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The Silver Buffalo Award

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

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

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 Scoutsof 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

Charles A. Lindbergh

Hopewell, New Jersey

Aviator; Transatlantic Pioneer

The Unknown Soldier

Patriot

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

Howard F. Gillette

Chicago, Illinois

Banker; Promoter of Sea Scouting

Charles D. Hart

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Physician; Promoter of Troop Camping

Wilbert E. Longfellow

Washington, D.C.

Water-Safety Promoter, American Red Cross

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hyde Park, New York

Governor, State of New York; Advocate of Scouting

James Earl Russell

New York, New York

Educator; Scouter

Charles L. Sommers

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Business Executive; Chairman, Region 10

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

George Welch Olmsted

Warren, Pennsylvania

Utilities Executive; World Scouter

Victor F. Ridder

New York, New York

Newspaper Publisher; Catholic Scouter

Robert P. Sniffen

Yonkers, New York

Merchandising Consultant; Chairman, Committee on Supply Service

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

Alfred W. Dater

Stamford, Connecticut

Utilities Executive; First Chairman, Sea Scout Committee

Dwight Filley Davis

St. Louis, Missouri

Public Servant; Advocate of Athletics

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

John M. Phillips

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Conservationist; Recipient of Silver Wolf Award

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

Oyster Bay, New York

Public Servant; Explorer

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

Charles Horace Mayo

Rochester, Minnesota

Surgeon; Health Authority; Pioneer Scouter

George Edgar Vincent

Greenwich, Connecticut

Educator; Adviser to Scouting for Health and Safety

John Skinner Wilson

Gilwell Park, England

Gilwell Camp Chief; World Scouter

1938

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

Cornelius McGillicuddy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"Connie Mack"-Advocate of Good Sportsmanship

C.B. Smith

Washington, D.C.

Public Servant; Physician; Worker for Rural Scouting

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

Elbert K. Fretwell

New York, New York

Educator; Scouter; Training Innovator

Heber J. Grant

Salt Lake City, Utah

Industrialist; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official

Francis C. Kelley

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa; Scouter

John R. Mott

New York, New York

Missionary; Statesman; World Youth Leader

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

George W. Truett

Dallas, Texas

Clergyman; World Youth Leader; Scouter

1941

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

1945

Francis W. Hatch

Boston, Massachusetts

Publicist; Scouter; Chairman, Boys' Life Committee

Amory Houghton

Corning, New York

Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Vice President, Boy Scouts of America

Paul W. Litchfield

Akron, Ohio

Industrialist; Developed First Air Scout Squadron

Earl C. Sams

New York, New York

Merchant; Philanthropist; Chairman, Business Division Committee

1946

John M. Bierer

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

Business Executive; Scouter

William J. Campbell

Chicago, Illinois

Jurist; Promoter of Scouting for Catholic Boys

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 inEurope

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 SurrenderTreaty

Vilhjalmur Stefansson

New York, New York

Arctic Explorer; Author; Scouter

Frank L. Weil

New York, New York

Lawyer; Scouter; Cofounder, United Service Organizations

1947

Bernard M. Baruch

Camden, South Carolina

Economist; Philanthropist; Patriot

Manuel Camus

Manila, Philippines

Statesman; Jurist; President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines

Cleveland E. Dodge

New York, New York

Financier; Philanthropist; Chairman, International Board of the YMCA

Perrin C. Galpin

New York, New York

Educator; Scouter; Child-Health Advocate

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 YouthWork 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 ScoutsAssociation

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

Charles Francis McCahill

Cleveland, Ohio

Newspaper Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

David O. McKay

Salt Lake City, Utah

President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1954

William H. Albers

Cincinnati, Ohio

Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

Ellsworth Hunt Augustus

Cleveland, Ohio

Banker; Civic Leader; Scouter

Ezra Taft Benson

Salt Lake City, Utah

Secretary of Agriculture; Church Leader; Scouter

Philip David Bookstaber

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Rabbi; Scholar; Exponent of Scouting for Jewish Boys

Norton Clapp

Seattle, Washington

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

J.M.T. Finney Jr.

Baltimore, Maryland

Surgeon; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Richard Oliver Gerow

Natchez, Mississippi

Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi; Scouter

Edward Urner Goodman

Bondville, Vermont

Church Executive; Pioneer Scouter; Founder, Order of the Arrow

George Lloyd Murphy

Beverly Hills, California

Producer; Actor; Publicist; Scouter

Nathan Marvin Ohrbach

New York, New York

Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter

Dewitt Wallace

Pleasantville, New York

Magazine Founder; Editor; Publisher; Philanthropist

1955

Charles Dana Bennett

Addison, Vermont

Author; Rural Consultant; Publicist; Scouter

Rex Ivan Brown

Jackson, Mississippi

Utility Executive; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

William Durant Campbell

New York, New York

Naturalist; World Traveler; Eagle Scout; Scouter

Francis John Chesterman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Utilities Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter

Leonard Kimball Firestone

Los Angeles, California

Industrialist; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Scouter

Charles William Froessel

Jamaica, New York

Jurist; Church Worker; Civic Leader; Scouter

Robert Tyre Jones Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia

Attorney; Business Executive; Sportsman; Champion Athlete

Lewis Edward Phillips

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Scouter

Frank Chambless

Rand Jr.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Business Executive; Publisher; Civic Leader; Scouter

Thomas John Watson Jr.

New York, New York

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

1956

Ivan Allen Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia

Executive; Banker; Engineer; Civic Leader; Scouter

Gerald F. Beal

New York, New York

Banker; Financier; Cultural and Civic Leader; Scouter

Daniel W. Bell

Washington, D.C.

Banker; Public Servant; Community Leader; Scouter

Hugh Moss Comer

Sylacauga, Alabama

Textile Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Scouter

Walter Francis Dillingham

Honolulu, Hawaii

Executive; Builder; Philanthropist; Statesman; Scouter

Whitney Haskins Eastman

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Business Executive; Engineer; Scientist; Scouter

William Harrison Fetridge

Chicago, Illinois

Editor; Publisher; Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

William Jansen

New York, New York

Educator; Author; Church Worker; Administrator; Scouter

Guy Lee Noble

Chicago, Illinois

National 4-H Club Executive; Humanitarian

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

1957

Harold Roe Bartle

Kansas City, Missouri

Attorney; Civic Leader; Humanitarian; Scouter

Brooks Hays

Washington, D.C.

Congressman; Lawyer; Humanitarian; Scouter

Walter David Heller

San Francisco, California

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

Henry Cabot Lodge

Beverly, Massachusetts

Journalist; National and International Statesman

Abram Leon Sachar

Waltham, Massachusetts

Educator; Author; Historian; University President

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

John Hopkinson Baker

New York, New York

Conservation Executive; Governmental Adviser

Hubert Hardison Coffield

Rockdale, Texas

Industrialist; Rancher; Church Worker; Humanitarian; Scouter

Nathan Dauby

Cleveland, Ohio

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Philanthropist; Scouter

Jackson Dodds

Montreal, Canada

Banker; Scouter; Recipient of Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf Awards

John Randolph Donnell

Findlay, Ohio

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter

Robert Newcomb Gibson

East Lansing, Michigan

Business Executive; Lumberman; Scouter

Frank Brittain Kennedy

Cohasset, Massachusetts

Investment Dealer; Church Worker; Executive; Scouter

Edward Leroy Kohnle

Dayton, Ohio

Business Executive; Church Worker; Cultural Leader; Scouter

Sol George Levy

Seattle, Washington

Import-Export Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

John Norton Lord

Detroit, Michigan

Business Executive; Community Leader; 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

Irving J. Feist

Newark, New Jersey

Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Roger Stanley Firestone

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Manufacturing Executive; Humanitarian; Scouter

Bob Hope

Beverly Hills, California

Cinema, Radio, and Television Comedian; Humanitarian

Jeffrey Louis Lazarus

Cincinnati, Ohio

Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Walter Lee Lingle Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

George Magar Mardikian

San Francisco, California

Restaurateur; Author; Philanthropist; Scouter

Pliny Hunnicut Powers

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Educator; Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America

Charles Dudley Pratt

Honolulu, Hawaii

Attorney; Civic Leader; Pioneer Scouter

Joseph Frederic Wiese

Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Industrial Executive; Community Leader; Veteran Scouter

1960

Joe C. Carrington

Austin, Texas

Insurance Executive; Rancher; Church Worker; Youth Worker; Scouter

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

Charles B. McCabe Jr.

New York, New York

Publisher; Broadcasting Executive; Veteran Scouter

Lauris Norstad

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SHAPE); Promulgator of Scouting

William T. Spanton

Washington, D.C.

Cofounder, Future Farmers of America; 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

John Thurman

Gilwell Park, England

Camp Chief of Gilwell Park; Recipient of Silver Wolf and Bronze Wolf Awards

Carl Vinson

Milledgeville, Georgia

Member, United States House of Representatives; Friend of Scouting

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

Robert Moses

New York, New York

Public Servant; Builder; Friend to Youth; Scouter

Ephraim Laurence Palmer

Ithaca, New York

Educator; Author; Conservationist; Veteran Scouter

Thomas F. Patton

Cleveland, Ohio

International Industrialist; Civic 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

David Sarnoff

New York, New York

Industrialist; Communications Expert; Veteran Scouter

Jo. S. Stong

Keosauqua, Iowa

Community Leader; Scouting Enthusiast

Gustavo J. Vollmer

Caracas, Venezuela

Engineer; Venezuelan and World Scouter

1966

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

Otto Kerner

Springfield, Illinois

Governor of the State of Illinois; Scouter

Clarence "Biggie" Munn

Lansing, Michigan

Athletic Director; Coach; Friend of Youth; Scouter

Crawford Rainwater

Pensacola, Florida

Business Executive; Community Leader; Scouter

Vittz-James Ramsdell

Portland, Oregon

Business Executive; Community Leader; 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 SilverAntelope 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

James R. Neidhoefer

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Company President; Distinguished Scouter; Veteran Scoutmaster

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

Wallace E. Wilson

Detroit, Michigan

Corporate Vice President; Friend of Youth; Scouter

1975

Gerald R. Ford

Washington, D.C.

38th President, United States of America

1976

John T. Acree Jr.

Louisville, Kentucky

Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Scouter

Perry R. Bass

Fort Worth, Texas

Corporate Chairman and President; Community Benefactor; Distinguished Scouter

Milton Caniff

Palm Springs, California

Cartoonist; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting

Arthur H. Cromb

Mission Hills, Kansas

Company President; University Alumni Leader; Scouter

Thomas F. Hawkins

River Forest, Illinois

University Vice President; 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

Simon Rositzky

St. Joseph, Missouri

Company President; Conservationist; American Humanics Chairman

Lester R. Steig

San Francisco, California

Educator; Author; Proponent of Scouting

1978

L. Jadwin Asfeld

West St. Paul, Minnesota

Company President; Red Cross Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Jimmy Carter

Washington, D.C.

39th President, United States of America; Defender of Human Rights; Friend of Youth

Alec Chesser

Houston, Texas

Corporate Leader; Man of Stature; Scouter

Dorothy Feist

New York, New York

Humanitarian; Philanthropist; Scouting First Lady

Roy W. Jordan

St. Louis, Missouri

Civil Leader; 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

William Hillcourt

Manlius, New York

"Green Bar Bill," the Voice of Scouting

Downing B. Jenks

St. Louis, Missouri

Corporate Executive; Railroader; President, Boy Scouts of America

Reuben R. Jensen

Detroit, Michigan

Engineer; Corporate Executive; Distinguished Scouter

Sonia S. Maguire

Stamford, Connecticut

Humanitarian; Benefactor of Scouting

J. Willard Marriott

Washington, D.C.

Corporation Founder; Church Worker; Benefactor of Scouting

Archibald McClure

Chicago, Illinois

Executive; Community Servant; Scouter

Henry J. Nave

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Corporate Executive; Sportsman; Scouter

Gene H. Sternberg Sr.

Granite City, Illinois

Executive, Civic Leader; Scouter

Harry Thorsen Jr.

Sarasota, Florida

Founder; Scouts on Stamps Society; International Executive

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

Francis A. Coy

Cleveland, Ohio

Business Executive; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Robert H. Gaynor

Bedminster, New Jersey

Businessman; Civic Leader; Scouter

Albert V. Hartl

Bismarck, North Dakota

Business Executive; Distinguished Scouter

Peter W. Hummel

Reno, Nevada

Geologist; Supporter of Higher Education; Scouter

Robert J. LaFortune

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Independent Oil Operator; Civic Leader; Scouter

Arthur G. Linkletter

Beverly Hills, California

TV and Radio Star; Author; Friend of Scouting

Thomas C. MacAvoy

Corning, New York

Business Executive; Community Servant; Scouter

Ann W. Nally

Annandale, Virginia

Community Servant; 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

John M. Belk

Charlotte, North Carolina

Businessman; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter

Robert W. Dievendorf

La Crescenta, California

Friend of Disabled Youth; 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

J.R. Davidsmeyer

Jacksonville, Illinois

President, Illinois Road Contractors, Inc.; Scouter

Burl Ives

Montecito, California

Folksinger; Songwriter; Actor; Friend of Scouting

Ted L. Johnson

Fremont, Michigan

President, Carajon Chemical Company, Inc.; 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; Human-Service 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

Norman Vincent Peale

New York, New York

Distinguished Author; Popular Speaker; Inspiration for Youth

Nancy Davis Reagan

The White House, Washington, D.C.

First Lady; Civic Leader; Crusader for Youth and Against Drugs

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

Albert E. Cahill

Latham, New York

Aquatics Safety Instructor; Writer; Devoted Scouter

Murray L. Cole

Wayne, New Jersey

Attorney; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter

Lester E. Coleman

Wickliffe, Ohio

Corporate Executive; Chemist; Devoted Scouter

John R. Donnell Jr.

Atlanta, Georgia

Independent Investor; Arts Supporter; Faithful Scouter

William B. Elliott

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Human Resources Director; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

Hugh Lawson

Hembree III

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Executive; Community Servant; Devoted Scouter

Harold S. Hook

Houston, Texas

Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Glendon E. Johnson

Miami, Florida

Corporate Executive; Church Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Isidore J. Lamothe Jr.

Marshall, Texas

Physician and Surgeon; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter

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

C. Travis Traylor Jr.

Houston, Texas

Private Investor; Civic Leader; Committed Scouter

William H. Webster

Washington, D.C.

CIA Director; Lawyer; Distinguished Public Servant

Alfred H. Wehr

Edina, Minnesota

Consultant; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter

John R. Wooden

Los Angeles, California

Former Head Basketball Coach, UCLA; Teacher; Friend of Youth

Dwan Jacobsen Young

Salt Lake City, Utah

Benefactor of Children; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

1992

William L. Adams

Fort Worth, Texas

Geologist; Oil Company Executive; Distinguished Scouter

John L. Clendenin

Atlanta, Georgia

Telecommunications Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

Glenn A. Cox

Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Retired Executive; Education Regent; Dedicated Scouter

Kenneth P. Davis

Alexandria, Virginia

Logistician; Army Reservist; Devoted Scouter

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

Vivian Harris

New York City, New York

Advocate for the Disabled; Civic Leader; Dynamic Scouter

William A. Hiller

Fayetteville, New York

Farm Cooperative Executive; Community Servant; Able Scouter

James A. Lovell Jr.

Chicago, Illinois

Astronaut; Communications Executive; Distinguished Eagle Scout

William H. Niemann

Glen Rock, New Jersey

Horticulturist; Community Servant; Dedicated Scouter

General Colin L. Powell

Washington, D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Officer; Role Model for Youth

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

R. Richard Rubottom

Dallas, Texas

International Consultant; Diplomat; Dynamic Scouter

G. William Swisher Jr.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

1994

Thomas T. Anderson

Los Angeles, California

Doctor of Chiropractic; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

Norman R. Augustine

Bethesda, Maryland

Aeronautical Engineer; Author; Distinguished Scouter

Richard L. Burdick

San Marcos, Texas

Professional Engineer; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

Clarence E. Gaines Sr.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Educator; Coach; Community Leader

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

1995

Ronald E. Burton

Boston, Massachusetts

Star Athlete; Popular Speaker; Dedicated Scouter; Civic Leader

Augustus A. Busch III

St. Louis, Missouri

Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Anderson W. Chandler

Topeka, Kansas

Banker; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter

Robert A. Cunningham Jr.

Kansas City, Missouri

Business Executive; Devoted Scouter; Community Leader

Jack H. Goaslind

Salt Lake City, Utah

Church Leader; Youth Adviser; Distinguished Scouter

Drew Lewis

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Railroad Industry Executive; Public Servant

John S. "Jack" Zink

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Mechanical Engineer; Inventor; Dynamic 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

Gerard O. Rocque

Silver Creek, New York

Church Leader; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter

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

1997

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

John M. Coughlin

Larchmont, New York

Insurance Executive; Church Leader; Devoted Scouter

Sigfred S. Kagawa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Business Executive; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Francis H. Olmstead Jr.

Knoxville, Tennessee

Engineer; Community Leader; Distinguished Scouter

Robert H. Reynolds

Indianapolis, Indiana

Attorney; Community Volunteer; Dynamic Scouter

Samuel K. Skinner

Chicago, Illinois

Former United States Secretary of Transportation; Utilities Executive;Loyal Scouter

Evelyn T. Smith

Picayune, Mississippi

Business Executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter

Marvin L. Smith

Houston, Texas

Petroleum Geologist; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter

1998

John C. Cushman III

Pasadena, California

Real Estate Executive, Civic Leader, Devoted Scouter

Allan D. Fisher

Visalia, California

Health Care Executive, Community Leader, Dynamic Scouter

Vertella "Val" S. Gadsden

New York, New York

Synagogue Leader, Public Speaker, Devoted Scouter

Herbert T. Olson

Irving, Texas

Retired Association Executive, Civic Leader, Devoted Scouter

Edward Allan Pease

Terre Haute, Indiana

U.S. Representative, Youth Advocate, Distinguished Scouter

Elliott "Chope" Phillips

Amarillo, Texas

Rancher, Philanthropist,

Scouting Benefactor

Dr. Ronald J. Temple

Chicago, Illinois

Educator, Administrator, Loyal Scouter

K. Gregory Tucker

Readyville, Tennessee

Retired Attorney, Water Safety Advocate, Dedicated Scouter

Donald R. Watkins

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Business Executive, Community Volunteer, Distinguished Scouter

1999

A. Dano Davis

Jacksonville, Florida

Corporate Executive, Civic Leader, Devoted Scouter

J. Stephen Fossett

Chicago, Illinois

Adventurer, Corporate Executive, Dynamic Scouter

Edward L. Gaylord

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Corporate Executive, Community Servant, Dedicated 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

Roy S. Roberts

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Corporate Executive, Civic Leader, Loyal Scouter

Janet E. Sharp

Hanford, California      Retired Educator, Community Servant, Dedicated Scouter

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