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Silver Buffalo award and citation presented to the Unknown Scout

This list of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award includes people who have been awarded the highest commendation of the Boy Scouts of America. Since the Silver Buffalo Award was first awarded in 1926, 867 have been presented as of 2024.

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1926

During the first presentation in 1926, twenty-two awards were presented in a particular order determined by Chief Scout Executive James E. West.

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Robert Baden-Powell Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer and founder of the Scout Movement
Unknown Scout Unknown member of the British Boy Scout Association who inspired W. D. Boyce to form the BSA
William D. Boyce Publisher and entrepreneur, founder of the BSA and the Lone Scouts of America
Colin H. Livingstone Financier, first president of the BSA
James J. Storrow Investment banker instrumental in forming General Motors, third president of GM and second president of the BSA (posthumous award)
Daniel Carter Beard Illustrator, author, social reformer, founding pioneer of the BSA and the first National Commissioner
Ernest Thompson Seton Noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, founding pioneer of the BSA and first Chief Scout; heavily influenced Baden-Powell in his formation of Scouting
Edgar M. Robinson Senior secretary in the YMCA, co-founder of the BSA
Lee F. Hanmer Member of the Russell Sage Foundation, secretary of the BSA Committee of Organization
George Wood Wingate U.S. Army General, lawyer, and 25-year president of the National Rifle Association
Joseph Lee Volunteer social worker, author, and president of the Playground and Recreation Association; father of the playground idea
Howard S. Braucher Social worker, chair of the first committee on organization for the BSA, and Secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association
Mortimer L. Schiff Banker, philanthropist, vice-president of the BSA, member of the World Scout Committee, recipient of the Bronze Wolf, later president of the BSA
Milton A. McRae Publisher, co-founder of the Scripps-McRae League of newspapers, later the third president of the BSA
Frank Presbrey Author, editor, and dean of advertising; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of committee on Boys' Life
George Dupont Pratt Advocate of forest conservation and wildlife protection; charter member of BSA executive board, chair of camping committee, and vice-chair of national court of honor
John Sherman Hoyt Manufacturer, vice chair of war work council YMCA; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of finance committee
Jeremiah Jenks Political economist, educator, and author; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of educational committee; formulated the Scout oath and law
William D. Murray Lawyer, author and member of the YMCA boys' work committee; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of editorial board
G. Barrett Rich Charter member of BSA executive board and chair of the national committee on badges, awards, and Scout requirements
James E. West Lawyer, advocate of children's rights, first professional Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
George J. Fisher Physician, leader in the fields of youth development and physical fitness with the YMCA, early proponent of volleyball, deputy Chief Scout Executive and national Scout commissioner

1927

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William Howard Taft United States Solicitor General, United States federal judge, Governor-General of the Philippines, Secretary of War, twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States and first honorary president of the BSA
Hubert S. Martin Director of the International Bureau
William Adams Welch Engineer and environmentalist
Stuart W. French Business executive, organizer of Region 12
Bolton Smith Banker, director of the Interracial Bureau of the BSA
Walter W. Head Banker and insurance executive who founded the General American Life Insurance Company (MetLife), served as president of the BSA for nearly twenty years
Brother Barnabas McDonald F.S.C Founder of the Columbian Squires of the Knights of Columbus education director of the Catholic Bureau of the BSA and director of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting

1928

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The Unknown Soldier American soldiers who have died without their remains being identified
Charles Lindbergh Pioneering aviator and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Walter von Bonstetten President of the Swiss Federation of Boy Scouts, served on the World Scout Committee, recipient of the Bronze Wolf
Arthur N. Cotton Proponent of the YMCA High-Y Clubs
Clarence H. Howard Industrialist, philanthropist and early benefactor of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles D. Velie Proponent of Scouting for rural youth
William H. Cowles President and publisher of The Spokesman-Review and The Spokane Chronicle; BSA regional chairman

1929

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Calvin Coolidge Lawyer, governor of Massachusetts, twenty-ninth Vice President and thirtieth President of the United States, honorary president of the BSA
Richard Evelyn Byrd Pioneering polar explorer, aviator, rear admiral in the United States Navy, recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Congressional Life Saving Medal
Wilbert E. Longfellow Commodore of the U. S. Volunteer Life Saving Corps, early proponent of swimming instruction and of the Schafer method of artificial respiration
John H. Finley Educator and founder of the Junior American Red Cross
Howard F. Gillette Banker
Charles D. Hart Physician
Edward, Prince of Wales Scouting enthusiast; later King Edward VIII of Great Britain

1930

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Herbert Hoover Mining engineer, humanitarian administrator, United States Secretary of Commerce, thirty-first President of the United States, honorary president of the BSA
James Earl Russell Educator
Franklin D. Roosevelt Senator and governor of State of New York, assistant Secretary of the Navy, member of the BSA National Committee, co-founder of Ten Mile River Scout Camp; later thirty-second President of the United States and honorary president of the BSA
James Austin Wilder Sailor and artist who expanded the Sea Scouting program, first Chief Sea Scout
Charles L. Sommers Business executive, chairman of Region 10 of the BSA; the Charles L Sommers Canoe Base was later named in his honor
Charles C. Moore Engineer
Lewis Warrington Baldwin Railroad president, regional chairman of the BSA

1931

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Herbert Stuart Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton Chief Commissioner of the Boy Scout Association
Griffith Ogden Ellis Publisher of American Boy Magazine
Lewis Gawtry Banker
George Welch Olmsted Founder of the Long Island Lighting Company, chairman of the BSA National Camping Committee
Victor F. Ridder Newspaper publisher, leader in Catholic Scouting, co-founder of National Catholic Committee on Scouting
Robert P. Sniffen Merchandising consultant, chairman of the BSA Committee on Supply Service
Mell R. Wilkinson Manufacturer, member of the BSA National Executive Board

1932

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Dwight F. Davis Tennis player who founded the Davis Cup, served as Secretary of War and as Governor General of the Philippines
William Edwin Hall Lawyer, president of the Boys Clubs of America
Alfred W. Dater Utilities executive; first chairman of the Sea Scout Committee, namesake of the Alfred W. Dater Council (merged into the Connecticut Yankee Council)
Barron Collier Advertising entrepreneur who became the largest landowner and developer in Florida
Frank A. Bean Business executive and advocate of rural Scouting
Hermann W. Merkel Landscape architect, forester at the Bronx Zoo, chief forester of the Bronx River Parkway

1933

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Vincent Massey Canadian envoy to the U.S., philanthropist; later Governor General of Canada
Martin H. Carmody Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
John P. Wallace Publisher and advocate of rural Scouting
Cyrus Adler Educator, Jewish religious leader and scholar, chairman of the Jewish Committee on Scouting
Reginald H. Parsons BSA council president in Seattle, member of the Executive Board of the BSA and philanthropist
John A. McGregor Region 11 Scouter

1934

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Newton D. Baker Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Secretary of War
Paul P. Harris Lawyer and founder of Rotary International
John M. Phillips Conservationist, recipient of the Silver Wolf
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, governor of Puerto Rico, Governor-General of the Philippines, chairman of the board of American Express Company, and vice-president at Doubleday, later brigadier general in the United States Army and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Charles E. Cotting Philanthropist
Frederic Kernochan Judge
George Albert Smith Apostle, later Eighth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1935

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Booth Tarkington Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and dramatist
Amos Alonzo Stagg Collegiate football coach, later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach
Daniel A. Tobin Banker and co-founder of the Columbian Squires
Fielding H. Yost Lawyer, author, businessman, football coach, Scout commissioner
Calvin Derrick Penologist and founder of Institutional Scouting
R. Tait McKenzie Sculptor, Scouter, scholar-athlete, surgeon, soldier, and physical educator, created the sculpture known as the "Ideal Scout"

1936

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Frederick Russell Burnham American adventurer and Boer War chief of scouts from whom Baden-Powell based some of the activities of the Boy Scouting program; taught scoutcraft to Baden-Powell
Hugh S. Cumming Surgeon General of the United States
Lawrence Locke Doggett First president of Springfield College, member of the YMCA group that first met with Boyce
Charles Horace Mayo Medical practitioner and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic
George Edgar Vincent President of the University of Minnesota and the Religious Education Association, adviser to Scouting for health and safety
John Skinner Wilson Chief of Gilwell Park, director of the Boy Scouts International Bureau, later honorary president of the Boy Scouts International Committee and recipient of the Bronze Wolf

1938

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Thomas E. Wilson President of Wilson & Company (Wilson Sporting Goods), promoter and supporter of 4-H
William Temple Hornaday Zoologist and conservationist
George E. Allen Presidential representative for the 1937 National Scout Jamboree
Frank Cody Superintendent of the Detroit public schools
Frank G. Hoover Industrialist
Connie Mack Professional baseball player, manager, and team owner
C. B. Smith Physician and proponent of rural Scouting
John A. Stiles] Canadian Scouter, recipient of the Silver Wolf
William Chalmers Covert Presbyterian minister
Marshall Field Founder of Marshall Field's
Elbert K. Fretwell Academic and early leader in the field of youth development through recreation and extracurricular activity, later the second Chief Scout Executive of the BSA and then Chief Scout
Heber J. Grant Seventh President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Francis C. Kelley Bishop of Oklahoma
John Mott Leader of the YMCA and the World Student Christian Federation, founder of the World Council of Churches, later a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Norman Rockwell Iconic artist, art editor for Boys' Life

1940

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Edward Roberts Moore Roman Catholic priest, professor, social worker and author; national director of the Catholic Committee on Scouting
George Washington Truett Minister and international youth leader
Eugene D. Nims President of Southwestern Bell, director of the First National Bank of St. Louis, member of the Executive Board of the BSA, later president of the St. Louis Council

1941

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C. Ward Crampton Scientist, author and physical fitness advocate
Homer Folks Statesman
Edgar Rickard Mining engineer
J. E. H. Stevenot Last president of the BSA Philippine Council, one of the founders and first president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Daniel A. Poling Minister, editor of the Christian Herald, president of Christian Endeavor, father of Clark V. Poling, who later died on the troop transport Dorchester as one of the Four Chaplains

1942

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Frank Orren Lowden Lawyer and Governor of Illinois
Ragnvald A. Nestos Lawyer, Governor of North Dakota, pioneer in Rural Scouting
Frank Phillips Founder of Phillips Petroleum Company
Bernard J. Sheil Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, founder of Catholic Youth Organization
William Clay Smoot Banker

1943

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J. Edgar Hoover Lawyer and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry C. Knight Business executive and philanthropist
John M. Schiff Banker; later national president of the Boy Scouts of America
William L. Smith Surgeon and author
Frank W. Wozencraft Businessman, lawyer and former mayor of Dallas, Texas

1944

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Oscar H. Benson Iowa educator and co-founder of 4-H
Charles Evans Hughes Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States
Elbridge W. Palmer Publisher, advocate for youth with special needs
William C. Menninger Neuropsychiatrist, co-founder of the Menninger Foundation and member of the BSA National Sea Scout Committee
Philip L. Reed Business executive and member of the BSA Advisory Council
Eddie Rickenbacker World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient, race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation
Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire
Thomas J. Watson President of IBM

1945

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Francis W. Hatch Publicist, chairman of the BSA Boys' Life Committee
Amory Houghton United States Ambassador to France, manufacturer and vice president of the BSA,; later president of the BSA
Paul W. Litchfield American industrialist,president and chairman of the board Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, developed first Air Scout squadron
Earl C. Sams President of JCPenney, chairman of the BSA Business Division Committee; later founded the Gladys Porter Zoo

1946

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John M. Bierer Business executive, chairman of the BSA National Cubbing Committee
William Joseph Campbell Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, promoter of Scouting for Catholic boys
Walt Disney Film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
Dwight D. Eisenhower General of the Army and Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II; later President of the United States and honorary president of the BSA
Raymond F. Low Business executive, Sea Scouting commodore of Region Eight
Wheeler McMillen Journalist; editor; advocate for rural Scouting
Chester W. Nimitz Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II, Chief of Naval Operations
Vilhjalmur Stefansson Canadian Arctic explorer, ethnologist and author
Frank L. Weil Lawyer, co-founder of the USO, founder and chairman of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting, president of the National Jewish Welfare Board

1947

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Bernard Baruch Financier, statesman, and presidential adviser
Manuel Camus Lawyer, senator in the Philippine Senate, Jurist, president of the Y.M.C.A. of the Philippine Islands, chairman in the Philippine Red Cross, Scout commissioner in the BSA Philippine Council, president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Cleveland E. Dodge President of the Near East Foundation, chairman of the board of trustees of Teachers College of Columbia University, chairman of the International Board of the YMCA
Perrin C. Galpin educator and child-health advocate, Secretary of the American Relief Administration and of the Commission for Relief in Belgium relief missions after World War I, director of the Commission for Polish Relief during World War II
William H. Pouch Industrialist and civic leader
Paul Allman Siple Antarctic explorer and geographer, author, Eagle Scout
Francis Spellman Archbishop of New York
R. Douglas Stuart Manufacturer; later United States Ambassador to Canada

1948

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Irving Berlin Composer and lyricist, composer of God Bless America
Belmore Browne Artist, writer, explorer, hunter, and mountain climber
Cherry Logan Emerson Chemical and materials engineer and educator
Reuhen Brooks Hale Merchant and civic leader
Robert F. Payne Educator and author
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire
Wade Warren Thayer Attorney and author, Scout commissioner in Hawaii

1949

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David W. Armstrong Executive Director of the Boys Clubs of America
Sheldon Clark Business executive; National Sea Scout Commodore
Richard J. Cushing Archbishop of Boston; lecturer; author; civic leader; head of all youth work of the Catholic Church in the US
W. V. M. Fawcett Business executive; civic leader; Scouter
Charles R. Hook Industrialist; advocate of Junior Achievement; Scouter
Luther A. Weigle Educator; dean; Bible scholar; pioneer Scouter

1950

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Harry Messiter Addinsell Financier; churchman; Treasurer of the Boy Scouts of America
Kenneth K. Bechtel Business executive; Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America
Charles Kettering Engineer; manufacturer; philanthropist; innovator
Irving Langmuir Nobel Prize-winning scientist; pioneer Scouter
Byrnes MacDonald Business executive; worker for underprivileged youth
Owen Josephus Roberts Jurist; public servant; longtime Scouter
Arthur A. Schuck Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America
Lowell Thomas Explorer; author; news commentator; Scouter
Harry S. Truman Thirty-third President of the United States of America
Milburn Lincoln Wilson National Director of 4-H Clubs; Scouter

1951

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Ralph Bunche Educator; Nobel Peace Prize winner; Scouter
James Lippitt Clark Explorer; author; sculptor; conservationist; Scouter
Edgar Guest Writer; poet; Boys' Club official; friend to youth
Raymond W. Miller Publicist; Scouter; advocate of rural Scouting
D. C. Spry Chief Executive Commissioner, Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association
James H. Douglas Jr. Attorney; public servant; longtime Scouter
Henry Smith Richardson Manufacturing chemist; longtime Scouter
Jack P. Whitaker Manufacturer; Scouter; President of the American Humanics Foundation

1952

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Julius Ochs Adler Journalist; patriot; veteran Scouter
Roy Chapman Andrews Explorer; zoologist; museum director; author
Frank Boyden Acclaimed headmaster of Deerfield Academy
Harmar D. Denny Jr. Attorney; Congressman; longtime Scouter
Gale F. Johnston Banker; civic leader; philanthropist; Scouter
Carlos P. Romulo Author; soldier; diplomat; co-founder of Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Louis John Taber Farmer; granger; exponent of rural Scouting; Scouter

1953

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Alton Fletcher Baker Journalist; publisher; civic leader; Scouter
Henry B. Grandin Business executive; Scouter; host to Third National Jamboree
Ross L. Leffler Business executive; civic leader; veteran Scouter
Charles Francis McCahill Newspaper executive; philanthropist; Scouter
David O. McKay Ninth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1954

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William H. Albers Business executive; philanthropist; Scouter
Ellsworth H. Augustus Banker; civic leader; Scouter
Ezra Taft Benson U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; thirteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Philip David Bookstaber Rabbi; scholar; exponent of Scouting for Jewish boys
Norton Clapp Business executive; civic leader; donated Mount Baldy to Philmont
J. M. T. Finney Jr. Surgeon; churchman; civic leader; veteran Scouter
Richard Oliver Gerow Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi; longtime Scouter
E. Urner Goodman Church executive; pioneer Scouter; founder of Order of the Arrow
George Lloyd Murphy Producer; actor; publicist; Scouter
Nathan Marvin Ohrbach Business executive; philanthropist; Scouter
Dewitt Wallace Magazine founder; editor; publisher; philanthropist

1955

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Charles Dana Bennett Author; rural consultant; publicist; Scouter
Rex Ivan Brown Utility executive; civic leader; veteran Scouter
William Durant Campbell Naturalist; world traveler; Eagle Scout; Scouter
Francis John Chesterman Utilities executive; civic leader; Scouter
Leonard Kimball Firestone Industrialist; churchman; civic leader; Scouter
Charles William Froessel Jurist; churchman; civic leader; Scouter
Robert Tyre Jones Jr. Attorney; business executive; sportsman; champion athlete
Lewis Edward Phillips Manufacturer; philanthropist; Scouter
Frank Chambless Rand Jr. Business executive; publisher; civic leader; Scouter
Thomas J. Watson Jr. Business executive; civic leader; philanthropist; Scouter

1956

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Ivan Allen Jr. Executive; banker; engineer; civic leader; Scouter
Gerald F. Beal Banker; financier; cultural and civic leader; Scouter
Daniel W. Bell Banker; public servant; community leader; Scouter
Hugh Moss Comer Textile manufacturer; philanthropist; Scouter
Walter F. Dillingham Executive; builder; philanthropist; statesman; Scouter
Whitney Haskins Eastman Business executive; engineer; scientist; Scouter
William Harrison Fetridge Editor; publisher; executive; community leader; Scouter
William Jansen Educator; author; churchman; administrator; Scouter
Guy Lee Noble National 4-H Club executive; humanitarian
Harry Lloyd Schaeffer Railroad executive; Scouter
Henry F. Schricker Statesman; banker; editor; pioneer Scouter
Harold Stassen Educator; humanitarian; statesman; author; Scouter
Edwin Joel Thomas Industrialist; civic leader; humanitarian; Scouter

1957

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Harold Roe Bartle Attorney; civic leader; humanitarian; Scouter
Brooks Hays Congressman; lawyer; humanitarian; Scouter
Walter David Heller Business executive; civic leader; philanthropist; Scouter
Henry Cabot Lodge Journalist; national and international statesman
Abram L. Sachar Educator; author; historian; university president
Herman Lee Turner Clergyman; humanitarian; civic leader; Scouter
Kenneth Dale Wells Economist; educator; president of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

1958

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Robert Bernard Anderson Secretary of the Treasury; lawyer; educator; Scouter
John Hopkinson Baker Conservation executive; governmental adviser
Hubert Hardison Coffield Industrialist; rancher; churchman; humanitarian; Scouter
Nathan Dauby Business executive; civic leader; philanthropist; Scouter
Jackson Dodds Banker; Scouter; recipient of Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf
John Randolph Donnell Business executive; civic leader; Scouter
Robert Newcomb Gibson Business executive; lumberman; Scouter
Frank Brittain Kennedy Investment dealer; churchman; executive; Scouter
Edward Leroy Kohnle Business executive; churchman; cultural leader Scouter
Sol George Levy Import-export business executive; community leader; Scouter
John Norton Lord Business executive; community leader; Scouter
James Stewart Actor; combat aviator; Scouter

1959

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Milo William Bekins Business executive; community leader; Scouter
George Michael Dowd Clergyman; domestic prelate; youth leader; Scout chaplain
Irving J. Feist Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Roger Stanley Firestone Manufacturing executive; humanitarian; Scouter
Bob Hope Cinema, radio, and television comedian; humanitarian
Jeffrey Louis Lazarus Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Walter Lee Lingle Jr. Business executive; community leader; Scouter
George Magar Mardikian Restaurateur; author; philanthropist; Scouter
Pliny Hunnicut Powers Educator; Deputy Chief Scout Executive of Boy Scouts of America
Charles Dudley Pratt Attorney; civic leader; pioneer Scouter
Joseph Frederic Wiese Industrial executive; community leader; veteran Scouter

1960

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Joe C. Carrington Insurance executive; rancher; churchman; youth worker; Scouter
Thomas C. Clark Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; humanitarian; veteran Scouter
James Thomas Griffin Business executive; humanitarian; churchman; Scouter
Alfred Gruenther President of the American National Red Cross; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 195356; Scouter
Roy E. Larsen Publishing executive; civic leader; humanitarian
Robert John Lloyd Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Alexander White Moffat Business executive; yachtsman; author; Scouter
Clifford A. Randall Lawyer executive; humanitarian; past President of Rotary International
Norman Salit Rabbi; attorney; humanitarian; veteran Scouter

1961

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Wyeth Allen Educator; community leader; longtime Scouter
Carl Otto Janus Business executive; civic leader; veteran Scouter
Richard E. McArdle Educator; public servant; conservationist; Scouter
Charles B. McCabe Jr. Publisher; broadcasting executive; veteran Scouter
Lauris Norstad Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SHAPE); promulgator of Scouting
William T. Spanton Co-founder of Future Farmers of America; Scouter
Delbert L. Stapley Business executive; church Leader; veteran Scouter
Charles M. White Industrialist; civic leader; Youth Worker; Scouter
Robert E. Wood Retired Army General; Business executive; Philanthropist; Veteran Scouter

1962

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Bruce C. Clarke Commander-in-Chief of United States Army, Europe; veteran Scouter
Zenon Clayton Raymond Hansen Business executive; civic leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter
Carl Hayden Member of United States Senate; veteran Scouter
Wayne Andrew Johnston Railroad executive; humanitarian; longtime Scouter
Thomas J. Keane Naval Officer in Two World Wars; Veteran Scouter
John Cook Parish Business executive; civic leader; Scouter
John Thurman Camp Chief of Gilwell Park; recipient of Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf
Carl Vinson Member, United States House of Representatives; friend of Scouting
Clarence E. Williams Physician; Surgeon; Jamboree Medical Officer; Scouter

1963

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Erwin D. Canham Editor; Author; Broadcasting Commentator; Humanitarian
L. Osmond Crosby Industrialist; Community Leader; Scouter
Herold C. Hunt Educator; Author; Consultant; Scouter
Walter H. Judd Statesman; Missionary; civic leader; Veteran Scouter
John T. Kimball Utilities executive; civic leader; Scouter
Harold B. Lee Eleventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; business executive; educator; Scouter
Douglas MacArthur Corporation chairman; General of the Army; recipient of the Medal of Honor
Jack C. Vowell Business executive; engineer; civic leader; veteran Scouter
Frederick M. Warburg Banker; Philanthropist; Worker for Youth; Scouter

1964

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A. Frank Bray Jurist; civic leader; Friend to Youth; Scouter
Albert L. Cole Publisher; President, Boys' Clubs of America; Philanthropist
Lyndon B. Johnson Thirty-sixth President, United States of America
Ralph W. McCreary Industrialist; civic leader; Veteran Scouter
Robert Moses Public Servant; Builder; Friend to Youth; Scouter
Ephraim Laurence Palmer Educator; Author; Conservationist; Veteran Scouter
Thomas F. Patton International Industrialist; Ccivic leader; Scouter
Gilbert R. Pirrung Agriculturist; Churchman; World Scouter
Howard Tellepsen Business Leader; Churchman; Scouter

1965

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Irving Ben Cooper Jurist; Humanitarian; Friend to Youth
Austin T. Cushman Merchandising executive; Community Leader; Scouter
Harry J. Delaney Business Leader; Churchman; Scouter
Royal Firman Jr. Business, Cultural, Community, and Church Leader; Scouter
John Glenn Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Ret.); astronaut; Scouter
Harry J. Johnson Physician; educator; administrator; Scouter
Harry G. McGavran Surgeon; community leader; humanitarian; Scouter
David Sarnoff Industrialist; communications expert; veteran Scouter
Jo. S. Stong Community Leader; Scouting Enthusiast
Gustavo J. Vollmer Engineer; Venezuelan and World Scouter

1966

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Richard W. Darrow Publicist; civic leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter
John Henry Fischer Educator; civic leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter
Charles Zachary Hardwick Business executive; humanitarian; Scouter
Lewis Blaine Hershey Lieutenant General, United States Army; Director, Selective Service; Scouter
Basil O'Connor Lawyer; public servant; humanitarian; friend to youth
Philip Henry Powers Engineer; educator; pioneer Scouter

1967

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Paul G. Benedum Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Sterling B. Doughty Financial and management consultant; world Scouter
Harold Keith Johnson Chief of Staff, United States Army; educator; Scouter
Otto Kerner Jr. Governor of the State of Illinois; Scouter
Biggie Munn Athletic director; coach; friend of youth; Scouter
Crawford Rainwater Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Vittz-James Ramsdell Business executive; community leader; Scouter
Howard A. Rusk Physician; educator; innovator; humanitarian
Dwight J. Thomson Business leader; veteran Scouter; world Scouter
William Westmoreland Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; CG, U.S. Army, Vietnam; Eagle Scout; Scouter

1968

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John Cody Archbishop of Chicago; recipient of the Silver Beaver; energetic Scouter
John G. Detwiler Industrialist; churchman; recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope; BSA National Executive Board member
Physician; Eagle Scout; medical officer at many national and world Jamborees
Arthur Z. Hirsch Veteran Scouter; recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope
John F. Lott Rancher; world Scouter; recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope
William L. Schloss Banker; community leader; recipient of the Silver Beaver
James E. Webb Lawyer; businessman; diplomat; educator; administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1969

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John M. Budd Executive; champion of Youth; dedicated Scouter
Arleigh Burke Military leader; patriot; distinguished Scouter
James F. Burshears Imaginative Scouter
Scott Carpenter Aquanaut; astronaut; friend of Scouting
Vince Lombardi Professional football coach; friend of youth
John W. H. Miner Manufacturer; community leader; world Scouter
James E. Patrick Banker; community leader; devoted Scouter
Robert W. Reneker Executive; humanitarian; devoted Scouter
John W. Starr Executive; faithful Scouter
Nathan Eldon Tanner Churchman; executive; veteran Scouter

1970

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Neil Armstrong Astronaut; first man to walk on the Moon
Francisco Bueso Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Director; champion of Scouting
Antonio C. Delgado Philippines business executive; world Scouter
Laurence C. Jones Educator; author; servant of youth
Aryeh Lev Rabbi; chaplain; dedicated Scouter
Leo Perlis Organized labor official; humanitarian; friend of Scouting
Bryan S. Reid Jr. Investment banker; community leader; devoted Scouter
William H. Spurgeon III Children's hospital executive; father of special-interest exploring

1971

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William G. Connare Bishop; Scouter; champion of Scouting
Elbert R. Curtis Executive; community and church leader; veteran Scouter
Thomas Stephens Haggai Gifted public speaker; ordained minister; patriot; Scouter
August F. Hook Business executive; community leader; dedicated Scouter
William R. Jackson Executive; devoted Scouter; friend of youth
Fred C. Mills Outstanding Scouter; retired director of Health and Safety Service, Boy Scouts of America
Arch Monson Jr. Patron of the arts; humanitarian; executive
Richard Nixon Thirty-seventh President of the United States of America
Leon Sullivan Humanitarian; peoples' champion

1972

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Louis R. Bruce Jr. U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs; champion of Scouting
Harvey C. Christen Aircraft company executive; civic leader; devoted Scouter
Louis G. Feil Consulting engineer; promoter of Camping and Order of the Arrow
Edwin H. Gott Corporate executive; community leader; vigorous promoter of exploring
Donald P. Hammond Business executive; civic leader; Scouting enthusiast
Albert M. Jongeneel Retired rancher; dedicated Scouter
Arthur L. Jung Jr. Business executive; servant of youth; international Scouter
Prime F. Osborn III Company president; friend of youth; advocate of Scouting
George W. Pirtle Consulting geologist; independent oil producer; philanthropist; benefactor of Scouting
Penn W. Zeigler Business executive; humanitarian; veteran Scouter

1973

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Ernie Banks Baseball great; inspiration for boys; faithful Scouter
Joseph A. Brunton Jr. Servant of youth; former Chief Scout executive
Victor T. Ehre Company president; community leader; dedicated Scouter
Donald H. Flanders Company founder and president; distinguished Scouter
E. K. Jamison Company president; devoted Scouter
Max I. Silber Company president; loyal Scouter; benefactor of students
Osborne K. Taylor Retired corporate executive; veteran Scoutmaster; champion of Scouting
J. Kimball Whitney Company president; friend of youth; veteran Scouter

1974

Recipient Notability References
Stephen A. Derby Retired banker; civic leader; faithful Scouter
James E. Johnson Corporate board chairman; former Assistant Secretary of the Navy; distinguished Scouter
Allen W. Mathis Jr. Company board chairman; civic leader; dedicated Scouter
James R. Neidhoefer Company president; distinguished Scouter; veteran Scoutmaster
Melvin B. Neisner Company President; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter
William H. Quasha Attorney; International Scouter; Scoutmaster
John K. Sloan Attorney; Advocate of Youth; Loyal Scouter
Herman Stern Merchant; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter
Leif J. Sverdrup Industrialist; Engineer; Zealous Scouter
Wallace E. Wilson Corporate Vice-President; Friend of Youth; Dedicated Scouter

1975

Recipient Notability References
Gerald Ford Thirty-eighth President, United States of America; Symbol of Integrity; Example for Youth; Eagle Scout

1976

Recipient Notability References
John T. Acree Jr. Company Board Chairman; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
Perry Richardson Bass Corporate Chairman and President; Community Benefactor; Distinguished Scouter
Milton Caniff Cartoonist; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting
Arthur H. Cromb Company President; Inspirational Scouter; University Alumni Leader
Thomas F. Hawkins University Vice-President; Scouter Extraordinaire
Elizabeth G. Knight Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting
Joseph W. Marshall Retired Physician and Surgeon; Churchman; Faithful Scouter
Louis W. Menk Company Board Chairman; Transportation Industry Leader; Loyal Scouter
Max S. Norris Physician; Businessman; Devoted Scouter
LaVern Watts Parmley 5th general president of the Primary of the LDS Church; benefactor of children; Cub Scouting advocate
Simon Rositzky Company President; conservationist; American Humanics Chairman
Lester R. Steig Educator; author; proponent of Scouting

1978

Recipient Notability References
L. Jadwin Asfeld Company President; Red Cross Leader; Distinguished Scouter
Jimmy Carter Thirty-ninth President, United States of America; Defender of Human Rights; Friend of Youth
Alec Chesser Corporate Leader; Man of Stature; Devoted Scouter
Dorothy Feist Humanitarian; Philanthropist; Scouting 'First Lady'
Roy W. Jordan Civil Leader; Good Citizen; Scouting Stalwart
Richard W. Kiefer Attorney; Versatile Scouter; Churchman
Katsumi Kometani Dentist; Dedicated Scouter; Advocate of Youth
Thomas S. Monson Apostle, later sixteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John D. Murchison Partner, Murchison Brothers; civic leader; Scouting proponent
John D. Schapiro International sportsman; businessman; faithful Scouter
Forrest N. Shumway Corporate executive; friend of youth; veteran Scouter
Bland W. Worley Corporate Executive; Civic Servant; Great Scouter

1980

Recipient Notability References
Charles T. Clayton Executive; civic leader; dedicated Scouter
William P. Clements Jr. Governor of Texas; executive; distinguished Scouter
Frank William Gay Business executive; churchman; devoted Scouter
Thomas F. Gilbane Builder; business leader; dedicated Scouter
Milton H. Gray Lawyer; civic leader; veteran Scouter
William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt Green Bar Bill, the Voice of Scouting
Downing B. Jenks Corporate executive; railroader; BSA President
Reuben R. Jensen Corporate executive; distinguished Scouter
Sonia S. Maguire Humanitarian; Benefactor of Scouting
J. Willard Marriott Corporation Founder; Churchman; Benefactor of Scouting
Archibald McClure Executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter
Henry J. Nave Corporate executive; sportsman; faithful Scouter
Gene H. Sternberg Sr. Executive; civic leader; loyal Scouter
Harry D. Thorsen Jr. Scouts on Stamps Society International; executive

1981

Recipient Notability References
Arthur G. Linkletter TV and radio personality

1982

Recipient Notability References
Rodney H. Brady Educator; Business Executive; Devoted Scouter
Robert W. Briggs Physician; community leader; dedicated Scouter
Hugh C. Clayton Architect; engineer; civic leader; veteran Scouter
Francis A. Coy Business executive; community leader; distinguished Scouter
Robert H. Gaynor Businessman; civic leader; devoted Scouter
Albert V. Hartl Business Executive; Distinguished and Veteran Scouter
Peter W. Hummel Geologist; Supporter of Higher Education; Loyal Scouter
Robert J. LaFortune Independent Oil Operator; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
Thomas C. MacAvoy Business Executive; Community Servant; Devoted Scouter
Ann W. Nally Community Servant; Parent; Dedicated Scouter
George M. Pardee Jr. Builder; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter
Ronald Reagan Fortieth President, United States of America; Former Governor; Friend to Youth
V. J. Skutt Corporate Executive; Lawyer; Distinguished Scouter
John B. Young Bank General Manager; civic leader; International Scouter

1984

Recipient Notability References
Hank Aaron Baseball Star; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting
Monsignor Louis P. Barcelo Clergyman; Educator; Dedicated Scouter
John M. Belk Businessman; civic leader; Veteran Scouter
Robert W. Dievendorf Friend of Youth With Special Needs; Devoted Scouter
Edward C. Joullian III Engineer; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Spencer W. Kimball Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
D. Loring Marlett Public Servant; Mining, Real Estate, and Oil Executive; Humanitarian
Sanford N. McDonnell Aerospace Leader; Community Servant; Devoted Scouter
Charles A. Rahmberg Insurance Executive; Dedicated and Distinguished Scouter
Ben Reifel American Indian Leader; Public Servant; Devoted Scouter
Thomas L. Tatham Attorney; civic leader; Outstanding Scouter
Rolland M. Wilkening Engineer; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

1986

Recipient Notability References
Robert L. Backman Church Leader; Attorney; Distinguished Scouter
Harry E. Bovay Jr. Retired Chief Executive Officer; Professional Engineer; Faithful Scouter
J. R. Davidsmeyer Corporate Executive; civic leader; Dynamic Advocate of Exploring
Burl Ives Ballad Singer and Collector of Songs; Actor; Friend of Scouting
Ted L. Johnson Company President; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter
William P. McCahill Retired Marine Officer and Historian; Advocate for People With Special Needs
Charles J. Merlin Founder of the Elbeetian Legion of Lone Scout Alumni; Editor and Publisher of Elbeetee
Thomas L. Parker Retired Business Executive; Dedicated Scouter
Roger Tory Peterson Ornithologist; Artist; Naturalist
Charles M. Pigott Company President; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Betty F. Pilsbury National Girl Scout President; civic leader; Advocate for Youth
Eddie G. Robinson Football Coach; Educator; Inspiration for Youth

1988

Recipient Notability References
William Aramony President of United Way of America; Humanitarian; Human-Service Leader
Warren E. Burger 15th Chief Justice of the United States; Teacher; Distinguished Jurist
Daniel W. Derbes Corporate Executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout; Loyal Scouter
Vaughn J. Featherstone Church Leader; Advocate for Youth; Dedicated Scouter
James F. Gary International Energy Adviser; Community Leader; Faithful Scouter
John McCullough Gibson Civic leader; Farmer; Dedicated Scouter
Earl G. Graves Corporate Head; Business Leader; Distinguished Scouter
Marion D. Hanks Church Leader; Advocate for Youth; Loyal Scouter
Robert F. Harbrant Labor Leader; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Ben M. Hauserman Retired Business Executive; Community Leader; Faithful Scouter
Roy W. Hawkinson Company President; Outdoorsman; Dedicated Scouter
Reuben Hitchcock Retired Business Executive; Horseman; Devoted Scouter
Andrew Gerow Hodges Retired Insurance Executive; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
William Charles McCord Corporate Executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter
Henry B. Murphy Company President; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Norman Vincent Peale Distinguished Author; Popular Speaker; Inspiration for Youth
Nancy Reagan First Lady; civic leader; Crusader for Youth and Against Drugs
Eugene F. "Bud" Reid Company President; Petroleum Geologist; Loyal Scouter
Jack B. Riffle Insurance Executive; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Charles M. Schulz Cartoonist; Creative Artist; Friend of Youth
Marshall M. Sloane Bank President; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter
John W. Thomas Jr. Company President; civic leader; Faithful Scouter

1990

Recipient Notability References
Marian Anderson Contralto; Concert Artist; Friend of Youth
Margot Bogert College Administrator; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter
Houston A. Brice Jr. Builder; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
George H. W. Bush Forty-first President of the United States; Businessman; Senior Public Official
Albert E. Cahill Aquatics Safety Instructor; Writer; Devoted Scouter
Murray L. Cole Attorney; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter
Lester E. Coleman Corporate Executive; Chemist; Devoted Scouter
John R. Donnell Jr. Independent Investor; Arts Supporter; Faithful Scouter
William B. Elliott Human Resources Director; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter
Hugh Lawson Hembree III Executive; Community Servant; Devoted Scouter
Harold S. Hook Corporate Executive; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Glendon E. Johnson Corporate Executive; Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Isidore J. Lamothe Jr. Physician and Surgeon; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter
Richard H. Leet Oil Company Executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter
Carl M. Marchetti Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Community Servant; Faithful Scouter
William E. Slesnick Mathematician; Educator; Distinguished Scouter
C. Travis Traylor Jr. Private Investor; civic leader; Committed Scouter
William H. Webster CIA Director; Lawyer; Distinguished Public Servant
Alfred H. Wehr Consultant; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
John Wooden Former Head Basketball Coach, UCLA; Teacher; Friend of Youth
Dwan Jacobsen Young 6th general president of the Primary of the LDS Church; Benefactor of Children; civic leader; Loyal Scouter

1992

Recipient Notability References
William L. Adams Geologist; Oil Company Executive; Distinguished Scouter
John L. Clendenin Telecommunications Executive; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Glenn A. Cox Retired Executive; Education Regent; Dedicated Scouter
Kenneth P. Davis Logistician; Army Reservist; Devoted Scouter
Jacques E. Dubois Businessman; civic leader; Outstanding Scouter
Marian Wright Edelman Children's Advocate; Civil Rights Leader; Friend of Youth
James A. Hackney III Professional Engineer; Executive; Dedicated Scouter
Paul R. Hafer Automotive Engineer; Inventor; Loyal Scouter
Richard C. Halpern Construction executive; Civil Engineer; distinguished Scouter
Vivian Harris Advocate for people With special needs; civic leader; dynamic Scouter
William A. Hiller Farm cooperative executive; Community Servant; Able Scouter
Jim Lovell Astronaut; Communications executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout
William H. Niemannv Horticulturist; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter
Colin Powell Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Officer; Role Model for Youth
Richard N. Ross Producer; Showman; Dedicated Scouter
Gerald J. Voros Communicator; Civic Worker; Devoted Scouter

1993

Recipient Notability References
William H. Gray Minister; Legislator; Supporter of Education
George R. Hill III Educator; Researcher; Dedicated Scouter
Lester G. Jones Human Resources Consultant; executive; Loyal Scouter
R. Dan Matkin Business executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter
R. Richard Rubottom International Consultant; Diplomat; Dynamic Scouter
G. William Swisher Jr. Corporate executive; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter

1994

Recipient Notability References
Thomas T. Anderson, D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Norman Ralph Augustine Aeronautical Engineer; Author; Distinguished Scouter
Richard L. Burdick Civic leader; Devoted Scouter
Clarence Gaines Educator; Coach; Community Leader
Gordon B. Hinckley Fifteenth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Richard P. LaRocque Clergyman; Community Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter
J.W. Marriott Jr. Corporate executive; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
J. Patrick Ross Business executive; civic leader; Dynamic Scouter
Herbert J. Rowe Association executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

1995

Recipient Notability References
Ronald E. Burton Star Athlete; Popular Speaker; Dedicated Scouter; civic leader
August Busch III Corporate executive; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Anderson W. Chandler Banker; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Robert A. Cunningham Business executive; Devoted Scouter; Community Leader
Jack H. Goaslind Church Leader; Youth Adviser; Distinguished Scouter
Andrew L. Lewis Jr. Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Railroad Industry executive; Public Servant
Jack Zink Mechanical Engineer; Inventor; Dynamic Scouter

1996

Recipient Notability References
Ted Carlsen Company Founder; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
John W. Creighton Jr. Corporate executive; civic leader; Distinguished Scouter
Michael D. Harris Attorney; Church Supporter; Devoted Scouter
Frank H. Heckrodt Retired executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter
Gerard O. Rocque Church Leader; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter
Henry A. Rosenberg Jr. Petroleum Industry executive; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
E. W. "Bud" Wendell Music Industry executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

1997

Recipient Notability References
Thomas D. Allen Attorney; Jamboree Leader; International Scouter
Bill Clinton Forty-second President of the United States of America; Governor of Arkansas; Attorney; Senior Public Official
John M. Coughlin Insurance executive; Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Siegfred S. Kagawa Business executive; civic leader; Dedicated Scouter
Francis H. Olmstead Jr. Engineer; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter, National Commissioner
Robert H. Reynolds Attorney; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter
Samuel K. Skinner Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Utilities executive; Loyal Scouter
Evelyn T. Smith Business executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Marvin L. Smith Petroleum Geologist; civic leader; Devoted Scouter

1998

Recipient Notability References
John C. Cushman III Real Estate executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter
Allan D. Fisher Health Care executive; Community Leader; Dynamic Scouter
Vertella S. Gadsden Synagogue Leader; Public Speaker; Devoted Scouter
Herbert T. Olson Jr. Retired Association executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter
Edward Allan Pease U.S. Representative; Youth Advocate; Distinguished Scouter
Elliott Waite Phillips Rancher; Philanthropist; Scouting Benefactor
Ronald J. Temple Educator; Administrator; Loyal Scouter
K. Gregory Tucker Retired Attorney; Water Safety Advocate; Dedicated Scouter
Donald R. Watkins Business executive; Community Volunteer; Distinguished Scouter

1999

Recipient Notability References
A. Dano Davis Corporate executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter
Steve Fossett Adventurer; Corporate executive; Dynamic Scouter; Philmont Ranger
Edward L. Gaylord Corporate executive; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter
Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Physician; Community Servant; Distinguished Scouter
Loren S. Riggins Jr. Business executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Roy S. Roberts Corporate executive; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Janet E. Sharp Retired Educator; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

2000

Recipient Notability References
Charles L. Bowerman Retired Corporate executive; Former Athlete; Dedicated Scouter
M. Anthony Burns Humanitarian; Corporate executive; Dynamic Scouter
Robert Gates National Servant (later Secretary of Defense); Author; Distinguished Scouter
Roger R. Hemminghaus Corporate executive; civic leader; Loyal Scouter
Louise Mandrell Entertainer; Author; Devoted Scouter
C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Business executive; Community Servant; Dynamic Scouter
Thomas E. Reddin Government executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter
Frank G. Rubino Physician; Community Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter
Alfred S. Warren Retired Corporate executive; Community Leader; Enthusiastic Scouter
Togo D. West Jr. Government executive; Public Servant; Distinguished Eagle Scout
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. Corporate executive; civic leader; Devoted Scouter

2001

Recipient Notability References
William F. "Rick" Cronk Corporate executive; Church Leader; Energetic Scouter
George F. Francis III Community Servant; Corporate executive; Dedicated Scouter
Robert T. Herres National Servant; Retired executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout
W. Walter Menninger Physician; Civic Servant; Distinguished Eagle Scout
The Oak Ridge Boys Musicians; Businessmen; Dynamic Scouters
Elmer E. Rasmuson Philanthropist; Education Enthusiast; Devoted Scouter
Harold L. "Spike" Yoh Jr. Civic Servant; Retired Corporate executive; Loyal Scouter
Zig Ziglar Motivational Speaker; Writer; Community Servant

2002

Recipient Notability References
James H. Bean Attorney; National Servant; Devoted Scouter
Raymond V. Biondo Physician; Educator; Dutiful Scouter
George W. Bush Forty-third President of the United States of America; Governor of Texas; Advocate of Youth
Fred S. Faber Jr. Engineer; Civic Servant; Energetic Scouter
John Gottschalk Executive; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter
Lee Greenwood Musician; Humanitarian; Supportive Scouter
Carl E. Stewart U.S. Circuit Judge; Civic Servant; Loyal Scouter
Milton H. Ward Corporate executive; Arts Enthusiast; Dedicated Scouter
Sue J. Weierman Civic Volunteer; Editor; Dynamic Scouter

2003

Recipient Notability References
Yogi Berra Professional Athlete; Community Servant; Supportive Scouter
Donna Cunningham Community Servant; Dedicated Leader; Dynamic Scouter
Terrence P. Dunn Chief Executive Officer; Community Servant; Enthusiastic Scouter
F. Melvin Hammond LDS General Authority and Religious Leader; Educator; Dutiful Scouter
Lyle R. Knight Executive; Business Leader; Dependable Scouter
Jerrold L. Lockshin Civic Servant; U.S. Army Veteran; Distinguished Scouter
Francis R. McAllister Corporate executive; Civic Servant; Loyal Scouter
Glen McLaughlin Venture Capitalist; Philanthropist; Loyal Scouter
Jose F. Niño Business executive; National Servant; Energetic Scouter
H. Ross Perot Philanthropist; Public Servant; Business executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout
George Zambelli Sr. Businessman; Community Volunteer; Faithful Scouter

2004

Recipient Notability References
George Leighton Allen Sr. Distinguished Physician; U.S. Army Veteran; Influential Scouter
John P. DesBarres Energy executive; Arts Patron; Visionary Scouter
Joseph L. Harris Religious Leader; Urban Revivalist; Supportive Scouter
Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Civic Leader; Legal Scholar; Devoted Scouter
J. Dennis Hastert Political Leader, Successful Coach, Youth Advocate
Donald Keith Hummel Religious Leader; Dynamic Volunteer; Inspirational Scouter
R. Lawry Hunsaker Foster Parent; Reverent Disciple; International Scouter
Drayton McLane Jr. Business Leader; Sports executive; Dedicated Scouter
Jan T. Perkins Volunteer; Attorney; Devoted Scouter
Mary Ann Price Civic Volunteer; Trainer; Tireless Scouter
Robert W. Spanogle War Veteran; Volunteer; Scouting Advocate

2005

Recipient Notability References
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Distinguished Businessman; Community Benefactor; Student Mentor
Robert A. Bedingfield Adventurous Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter; Business Leader
Donald A. Belcher Business executive; Dedicated Volunteer; Distinguished Eagle Scout
David Lloyd Briscoe Versatile Volunteer; Tireless Scouter; Dedicated Professor
Harriss A. "Hab" Butler III Lifelong Scouter; Community Activist; Tireless Volunteer
Joseph Csatari Talented Artist; Selfless Volunteer; Inspired Scouter
Gerald A. Gettelfinger Roman Catholic Bishop of Evansville, Indiana
Coleen Kent Menlove Scouting Matriarch; Tireless Volunteer; Enthusiastic Scouter
Richards Miller Knowledgeable Scouter; Youth Coach; Distinguished Dentist
Roger M. Schrimp Distinguished Eagle Scout; Community Leader; Successful Attorney
James W. Shepherd Real Estate Investor; Diverse Volunteer; Energetic Scouter

2006

Recipient Notability References
W. Todd Bassett Dedicated Church Leader; Tireless Youth Advocate; Devoted Christian
Richard H. Carmona Health Advocate; Distinguished Physician; Decorated Veteran
Douglas H. Dittrick Distinguished Businessman; Dedicated Scouter; Community Benefactor
Bradley Haddock Distinguished Corporate Lawyer; Committed Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Peter E. Hyman Tireless Scouting Volunteer; Community Leader; Man of God
Alberto A. Muñoz II Scouting Innovator; Advocate for Youth; Philanthropist
Wayne M. Perry Corporate Leader; Longtime Scouter; Youth Coach
Samuel J. Prisk Lifelong Scouter; Health Professional; Servant Leader
James M. Reddinger Distinguished Businessman; Scouting Leader; Selfless Volunteer
Donald Rumsfeld National Leader; Naval Aviator; Distinguished Eagle Scout; Philmont Ranger
R. Ray Wood Committed Scouter; Business Leader; Youth Advocate

2007

Recipient Notability References
Bray Bruce Barnes Devoted Scouter, Man of God, Distinguished Eagle Scout
S. Truett Cathy Business Pioneer, Leading Philanthropist, Man of God
Dennis H. Chookaszian Distinguished Eagle Scout, Corporate Leader, Dedicated Volunteer
Charles W. Dahlquist II Church Leader, Longtime Scouter, Committed Professional
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. Businessman, Community Leader, Dedicated Scouter
Archie Manning World-Class Athlete, Devoted Father, Humanitarian
Hector A. "Tico" Perez Dedicated Scouter, Community Leader, Distinguished Attorney
Mary Anne Rounds Cub Scout Visionary, Prolific Writer, Dedicated Volunteer
Joe W. Walkoviak Scouting Visionary, Corporate Leader, Dedicated Volunteer
Gary E. Wendlandt Scouting Leader, Financial executive, Eagle Scout
Harold A. Yocum Lifelong Scouter, Eagle Scout, Committed Physician

2008

Recipient Notability References
Walter M. "Buster" Brown III Special-Needs Advocate, Philmont Benefactor, Lifelong Scouter
Diane M. Cannon Dedicated Volunteer, Trusted Mentor, Inspirational Trainer
Peter P. Casey Corporate Leader, Lifelong Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Harold C. Friend International Scouter, Dedicated Rotarian, Advocate for Children, Distinguished Eagle Scout
T. Michael Goodrich Business Leader, Committed Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout
John C. "Jack" Jadel Committed Leader, Education Advocate, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Neal Roger Johnson Exploring Advocate, Key Jamboree Leader, Dedicated Public Servant
G. Edward Lewis Advocate for Youth, Philanthropist, Community Servant
Daniel S. Zaccara Lifelong Scouter, Innovative Trainer, War Veteran

2009

Recipient Notability References
R. Thomas Buffenbarger International President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
D. Kent Clayburn Dedicated Scouter, Caring Mentor, International Scouting Advocate
Randall K. Cline Lifelong Scouter, Visionary Leader, Dedicated Arrowman
Larry Cunningham Venturing Pioneer, Dynamic Trainer, Longtime Scouter
Tommy Dortch Community Leader, Mentor
Jeff Gordon Race-car Driver; Businessman, Community Leader, Friend of Scouting
Ronald K. Migita Dedicated Scouter, Education Advocate, Business Leader
Nathan O. Rosenberg Visionary Leader, Gifted Trainer, Lifelong Scouter
James S. Turley Committed Volunteer, Gifted Leader, Good Scout
Charles T. Walneck Innovative Leader, Veteran Scoutmaster, Patriotic American
Lance B. Wickman Lifelong Scouter, Combat Veteran, Man of God

2010

Recipient Notability References
Keith A. Clark accomplished leader, distinguished attorney, dedicated Scouter
Ronald O. Coleman gifted communicator, friend of youth, creative collaborator
R. Michael Daniel Attorney, retired colonel United States Marine Corps Reserve, Eagle Scout
Jack D. Furst visionary leader, generous philanthropist, Eagle Scout
William L. Garrison Strategic thinker, lifelong volunteer, friend of youth
William H. Gates III Business magnate, philanthropist, author, founder and chairman of Microsoft
Albert S. Lineberry Sr. lifelong Scouter, tireless volunteer
Douglas B. Mitchell master builder, youth advocate
O. Temple Sloan Jr. entrepreneur, education advocate
Charles H. "Chuck" Smith Businessman, retired president and CEO of AT&T West; Eagle Scout
Rex Tillerson Engineer, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil; President of the BSA as of May 23, 2010
Steven E. Weekes strategic thinker, successful businessman

2011

Recipient Notability References
Edward H. Arnold Business Leader, Generous Philanthropist, Friend of Scouting
Stephen L Bowen Jamboree Visionary, Creative Thinker, Gifted Leader
Gail and Dale Coyne IndyCar team owners, Friends of Youth, Successful Businesspeople
William Finerty Distinguished Physician, International Scouter, Devoted Leader
Marshall Hollis Experienced Outdoorsman, Leader in Safety, Trusted Businessman
Robert Rownd Skillful Leader, Successful Financial Advisor, Builder of Scouting
Walter Scott Jr. Distinguished Eagle Scout, Successful Businessman, Generous Philanthropist
Robert F. Sinclair Supporter of Education, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Inventive Leader
W. Scott Sorrels Friend of Commissioners, Venturing Pioneer, Youth Advocate
Mary Stevens Training Innovator, Technology Trailblazer, Strategic Thinker

2012

Recipient Notability References
Allen David Brown Financial Steward, Tireless Volunteer, Gifted Leader
Paul R. Christen Distinguished Eagle Scout, Generous Philanthropist, Servant Leader
Elaine Smith Francis Cub Scouting Expert, Friend of Youth, Generous Teacher
Robert E. Guglielmone Man of God, Friend of Youth, Innovative Leader
Stephen B. King Sr. Lifelong Scouter, Public Servant, Dedicated Leader
Elmer C. "Neil" Lupton, Ph.D. Distinguished Eagle Scout, Strategic Thinker, Servant Leader
Vice Adm. Justin D. McCarthy Gifted Leader, Dedicated Scouter, Patriot
Ray Louis Russell Wood Badge Expert, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Servant Leader
Russell Hoke Smart Dedicated Scouter, Visionary Leader, Jamboree Expert
Randall L. Stephenson Passionate Leader, Friend of Scouting, Advocate for Youth
Matthew Maynard Walker Distinguished Arrowman, Eagle Scout, Cheerful Servant

2013

Recipient Notability References
Carlos J. Arboleya Lifelong Scouter, Tireless Leader, Citizen of the World
Jeanne D. Arnold Visionary Philanthropist, Friend of Children, Healthcare Leader
George N. Boulukos Gifted Leader, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Man of God ,
Jack S. Butler II Distinguished Arrowman, Proven Leader, Eagle Scout
Raymond Capp Tireless Leader, Cheerful Servant, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Ralph de la Vega Gifted Executive, Creative Thinker, Friend of Youth
J. Russell Hunsaker Gifted Leader, Visionary Planner, Man of God
William H. Cardinal Keeler Distinguished Eagle Scout, Friend of Youth, Man of God
Steve McGowan Summit Pioneer, Visionary Leader, Eagle Scout
Eleanor Smith Morrison Gifted Trainer, Servant Leader, Distinguished Commissioner
Barack H. Obama 44th president of the United States
John F. Pyfer Jr. Benefactor, International Scouter, Distinguished Eagle Scout

2014

Recipient Notability References
David L. Beck Servant Leader, Man of God, Dynamic Trainer
Toby Capps Distinguished Arrowman, Servant Leader, Eagle Scout
Michael G. Hoffman Visionary Leader, Distinguished Arrowman, Tireless Volunteer ,
Sen. Joe Manchin Public Servant, Common Sense Leader, Scouting Advocate
Robert J. Smith Gifted Leader, Lifelong Volunteer, Executive Mentor
William W. Stark Jr. Visionary Leader, Tireless Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Mark L. Stolowitz World-Class Trainer, Distinguished Arrowman, Eagle Scout
R. "Chip" Turner Man of God, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Bridge Builder
Rosemary M. Wixom Gifted Trainer, Advocate of Youth, Woman of God

2015

Recipient Notability References
Glenn A. Adams Visionary Leader, Devoted Scouter, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Glenn Thomas Ault Gifted Teacher, Dedicated Physician, Distinguished Arrowman
Richard Paul Bragga Servant of Youth, Tireless Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout
J.S. "Si" Brown III Outstanding Citizen, Youth Mentor, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Larry M. Gibson Religious Leader, Lifelong Scouter, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Jeffery Q. Jonasen Distinguished Arrowman, Servant Leader, Eagle Scout
John Willis Lea IV Distinguished Commissioner, Renowned Physician, Dedicated Scouter
Daniel B. Maxfield Lifelong Scouter, Tireless Volunteer, Servant Leader
Arthur F. "Skip" Oppenheimer Community Leader, Education Supporter, Eagle Scout
Robert J. Sirhal Dedicated Scouter, Community Servant, Leader of Leaders
Bruce Robert Trefz Medical Missionary, Youth Mentor, Dedicated Scouter
John C. Whitehead Inspiring Leader, Visionary Statesman, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Andrew J. Young Civil Rights Leader, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Human Rights Champion

2016

Recipient Notability References
Timothy A. Acree Training Developer, Servant Leader, Eagle Scout
L. Ronald Bell Youth Advocate, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Lifelong Arrowman
Steven D. Bradley Servant Leader, Distinguished Arrowman, Eagle Scout
Daniel Leo Coberly Visionary Leader, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Scouting Ambassador
Christopher Allen Grove Gifted Surgeon, Outstanding Eagle Scout, Friend of Youth
Timothy Michael Dolan Spiritual Leader, Friend of Youth, Man of God
J. Brett Harvey Business Icon, Model Philanthropist, Scouting Leader
Mark A. Kriebel Servant Leader, Friend of Youth, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Joseph P. Landy Visionary Leader, Creative Thinker, Dedicated Scouter
Christine Perry Committed Volunteer, Teacher of Youth, Woman of God
James D. Rogers Committed Volunteer, Friend of Youth, Distinguished Eagle Scout
John D. Tickle Business Leader, Philanthropist, Distinguished Eagle Scout
David M. Weekley Visionary Leader, Friend of Youth, Distinguished Eagle Scout

2017

Recipient Notability References
David Biegler Friend of Youth
Nelson Block Scouting Historian, Advocate of Scouting, Eagle Scout
L. H. (Larry) Chase Teacher, Distinguished Commissioner
Lucia Cronin Transformative Leader
Robert G. Dealaman Longtime Scouter
Eric L. Hiser Eagle Scout, Outdoor Advocate
Kenneth Paul King Educator, Eagle Scout
Carol McCarthy Trainer, Scouting Advocate, Distinguished Commissioner
Dan Ownby Scouting Ambassador, Eagle Scout
Aubrey B. Patterson Servant to Youth, Education Advocate
Mark D. Rose Distinguished Eagle Scout, Youth Mentor
David Steward Entrepreneur, Servant Leader

2018

Recipient Notability References
Linda Baker, Ph.D. Teacher, Educational Researcher
Terry Bramlett Scouter, Outdoor Enthusiast
John Norman Brown Eagle Scout, Educator
Howard Bulloch Eagle Scout, Innovative Leader
Larry W. Coppock Religious Leader
Craig E. Fenneman Eagle Scout, Entrepreneur
Jack Hess Eagle Scout, Geologist
Bill Loeble Eagle Scout, Longtime Scouter
María Molinelli Attorney, Inspirational Leader
Brian P. Williams Eagle Scout, Attorney

2019

Recipient Notability References
Dave Alexander Eagle Scout, Benefactor
Jeffrey S. Bostwick Judge, Outstanding Eagle Scout
E. Gordon Gee College President, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Dr. Kenneth D. King Distinguished Eagle Scout, Educator
Robert E. Murray Scouter, Benefactor, National Mining Hall of Fame
William E. “Bill” Rosner Family Scouting Advocate
James A. Ryffel Distinguished Eagle Scout, Entrepreneur
C. Bari Saunders International Scouter
Gary M. Schroeder Distinguished Eagle Scout, Outdoor Enthusiast
Alison K. Schuler Pioneering Leader, Attorney, Rotarian, First woman to led a BSA National Standing Committee
Daniel Thomas Segersin Longtime Scouter, Outdoors Enthusiast
Wesley J. Smith Champion of Inclusivity
Kaylene “Kay” Trick Mentor, Pioneering Leader, First woman to serve on National Order of the Arrow Committee and first female recipient of the OA's Distinguished Service Award

2020

Recipient Notability References
Ronald L. Adolphi Lifelong Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Religious Leader, Recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service
Thomas S. Bain Distinguished Eagle Scout, Distinguished Arrowman, Financial Technologist
Scott W. Beckett Eagle Scout, Jamboree Leader, Distinguished Arrowman, Past National Chief of the Order of the Arrow
Paul C. Bicket, M.D. Outstanding Eagle Scout, Physician, Jamboree Leader
Ned Cooper Gold Jr. Outstanding Eagle Scout, Visionary Scouter, Founder of the Philmont Staff Association, Attorney
Julia Mae-Shen Lesko National Wood Badge Coordinator, Long Time Scouter, U.S. Surface Transportation Board
Charles McGee Distinguished Eagle Scout, Tuskegee Airman, Brigadier General (retired)
R. Doyle Parrish Eagle Scout, Community Leader, Active Scouter
L. Hugh Redd Investor, Youth Mentor, National Board Member
Brian D. Thiessen Distinguished Eagle Scout, Rotarian, Air Force Veteran, Attorney
Michael Lawrence Thompson Distinguished Eagle Scout, Distinguished Arrowman, Public Servant
Frank D. Tsuru Distinguished Eagle Scout, Engineer, President of National Eagle Scout Association
Billy W. Walley Outstanding Eagle Scout, Distinguished Arrowman, Attorney, Man of God
Charles D. Wurster Vice Admiral, USCG (Retired); Distinguished Eagle Scout, Sea Scouting Leader

2021

Recipient Notability References
Scott R. Berger Lifelong Volunteer, Distinguished Eagle Scout, Chair of Scouts BSA Committee, Directors Guild of America Board Member
Scott R. Christensen Northeast Region President, National Executive Board Member, Nationally recognized figure in increasing awareness of glaucoma
Reid A. Christopherson Eagle Scout, Central Region Commissioner, Jamboree Enthusiast, Air Force Veteran, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America National Executive Committee Member
Joe R. Crafton Jr. Summit Supporter, BSA Vice President, Conservation Advocate, Chief Executive Officer
Gary E. Crum Western Region President, Jamboree Leader, NFL Athlete
Thomas C. Edwards Eagle Scout, BSA Foundation Chair
Jennifer Hancock Chair, National BSA Program Development Committee, Child Advocacy, Human Rights and Property Law Attorney
Charles D. Holmes Jamboree Advocate, Southern Region Commissioner
Dabney Kennedy National Committee Member, Distinguished Order of the Arrow Member
Jeffrey J. Kosik Summit advocate, engineer
Brother Kevin Dismas Moshier FSP Eagle Scout, Religious leader, Veteran
Norbert Anthony Steinhardt III Distinguished Order of the Arrow Member, community leader
Thomas Richard Yarboro National Executive Board Member, youth advocate

2022

Recipient Notability References
Timothy Beaty Distinguished Eagle Scout, Conservationist
Devang Desai Attorney, Arrowman, Regional Board Member, Eagle Scout
Jeffrey Goldsmith Eagle Scout, National Committee Member
Michael Lanning Eagle Scout, Trainer
Richard Mason Chair on Ad-Hoc Committee, Member of Churchill Task Force, Distinguished Eagle Scout
Jin Matsumoto Eagle Scout, Jamboree Scouter, International Scouter
Paul Moffat Eagle Scout, Duty to God Advocate
James Morris Eagle Scout, Scouting Fundraiser, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program
Stephen Nicolaysen Distinguished Eagle Scout, BSA Foundation Trustee, Philmont Ranch Properties Committee, Key Leader in the National Camp Accreditation Program
Rev. Arties Phillips Jr. African Methodist Episcopal Church Leader
David Rumbarger Jr. Distinguished Eagle Scout, National Operations Council Chair
John Severino Eagle Scout, Sea Scouting Advocate
Darlene Sprague Chair of the National Commissioner Service Team, Devoted Scouter
William Sugden Key Member of the Chapter 11 Reorganization Team
Brigitte Therivel Bronze Wolf Recipient, Jamboree Scouter, Youth Safety Advocate
Survivors of Abuse in Scouting

2023

Recipient Notability References
Mike Bliss Eagle Scout, Distinguished Arrowman, Long-Time Scouter
Salvatore P. Ciampo Distinguished Eagle Scout, Sea Scout Commodore, National Strategic Analysis and Facilities Management Subcommittee Chair
J. Robert Coleman Distinguished Eagle Scout, National Advisory Council Member and BSA National Foundation Member
Donald J. Dare Area President, Duty to God Breakfast Chair, National Camp Accreditation Program committee member, Army Veteran, Broadcast Journalist
Joel A. Eacker Navy Veteran, Chair of National Volunteer Training Committee, Chair of Scouting University, Philmont Ranch Committee Member, Area President
Laurence H. Green Outstanding Eagle Scout, Outdoor Program and Philmont Advocate, Long-Time Scouter
Janet C. Griffin Champion for Underserved Youth, Member of many National Committees, Task Forces, and Project Teams, Subject Matter Expert
Norfleet R. Johnston Sr. Long-Time Scouter, National Scouting Museum Committee Member
Andrew Miller Eagle Scout, National Venturing Leadership Award, Chair of the BSA Alumni Association
Patrick A. Noack Eagle Scout, Territory Chair, Chair of the National Program Development Committee
William M. Perkins Eagle Scout, Jamboree Leader, Arrowman
The Hon. Randy L. Potts NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout, NESA National Committee Member, 2021 National & 2020 Southern Region Alumnus of the Year, National Organization Sea Scout Alumni - National Chairman, Navy Veteran
Leonard Williams Jr. Distinguished Eagle Scout, Region Board Member and Territory Chair
Lisa Wylie Long-Time Scouter, Council and Area Leader, Chair of National Cub Scouting Committee

2024

Recipient Notability References
Laurie Champion Risk Management Strategist, Council President, Dedicated Scouter
Mark J. Chilutti Distinguished Arrowman, Outstanding Eagle Scout, Motivational Speaker
Kandra Dickerson First Female Region Commissioner, CPA, Northern Tier Committee Member, National Program Development Committee, National Operations Council Member
Hon. Frederick "Rick" Hillenbrand, III Navy Veteran, West Virginia House of Delegates, National Commissioner Service Team Member, Regional Board Member, Council Commissioner
Jason P. Hood Outstanding Eagle Scout, Distinguished Arrowman, Attorney, Service Territory Chair, Community Advocate
David J. Kehrer Longtime Jamboree Volunteer, Summit Bechtel Reserve Trailblazer
Dr. James D. Libbin University Professor, Agriculture Scholar, Regional Commissioner, Commissioner Coordinator, Council President
Bernard W. Lockard Jr. Outstanding Eagle Scout, National Venturing Committee Chair, Council President, Area President
Fred R. Norton Jr. Eagle Scout, Jamboree Volunteer, Council President
Louis Paulson Distinguished Eagle Scout, National Executive Board Member, Professional Firefighter, Public Servant
Michael R. Rooney Distinguished Eagle Scout, Attorney, National Cub Scouting Committee Commissioner
Sven J. Rundman III Industrial Hygienist, National Committee Member, Wood Badge and Jamboree Leader
Dr. Arnold F. Traupman Distinguished Eagle Scout, Ophthalmologist, Council President and Commissioner
Michael F. Weber Distinguished Eagle Scout, Automotive Engineer, National Commissioner Service Team Member

Notes

  1. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1929–1926". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22.
  2. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1939–1930". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  3. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1949–1940". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  4. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1959–1950". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1969–1960". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  6. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1979–1970". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  7. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1989–1980". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  8. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1999–1990". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  9. "Silver Buffalo Award Winners 2008–2000". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

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  30. ^ Wendell, Bryan (May 31, 2017). "Meet your 2019 Silver Buffalo Award class". Bryan on Scouting.
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  32. ^ Boy Scouts of America (May 31, 2021). "2021 Silver Buffalos".
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