The Silver Buffalo Award

F a c t S h e e t

Since 1926, the Boy Scouts of America has awarded the Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to youth. Each year, this award for noteworthy service of a national or worldwide character is made to men and women associated with Scouting and to others not directly associated with Scouting.

1926 Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell Gilwell Park, England Chief Scout of the World Daniel Carter Beard* Suffern, New York National Scout Commissioner William D. Boyce Chicago, Illinois Publisher; Incorporator of Boy Scouts of America Howard S. Braucher New York, New York Chairman, Committee on Organization, Boy Scouts of America George J. Fisher New York, New York Physician; Deputy Chief Scout Executive John Sherman Hoyt* Darien, Connecticut Manufacturer; Chairman, Finance Committee, Boy Scouts of America Jeremiah W. Jenks* New York, New York Educator; Formulator of Scout Oath and Law Joseph Lee Boston, Massachusetts Advocate of Playground and Outdoor Recreation Colin H. Livingstone* Washington, D.C. Financier Milton A. McRae* Detroit, Michigan Publisher; President, Boy Scouts of America

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William D. Murray* Plainfield, New Jersey Lawyer; Chairman, Editorial Board, Boy Scouts of America George D. Pratt* New York, New York Treasurer, Boy Scouts of America Frank Presbrey* New York, New York Advertising Man; Developer of Boys’ Life G. Barrett Rich* New York, New York Chairman, National Committee of Badges, Awards, and Scout Requirements Edgar M. Robinson* Washington, D.C. Co-organizer, Boy Scouts of America Mortimer L. Schiff* New York, New York Philanthropist; President, Boy Scouts of America The Unknown Scout Boy Scout Ernest Thompson Seton New York, New York Chief Scout James J. Storrow (Posthumous Award) Boston, Massachusetts Banker; President, Boy Scouts of America James E. West* New York, New York Lawyer; Chief Scout Executive George W. Wingate New York, New York Advocate of Organized Outdoor Recreation

*Charter member of the Boy Scouts of America

1927 Brother Barnabas, F.S.C. New York, New York Educator; Director, Catholic Bureau, Boy Scouts of America Stuart W. French Pasadena, California Business Executive; Organizer of Region 12 Walter W. Head Omaha, Nebraska Banker; President, Boy Scouts of America Hubert S. Martin, C.B.E. London, England Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau Bolton Smith Memphis, Tennessee Banker; Promoter of Interracial Understanding William Howard Taft Washington, D.C. Chief Justice of the United States; First Honorary President, Boy Scouts of America William Adams Welch Washington, D.C. National and State Parks Commissioner

1928 W. de Bonstetten Kandersteg, Switzerland President, Swiss Federation of Boy Scouts Arthur N. Cotton Buffalo, New York Promoter of High-Y Clubs William H. Cowles Spokane, Washington Publisher; First Chairman, Region 11 Committee

Clarence H. Howard St. Louis, Missouri Philanthropist; Founder of Junior Chamber of Commerce

Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park, New York Governor, State of New York; Advocate of Scouting

Alfred W. Dater Stamford, Connecticut Utilities Executive; First Chairman, Sea Scout Committee

Charles A. Lindbergh Hopewell, New Jersey Aviator; Transatlantic Pioneer

James Earl Russell New York, New York Educator; Scouter

The Unknown Soldier Patriot

Charles L. Sommers Minneapolis, Minnesota Business Executive; Chairman, Region 10

Dwight Filley Davis St. Louis, Missouri Public Servant; Advocate of Athletics

Charles D. Velie Minneapolis, Minnesota Philanthropist; Promoter of Scouting for Rural Boys

1929 Richard E. Byrd Winchester, Virginia Commander, U.S. Navy; Antarctic Explorer Calvin Coolidge Plymouth, Vermont 30th President, United States of America John H. Finley New York, New York Educator; Founder of Junior American Red Cross

James Austin Wilder New York, New York Developer and Organizer of Sea Scouting

1931 Griffith Ogden Ellis Detroit, Michigan Editor and Publisher, American Boy Magazine Lewis Gawtry New York, New York Banker; Philanthropist Lord Hampton, D.S.O. London, England Distinguished British Scouter

Howard F. Gillette Chicago, Illinois Banker; Promoter of Sea Scouting

George Welch Olmsted Warren, Pennsylvania Utilities Executive; World Scouter

Charles D. Hart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Physician; Promoter of Troop Camping

Victor F. Ridder New York, New York Newspaper Publisher; Catholic Scouter

Wilbert E. Longfellow Washington, D.C. Water-Safety Promoter, American Red Cross

Robert P. Sniffen Yonkers, New York Merchandising Consultant; Chairman, Committee on Supply Service

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Scouting Enthusiast

1930 Lewis Warrington Baldwin St. Louis, Missouri Railroad President; Regional Chairman Herbert Clark Hoover West Branch, Iowa 31st President, United States of America Charles C. Moore San Francisco, California Engineer; Scouter

Mell R. Wilkinson Atlanta, Georgia Manufacturer; National Executive Board Member

1932 Frank A. Bean Minneapolis, Minnesota Business Executive; Advocate of Rural Scouting Barron Collier New York, New York Philanthropist; Promoter of Scouting

William Edwin Hall Greenwich, Connecticut Lawyer; President, Boys’ Clubs of America Hermann W. Merkel New York, New York Creative Administrator of Parks and Camps

1933 Cyrus Adler Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Educator; Chairman, Jewish Committee on Scouting Martin H. Carmody New York, New York Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus Vincent Massey Toronto, Canada Canadian Diplomat; Philanthropist John A. McGregor San Francisco, California Region 12 Scouter; Friend to Youth Reginald H. Parsons Seattle, Washington Developer of Scouting in Pacific Northwest John P. Wallace Des Moines, Iowa Publisher; Advocate of Rural Scouting

1934 Newton D. Baker Cleveland, Ohio Statesman; Humanitarian Charles E. Cotting Boston, Massachusetts Philanthropist; Promoter of New England Scouting Paul Percy Harris Chicago, Illinois Lawyer; Founder of Rotary Club Movement

Frederic Kernochan New York, New York Jurist; Pioneer Scouter; Urban League Executive

Charles Horace Mayo Rochester, Minnesota Surgeon; Health Authority; Pioneer Scouter

Elbert K. Fretwell New York, New York Educator; Scouter; Training Innovator

John M. Phillips Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Conservationist; Recipient of Silver Wolf Award

George Edgar Vincent Greenwich, Connecticut Educator; Adviser to Scouting for Health and Safety

Heber J. Grant Salt Lake City, Utah Industrialist; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Oyster Bay, New York Public Servant; Explorer

John Skinner Wilson Gilwell Park, England Gilwell Camp Chief; World Scouter

Francis C. Kelley Tulsa, Oklahoma Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa; Scouter

1938

John R. Mott New York, New York Missionary; Statesman; World Youth Leader

George Albert Smith Salt Lake City, Utah Business Executive; Religious Leader; Scouter

1935 Calvin Derrick Jamesburg, New Jersey Educator; Penologist; Innovator R. Tait McKenzie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Educator; Sculptor of Boy Scout Statue Amos Alonzo Stagg Stockton, California Educator; Dean of American Coaches Booth Tarkington Indianapolis, Indiana Pulitzer Prize–Winning Author; Immortalizer of Youth Daniel A. Tobin New York, New York Banker; Scouter; Cofounder, Columbian Squires Fielding Harris Yost Ann Arbor, Michigan Scout Commissioner; Exponent of Clean Sports

1936 Frederick Russell Burnham Three Rivers, California American-British Adventurer Hugh S. Cumming Washington, D.C. United States Surgeon General Lawrence Locke Doggett Springfield, Massachusetts Educator; Pioneer for Training for Boys’ Work

George A. Allen Washington, D.C. Presidential Representative for First National Jamboree Frank Cody Detroit, Michigan Educator; Innovator With Schools and Scouting Frank G. Hoover Canton, Ohio Longtime Scouter; Friend to Youth William T. Hornaday Stamford, Connecticut Zoologist and Conservationist; Pioneer; Scouter

Norman Rockwell Arlington, Vermont Artist; Prime Creator of Scouting’s Image

1940 Edward Roberts Moore New York, New York Catholic Clergyman; Youth Worker; Scouter Eugene D. Nims St. Louis, Missouri Philanthropist; Scouter

Cornelius McGillicuddy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Connie Mack”–Advocate of Good Sportsmanship

George W. Truett Dallas, Texas Clergyman; World Youth Leader; Scouter

C. B. Smith Washington, D.C. Public Servant; Physician; Worker for Rural Scouting

1941

John A. Stiles Ottawa, Canada Canadian Scouting Official; Recipient of Silver Wolf Award Thomas E. Wilson Chicago, Illinois Promoter for Rural Youth and 4-H Clubs

1939 William Chalmers Covert Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Clergyman; Scouter Marshall Field New York, New York Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

C. Ward Crampton New York, New York Scientist; Author; Physical Fitness Advocate Homer Folks New York, New York Social Welfare Statesman Daniel A. Poling Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Clergyman; Editor; Scouter Edgar Rickard Darien, Connecticut Mining Engineer; Humanitarian; Friend to Scouting J. E. H. Stevenot Manila, Philippines Creator of Modern Philippine Scout Organization

1942 Frank O. Lowden Oregon, Illinois Farmer; Lawyer; Statesman; Philanthropist; Scouter Ragnvald Anderson Nestos Minot, North Dakota Lawyer; Statesman; Church Worker; Pioneer in Rural Scouting Frank Phillips Bartlesville, Oklahoma Banker; Philanthropist; Enthusiast for Scouting Bernard J. Sheil Chicago, Illinois Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago; Founder of CYO; Scouter William Clay Smoot Bartlesville, Oklahoma Banker; Outdoorsman; Worker for Rural Youth

1943 J. Edgar Hoover Washington, D.C. Lawyer; Criminologist; Director, FBI Harry C. Knight New Haven, Connecticut Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter John M. Schiff New York, New York Banker; President, Boy Scouts of America William L. Smith Louisville, Kentucky Surgeon; Public Servant; Author; Scouter Frank W. Wozencraft Dallas, Texas Businessman; Lawyer; Statesman; Scouter

1944 Oscar H. Benson Seven Stars, Pennsylvania Educator; Founder, 4-H Clubs Charles Evans Hughes Glens Falls, New York Jurist; Statesman; Diplomat; Champion of Youth

William C. Menninger Topeka, Kansas Neuropsychiatrist; Scouter Elbridge W. Palmer Kingsport, Tennessee Publisher; Worker for Disabled Youth, Racial Harmony, and Scouting Philip L. Reed Chicago, Illinois Business Executive; Scouter; Member, Advisory Council Edward Vernon Rickenbacker New York, New York Aviation Pioneer; Executive; Wartime Ace of Aces; Scouter Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers London, England Chief Scout of the British Empire Thomas J. Watson New York, New York Business Executive; Philanthropist; Educator; Scouter

Walter E. Disney Beverly Hills, California Cinema Executive; Creator of Mickey Mouse Dwight D. Eisenhower Denison, Texas General of the Army; Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe Raymond F. Low Omaha, Nebraska Business Executive; Scouter; Sea Scouting Enthusiast Wheeler McMillen Trenton, New Jersey Journalist; Editor; Advocate of Rural Scouting Chester William Nimitz Fredericksburg, Texas Chief of Naval Operations; United States Signator to Japanese Surrender Treaty

1945

Vilhjalmur Stefansson New York, New York Arctic Explorer; Author; Scouter

Francis W. Hatch Boston, Massachusetts Publicist; Scouter; Chairman, Boys’ Life Committee

Frank L. Weil New York, New York Lawyer; Scouter; Cofounder, United Service Organizations

Amory Houghton Corning, New York Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Vice President, Boy Scouts of America

1947 Bernard M. Baruch Camden, South Carolina Economist; Philanthropist; Patriot

Paul W. Litchfield Akron, Ohio Industrialist; Developed First Air Scout Squadron

Manuel Camus Manila, Philippines Statesman; Jurist; President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Earl C. Sams New York, New York Merchant; Philanthropist; Chairman, Business Division Committee

Cleveland E. Dodge New York, New York Financier; Philanthropist; Chairman, International Board of the YMCA

1946

Perrin C. Galpin New York, New York Educator; Scouter; Child-Health Advocate

John M. Bierer Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Business Executive; Scouter William J. Campbell Chicago, Illinois Jurist; Promoter of Scouting for Catholic Boys

William H. Pouch New York, New York Industrialist; Scouter; Civic Leader

Paul A. Siple Arlington, Virginia Geographer; Explorer; Author; Member, First Byrd Antarctic Expedition Francis Cardinal Spellman New York, New York Archbishop of New York; Author; Patriot R. Douglas Stuart Chicago, Illinois Manufacturer; Pioneer Scouter; Friend to Youth

1948 Irving Berlin New York, New York Composer of “God Bless America” Belmore Browne Ross, California Artist; Explorer; Cold-Weather Camping Expert Cherry Logan Emerson Atlanta, Georgia Engineer; Educator; Servant of Youth Reuben Brooks Hale San Francisco, California Merchant; Civic Leader; Advocate of Senior Scouting Robert F. Payne New York, New York Educator; Author; Scouter Lord Rowallan Ayrshire, Scotland Chief Scout of British Commonwealth and Empire Wade Warren Thayer Honolulu, Hawaii Attorney; Author; Exponent of Hawaiian Scouting

1949 David W. Armstrong New York, New York Executive Director, Boys’ Clubs of America Sheldon Clark Chicago, Illinois Business Executive; National Sea Scout Commodore

Richard J. Cushing Boston, Massachusetts Archbishop of Boston; Lecturer; Author; Civic Leader; Head of All Youth Work of Catholic Church in United States of America W. V. M. Fawcett Boston, Massachusetts Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter Charles R. Hook Middletown, Ohio Industrialist; Advocate of Junior Achievement; Scouter Luther A. Weigle New Haven, Connecticut Educator; Dean; Bible Scholar; Pioneer Scouter

1950 Harry Messiter Addinsell New York, New York Financier; Church Worker; Treasurer, Boy Scouts of America Kenneth K. Bechtel San Francisco, California Business Executive; Vice President, Boy Scouts of America Charles Franklin Kettering Dayton, Ohio Engineer; Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Innovator Irving Langmuir Schenectady, New York Nobel Prize–Winning Scientist; Pioneer Scouter Byrnes MacDonald New York, New York Business Executive; Worker for Underprivileged Youth Owen J. Roberts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jurist; Public Servant; Scouter Arthur A. Schuck New Brunswick, New Jersey Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America Lowell Thomas Pawling, New York Explorer; Author; News Commentator; Scouter

Harry S. Truman Independence, Missouri 33rd President, United States of America Milburn Lincoln Wilson Washington, D.C. National Director, 4-H Clubs; Scouter

1951 Ralph J. Bunche Jamaica, New York Educator; Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Scouter James Lippitt Clark New York, New York Explorer; Author; Sculptor; Conservationist; Scouter James H. Douglas Jr. Chicago, Illinois Attorney; Public Servant; Scouter Edgar Albert Guest Detroit, Michigan Writer; Poet; Boys’ Club Official; Friend to Youth Raymond W. Miller Washington, D.C. Publicist; Scouter; Advocate of Rural Scouting Henry Smith Richardson Greensboro, North Carolina Manufacturing Chemist; Scouter D. C. Spry Ottawa, Canada Chief Executive Commissioner, Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association Jack P. Whitaker Kansas City, Missouri Manufacturer; Scouter; President, American Humanics Foundation

1952 Julius Ochs Adler New York, New York Journalist; Patriot; Veteran Scouter Roy Chapman Andrews New York, New York Explorer; Zoologist; Museum Director; Author Frank Learoyd Boyden Deerfield, Massachusetts Teacher; Headmaster; Friend to Youth

Harmar D. Denny Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attorney; Congressman; Scouter Gale F. Johnston St. Louis, Missouri Banker; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter Carlos P. Romulo Washington, D.C. Author; Soldier; Diplomat; Cofounder, Boy Scouts of the Philippines Louis John Taber Columbus, Ohio Farmer; Granger; Exponent of Rural Scouting; Scouter

1953 Alton Fletcher Baker Eugene, Oregon Journalist; Publisher; Civic Leader; Scouter Henry B. Grandin San Marino, California Business Executive; Scouter; Host to Third National Scout Jamboree Ross L. Leffler Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Business Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Norton Clapp Seattle, Washington Business Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Robert Tyre Jones Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Attorney; Business Executive; Sportsman; Champion Athlete

J. M. T. Finney Jr. Baltimore, Maryland Surgeon; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Lewis Edward Phillips Eau Claire, Wisconsin Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Scouter

Richard Oliver Gerow Natchez, Mississippi Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi; Scouter

Frank Chambless Rand Jr. Santa Fe, New Mexico Business Executive; Publisher; Civic Leader; Scouter

Edward Urner Goodman Bondville, Vermont Church Executive; Pioneer Scouter; Founder, Order of the Arrow

Thomas John Watson Jr. New York, New York Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

George Lloyd Murphy Beverly Hills, California Producer; Actor; Publicist; Scouter

Ivan Allen Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Executive; Banker; Engineer; Civic Leader; Scouter

Nathan Marvin Ohrbach New York, New York Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter Dewitt Wallace Pleasantville, New York Magazine Founder; Editor; Publisher; Philanthropist

1956

Gerald F. Beal New York, New York Banker; Financier; Cultural and Civic Leader; Scouter

1955

Daniel W. Bell Washington, D.C. Banker; Public Servant; Community Leader; Scouter

Charles Francis McCahill Cleveland, Ohio Newspaper Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

Charles Dana Bennett Addison, Vermont Author; Rural Consultant; Publicist; Scouter

Hugh Moss Comer Sylacauga, Alabama Textile Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Scouter

David O. McKay Salt Lake City, Utah President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Rex Ivan Brown Jackson, Mississippi Utility Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Walter Francis Dillingham Honolulu, Hawaii Executive; Builder; Philanthropist; Statesman; Scouter

1954

William Durant Campbell New York, New York Naturalist; World Traveler; Eagle Scout; Scouter

Whitney Haskins Eastman Minneapolis, Minnesota Business Executive; Engineer; Scientist; Scouter

Ellsworth Hunt Augustus Cleveland, Ohio Banker; Civic Leader; Scouter

Francis John Chesterman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Utilities Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter

William Harrison Fetridge Chicago, Illinois Editor; Publisher; Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Ezra Taft Benson Salt Lake City, Utah Secretary of Agriculture; Church Leader; Scouter

Leonard Kimball Firestone Los Angeles, California Industrialist; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Scouter

William Jansen New York, New York Educator; Author; Church Worker; Administrator; Scouter

Philip David Bookstaber Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Rabbi; Scholar; Exponent of Scouting for Jewish Boys

Charles William Froessel Jamaica, New York Jurist; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Scouter

Guy Lee Noble Chicago, Illinois National 4-H Club Executive; Humanitarian

William H. Albers Cincinnati, Ohio Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

John Hopkinson Baker New York, New York Conservation Executive; Governmental Adviser

Irving J. Feist Newark, New Jersey Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Hubert Hardison Coffield Rockdale, Texas Industrialist; Rancher; Church Worker; Humanitarian; Scouter

Roger Stanley Firestone Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Manufacturing Executive; Humanitarian; Scouter

Nathan Dauby Cleveland, Ohio Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

Bob Hope Beverly Hills, California Cinema, Radio, and Television Comedian; Humanitarian

1957

Jackson Dodds Montreal, Canada Banker; Scouter; Recipient Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf Awards

Jeffrey Louis Lazarus Cincinnati, Ohio Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Harold Roe Bartle Kansas City, Missouri Attorney; Civic Leader; Humanitarian; Scouter

John Randolph Donnell Findlay, Ohio Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter

Walter Lee Lingle Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Brooks Hays Washington, D.C. Congressman; Lawyer; Humanitarian; Scouter

Robert Newcomb Gibson East Lansing, Michigan Business Executive; Lumberman; Scouter

George Magar Mardikian San Francisco, California Restaurateur; Author; Philanthropist; Scouter

Walter David Heller San Francisco, California Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

Frank Brittain Kennedy Cohasset, Massachusetts Investment Dealer; Church Worker; Executive; Scouter

Pliny Hunnicut Powers New Brunswick, New Jersey Educator; Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America

Henry Cabot Lodge Beverly, Massachusetts Journalist; National and International Statesman

Edward Leroy Kohnle Dayton, Ohio Business Executive; Church Worker; Cultural Leader; Scouter

Charles Dudley Pratt Honolulu, Hawaii Attorney; Civic Leader; Pioneer Scouter

Abram Leon Sachar Waltham, Massachusetts Educator; Author; Historian; University President

Sol George Levy Seattle, Washington Import-Export Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Joseph Frederic Wiese Coatesville, Pennsylvania Industrial Executive; Community Leader; Veteran Scouter

John Norton Lord Detroit, Michigan Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Joe C. Carrington Austin, Texas Insurance Executive; Rancher; Church Worker; Youth Worker; Scouter

Harry Lloyd Schaeffer St. Louis, Missouri Railroad Executive; Scouter Henry Frederick Schricker Knox, Indiana Statesman; Banker; Editor; Pioneer Scouter Harold Edward Stassen St. Paul, Minnesota Educator; Humanitarian; Statesman; Author; Scouter Edwin Joel Thomas Akron, Ohio Industrialist; Civic Leader; Humanitarian; Scouter

Herman Lee Turner Atlanta, Georgia Clergyman; Humanitarian; Civic Leader; Scouter Kenneth Dale Wells Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Economist; Educator; President, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

1958 Robert Bernerd Anderson Washington, D.C. Secretary of the Treasury; Lawyer; Educator; Scouter

James Maitland Stewart Beverly Hills, California Actor; Combat Aviator; Scouter

1959 Milo William Bekins Los Angeles, California Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter George Michael Dowd Franklin, Massachusetts Clergyman; Domestic Prelate; Youth Leader; Scout Chaplain

1960

Thomas Campbell Clark Washington, D.C. Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter James Thomas Griffin Cleveland, Ohio Business Executive; Humanitarian; Church Worker; Scouter

Alfred M. Gruenther Washington, D.C. President, American National Red Cross; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1953–56; Scouter Roy Edward Larson New York, New York Publishing Executive; Civic Leader; Humanitarian Robert John Lloyd Tacoma, Washington Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter Alexander White Moffat Beverly Farms, Massachusetts Business Executive; Yachtsman; Author; Scouter Clifford A. Randall Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lawyer; Executive; Humanitarian; Past President, Rotary International Norman Salit Lawrence, New York Rabbi; Attorney; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter

1961 Wyeth Allen Ann Arbor, Michigan Educator; Community Leader; Scouter Carl Otto Janus Indianapolis, Indiana Business Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter Richard E. McArdle Washington, D.C. Educator; Public Servant; Conservationist; Scouter

Delbert Leon Stapley Phoenix, Arizona Business Executive; Church Leader; Veteran Scouter Charles M. White Cleveland, Ohio Industrialist; Civic Leader; Youth Worker; Scouter Robert E. Wood Chicago, Illinois Retired Army General; Business Executive; Philanthropist; Veteran Scouter

1962 Bruce Cooper Clarke Adams, New York Commander in Chief, United States Army, Europe; Veteran Scouter Zenon Clayton Raymond Hansen Lansing, Michigan Business Executive; Civic Leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter Carl Hayden Phoenix, Arizona Member, United States Senate; Veteran Scouter Wayne Andrew Johnston Chicago, Illinois Railroad Executive; Humanitarian; Longtime Scouter Thomas J. Keane Forest Hills, New York Naval Officer in Two World Wars; Veteran Scouter John Cook Parish St. Paul, Minnesota Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter

Charles B. McCabe Jr. New York, New York Publisher; Broadcasting Executive; Veteran Scouter

John Thurman Gilwell Park, England Camp Chief of Gilwell Park; Recipient of Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf Awards

Lauris Norstad Minneapolis, Minnesota Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SHAPE); Promulgator of Scouting

Carl Vinson Milledgeville, Georgia Member, United States House of Representatives; Friend of Scouting

William T. Spanton Washington, D.C. Cofounder, Future Farmers of America; Scouter

Clarence E. Williams Woodward, Oklahoma Physician; Surgeon; Jamboree Medical Officer; Scouter

1963 Erwin Dain Canham Boston, Massachusetts Editor; Author; Broadcasting Commentator; Humanitarian L. Osmond Crosby Picayune, Mississippi Industrialist; Community Leader; Scouter Herold C. Hunt Cambridge, Massachusetts Educator; Author; Consultant; Scouter Walter H. Judd Washington, D.C. Statesman; Missionary; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter John T. Kimball New York, New York Utilities Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter Harold B. Lee Salt Lake City, Utah Business Executive; Educator; Church Official; Scouter Douglas MacArthur New York, New York Corporation Chairman; General of the Army; Recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor Jack C. Vowell El Paso, Texas Business Executive; Engineer; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter Frederick M. Warburg New York, New York Banker; Philanthropist; Worker for Youth; Scouter

1964 A. Frank Bray Martinez, California Jurist; Civic Leader; Friend to Youth; Scouter Albert L. Cole Greenwich, Connecticut Publisher; President, Boys’ Clubs of America; Philanthropist Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson City, Texas 36th President, United States of America

Ralph W. McCreary Indiana, Pennsylvania Industrialist; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

David Sarnoff New York, New York Industrialist; Communications Expert; Veteran Scouter

Otto Kerner Springfield, Illinois Governor of the State of Illinois; Scouter

Robert Moses New York, New York Public Servant; Builder; Friend to Youth; Scouter

Jo. S. Stong Keosauqua, Iowa Community Leader; Scouting Enthusiast

Clarence “Biggie” Munn Lansing, Michigan Athletic Director; Coach; Friend of Youth; Scouter

Ephraim Laurence Palmer Ithaca, New York Educator; Author; Conservationist; Veteran Scouter

Gustavo J. Vollmer Caracas, Venezuela Engineer; Venezuelan and World Scouter

Crawford Rainwater Pensacola, Florida Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Thomas F. Patton Cleveland, Ohio International Industrialist; Civic Leader; Scouter

1966

Vittz-James Ramsdell Portland, Oregon Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Gilbert R. Pirrung Bainbridge, Georgia Agriculturist; Church Worker; World Scouter Howard Tellepsen Houston, Texas Business Leader; Church Worker; Scouter

1965 Irving Ben Cooper New York, New York Jurist; Humanitarian; Friend to Youth Austin T. Cushman Chicago, Illinois Merchandising Executive; Community Leader; Scouter Harry J. Delaney New York, New York Business Leader; Church Worker; Scouter Royal Firman Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Business, Cultural, Community, and Church Leader; Scouter John H. Glenn Jr. Houston, Texas Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Ret.); Astronaut; Scouter Harry J. Johnson New York, New York Physician; Educator; Administrator; Scouter Harry G. McGavran Quincy, Illinois Surgeon; Community Leader; Humanitarian; Scouter

Richard W. Darrow Scarsdale, New York Publicist; Civic Leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter John Henry Fischer New York, New York Educator; Civic Leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter Charles Zachary Hardwick Findlay, Ohio Business Executive; Humanitarian; Scouter Lewis Blaine Hershey Washington, D.C. Lieutenant General, United States Army; Director, Selective Service; Scouter Basil O’Connor New York, New York Lawyer; Public Servant; Humanitarian; Friend to Youth Philip Henry Powers Greensburg, Pennsylvania Engineer; Educator; Pioneer Scouter

1967 Paul G. Benedum Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter Sterling B. Doughty Sacramento, California Financial and Management Consultant; World Scouter Harold Keith Johnson Washington, D.C. Chief of Staff, United States Army; Educator; Scouter

Howard A. Rusk New York, New York Physician; Educator; Innovator; Humanitarian Dwight J. Thomson Cincinnati, Ohio Business Leader; Veteran Scouter; World Scouter William C. Westmoreland Washington, D.C. Commander, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; CG, United States Army, Vietnam; Eagle Scout; Scouter

1968 John Cardinal Cody Chicago, Illinois Archbishop of Chicago; Recipient of the Silver Beaver Award; Scouter John G. Detwiler Williamsport, Pennsylvania Industrialist; Church Worker; Recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope Awards; National Executive Board Member Robert T. Gray Prospect, Ohio Physician; Eagle Scout; Medical Officer at Many National and World Jamborees Arthur Z. Hirsch Santa Barbara, California Veteran Scouter; Recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope Awards

John F. Lott Lubbock, Texas Rancher; World Scouter; Recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope Awards William L. Schloss Indianapolis, Indiana Banker; Community Leader; Recipient of the Silver Beaver Award James E. Webb Washington, D.C. Lawyer; Businessman; Diplomat; Educator; Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1969 John M. Budd St. Paul, Minnesota Executive; Champion of Youth; Scouter Arleigh Burke Washington, D.C. Military Leader; Patriot; Scouter James F. Burshears La Junta, Colorado Scouter M. Scott Carpenter Houston, Texas Aquanaut; Astronaut; Friend of Scouting Vincent T. Lombardi Washington, D.C. Professional Football General Manager; Friend of Youth John W. H. Miner Quebec, Canada Manufacturer; Community Leader; World Scouter James E. Patrick Phoenix, Arizona Banker; Community Leader; Scouter Robert W. Reneker Chicago, Illinois Executive; Humanitarian; Scouter John W. Starr Kansas City, Missouri Executive; Scouter N. Eldon Tanner Salt Lake City, Utah Church Worker; Executive; Veteran Scouter

1970 Neil A. Armstrong El Lago, Texas Astronaut; First Man to Walk on the Moon Francisco Bueso San Juan, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Director; Champion of Scouting Antonio C. Delgado Manila, Philippines Business Executive; World Scouter Laurence C. Jones Piney Woods, Mississippi Educator; Author; Servant of Youth Aryeh Lev New York, New York Rabbi; Chaplain; Scouter Leo Perlis Washington, D.C. Organized Labor Official; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting Bryan S. Reid Jr. Chicago, Illinois Investment Banker; Community Leader; Scouter William H. Spurgeon III Santa Ana, California Children’s Hospital Executive; Father of Special-Interest Exploring

1971 William G. Connare Greensburg, Pennsylvania Bishop; Scouter; Champion of Scouting Elbert R. Curtis Salt Lake City, Utah Executive; Community and Church Leader; Veteran Scouter Thomas Stephens Haggai High Point, North Carolina Gifted Public Speaker; Ordained Minister; Patriot; Scouter August F. Hook Indianapolis, Indiana Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter William R. Jackson Sewickley, Pennsylvania Executive; Friend of Youth; Scouter

Fred C. Mills Aptos, California Retired Director, Health and Safety Service, Boy Scouts of America Arch Monson Jr. San Francisco, California Patron of the Arts; Humanitarian; Executive Richard Milhous Nixon Washington, D.C. 37th President, United States of America Leon Howard Sullivan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Humanitarian; Peoples’ Champion

1972 Louis R. Bruce Jr. Washington, D.C. United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Champion of Scouting Harvey C. Christen Burbank, California Aircraft Company Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter Louis G. Feil Chipita Park, Colorado Consulting Engineer; Promoter of Camping and Order of the Arrow Edwin H. Gott Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Corporate Executive; Community Leader; Promoter of Exploring Donald P. Hammond Monticello, New York Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouting Enthusiast Albert M. Jongeneel Rio Vista, California Retired Rancher; Scouter Arthur L. Jung Jr. New Orleans, Louisiana Business Executive; Servant of Youth; International Scouter Prime F. Osborn III Jacksonville, Florida Company President; Friend of Youth; Scouting Advocate

George W. Pirtle Tyler, Texas Consulting Geologist; Independent Oil Producer; Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting Penn W. Zeigler Cincinnati, Ohio Business Executive; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter

1973 Ernest Banks Chicago, Illinois Baseball Player; Scouter Joseph A. Brunton Jr. Matawan, New Jersey Servant of Youth; Former Chief Scout Executive Victor T. Ehre Utica, New York Company President; Community Leader; Scouter Donald H. Flanders Fort Smith, Arkansas Company Founder and President; Distinguished Scouter E. K. Jamison Atlanta, Georgia Company President; Scouter Max I. Silber Nashua, New Hampshire Company President; Scouter; Benefactor of Students Osborne K. Taylor Montclair, New Jersey Retired Corporate Executive; Veteran Scoutmaster; Champion of Scouting J. Kimball Whitney Wayzata, Minnesota Company President, Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter

1974 Stephen A. Derby Honolulu, Hawaii Retired Banker; Civic Leader; Scouter James E. Johnson Los Angeles, California Corporate Board Chairman; Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Distinguished Scouter

Allen W. Mathis Jr. Montgomery, Alabama Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Scouter

Arthur H. Cromb Mission Hills, Kansas Company President; University Alumni Leader; Scouter

James R. Neidhoefer Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Company President; Distinguished Scouter; Veteran Scoutmaster

Thomas F. Hawkins River Forest, Illinois University Vice President; Scouter

Melvin B. Neisner Rochester, New York Company President; Community Leader; Scouter William H. Quasha Manila, Philippines Attorney; International Scouter and Scoutmaster John K. Sloan Los Angeles, California Attorney; Advocate of Youth; Scouter Herman Stern Valley City, North Dakota Merchant; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter Leif J. Sverdrup St. Louis, Missouri Industrialist; Engineer; Scouter

Elizabeth G. Knight Waite Hill, Ohio Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting Joseph W. Marshall Twin Falls, Idaho Retired Physician and Surgeon; Church Worker; Scouter Louis W. Menk South St. Paul, Minnesota Company Board Chairman; Transportation Industry Leader; Scouter Max S. Norris Indianapolis, Indiana Physician; Businessman; Scouter LaVern Watts Parmley Salt Lake City, Utah Church Worker; Benefactor of Children; Cub Scouting Advocate

1975

Simon Rositzky St. Joseph, Missouri Company President; Conservationist; American Humanics Chairman

Gerald R. Ford Washington, D.C. 38th President, United States of America

Lester R. Steig San Francisco, California Educator; Author; Proponent of Scouting

1976

1978

John T. Acree Jr. Louisville, Kentucky Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Scouter

L. Jadwin Asfeld West St. Paul, Minnesota Company President; Red Cross Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Perry R. Bass Fort Worth, Texas Corporate Chairman and President; Community Benefactor; Distinguished Scouter

Jimmy Carter Washington, D.C. 39th President, United States of America; Defender of Human Rights; Friend of Youth

Milton Caniff Palm Springs, California Cartoonist; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting

Alec Chesser Houston, Texas Corporate Leader; Man of Stature; Scouter

Wallace E. Wilson Detroit, Michigan Corporate Vice President; Friend of Youth; Scouter

Dorothy Feist New York, New York Humanitarian; Philanthropist; Scouting First Lady

William Hillcourt Manlius, New York “Green Bar Bill,” the Voice of Scouting

Francis A. Coy Cleveland, Ohio Business Executive; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Roy W. Jordan St. Louis, Missouri Civil Leader; Scouter

Downing B. Jenks St. Louis, Missouri Corporate Executive; Railroader; President, Boy Scouts of America

Robert H. Gaynor Bedminster, New Jersey Businessman; Civic Leader; Scouter

Reuben R. Jensen Detroit, Michigan Engineer; Corporate Executive; Distinguished Scouter

Albert V. Hartl Bismarck, North Dakota Business Executive; Distinguished Scouter

Sonia S. Maguire Stamford, Connecticut Humanitarian; Benefactor of Scouting

Peter W. Hummel Reno, Nevada Geologist; Supporter of Higher Education; Scouter

J. Willard Marriott Washington, D.C. Corporation Founder; Church Worker; Benefactor of Scouting

Robert J. LaFortune Tulsa, Oklahoma Independent Oil Operator; Civic Leader; Scouter

Archibald McClure Chicago, Illinois Executive; Community Servant; Scouter

Thomas C. MacAvoy Corning, New York Business Executive; Community Servant; Scouter

Henry J. Nave Pinehurst, North Carolina Corporate Executive; Sportsman; Scouter

Ann W. Nally Annandale, Virginia Community Servant; Scouter

Richard W. Kiefer Baltimore, Maryland Attorney; Church Worker; Scouter Katsumi Kometani Honolulu, Hawaii Dentist; Scouter; Advocate of Youth Thomas S. Monson Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Noted Speaker; Scouter John D. Murchison Dallas, Texas Partner, Murchison Brothers; Civic Leader; Scouting Proponent John D. Schapiro Baltimore, Maryland International Sportsman; Businessman; Scouter Forrest N. Shumway Los Angeles, California Corporate Executive; Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter Bland W. Worley Charlotte, North Carolina Corporate Executive; Civic Servant; Scouter

1980 Charles T. Clayton Birmingham, Alabama Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, Texas Governor of Texas; Executive; Distinguished Scouter Frank W. Gay Encino, California Business Executive; Church Worker; Scouter Thomas F. Gilbane Providence, Rhode Island Builder; Business Leader; Scouter Milton H. Gray Chicago, Illinois Lawyer; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Gene H. Sternberg Sr. Granite City, Illinois Executive, Civic Leader; Scouter Harry Thorsen Jr. Sarasota, Florida Founder; Scouts on Stamps Society; International Executive Arthur G. Linkletter Beverly Hills, California TV and Radio Star; Author; Friend of Scouting

1982 Rodney H. Brady Ogden, Utah Educator; Business Executive; Scouter Robert W. Briggs Indianapolis, Indiana Physician; Community Leader; Scouter Hugh C. Clayton Bokeelia, Florida Architect; Engineer; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

George M. Pardee Jr. La Jolla, California Builder; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter Ronald Reagan Santa Barbara, California 40th President, United States of America; Former Governor; Friend to Youth V. J. Skutt Omaha, Nebraska Corporate Executive; Lawyer; Distinguished Scouter John B. Young Nassau, Bahamas, and Newark, New Jersey Bank General Manager; Civic Leader; International Scouter

1984 Henry “Hank” Aaron Atlanta, Georgia Baseball Star; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting

Monsignor Louis P. Barcelo Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Clergyman; Educator; Scouter

J. R. Davidsmeyer Jacksonville, Illinois President, Illinois Road Contractors, Inc.; Scouter

John M. Belk Charlotte, North Carolina Businessman; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Burl Ives Montecito, California Folksinger; Songwriter; Actor; Friend of Scouting

Robert W. Dievendorf La Crescenta, California Friend of Disabled Youth; Scouter

Ted L. Johnson Fremont, Michigan President, Carajon Chemical Company, Inc.; Scouter

Edward C. Joullian III Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Engineer; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter Spencer W. Kimball Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Teacher; Lifelong Friend of Scouting D. Loring Marlett Rancho Palos Verdes, California Public Servant; Mining, Real Estate, and Oil Executive; Humanitarian Sanford N. McDonnell St. Louis, Missouri Aerospace Leader; Community Servant; Scouter Charles A. Rahmberg Peoria, Illinois Insurance Executive; Distinguished Scouter Ben Reifel Estelline, South Dakota American Indian Leader; Public Servant; Scouter Thomas L. Tatham Miami, Florida Attorney; Civic Leader; Scouter Rolland M. Wilkening Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Engineer; Community Servant; Scouter

1986 Robert L. Backman Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Attorney; Scouter Harry E. Bovay Jr. Houston, Texas Executive Consultant; Scouter

William P. McCahill Arlington, Virginia Executive Secretary, President’s Committee on Employment for the Handicapped; Scouter Charles J. Merlin Hudson Heights, New Jersey Founder, The Elbeetian Legion; Scouter Thomas L. Parker Columbus, Ohio Retired Chairman of the Board, Big Drum, Inc.; Scouter Roger Tory Peterson Old Lyme, Connecticut Author-Naturalist; Ornithologist; Artist; Friend of Scouting Charles M. Pigott Bellevue, Washington President, PACCAR, Inc.; President, Boy Scouts of America Betty Pilsbury New York, New York President, Girl Scouts of America Eddie G. Robinson Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Football Coach, Grambling State University; Friend to Youth

1988 William Aramony Alexandria, Virginia President of United Way of America; Humanitarian; HumanService Leader Warren E. Burger Washington, D.C. Fifteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Teacher; Distinguished Jurist

Daniel W. Derbes La Jolla, California Corporate Executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout; Loyal Scouter Vaughn J. Featherstone Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Advocate for Youth; Dedicated Scouter James F. Gary Honolulu, Hawaii International Energy Adviser; Community Leader; Faithful Scouter John McCullough Gibson Drumore, Pennsylvania Civic Leader; Farmer; Dedicated Scouter Earl G. Graves New York, New York Corporate Head; Business Leader; Distinguished Scouter Marion D. Hanks Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Advocate for Youth; Loyal Scouter Robert F. Harbrant Washington, D.C. Labor Leader; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter Ben M. Hauserman Cleveland, Ohio Retired Business Executive; Community Leader; Faithful Scouter Roy W. Hawkinson St. Paul, Minnesota Company President; Outdoorsman; Dedicated Scouter Reuben Hitchcock Keswick, Virginia Retired Business Executive; Horseman; Devoted Scouter Andrew Gerow Hodges Birmingham, Alabama Retired Insurance Executive; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter William Charles McCord Dallas, Texas Corporate Executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

Henry B. Murphy Trenton, New Jersey Company President; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Albert E. Cahill Latham, New York Aquatics Safety Instructor; Writer; Devoted Scouter

C. Travis Traylor Jr. Houston, Texas Private Investor; Civic Leader; Committed Scouter

Norman Vincent Peale New York, New York Distinguished Author; Popular Speaker; Inspiration for Youth

Murray L. Cole Wayne, New Jersey Attorney; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter

William H. Webster Washington, D.C. CIA Director; Lawyer; Distinguished Public Servant

Nancy Davis Reagan The White House, Washington, D.C. First Lady; Civic Leader; Crusader for Youth and Against Drugs

Lester E. Coleman Wickliffe, Ohio Corporate Executive; Chemist; Devoted Scouter

Alfred H. Wehr Edina, Minnesota Consultant; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter

John R. Donnell Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Independent Investor; Arts Supporter; Faithful Scouter

John R. Wooden Los Angeles, California Former Head Basketball Coach, UCLA; Teacher; Friend of Youth

William B. Elliott Tulsa, Oklahoma Human Resources Director; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

Dwan Jacobsen Young Salt Lake City, Utah Benefactor of Children; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

Hugh Lawson Hembree III Fort Smith, Arkansas Executive; Community Servant; Devoted Scouter

William L. Adams Fort Worth, Texas Geologist; Oil Company Executive; Distinguished Scouter

Harold S. Hook Houston, Texas Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

John L. Clendenin Atlanta, Georgia Telecommunications Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

Glendon E. Johnson Miami, Florida Corporate Executive; Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Glenn A. Cox Bartlesville, Oklahoma Retired Executive; Education Regent; Dedicated Scouter

Isidore J. Lamothe Jr. Marshall, Texas Physician and Surgeon; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter

Kenneth P. Davis Alexandria, Virginia Logistician; Army Reservist; Devoted Scouter

Eugene F. “Bud” Reid Santa Barbara, California Company President; Petroleum Geologist; Loyal Scouter Jack B. Riffle Utica, New York Insurance Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter (Posthumous Award) Charles M. Schulz Santa Rosa, California Cartoonist; Creative Artist; Friend of Youth Marshall M. Sloane Boston, Massachusetts Bank President; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter John W. Thomas Jr. High Point, North Carolina Company President; Civic Leader; Faithful Scouter

1990 Marian Anderson Danbury, Connecticut Contralto; Concert Artist; Friend of Youth Margot Bogert Bedford Hills, New York College Administrator; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter Houston A. Brice Jr. Birmingham, Alabama Builder; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter George Herbert Walker Bush The White House, Washington, D.C. Businessman; Senior Public Official; 41st President, United States of America

Richard H. Leet Downers Grove, Illinois Oil Company Executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter Carl M. Marchetti Ocean, New Jersey Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Community Servant; Faithful Scouter William E. Slesnick Hanover, New Hampshire Mathematician; Educator; Distinguished Scouter

1992

Jacques E. Dubois Woonsocket, Rhode Island Businessman; Civic Leader; Outstanding Scouter Marian Wright Edelman Washington, D.C. Children’s Advocate; Civil Rights; Leader, Friend of Youth James A. Hackney III Washington, North Carolina Professional Engineer; Executive; Dedicated Scouter Paul R. Hafer Boyertown, Pennsylvania Automotive Engineer; Inventor; Loyal Scouter

Richard C. Halpern Winnetka, Illinois Construction Executive; Civil Engineer; Distinguished Scouter

R. Richard Rubottom Dallas, Texas International Consultant; Diplomat; Dynamic Scouter

Augustus A. Busch III St. Louis, Missouri Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Vivian Harris New York, New York Advocate for the Disabled; Civic Leader; Dynamic Scouter

G. William Swisher Jr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Anderson W. Chandler Topeka, Kansas Banker; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

William A. Hiller Fayetteville, New York Farm Cooperative Executive; Community Servant; Able Scouter

1994

Robert A. Cunningham Jr. Kansas City, Missouri Business Executive; Devoted Scouter; Community Leader

James A. Lovell Jr. Chicago, Illinois Astronaut; Communications Executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout

Thomas T. Anderson Los Angeles, California Doctor of Chiropractic; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter Norman R. Augustine Bethesda, Maryland Aeronautical Engineer; Author; Distinguished Scouter

Jack H. Goaslind Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Youth Adviser; Distinguished Scouter

William H. Niemann Glen Rock, New Jersey Horticulturist; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

Richard L. Burdick San Marcos, Texas Professional Engineer; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

Drew Lewis Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Railroad Industry Executive; Public Servant

General Colin L. Powell Washington, D.C. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Officer; Role Model for Youth

Clarence E. Gaines Sr. Winston-Salem, North Carolina Educator; Coach; Community Leader

John S. “Jack” Zink Tulsa, Oklahoma Mechanical Engineer; Inventor; Dynamic Scouter

Richard N. Ross Paso Robles, California Producer; Showman; Dedicated Scouter Gerald J. Voros Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Communicator; Civic Worker; Devoted Scouter

1993 William H. Gray III Reston, Virginia Minister; Legislator; Supporter of Education George R. Hill III Salt Lake City, Utah Educator; Researcher; Dedicated Scouter Lester G. Jones Sequim-Dungeness, Washington Human Resources Consultant; Executive; Loyal Scouter R. Dan Matkin Irving, Texas Business Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

Gordon B. Hinckley Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Community Servant; Distinguished Citizen Richard P. LaRocque Old Lyme, Connecticut Clergyman; Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter J. W. Marriott Jr. Washington, D.C. Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter J. Patrick Ross Columbus, Ohio Business Executive; Civic Leader; Dynamic Scouter Herbert J. Rowe Naples, Florida Association Executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

1996 Ted Carlsen Edina, Minnesota Company Founder; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter John W. Creighton Jr. Tacoma, Washington Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter Michael D. Harris Palm Springs, California Attorney; Church Supporter; Devoted Scouter Frank H. Heckrodt Appleton, Wisconsin Retired Executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter

1995

Gerard O. Rocque Silver Creek, New York Church Leader; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter

Ronald E. Burton Boston, Massachusetts Star Athlete; Popular Speaker; Dedicated Scouter; Civic Leader

Henry A. Rosenberg Jr. Baltimore, Maryland Petroleum Industry Executive; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter

E. W. “Bud” Wendell Nashville, Tennessee Music Industry Executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

Allan D. Fisher Visalia, California Health-Care Executive; Community Leader; Dynamic Scouter

Roy S. Roberts Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

1997

Vertella “Val” S. Gadsden New York, New York Synagogue Leader; Public Speaker; Devoted Scouter

Janet E. Sharp Hanford, California Retired Educator; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

Herbert T. Olson Irving, Texas Retired Association Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

2000

Thomas D. Allen Chicago, Illinois Attorney; Jamboree Leader; International Scouter William Jefferson Clinton The White House, Washington, D.C. Senior Public Official, 42nd President, United States of America; Attorney; Former Governor of Arkansas

Edward Allan Pease Terre Haute, Indiana U.S. Representative; Youth Advocate; Distinguished Scouter

John M. Coughlin Larchmont, New York Insurance Executive; Church Leader; Devoted Scouter

Elliott “Chope” Phillips Amarillo, Texas Rancher; Philanthropist; Scouting Benefactor

Sigfred S. Kagawa Honolulu, Hawaii Business Executive; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Dr. Ronald J. Temple Chicago, Illinois Educator; Administrator; Loyal Scouter

Francis H. Olmstead Jr. Knoxville, Tennessee Engineer; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter

K. Gregory Tucker Readyville, Tennessee Retired Attorney; Water Safety Advocate; Dedicated Scouter

Robert H. Reynolds Indianapolis, Indiana Attorney; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter

Donald R. Watkins St. Cloud, Minnesota Business Executive; Community Volunteer; Distinguished Scouter

Samuel K. Skinner Chicago, Illinois Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Utilities Executive; Loyal Scouter

1999

Evelyn T. Smith Picayune, Mississippi Business Executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter

J. Stephen Fossett Chicago, Illinois Adventurer; Corporate Executive; Dynamic Scouter

Marvin L. Smith Houston, Texas Petroleum Geologist; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

Edward L. Gaylord Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Corporate Executive; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

1998 John C. Cushman III Pasadena, California Real Estate Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

A. Dano Davis Jacksonville, Florida Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

Carlos R. Hamilton Jr., M.D. Houston, Texas Physician; Community Servant; Distinguished Scouter Loren S. Riggins Jr. Vineland, New Jersey Business Executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Charles L. Bowerman Bartlesville, Oklahoma Retired Corporate Executive; Former Athlete; Dedicated Scouter M. Anthony Burns Miami, Florida Humanitarian; Corporate Executive; Dynamic Scouter Robert M. Gates Sedro Woolley, Washington National Servant; Author; Distinguished Scouter Roger R. Hemminghaus San Antonio, Texas Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter Louise Mandrell Nashville, Tennessee Entertainer; Author; Devoted Scouter C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Kailua, Hawaii Business Executive; Community Servant; Dynamic Scouter Thomas E. Reddin Rockville, Maryland Government Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter Frank G. Rubino, M.D. Capistrano Beach, California Physician; Community Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter Alfred S. Warren Grosse Pointe, Michigan Retired Corporate Executive; Community Leader; Enthusiastic Scouter Togo D. West Jr. Washington, D.C. Government Executive; Public Servant; Distinguished Eagle Scout

Edward E. Whitacre Jr. San Antonio, Texas Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

2001 William F. Cronk Lafayette, California Corporate Executive; Church Leader; Energetic Scouter George F. Francis III Southfield, Michigan Community Servant; Corporate Executive; Dedicated Scouter Gen. Robert T. Herres San Antonio, Texas National Servant; Retired Executive; Distringuished Eagle Scout W. Walter Menninger, M.D. Topeka, Kansas Physician; Civic Servant; Distinguished Eagle Scout The Oak Ridge Boys (Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban) Nashville, Tennessee Musicians; Businessmen; Dynamic Scouters Elmer E. Rasmuson Anchorage, Alaska Philanthropist; Education Enthusiast; Devoted Scouter Harold L. “Spike” Yoh Jr. Haverford, Pennsylvania Civic Servant; Retired Corporate Executive; Loyal Scouter

2002 James A. Bean Oregon City, Oregon Distinguished Attorney; Dedicated Scouter Raymond V. Biondo, M.D. North Little Rock, Arkansas Dedicated Scouter George W. Bush The White House, Washington, D.C. Senior Public Official; 43rd President, United States of America; Former Governor of Texas

Fred S. Faber Jr. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Scouter John Gottschalk Omaha, Nebraska Businessman; Scouter Lee Greenwood Nashville, Tennessee Award-Winning Singer/ Songwriter; Dedicated Scouter Carl E. Stewart Shreveport, Louisiana Distinguished Judge; Dedicated Scouter Milton H. Ward Tucson, Arizona Past BSA President Sue Weierman Taylorsville, Utah Devoted Scouter Zig Ziglar Dallas, Texas Motivational Speaker/Trainer; Dedicated Scouter

Francis R. McAllister New York, New York Corporate Executive; Civic Servant; Loyal Scouter Glen McLaughlin Saratoga, California Venture Capitalist; Philanthropist; Loyal Scouter José F. Niño Montgomery Village, Maryland Business Executive; National Servant; Energetic Scouter H. Ross Perot Dallas, Texas Philanthropist; Public Servant; Business Executive George Zambelli Sr. New Castle, Pennsylvania Businessman; Community Volunteer; Faithful Scouter

2004

2003

George Leighton Allen Sr. Rochester, Minnesota Distinguished Physician; U.S. Army Veteran; Influential Scouter

Lawrence P. “Yogi” Berra Montclair, New Jersey Professional Athlete; Community Servant; Supportive Scouter

John P. DesBarres Park City, Utah Energy Executive; Arts Patron; Visionary Scouter

Donna Cunningham Amarillo, Texas Community Servant; Dedicated Leader; Dynamic Scouter

Joseph L. Harris Nashville, Tennessee Religious Leader; Urban Revivalist; Supportive Scouter

Terrence P. Dunn Leawood, Kansas Chief Executive Officer; Community Servant; Enthusiastic Scouter

Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Nashville, Tennessee Civic Leader; Legal Scholar; Devoted Scouter

F. Melvin Hammond North Salt Lake City, Utah Religious Leader; Educator; Dutiful Scouter Lyle R. Knight Billings, Montana Executive; Business Leader; Dependable Scouter Jerrold L. Lockshin Canton, Ohio Civic Servant; U.S. Army Veteran; Distinguished Scouter

J. Dennis Hastert Batavia, Illinois Political Leader; Successful Coach; Youth Advocate Donald Keith Hummel Scotch Plains, New Jersey Religious Leader; Dynamic Volunteer; Inspirational Scouter R. Lawry Hunsaker Salt Lake City, Utah Foster Parent; Reverent Disciple; International Scouter Drayton McLane Jr. Temple, Texas Business Leader; Sports Executive; Dedicated Scouter

Jan T. Perkins Fresno, California Volunteer; Attorney; Devoted Scouter Mary Ann Price Kennewick, Washington Civic Volunteer; Trainer; Tireless Scouter Robert W. Spanogle Indianapolis, Indiana War Veteran; Volunteer; Scouting Advocate

2005 Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. San Francisco, California Distinguished Businessman; Community Benefactor; Student Mentor Robert A. Bedingfield Potomac, Maryland Adventurous Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter; Business Leader Donald D. Belcher Pauma Valley, California Business Executive; Dedicated Volunteer; Distinguished Eagle Scout Dr. David Lloyd Briscoe Little Rock, Arkansas Versatile Volunteer; Tireless Scouter; Dedicated Professor Harriss A. “Hab” Butler III Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Lifelong Scouter; Community Activist; Tireless Volunteer Joseph Csatari South River, New Jersey Talented Artist; Selfless Volunteer; Inspired Scouter Gerald A. Gettelfinger Evansville, Indiana Inspirational Scouter; Religious Leader; Youth Advocate Coleen Kent Menlove Salt Lake City, Utah Scouting Matriarch; Tireless Volunteer; Enthusiastic Scouter Dr. Richards M. Miller Waynesboro, Virginia Knowledgeable Scouter; Youth Coach; Distinguished Dentist

Roger M. Schrimp Oakdale, California Distinguished Eagle Scout; Community Leader; Successful Attorney

R. Ray Wood Rockford, Illinois Committed Scouter; Business Leader; Youth Advocate

James W. Shepherd Birmingham, Alabama Real Estate Investor; Diverse Volunteer; Energetic Scouter

Bray Bruce Barnes Toms River, New Jersey Devoted Scouter; Man of God; Distinguished Eagle Scout

2006 W. Todd Bassett Alexandria, Virginia Dedicated Church Leader; Tireless Youth Advocate; Devoted Christian Dr. Richard H. Carmona Washington, D.C. Health Advocate; Distinguished Physician; Decorated Veteran Douglas H. Dittrick Ridgewood, New Jersey Distinguished Businessman; Dedicated Scouter; Community Benefactor Bradley E. Haddock Wichita, Kansas Distinguished Corporate Lawyer; Committed Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter Peter E. Hyman Broomall, Pennsylvania Tireless Scouting Volunteer; Community Leader; Man of God Alberto A. Muñoz II McAllen, Texas Scouting Innovator; Advocate of Youth; Philanthropist Wayne M. Perry Medina, Washington Corporate Leader; Longtime Scouter; Youth Coach Dr. Samuel J. Prisk Livonia, Michigan Lifelong Scouter; Health Professional; Servant Leader James M. Reddinger Birmingham, Alabama Distinguished Businessman; Scouting Leader; Selfless Volunteer

2007

S. Truett Cathy Atlanta, Georgia Business Pioneer; Leading Philanthropist; Man of God Dennis H. Chookaszian Chicago, Illinois Distinguished Eagle Scout; Corporate Leader; Dedicated Volunteer Charles W. Dahlquist II Salt Lake City, Utah Church Leader; Longtime Scouter; Committed Professional L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. Washington, Missouri Businessman; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter E. Archie Manning III New Orleans, Louisiana World-Class Athlete; Devoted Father; Humanitarian Hector A. “Tico” Perez Orlando, Florida Dedicated Scouter; Community Leader; Distinguished Attorney Mary Anne Rounds Rockford, Illinois Cub Scout Visionary; Prolific Writer; Dedicated Volunteer Joe W. Walkoviak Dallas, Texas Scouting Visionary; Corporate Leader; Dedicated Volunteer Gary E. Wendlandt New York, New York Scouting Leader; Financial Executive; Eagle Scout Dr. Harold A. Yocum Edmond, Oklahoma Lifelong Scouter; Eagle Scout; Committed Physician

Donald H. Rumsfeld Washington, D.C. National Leader; Naval Aviator; Distinguished Eagle Scout

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