diff --git a/aurweb/models/request_type.py b/aurweb/models/request_type.py
index 2c8276e8..a26dcf9a 100644
--- a/aurweb/models/request_type.py
+++ b/aurweb/models/request_type.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer
 
+from aurweb import db
 from aurweb.models.declarative import Base
 
+DELETION = "deletion"
+ORPHAN = "orphan"
+MERGE = "merge"
+
 
 class RequestType(Base):
     __tablename__ = "RequestTypes"
@@ -9,3 +14,13 @@ class RequestType(Base):
     ID = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
 
     __mapper_args__ = {"primary_key": [ID]}
+
+    def name_display(self) -> str:
+        """ Return the Name column with its first char capitalized. """
+        name = self.Name
+        return name[0].upper() + name[1:]
+
+
+DELETION_ID = db.query(RequestType, RequestType.Name == DELETION).first().ID
+ORPHAN_ID = db.query(RequestType, RequestType.Name == ORPHAN).first().ID
+MERGE_ID = db.query(RequestType, RequestType.Name == MERGE).first().ID
diff --git a/test/test_request_type.py b/test/test_request_type.py
index a470a60b..a3b3ccb8 100644
--- a/test/test_request_type.py
+++ b/test/test_request_type.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
-from aurweb.db import create, delete
-from aurweb.models.request_type import RequestType
+from aurweb.db import create, delete, query
+from aurweb.models.request_type import DELETION_ID, MERGE_ID, ORPHAN_ID, RequestType
 from aurweb.testing import setup_test_db
 
 
@@ -22,3 +22,14 @@ def test_request_type_null_name_returns_empty_string():
     assert bool(request_type.ID)
     assert request_type.Name == str()
     delete(RequestType, RequestType.ID == request_type.ID)
+
+
+def test_request_type_name_display():
+    deletion = query(RequestType, RequestType.ID == DELETION_ID).first()
+    assert deletion.name_display() == "Deletion"
+
+    orphan = query(RequestType, RequestType.ID == ORPHAN_ID).first()
+    assert orphan.name_display() == "Orphan"
+
+    merge = query(RequestType, RequestType.ID == MERGE_ID).first()
+    assert merge.name_display() == "Merge"