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The Southern Baptist Convention offers the M. E. Dodd Cooperative Program Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated continuous excellence in supporting missions at home and abroad through the SBC. The award is a bronze sculpture of a sower scattering seed around the world.<ref>"Exemplary Cooperative Program Support," ''SBC Life: The Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention,'' January 2007, p. 8.​</ref>

The Southern Baptist Convention offers the M. E. Dodd Cooperative Program Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated continuous excellence in supporting missions at home and abroad through the SBC. The award is a bronze sculpture of a sower scattering seed around the world.<ref>"Exemplary Cooperative Program Support," ''SBC Life: The Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention,'' January 2007, p. 8.​</ref>

Dodd is interred in Shreveport's Forest Park Cemetery off St. Vincent Avenue.​<ref name=findagrave/>

Dodd is interred at Shreveport's Forest Park Cemetery off St. Vincent Avenue.​<ref name=findagrave/>

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Dodd's namesake grandson, Monroe Dodd, III (1949-2026), a graduate of the [[University of Kansas]] at Lawrence, was an American newspaperman who worked for five years at ''The Miami Herald'' and then spent most of his career at ''The Kansas City Times'' and, later, ''The Kansas City Star,'' after the two papers merged. He was named managing editor of ''The Times'' in 1984 and served in various editing, leadership, and mentoring roles throughout his career. After his newspaper years, he continued telling stories of local history. He worked with ''The Star’''s website and book divisions, having written and edited numerous books about the region’s history, including the "Kansas City Then & Now" series. He was residing in Meredith, [[Colorado]], at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/plou1540474|title=Monroe Dodd, III obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 11, 2026|accessdate=August 14, 2026}}</ref>

Dodd's namesake grandson, Monroe Dodd, III (1949-2026), a graduate of the [[University of Kansas]] at [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], was an American newspaperman who worked for five years at ''The Miami Herald'' and then spent most of his career at ''The Kansas City Times'' and, later, ''The Kansas City Star,'' after the two papers merged. He was named managing editor of ''The Times'' in 1984 and served in various editing, leadership, and mentoring roles throughout his career. After his years in journalism, he continued telling stories of local history. He worked with the website of ''The Star'' and various book divisions, having written and edited numerous books about the region’s history, including the "Kansas City Then & Now" series. At the time of his death, he was residing in Meredith in the scenic Upper Frying Pan River Valley in [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/plou1540474|title=Monroe Dodd, III obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 11, 2026|accessdate=August 14, 2026}}</ref>

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