This list of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award includes people who have been awarded the highest commendation of the Boy Scouts of America. Since the Silver Buffalo Award was first awarded in 1926, only 674 have been presented.

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1926

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

Recipient	Notability	References
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 Scout 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 D. 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	References
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	References
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	References
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 VIII of the United Kingdom	Prince of Wales, later King of Great Britain then governor of the Bahamas

1930

Recipient	Notability	References
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)	Engineer
Lewis Warrington Baldwin	Railroad president, regional chairman of the BSA

1931

Recipient	Notability	References
Herbert Stuart Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton	Chief commissioner of the Boy Scout Association in the UK
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
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	References
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	References
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	References
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 in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and later the eighth president.

1935

Recipient	Notability	References
Booth Tarkington	Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and dramatist
Amos Alonzo Stagg	Colloegiate 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 Yost	Lawyer, author, and businessman and renowned 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	References
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	References
Thomas E. Wilson	President of Wilson & Company (Wilson Sporting Goods), promoter and supporter of 4-H
William Temple Hornaday	Zoologist and conservationist
George A. 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	References
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	References
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 USAT Dorchester as one of the Four Chaplains

1942

Recipient	Notability	References
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 , later Archbishop of Chicago
William Clay Smoot	Banker

1943

Recipient	Notability	References
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 (doctor)	Surgeon and author
Frank W. Wozencraft	Businessman, lawyer and former mayor of Dallas, Texas

1944

Recipient	Notability	References
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	References
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. Litchfeld	American industrialist,president and chairman of the board Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, developed first Air Scout squadron
Earl C. Sams	President of J. C. Penney, chairman of the BSA Business Division Committee; later founded the Gladys Porter Zoo

1946

Recipient	Notability	References
John M. Bierer	Business executive, chairman of the BSA National Cubbing Committee
William J. 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, cofounder of the USO, founder and chairman of the National Jewish Committee on Scouting, president of the National Jewish Welfare Board

1947

Recipient	Notability	References
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 Allen Siple	Antarctic explorer and geographer, author, Eagle Scout
Francis Cardinal Spellman	Archbishop of New York
R. Douglas Stuart	Manufacturer; later United States Ambassador to Canada

1948

Recipient	Notability	References
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	References
David W. Armstrong	Executive Director, 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 Catholic Church in USA
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	References
Harry Messiter Addinsell	Financier; Churchman; Treasurer, Boy Scouts of America
Kenneth K. Bechtel	Business Executive; Vice-President, Boy Scouts of America
Charles Kettering	Engineer; Manufacturer; Philanthropist; Innovator
Irving Langmuir	Nobel Prize 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, Boy Scouts of America
Lowell Thomas	Explorer; Author; News Commentator; Scouter
Harry S. Truman	Thirty-third President, United States of America
Milburn Lincoln Wilson	National Director, 4-H Clubs; Scouter

1951

Recipient	Notability	References
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, American Humanics Foundation

1952

Recipient	Notability	References
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; Cofounder, Boy Scouts of the Philippines
Louis John Taber	Farmer; Granger; Exponent of Rural Scouting; Scouter

1953

Recipient	Notability	References
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	President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1954

Recipient	Notability	References
William H. Albers	Business Executive; Philanthropist; Scouter
Ellsworth H. Augustus	Banker; Civic Leader; Scouter
Ezra Taft Benson	Secretary of Agriculture; Church Leader; Scouter
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, Miss.; Longtime Scouter
E. Urner Goodman	Church Executive; Pioneer Scouter; Founder, 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	References
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	References
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 Francis 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	References
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, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

1958

Recipient	Notability	References
Robert Bernerd 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	References
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, Boy Scouts of America
Charles Dudley Pratt	Attorney; Civic Leader; Pioneer Scouter
Joseph Frederic Wiese	Industrial Executive; Community Leader; Veteran Scouter

1960

Recipient	Notability	References
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, American National Red Cross; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1953­56; Scouter
Roy Edward Larson	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, Rotary International
Norman Salit	Rabbi; Attorney; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter

1961

Recipient	Notability	References
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	Cofounder, 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	References
Bruce C. Clarke	Commander-in-Chief, United States Army, Europe; Veteran Scouter
Zenon Clayton Raymond Hansen	Business Executive; Civic Leader; Eagle Scout; Scouter
Carl Hayden	Member, 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	References
Erwin Dain Canham	Editor; Author; Broadcasting Commentator; Humanitarian
L. Osmond Crosby	Industrialist; Community Leader; Scouter
Herold C. Hunt	Educator; Author; Consultant; Scouter
Walter H. Judd (missionary)	Statesman; Missionary; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter
John T. Kimball	Utilities Executive; Civic Leader; Scouter
Harold B. Lee	Business Executive; Educator; Church Official; Scouter
Douglas MacArthur	Corporation Chairman; General of the Army; Recipient of 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	References
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; Civic Leader; Scouter
Gilbert R. Pirrung	Agriculturist; Churchman; World Scouter
Howard Tellepsen	Business Leader; Churchman; Scouter

1965

Recipient	Notability	References
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	References
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	References
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	References
John Cardinal Cody	Archbishop of Chicago; Recipient of the Silver Beaver; Energetic Scouter
John G. Detwiler	Industrialist; Churchman; Recipient of the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope; National Executive Board Member
Robert T. Gray	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	References
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 General Manager; 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	References
Neil Armstrong	Astronaut; First Man to Walk on the Moon
Francisco Bueso (chamber of commerce)	Chamber of Commerce Director; Champion of Scouting
Antonio C. Delgado	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	References
William G. Connare	Bishop; Scouter; and 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, Health and Safety Service, Boy Scouts of America
Arch Monson, Jr.	Patron of the Arts; Humanitarian; Executive
Richard Nixon	Thirty-seventh President, United States of America
Leon Sullivan	Humanitarian; Peoples' Champion

1972

Recipient	Notability	References
Louis R. Bruce, Jr.	U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Champion of Scouting
Harvey C. Christe	Aircraft Company Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter
Louis G. Feil	Consulting Engineer; Promoter of Camping and Order of the Arrow
Edwin H. Got	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 and Independent Oil Producer; Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting
Penn W. Zeigler	Business Executive; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter

1973

Recipient	Notability	References
Ernie Banks	Baseball Great; Inspiration for Boys; Faithful Scouter
Joseph A. Brunton, Jr.	Servant of Youth; Former Chief Scout Executive
Victor T. Ehre	Company President; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Donald H. Flanders	Company Founder and President; Distinguished Scouter
E. K. Jamison	Company President; Devoted Scouter
Max I. Silber	Company President; Loyal Scouter; Benefactor of Students
Osborne K. Taylor	Retired Corporate Executive; Veteran Scoutmaster; Champion of Scouting
J. Kimball Whitney	Company President; Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter

1974

Recipient	Notability	References
Stephen A. Derby	Retired Banker; Civic Leader; Faithful Scouter
James E. Johnson (business)	Corporate Board Chairman; Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Distinguished Scouter
Allen W. Mathis, Jr.	Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter
James R. Neidhoefer	Company President; Distinguished Scouter; Veteran Scoutmaster
Melvin B. Neisner	Company President; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter
William H. Quasha	Attorney; International Scouter; Scoutmaster
John K. Sloan	Attorney; Advocate of Youth; Loyal Scouter
Herman Stern	Merchant; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter
Leif J. Sverdrup	Industrialist; Engineer; Zealous Scouter
Wallace E. Wilson	Corporate Vice-President; Friend of Youth; Dedicated Scouter

1975

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

1976

Recipient	Notability	References
John T. Acree, Jr.	Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Perry R. 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	Churchwoman; Benefactor of Children; Cub Scouting Advocate; first female recipient
Simon Rositzky	Company President; Conservationist; American Humanics Chairman
Lester R. Steig	Educator; Author; Proponent of Scouting

1978

Recipient	Notability	References
L. Jadwin Asfeld	Company President; Red Cross Leader; Distinguished Scouter
Jimmy Carter	Thirty-ninth President, United States of America; Defender of Human Rights; Friend of Youth
Alec Chesser	Corporate Leader; Man of Stature; Devoted Scouter
Dorothy Feist	Humanitarian; Philanthropist; Scouting 'First Lady'
Roy W. Jordan	Civil Leader; Good Citizen; Scouting Stalwart
Richard W. Kiefer	Attorney; Versatile Scouter; Churchman
Katsumi Kometani	Dentist; Dedicated Scouter; Advocate of Youth
Thomas S. Monson	Church Leader; Noted Speaker; Scouter
John D. Murchison	Partner, Murchison Brothers; Civic Leader; Scouting Proponent
John D. Schapiro	International Sportsman; Businessman; Faithful Scouter
Forrest N. Shumway	Corporate Executive; Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter
Bland W. Worley	Corporate Executive; Civic Servant; Great Scouter

1980

Recipient	Notability	References
Charles T. Clayton	Executive; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter
William P. Clements, Jr.	Governor of Texas; Executive; Distinguished Scouter
Frank William Gay	Business Executive; Churchman; Devoted Scouter
Thomas F. Gilbane	Builder; Business Leader; Decicated Scouter
Milton H. Gray	Lawyer; Civic Leader; Veteran Scouter
William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt	Green Bar Bill, the Voice of Scouting
Downing B. Jenks	Corporate Executive; Railroader; BSA President
Reuben R. Jensen	Corporate Executive; Distinguished Scouter
Sonia S. Maguire	Humanitarian; Benefactor of Scouting
J. Willard Marriott	Corporation Founder; Churchman; Benefactor of Scouting
Archibald McClure	Executive; Community Servant; Loyal Scouter
Henry J. Nave	Corporate Executive; Sportsman; Faithful Scouter
Gene H. Sternberg Sr.	Executive; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter
Harry D. Thorsen, Jr.	Scouts on Stamps Society International; Executive

1981

Recipient	Notability	References
Arthur G. Linkletter	TV and radio personality

1982

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

1984

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

1986

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

1988

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

1990

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

1992

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

1993

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

1994

Recipient	Notability	References
Thomas T. Anderson, D.C.	Doctor of Chiropractic; Civic Leader; Loyal Scouter
Norman Ralph Augustine	Aeronautical Engineer; Author; Distinguished Scouter
Richard L. Burdick	Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter
Clarence E. Gaines Sr.	Educator; Coach; Community Leader
Gordon B. Hinckley	Church Leader; Community Servant; Distinguished Citizen
Richard P. LaRocque	Clergyman; Community Volunteer; Dedicated Scouter
J.W. Marriott, Jr.	Corporate Executive; Civic Leader; Distinguished Scouter
J. Patrick Ross	Business Executive; Civic Leader; Dynamic Scouter
Herbert J. Rowe	Association Executive; Community Leader; Loyal Scouter

1995

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

1996

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

1997

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

1998

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

1999

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

2000

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

2001

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

2002

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

2003

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

2004

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

2005

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

2006

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

2007

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

2008

Recipient	Notability	References
Walter M. “Buster” Brown III	Special-Needs Advocate, Philmont Benefactor, Lifelong Scouter
Diane M. Cannon	Dedicated Volunteer, Trusted Mentor, Inspirational Trainer
Peter P. Casey	Corporate Leader, Distinguished Eagle Scout, 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 “Jack” C. 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

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