryland

IMSS Senior Advisor and Northeast Regional Director

IMSS Life Member

Member - World Grandmaster's Council
                  International Hall of Fame

Member - Latin American Grandmaster and Soke
                 Council

Awarded the "Grasshopper Award" by the International
Matsumura Seito Society

Awarded - Honorary PhD, Doctor of Martial Arts by the University of Indiana / American College of Martial Science

Member - "Pioneers & Legends" International Martial Arts Society Hall of Fame