I believe that if you ask for a replacement of an award, whomever is the Secretary at the time you ask is the one who signs it.
I know that my EX ate some of my awards and when I asked for replacements, Thomas White signed them and he was not the Secretary when I got the original awards.
Oh no! I hope that Kerry is not following this thread... you have given him the perfect out: He had to request replacements because the dog ate the originals!!!