# List of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award

This list of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award includes people who have been awarded the highest commendation of Scouting America. Since the Silver Buffalo Award was first awarded in 1926, 881 have been presented as of 2025.

## 1926

During the first presentation in 1926, twenty-two awards were presented in a particular order determined by Chief Scout Executive James E. West.
| Recipient | Notability |
| Robert Baden-Powell | Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer and founder of the Scout Movement |
| Unknown Scout | Unknown member of the British Boy Scout Association who inspired W. D. Boyce to form the BSA |
| William D. Boyce | Publisher and entrepreneur, founder of the BSA and the Lone Scouts of America |
| Colin H. Livingstone | Financier, first president of the BSA |
| James J. Storrow | Investment banker instrumental in forming General Motors, third president of GM and second president of the BSA (posthumous award) |
| Daniel Carter Beard | Illustrator, author, social reformer, founding pioneer of the BSA and the first National Commissioner |
| Ernest Thompson Seton | Noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, founding pioneer of the BSA and first Chief Scout; heavily influenced Baden-Powell in his formation of Scouting |
| Edgar M. Robinson | Senior secretary in the YMCA, co-founder of the BSA |
| Lee F. Hanmer | Member of the Russell Sage Foundation, secretary of the BSA Committee of Organization |
| George Wood Wingate | U.S. Army General, lawyer, and 25-year president of the National Rifle Association |
| Joseph Lee | Volunteer social worker, author, and president of the Playground and Recreation Association; father of the playground idea |
| Howard S. Braucher | Social worker, chair of the first committee on organization for the BSA, and Secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association |
| Mortimer L. Schiff | Banker, philanthropist, vice-president of the BSA, member of the World Scout Committee, recipient of the Bronze Wolf, later president of the BSA |
| Milton A. McRae | Publisher, co-founder of the Scripps-McRae League of newspapers, later the third president of the BSA |
| Frank Presbrey | Author, editor, and dean of advertising; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of committee on Boys' Life |
| George Dupont Pratt | Advocate of forest conservation and wildlife protection; charter member of BSA executive board, chair of camping committee, and vice-chair of national court of honor |
| John Sherman Hoyt | Manufacturer, vice chair of war work council YMCA; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of finance committee |
| Jeremiah Jenks | Political economist, educator, and author; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of educational committee; formulated the Scout oath and law |
| William D. Murray | Lawyer, author and member of the YMCA boys' work committee; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of editorial board |
| G. Barrett Rich | Charter member of BSA executive board and chair of the national committee on badges, awards, and Scout requirements |
| James E. West | Lawyer, advocate of children's rights, first professional Chief Scout Executive of the BSA |
| George J. Fisher | Physician, leader in the fields of youth development and physical fitness with the YMCA, early proponent of volleyball, deputy Chief Scout Executive and national Scout commissioner |

## 1927

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

## 1928

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

## 1929

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

## 1930

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

## 1931

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

## 1932

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

## 1933

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

## 1934

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

## 1935

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

## 1936

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

## 1938

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

## 1940

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

## 1941

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

## 1942

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

## 1943

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

## 1944

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

## 1945

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

## 1946

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

## 1947

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

## 1948

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

## 1949

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

## 1950

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

## 1951

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

## 1952

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

## 1953

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

## 1954

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

## 1955

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

## 1956

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

## 1957

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

## 1958

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

## 1959

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

## 1960

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

## 1961

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

## 1962

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

## 1963

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

## 1964

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

## 1965

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

## 1966

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

## 1967

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

## 1968

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

## 1969

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

## 1970

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

## 1971

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

## 1972

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

## 1973

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

## 1974

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

## 1975

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

## 1976

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

## 1978

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

## 1980

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

## 1981

| Recipient | Notability | References |
| Arthur G. Linkletter | TV and radio personality | |

## 1982

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

## 1984

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

## 1986

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

## 1988

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

## 1990

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

## 1992

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

## 1993

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

## 1994

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

## 1995

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

## 1996

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

## 1997

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

## 1998

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

## 1999

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

## 2000

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

## 2001

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

## 2002

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

## 2003

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

## 2004

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

## 2005

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

## 2006

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

## 2007

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

## 2008

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

## 2009

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

## 2010

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

## 2011

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

## 2012

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

## 2013

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

## 2014

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

## 2015

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

## 2016

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

## 2017

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

## 2018

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

## 2019

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

## 2020

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

## 2021

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

## 2022

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

## 2023

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

## 2024

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

## 2025

* Recipient
* David Thomas Berry
* Hon. Gerard J. Boyle
* Edward A. “Andy” Chapman
* Gary Christiansen
* Donna Jean (Holland) Copeland
* Julie A. Dalton
* David Michael Ehrlich
* William Goebel
* Linda Goff
* James K. Hendren
* Timothy I. Malaney
* Brad Tilden
* William Henry “Bill” Topkis
* Dan Walters