Spring 2005 - National Eagle Scout Association

Volume 31, Number 1
Journal of the National Eagle Scout Association
SPRING 2005
Also in this issue:
Eagle Scouts Find
Friendship and
Adventure at
European Scout
Camps, page 8
Distinguished Eagle
Scout Jim Rogers,
page 10
The Pinewood Derby
Roars Onto the Big
Screen, page 22
E
lves, Heroes,
and Eagle Scouts
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News From the President of NESA
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ISSN 0890-4995
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
National President
John C. Cushman III
National Commissioner
Donald D. Belcher
Chief Scout Executive
Roy L. Williams
NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
The Board of Regents consists
of more than 400 holders of the
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
President, Robert M. Gates;
vice presidents, Wayne Bingham,
Clark W. Fetridge, John W. McKenzie
EAGLETTER
Editor, Terry Lawson
Associate editor, Stefanie Gibson
Staff: Lois Albertus, Teresa Brown,
Rhonda DeVaney, Ann Dimond,
Jeff Laughlin, Lisa Marquis
Address all correspondence to
NESA, S220
Boy Scouts of America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
Telephone 972-580-2183
Circulation this issue: 150,000
NESA accepts all articles from members
for submission. However, because of space
limitations and dated material, we are not
always able to use all materials. We regret
that we are not able to return articles or
photographs that have been submitted
for consideration.
his past year was a history-making
one for the Boy Scouts of America.
More than 50,000 young men
earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2004—
more Eagles than in any single year
before. The challenge before all of us is
how to keep these young men interested
and engaged in Scouting, and how to
harness all this new strength and energy
in advancing our movement.
Each year for the last several, we have
set new records for new Eagle Scouts. So,
we now have literally hundreds of thousands of new Eagles over the last halfdozen years. Older Eagles in each
council need to think creatively how to
keep these younger Eagles involved in
Scouting. The opportunities are boundless—helping their own Scout troops,
helping the local council, organizing
service projects and fund-raising,
strengthening NESA committees and
their contributions to local councils,
promoting NESA scholarships, helping
with council and district camporees,
and much more. There are endless ways
these new Eagles can be kept involved,
but it takes a special effort and making
them feel needed to be successful.
NESA committees in each council
need to work on keeping all these new
Eagles active in Scouting. Their youthful
energy and enthusiasm are vital to the
success of Scouting.
Some of you may have read that I
decided not to accept the position of
Director of National Intelligence, or
“intelligence czar.” This was a most
difficult decision, but one factor in the
decision was the opportunity to stay
involved in causes in which I believe
deeply, both as president of Texas A&M
University and as president of NESA.
Many of you have heard me talk about
my view of the importance of Scouting
for America in the 21st century. That is
not idle rhetoric. I look forward to
continuing to work with NESA and its
members to mobilize Eagle Scouts of
all ages in support of the greatest leadership development
program for boys
and young men in
America today.
Together, we can
make a real difference in this country.
But, the key word
is together.
Robert M. Gates
President of NESA
THIRD ANNUAL
National Scouting Museum
Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration
August 6–12, 2005
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In August 1912, the first Eagle Scout Award was presented to Arthur R.
Eldred of Long Island, New York, Troop 1. In recognition of this historical
event, the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas, will host its Third
Annual Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration.
Eagle Scout Howard Lincoln will kick off the celebration with a presentation
at 1 P.M. on Saturday, August 6, 2005. Mr. Lincoln is chairman and chief
executive officer of the Seattle Mariners and retired chairman of Nintendo
of America Inc.
From August 6 through August 12, Eagle Scouts will receive free admission
to the museum. There will be special Eagle Scout displays in the grand lobby.
Please RSVP to 972-580-2100 by July 29 to attend a special reception on
August 6.
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Feature story
E
lves, Heroes,
and Eagle Scouts
by Mark Ray
D
erek Slinger’s 18th birthday was
fast approaching last fall, and
the Scout from Raymore,
Missouri, still had not finished his Eagle
Scout service project. He had completed
all his merit badges (and then some—
he earned 51 in all) and had done a
stint as his troop’s senior patrol leader,
but his project remained unfinished.
“I was getting really nervous,” he said.
“You’ve worked really hard for X
number of years to achieve this, and
you’re about to throw it away.”
Scoutmaster Dan Barnes did not want
to see that happen. As one of the troop’s
original Eagle Scouts, he did not want
any Scout—perhaps especially Derek—
to fall short of Scouting’s highest rank
when he was oh-so-close.
Derek had been a gung-ho Scout
ever since joining the troop at age 10.
He’d been to summer camp every year,
had participated in the troop’s highadventure program, and had worked
with special-needs kids over four
summers at Rotary Youth Camp.
“He’s always done everything
100 percent. He’s the kind of Scout
you dream of having.” Barnes said.
Derek had been just as active at
Raymore-Peculiar High School, especially
in student government and the theater
program. He had lettered in theater
three years and was the only student
in his freshman class to both letter
in theater and be inducted into the
International Thespian Society. In his
senior year, Derek was serving as
student body president.
Clearly, this was one Eagle Scout his
Scoutmaster did not want to let slip
away. As the days sped past, he helped
Derek come up with a plan to finish his
Eagle project with two weeks to spare.
“We had it timed so he would get every-
thing done and turned in before his
18th birthday,” Barnes said.
Then Derek’s cancer returned.
Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in
August 2003, Derek had spent more
time in hospitals than he cared to
remember, including most of his junior
year—the only year he did not letter in
theater. He spent the bulk of that time in
Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Hospital,
but this latest recurrence meant he
would have to travel to M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston. It also
meant he would have to put his plans
to become an Eagle Scout on hold.
Fortunately, neither Derek’s
Scoutmaster nor his Aunt Tammy—who
had adopted Derek and his little sister,
Leslee, after their parents’ deaths from
cancer in the 1990s—was willing to give
up. Their petition for an extension was
quickly granted from the BSA national
office. Unbeknownst to Derek, the extra
time would not be necessary.
Having spent so much time in the
hospital, Derek knew just how boring
hospitals can be for young people,
especially those who must
remain in isolation. With
his Eagle project—
creating a coloring
book for children
in isolation at
Children’s Mercy
Hospital—Derek
hoped to ease some
of that boredom.
Fellow Scouts from
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his troop would create the drawings,
one of Tammy Slinger’s coworkers
would print 250 copies, and then Derek
and his volunteers would package the
coloring books with crayons and deliver
them to Children’s Mercy.
As often happens with Eagle projects,
however, things didn’t go exactly as
planned. Derek had not given his Scout
artists very specific guidelines, for
example, so he ended up with all sorts
of random drawings, as he described
them. The looming trip to Houston did
not help matters, either. With Christmas
fast approaching and an extension in
hand, he resolved to wait until January
and make a fresh start.
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Just before the trip to Houston, his
aunt’s coworker who’d agreed to print
the coloring books called Derek. He
suggested that they create a special
version of the book for 12-year-old
Leslee, who was understandably worried
about her beloved older brother’s
health. Derek agreed and quickly
wrote a 16-stanza poem titled “My Best
Friend” for Leslee’s one-of-a-kind coloring book. This special gift would arrive
on Christmas Eve.
What Derek did not know was that the
caller was an imposter. He was also an
elf. Not just any elf, mind you, but the
Chief Elf of a Kansas City organization
called the Elves of Christmas Present.
Founded in 1990, this unique group is
dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of people facing difficult circumstances at
Christmastime. The Elves do their work
in secret, never revealing their identities.
Like Santa’s little helpers, they always
deliver their gifts on Christmas Eve.
So Derek was not surprised when
the doorbell rang at about 6:30 P.M.
on December 24; after all, he had been
expecting Leslee’s coloring book to
arrive for some time. But two things
surprised him about the people at the
door. First, they were young boys
wearing elf caps with “Rookie Elf”
emblazoned across the fronts. Second,
they handed gifts to both Leslee and
Derek before scurrying off into the
darkness. Something unexpected clearly
was happening.
While a holiday crowd of aunts,
uncles, and grandparents looked on,
Leslee opened her gift, a slim blue coloring book titled “My Best Friend.” Inside
the cover was a printed explanation of
how the book had come to be. Various
family members started to read the
explanation, but, as Derek said, “they
started bawling and I had to finish it.”
By the time he was finished reading,
he had begun to realize what was in the
other box. It was an Eagle Scout badge.
The Chief Elf had done more than just
put together a simple gift for Leslee. He
also had assembled a team of elves and
heroes to help Derek turn his Eagle
Scout dream into a reality.
When he first learned about Derek’s
situation from an elf at Children’s
Mercy Hospital, the Chief Elf had been
inspired. He decided that the Elves
should print thousands, not hundreds,
of Derek’s coloring books. And they
should make sure every children’s
hospital in America received copies,
not just Children’s Mercy. And they
should recruit professional cartoonists
from across the country—people like
Eagle Scout Bill Amend, the creator
of “FoxTrot”—to provide the drawings.
“I can only say that was an inspiration
from someone greater than myself,”
the Chief Elf said.
To Help Other People at All Times
Since 1990, the Elves of Christmas Present have been fulfilling the wishes of people in
need of a little Christmas cheer. Few people know who the Elves are. Fewer still know
how they got their start.
In December 1990, a Cub Scout pack in Olathe, Kansas, decided to adopt a
family for Christmas. The family’s seven children had lost their father just before
Thanksgiving and were facing an especially bleak Christmas.
The Cub Scouts did a good job of collecting toys, clothing, and other items for the
family, but the parents of one Cub Scout thought they could do a little more. When
the dad (himself a former Boy Scout) learned that the children’s father had promised
them a basketball goal, he decided to make sure that promise was fulfilled.
And so, late on a frigid Christmas Eve, that Cub Scout dad and a group of volunteers
installed a basketball goal in the family’s yard. They worked under cover of darkness so
they could remain anonymous and so they would not upstage the Cub Scouts’ efforts.
The volunteers enjoyed the experience so much—despite the freezing temperatures—that they decided to stick together and fulfill other people’s wishes in the years
to come. The group has since grown to some 600 Elves, but the mission has remained
the same.
And the Cub Scout dad who started it all? He’s the Chief Elf.
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Just before Thanksgiving, two different elves put the Chief Elf in touch with
Kathie Kerr, communications director
for Kansas City–based Universal Press
Syndicate, the largest independent
newspaper syndicate in the world.
Kathie was excited about the project—
her husband is a Scouter and both her
son and stepson have been involved in
the program—but the deadline worried
her. Even with elfin magic, the cartoons
would have to be in hand by December
17, which was only a few weeks away.
Nevertheless, she started e-mailing
cartoonists before starting a week’s
vacation, hoping for positive responses
when she returned. “To my surprise,
before I left the office for vacation,
several e-mailed me back and said they
would be happy to participate,” she said.
In all, 14 cartoonists agreed to participate, tight deadline and all. “Everything
in this business has a tight deadline,”
said “Heart of the City” creator Mark
Tatulli. “But rarely can we be involved
in a project so uplifting and gratifying.”
Carlos Castellanos of
“Baldo” agreed:
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Each cartoonist was given
a stanza of the poem Derek
wrote for Leslee and asked
to illustrate it using his or
her own characters.
“I think everyone lives for that moment
when you’re called upon to contribute
your skills for something worthwhile.
Not working on it wasn’t an option
for me.”
Each cartoonist was given a stanza
of the poem Derek wrote for Leslee
and asked to illustrate it using his or
her own characters. Two had existing
art that was perfect for the project;
others created new illustrations.
While the cartoonists went to work,
the elves kept busy as well. One elf
began assembling a list of children’s
hospitals around the country; another
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got paper donated from a supplier in
Chicago and found a company that
would print 20,000 coloring books at
no cost. Their efforts culminated on
Christmas Eve, when those two rookie
elves rang the Slingers’ doorbell.
Derek had hardly finished opening
his gift when three more visitors
appeared at his front door. They too
were dressed in green—Boy Scout green
this time. The men were Derek’s
Scoutmaster, Dan Barnes, Thunderbird
District Advancement Chairman Mark
Grant, and Jerry Usry, a Scouter whom
Derek had often worked with at Rotary
Youth Camp. They had come to conduct
Derek’s Eagle Scout board of review.
After explaining to the family what
was happening—and that everything
was happening backward—the men
ushered Derek into the kitchen for his
Scoutmaster conference and board of
review. They tried to keep the meeting
private, but “my family kept casually
walking in to grab a bite to eat and see
what was going on,” Derek said.
If Derek’s family members were worried, they were not alone. Like most
Scouts, Derek had always been a little
nervous about going before an Eagle
board of review—even one held at his
own kitchen table. “I’ve been scared
ever since I knew what a board of review
was that they’d pull out a rope and
make me tie some knots,” he said.
“I was glad they didn’t because I’m
not very good at knots.”
Derek and Leslee Slinger
Derek is good at other
things, though, perhaps
most notably embodying
the Scouting tradition of
the daily Good Turn.
Derek is good at other things, though,
perhaps most notably embodying the
Scouting tradition of the daily Good
Turn. As a senior patrol leader, a member of the Order of the Arrow, and a
counselor at Rotary Youth Camp, he
was known to put other people before
himself. As Carlos Castellanos said,
“He’s a brave warrior who thinks not of
himself, but of the battle to be won.”
Even now, as the recipient of such a
special Good Turn from so many complete strangers, he was still thinking of
other people. “One of the most meaningful things for me was having two of
my favorite people, Jerry Usry and Mark
Grant, there. I knew they both could
have been at home with their families;
instead, they decided to come to my
house and experience with me one of
the best moments of my life,” he said.
What Derek did not realize was how
special this moment was for everyone
who had helped him—and how many
of them had been involved in Scouting
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or touched by cancer. Tartulli, who lost a
brother to cancer at age 22, said he felt
a personal connection to Derek’s story.
Castellanos, who’s an assistant den
leader for his 9-year-old son’s Cub
Scout pack, said, “I’m hopeful his
project will offer, if even in a small way,
enough of an escape from the daily
rigors these children will surely have
to endure, allowing them the focus,
strength, and hope to overcome.”
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But perhaps Kathie Kerr spoke for all
involved when she said, “When I retire
and look back on my career, this will be
the project I’m most proud of.”
—Eagle Scout Mark Ray is a freelance
writer based in Louisville, Kentucky.
He is the author of The Eagle Court of
Honor Book and The Scoutmaster’s
Other Handbook.
Scouts in Derek Slinger's troop helped in packaging and shipping the comic books.
Drawing on Their Experience
The following Universal Press Syndicate cartoonists contributed to
Derek’s coloring book:
Bill Amend, “FoxTrot”
Jillian Gilliland, “Tell Me a Story”
Mike Baldwin, “Cornered”
Rob Harrell, “Big Top”
Carlos Castellanos, “Baldo”
Bill Hinds, “Cleats”
Jim Davis, “Garfield”
Steve Moore, “In the Bleachers”
Betty Debnam, “The Mini Page”
(with illustration by Wendy Daley)
Mark Pett, “Lucky Cow”
Chip Dunham, “Overboard”
Mark Tatulli, “Heart of the City”
Tom Wilson, “Ziggy”
Paul Gilligan, “Pooch Café”
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BEYOND THE BADGE
Eagle Scouts Find Friendship and
Adventure at European Scout Camps
by Mark Ray
L
ast summer, Iowa Eagle Scout
Phillip Wiese spent a month at
Sweden’s Vassaro Scout Centre.
His task was to drive a tractor, the island
camp’s only form of transportation.
He and his coworkers hauled tents,
kitchens, packs, food, milk—and the
contents of the camp’s latrines. “We had
to wear special clothes, coveralls, gloves,
and rubber boots. It was kind of a gruesome task, but everyone on the island
was appreciative,” he said.
Wiese, who now is a junior majoring
in journalism at Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois, went to
Sweden as part of the European Camp
Staff program, which offers young leaders from the Boy Scouts of America the
chance to learn firsthand about Scouting
in European countries. The program is
coordinated by the BSA’s International
Division, and applications are still being
accepted for this summer.
His latrine-cleaning duties notwithstanding, Wiese said he really enjoyed
his time in Sweden. “The best part of the
trip was being completely immersed in
their culture and meeting so many great
people,” he said. “I had some late-night
conversations with a few different people
that were truly amazing—getting to
know them on a personal level and realizing that even people in Sweden had
similar hopes and fears and dreams.”
Another Eagle Scout, Nicholas
Spradlin of Cincinnati, also enjoyed
late-night conversations when he
worked at a camp in Slovakia three
years ago—despite facing a significant
language barrier. “We had a great time,
but I have no idea what we said to each
other,” he said.
Spradlin has participated in the program twice, going to Slovakia in 2002
and Denmark in 2004. The two trips
offered a study in contrasts: Scouting
Slovakia is a fledgling organization that
only reemerged from the shadows of
Communism in 1989, while Scouting
has flourished in Denmark since 1909.
Both Wiese and Spradlin counseled
potential program participants to relax,
enjoy themselves, and reach out to
embrace new experiences. “Furthermore,
don’t complain,” Wiese said. “Being
helpful goes a long way, especially for
spreading positive American sentiment.”
Spradlin also recommended that
participants do plenty of planning early
on, including figuring out expenses,
lining up emergency contact informa-
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tion, and making sure things back
home—monthly bills, for example—
are taken care of.
Perhaps the best endorsement of the
program came from Spradlin, who
holds an MBA from Xavier University
and works for a Cincinnati insurance
company. When asked whether he
would return to Europe for a third time,
he did not hesitate.
“If the stars align right, I’m going to
go back,” he said.
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About the European Camp Staff Program
The European Camp Staff program is
open to all men and women between
the ages of 18 and 30 who are registered with the Boy Scouts of America.
Participants are responsible for their
own travel to and from Europe,
although partial refunds of travel costs
are made in the fall.
You can receive more information
from the BSA’s International Division.
After you have decided on a particular
location where you would like to
counsel, forward your application
to your local council, which must
review it before sending it to the
International Division for approval.
It is then forwarded to Europe for
final consideration.
Once you have been placed, the host
center will contact you to finalize dates
of participation, travel arrangements,
equipment required, and other necessary details. Typical placements range
from six to eight weeks.
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For more information, contact the
International Division:
International Division
Boy Scouts of America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P. O. Box 152079
Irving, Texas 75015-2079
Phone: 972-580-2403
Fax: 972-580-2413
E-mail: escoggin@netbsa.org
Web site: http://www.scouting.org/
international
DISTINGUISHED
EAGLE SCOUT
PROFILE
S
couters often say being an Eagle
Scout opens the door to career
opportunities. That was certainly
Jim Rogers’ experience.
Rogers graduated from the
University of California at Berkeley in
1972—a time when that university
had become a national symbol for
campus radicalism. When he contacted Kampgrounds of America for
an interview, he got a quick, positive
response. As an executive of the
Billings, Montana, company later told
him, “We wanted to meet an Eagle
Scout that went to UC Berkeley.”
But Rogers had more going for him
than his apparent novelty status. He
had worked each summer during college at the Lair of the Golden Bear,
the California Alumni Association’s
camp, and he dreamed of building a
company that would develop alumni
camps across the country.
Rogers got the job at KOA and
stayed for two years before heading to
UCLA to complete a master’s degree
in business administration. After a
couple of years as general manager of
a South Lake Tahoe resort, he went to
work for Harrah’s Entertainment Inc.
in 1978, eventually becoming senior
vice president and general manager of
Harrah’s Reno in 1994. Then, in
January 2000, he returned to KOA as
president and chief executive officer.
Throughout his career, both the
skills and the values he learned as a
Scout have served Rogers well. The
advancement program, he said, “helps
you understand what it takes for
achievement.” And the values? “I can’t
tell you the number of times I think of
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, and all the
rest as being requirements for the people
who work for us at KOA,” he said. “The
Scout Law is just a wonderful value list.”
It is a value list that impacts Rogers’
whole family, too. Both of his brothers
are Eagle Scouts, as are his three sons
Jim Rogers
Became an Eagle Scout:
1965; Greenbrae, California
Became a Distinguished Eagle Scout:
2002; Reno, Nevada
Lives in:
Billings, Montana, and Reno, Nevada
Occupation:
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Kampgrounds of America
Family:
Wife, Sandy, and three sons, Ben,
Judd, and Tyler (all Eagle Scouts)
and his four nephews—a total of 10
Eagle Scouts across two generations of
the family. In fact, his brother Gary is
also a recipient of the Distinguished
Eagle Scout Award. (Gary Rogers is
chairman and chief executive officer of
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings.)
The aptness of having an Eagle Scout
in charge of North America’s largest
camping company is not lost on Rogers.
He’s thrilled to see Scout troops using
KOA campgrounds for family campouts
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and views the campgrounds as the
perfect place to introduce new Scouts
to camping skills before they head off
for more rugged adventures.
Rogers has also found ways to use
KOA facilities to support Scouting.
Last fall, he helped the Montana
Council create a program called
Jamboree Day. Held at the Billings
KOA, the event included a camping
for area Boy Scouts, a fund-raising
luncheon to benefit the council, and
the “Eagle’s Nest,” a reunion gettogether that reached out to adult
Eagle Scouts in the community. John
Nunn, an Eagle Scout who is a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, spoke
at the luncheon and visited with the
Scouts in camp.
The event had a terrific impact,
according to Scout Executive Gordon
Rubard. “The Scouting program is
strong in Montana but not always
well-known,” he said. “This was a
high-profile event with TV, newspaper,
and radio coverage.”
The Eagle Scout reunion helped
the council identify potential volunteers and financial supporters as well
as reconnect with alumni of the
program. The council is planning
additional events, including similar
Jamboree Days, in other parts of the
state. “The good news is that Jim’s in
for the long haul,” he said.
Rubard had worked with both Jim
and Gary Rogers when he served as
Scout executive of the Marin Council
in San Rafael, California, so Jim Rogers
was one of the first people he called
after he transferred to the Montana
Council. Besides chairing the Jamboree
Day program, Rogers serves on an ad
hoc committee of Montana CEOs who
work to support the council.
“He’s relatively new to Scouting
in Montana, but he’s already had a
significant impact and will continue
to do so,” Rubard said.
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Awa rd s a n d R e c o g n i t i o n s
Ensign William Joseph
Adams III, New Market,
Maryland, graduated
with honors from the
U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy in Kings Point,
New York, with a bachelor of science degree
in marine engineering systems and is
attending Nuclear Power School in
Charleston, South Carolina, in preparation for a career in the Submarine Force.
Parker Anderson, Hurst, Texas, received
a bachelor of arts degree with honors
in international relations from Saint
Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.
He is continuing his studies at the Frei
Universitat in Berlin, Germany.
Lt. Cmdr. Robert L.
Balfour, The Villages,
Florida, received his Eagle
Scout award in 1933 and
was named Man of the
Year by Lake County Boy
Scouts in 1999. Robert
is the only living person
to have served both on board flagship
USS Missouri at formal surrender of the
Japanese forces to the Allied powers on
September 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay and
on staff of General/President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, traveling 51,000 miles
through 44 states during his successful
campaign for presidency in 1952.
Pfc. Kenneth Edwin
Barg, Cincinnati, Ohio,
joined the Ohio National
Guard and is serving with
the 2nd Infantry 102
Cavalry in Kosovo.
Midshipman Christian
J. Barger, Westminster,
Maryland, received a
bachelor of science degree
from the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy in Kings
Point, New York. He has
received the NYPD and
FDNY Memorial Award and has
accepted an assignment as a
USCG Marine Safety Officer at MSO
St. Louis, Missouri.
Maj. Kevin R. Bierig,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, is serving in Iraq with the U.S.
Army National Guard.
Ensign Robert C.
Blackwood, Crystal Lake,
Illinois, received a bachelor of science degree in
systems engineering from
the U.S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland. He
is stationed in Pensacola,
Florida, training as a naval aviator.
Nicholas M. Christopher
Boivin, Chicago, Illinois,
graduated from the
University of Virginia Law
School and has accepted
a position with Brinks,
Hofer, Gilson & Lions,
Chicago, Illinois.
Jordan Paul Bonyai,
Ogden, Utah, received an
associate’s degree from
New Mexico Military
Institute, Roswell, New
Mexico, and attends
Kentucky Wesleyan
College in Owensboro,
Kentucky, where he is majoring in
criminal justice and is a member of
the varsity baseball team.
Garry Lee Briese, CAE,
Fairfax, Virginia, has been
awarded the James O.
Page award, presented for
dedication to promoting
and strengthening firebased emergency medical
services nationwide.
Michael W. Cathey,
Chicago, Illinois, has
been appointed deputy
executive director of
the National PTA, the
largest volunteer child
advocacy association in
the United States.
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Dr. John W. M. Carter,
Overland Park, Kansas,
has been elected president
of the College of Diplomats
of the American Board of
Orthodontics for 2004–
2005. Dr. Carter has been
teaching and practicing orthodontics for
more than 20 years and maintains his
private dental specialty practice in
Overland Park, Kansas.
Sgt. William J. Clark,
Denville, New Jersey,
received the Navy and
Marine Corps
Achievement Medal with
combat distinguished
device from the
Department of the Navy.
2nd Lt. Anthony Rae
Clavijo, Yonkers, New
York, received a bachelor
of science degree from
SUNY Maritime College,
New York City. He is stationed at TBS Quantico,
Virginia, and plans to attend flight school
in Pensacola, Florida.
Capt. Michael H. Davis,
Miami, Florida, has been
awarded the Army
Achievement Medal with
Oak Leaf Cluster for
actions during a medical
emergency in Fort
Bliss, Texas.
Midshipman Thomas
Dendinger, Vermillion,
South Dakota, recently
completed his first year at
the U.S. Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland.
Pfc. William R. Denton,
Canton, Oklahoma,
graduated from
U.S. Marine Corps
School of Infantry, Camp
Pendleton, California,
and has been chosen to
serve in the Presidential
Support Program.
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Awa rd s a n d R e c o g n i t i o n s
Brandin Grams,
Newport Beach,
California, received
the Charles N. Fisher
Memorial Scholarship
from the American Radio
Relay League, a scholarship from the Newport
Harbor High School PTA, and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagle Scout
of the Year Scholarship from Coastline
Post 3536. He is studying computer
science at Orange Coast College in
Costa Mesa, California.
2nd Lt. Adam Keith Green recently
graduated North Georgia College in
Dahlonega, Georgia, with a degree in
chemistry and first in his class from
Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort
Knox, Kentucky. Currently he serves
as a RSTA platoon leader in the 101st
Airborne Division.
Brent James Hawker,
Herriman, Utah, has been
awarded the University
of Utah Presidential
Scholarship, University
of Utah Engineering
Scholars Program
Scholarship, and was a
National Merit Scholarship finalist. He
is the University of Utah Track and Field
Athlete for the 2003–2004 season. Brent
is putting his studies on hold for two
years while he serves in the Lithuanian
Speaking Baltic Mission for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
David H. Heimann, Chicago, Illinois,
received the Jeff Award at the Joseph
Jefferson Awards Committee’s 31st
Annual Citations Awards, which celebrated Chicago’s non-Equity theaters,
for Actor in a Supporting Role—Musical
for his role in “A Kurt Weill Review:
Songs of Darkness and Light.”
Ensign John H. Hessey
VI, Severna Park,
Maryland, received a
bachelor of science degree
in computer science and
engineering from The
Ohio State University in
Columbus, Ohio. He was
commissioned in the U.S. Navy by
his father, Capt. John H. Hessey V,
and will attend nuclear power and
submarine school.
Tyler Lewis Hill, Aurora,
Colorado, has qualified to begin the Navy
Seal training program in
Coronado, California.
2nd Lt. Matthew A.
Hodges, has completed
Air Assault School at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. He
is a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the 5-101st
Aviation Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division Air
Assault Screaming Eagles.
Airman 1st Class John
Baron Hoff, Winnetka,
Illinois, received his
designation as F-16 crew
chief and graduated first
in his class from the U.S.
Air Force Maintenance
Technical School in
Wichita Falls, Sheppard AFB, Texas.
Graham Keefe, Midland,
Texas, graduated
with honors from the
University of Texas at
Austin, earning degrees
in economics, English,
and government. He is a
Ph.D. student in political
science at the University of California,
San Diego.
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Lance Cpl. Steven M. Knarr, Riverside,
California, graduated from U.S.
Marine Corps boot camp and is a tactical network specialist with the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserves. He is a student
at California State University, San
Bernardino, California.
Thomas R. Lawing Jr.,
Charlotte, North Carolina,
has been named 2004
North Carolina Realtor
of the Year.
Capt. Alan Ray McCosh,
Great Falls, Virginia,
has received the Navy
Achievement Award,
Navy Commendation
Award, Tri-Service
Commendation Award,
and the Meritorious Service Medal for
Humanitarian Support. He now serves
as unit commissioner for his local Boy
Scout troop.
Chief Walt Meredith,
Newark, Delaware, has
been elected to a second
term as chief of the Aetna
Hose, Hook, and Ladder
Fire Company in Newark,
Delaware, and is a staff
scientist with DuPont.
Sgt. Steven James
Mowery, Escondido,
California, is currently
serving in the U.S. Army
in Iraq.
2nd Lt. Carl Porter
Noble, Barrington
Hills, Illinois, graduated from the U.S.
Military Academy, West
Point, New York, and
is stationed at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma, for field
artillery training.
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Awa rd s a n d R e c o g n i t i o n s
Spc. Charles P. Noble,
Barrington Hills, Illinois,
is serving with the 13th
Coscom, 3625th MC,
stationed at Camp
Charlie, Al Hillah, Iraq.
Daniel G. Penny III,
Kennesaw, Georgia,
received a bachelor’s
degree in computer
engineering from EmbryRiddle Aeronautical
University, Daytona
Beach, Florida, and is
working toward a master’s degree in
software engineering. Daniel works for
Rockwell-Collins, Melbourne, Florida.
Lt. Col. Paul Adair
Petty, U.S. Army Ret.,
Springfield, Virginia,
has been awarded the
Patriotic Civilian Service
Award by the Assistant
Secretary of the Army
for his many hours of
volunteer service to the young people
of the community through the Boy
Scouts of America. He currently serves as
chairman of Venturing in the National
Capital Area Council.
Rev. Dr. Lawrence
Ruehlen, St. Clair Shores,
Michigan, has been
Ordained to Holy Orders
as Permanent Deacon
in the Roman Catholic
Church by Archbishop
Cardinal Adam Maida at
the Cathedral of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
Lt. Paul Sablan Sauget,
DDS, DC, USNR, San
Leandro, California, graduated from the University
of the Pacific School of
Dentistry and is serving
as a dental officer at the
U.S. Marine Corps Base,
Twentynine Palms, California.
Ben Schick, Muskego, Wisconsin,
has been selected to participate in the
National Youth Leadership Forum on
Defense, Intelligence, and Diplomacy in
Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated
academic achievement and an interest in
a career related to national security, Ben
will join approximately 400 outstanding
high school juniors and seniors from
across the United States at the forum.
Christian Hale Schmidt,
Natchez, Mississippi,
graduated cum laude
from the Honors College
at the University of
Houston. He is currently
a sports reporter for the
Natchez Democrat in
Natchez, Mississippi.
Christopher T. Schroeder,
Barrington, Illinois,
received the BSA’s
National Merit Award for
his heroic act of saving a
man’s life using CPR.
Erik Paul Shafer,
Land O’ Lakes, Florida, graduated from
St. Leo University in St. Leo, Florida,
and has been hired by Wesley Chapel
High School as dropout prevention
teacher and varsity baseball coach.
Airman Apprentice
Robert Sheetz, Aurora,
Colorado, has graduated
from the U.S. Navy boot
camp and is attending
aviation electronics
training in Great
Lakes, Illinois.
Spc. Andre’ E. Sidney,
Kansas City, Missouri,
is stationed in Iraq
with the Missouri Army
National Guard, 110th
Engineer Battalion.
Charles W. Smith Jr.,
Kirbyville, Texas, received a bachelor
of music in music education from
the University of North Texas,
Denton, Texas.
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Art Stellar, Ph.D.,
Los Angeles, California,
has been appointed to
the advisory board of
Docufide Inc., the nation’s
leader in the electronic
transfer of high school
transcripts to colleges and scholarship
funds with Secure Transcript.
Aaron Stepanchick,
Lavelle, Pennsylvania,
has graduated from
Alvernia College, Reading,
Pennsylvania, with a
bachelor’s degree in
social work, with a double minor in gerontology and sociology.
Aaron has accepted a position as
director of social services at Orwigsburg
Manor Nursing Home in Orwigsburg,
Pennsylvania.
1st Lt. Kit Tinkham,
Charleston, South
Carolina, of the 437th
Tactical Wing, was
selected as Junior Officer
of the Year for the
Mobility Command at
Charleston Air Force Base.
Nick Tinkham, Charlotte,
North Carolina, graduated
cum laude from Brigham
Young University, Provo,
Utah, with a bachelor’s
degree in finance and
minor in chemistry. He is
enrolled as a first-year medical student
at the University of North Carolina—
Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Lance Cpl. John Bart
Tyra, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, has graduated
U.S. Marine Corps boot
camp at Parris Island,
South Carolina, the
USMC School of Infantry
combat training at Camp Geiger, North
Carolina, and the Field Wire Course at
Twentynine Palms, California, and is
serving as a military police officer with
the 4th Artillery Battalion, 14th Marine
Division in Iraq.
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Awa rd s a n d R e c o g n i t i o n s
Bruce David Vail,
Dunwoody, Georgia,
received a bachelor’s degree
cum laude in political science from the University of
San Francisco. He attends
St. Johns University School
of Law in New York.
2nd Lt. Alan E. Van Saun,
Titusville, New Jersey,
recently graduated from
the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point as a Distinguished Cadet and was
inducted into the Golden
Key Honor Society. He will attend
Officers Basic Course and Ranger School
at Fort Benning, Georgia, and then
will join the 101st Airborne Division,
stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Spc. Kenneth E. Wolfle,
Parlin, New Jersey, is
serving in the U.S. Army,
2nd Infantry Division,
122nd Signal Battalion
Communications,
under Operation Iraqi
Freedom, stationed in
Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
James Yaple, Portland,
Oregon, received the
American Legion
Scouting Achievement
Award (Community
Organization Award).
I n Cherished Rem e m b ra n c e
Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, taught Scout trailblazers to make a simple trail
sign, a circle with a dot in the middle, to indicate that they had gone home. The following Eagle Scouts
blazed many trails for us to follow, and now they, too, have gone home.
Living
Memorials
Eric Bergeron
Houma, Louisiana
Eagle: 1998
Death: March 8, 2004
Herbert Day Jr.
Caldwell, New Jersey
Eagle: 1948
Death: May 31, 2004
Pfc. Devin James Grella
Medina, Ohio
Eagle: 2001
Death: September 6, 2004
Sanders R. Guignard Jr.
Columbia, South Carolina
Eagle: 1911
Death: July 22, 2004
J
ust as local councils do,
the National Eagle Scout
Scholarship Endowment
accepts tax-deductible contributions
in memory of deceased Eagle
Scouts or in tribute to Eagle
Scout achievers.
Contributions may be sent to
NESA Director, S220, Boy Scouts
Scott Andrew Johnson
Norman, Oklahoma
Eagle: 1983
Death: January 3, 2004
Eugene Kelly
Mansfield, Ohio
Eagle: 1950
Death: August 12, 2004
Devin Donnelly Papp
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Eagle: 1999
Death: February 27, 2003
Patrick J. Swenson
Littleton, Colorado
Eagle: 1997
Death: May 31, 2004
of America, 1325 West Walnut Hill
Lane, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX
75015-2079. Please mark the envelope “Personal and Confidential,”
NOT PICTURED
Florian Frederick Chess
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Eagle: 1974
Death: April 13, 2004
make the check payable to NESA,
James McWorter Jr.
Woodbridge, Virginia
Eagle: 1949
Death: September 4, 2004
David J. Spannraft
Highland Park, Illinois
Eagle: 1989
Death: August 12, 2004
George I. Walters Sr.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Eagle: 1934
Death: August 17, 2004
and mark the check “In memory
of (name of person)” or “In tribute
to (name of person).”
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Bonner (From left)
Neil Bonner (2004),
Ryan Bonner
Anderson (From
left) Michael T.
Anderson (2004),
John R. Anderson
(1959)
Blanton (From left) Steven Blanton
(1998), Joshua Blanton (2002),
Jeremy Blanton (2003)
Burket (From left)
William J. Burket
(2002), Jacob A.
Burket (1996)
Ballard (From left) John Ballard, James Ballard (2004), Peter Ballard (2001), Joseph
Ballard (1998), Michael Ballard (1994), Aaron Ballard (1991), Ben Ballard (1989),
Charlie Ballard (1989), Allen Ballard (1989)
Dollahite (From left) Andy Dollahite (1998),
Bert Dollahite (1967), Jon Dollahite
(1999), Joshua Dollahite (2004)
Barre (From left) Nelson Barre (1967), Dustin Barre (2003), Alan Barre (1972),
Derek Barre (2004), Bruce Barre (1975), Brent Barre (2002), Clyde Barre (1978)
Dugan (From left) Sean Dugan (2001),
Gordon Dugan (1947)
Barrett (From left) Dan Barrett (1970),
Andy Barrett (1972), Drew Barrett
(2004), Sam Barrett (1968)
Bloom (From left) Nathan Bloom (2001),
Jeff Bloom (1972), Bobby Bloom (2004),
Larry Thibault
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Fonti (From left) Alex Fonti (2003),
Michael Fonti (2003)
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Green (From left) David Green (2004),
Kevin Green (2002)
Kien (From left) Michael Kien (2003),
Jason Kien (2004)
Ogden (From left) Joseph Ogden (1996),
Robert Ogden (1999), Steven Ogden
(1998)
Green (From left) Howard Green (2004),
Adam Green (2001)
Kelly (From left) Paul J. Kelly IV (2004),
Paul J. Kelly III (1973)
Parent (From left) Matthew J. Parent
(2003), Michael B. Parent (1999)
Jackrel (From left) Shaun Jackrel (2004),
Justin Jackrel (2000)
Mitchell (From left) Maggie Mitchell,
Jacob Mitchell (1996), Steven Mitchell
(2003), Billy Mitchell (2001)
Rosa (From left) Greg Rosa (2001),
Duane Rosa, Jeffrey Rosa (2003)
Jackson (From left) Mike Jackson
(1973), Harry Jackson (1947), Courtney
Henderson (2004), Jim Jackson (1979)
Odle (Back row, from left) John Odle
(1982), Robert Odle (1944), Sam Odle
(1974); (front row, from left) Steve Odle
(1971), Tyler Odle (2004)
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Sharp (Back row, from left) Steven Sharp
(1976), Robert Sharp (2004), Archie
Sharp; (front row) James Sharp
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Steinbach (From left) James D.
Steinbach (1997), Brian P. Steinbach
(2002), Andrew J. Steinbach (2004)
Stortzum (From left) Luke Stortzum
(2003), Nathan Stortzum (1998)
Jurgensmeier, Chau (From left) Jared
Jurgensmeier (1994), Matthew Chau
(2004), Terry Chau (1973)
Rice, Riggs (From left) Tom Rice (1971),
Jim Rice (1974), Randy Riggs (1972),
Matt Riggs (1995), Chris Riggs (2003)
Mathieson, Ballard (Back row, from left)
Ian Mathieson (2003), Todd Mathieson
(1969), Eric Mathieson (2003); (front
row, from left) John Ballard (1998),
Damon Ballard (1987)
Williams, Chadwell (From left) Charles
Williams (1945), Daniel Chadwell
(2003), Larry Chadwell, Richard
Williams (1954)
Troop 994, Woodstock, Georgia
(Front row, from left) William
Fruman, Brent Evans, Michael
Wilson; (back row, from left) Troy
Neal, Blake Neal, Kyle Kenyon,
Zachary Hunter
Sturdevant (Back row, from left)
Chip Sturdevant (1991), Helen
Sturdevant, Wayne Sturdevant,
John Sturdevant (1999); (front row)
Stephen Sturdevant (1995)
Troop 8, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(From left) Colin Forgacs,
Steve Zekany, Tim Kieras,
Chris Wiseman, Shawn Pat,
Eric Fretz (adviser)
Troop 127, Rochester, New York
(From left) Thomas W. Weaver,
Andrew T. Brady, Thomas F.
Sedor Jr., Cager A. Mackaravitz
Hower, Lee (From left) J. David Hower
(1950), Stephen J. Lee (2004)
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E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
New NESA Life Members
(NESA Life Members from October 1, 2004, through January 31, 2005.)
Donald L. Abba II
Christopher Charles Abbott
Karl Joseph Abbott
Terrence P. Abts
Bryan Zachary Adams
Joseph Franklin Adams V
Paul Thomas Adams
Cedric K. Akau
Peter Morris Albanese
Erich J. Albert
Gary Aleman
George V. Alexander
Robert Everett Alger Jr.
Aaron Lawrence Allen
Christopher Allen
Donald S. Allen
Larry Dean Allen
Eric Allan Altizer
Albert Altmaier
Anthony R. Amadio
Alexander Thomas Amerine
George Edgar Anderson
Keith Gordon Anderson
Matthew James Anderson
Parker Anderson
Robb A. Anderson
Robert J. H. Anderson
Todd Phillip Anderson
Robert E. Anderson III
Charles David Clauson
Andrews
Ryan Scott Andrews
Kenneth J. Anello
Jonathan Kenton Angel
Brian Kearn Annis
Kenneth Applegate
Michael S. Arao
Marseille Dushant
Arbuckle
Joshua Nathan Armour
Robert E. Armstrong
Kevin R. Arthur
Skylar Thomas Ashby
Chad Michael
Atkinson-Adams
Kirk A. Augustine
Arthur L. Austin
Ian Christian Axtell
John William Babaian
Walter L. Bacon IV
Spelios Theodore
Bacoyanis
Don Badgwell
Eric C. Bailey
Gary Bailey
David J. Bajer
Alexander Sean Balk
James C. Ballou
Jerald Allen Balta
Joseph Brian Balta
Christopher Alan Banes
Bart Brewster Bangert
Paul Jacob Parker Banwart
Christopher James Barrett
Ryan John Barrett
Andrew C. Barton
Christopher Michael Bartos
Michael C. Bast
Jonathan Edwards Bates
Kent Sheldon Bauer
Daniel S. Baumann
Joshua Deven Beall
Mitchell Stephen Beard
Gregory Allan Beattie
Daniel P. Beaudreau
Kevin Ryan Beck
Kenneth D. Beckman
James R. Behrens
Timothy Garrett
Behrensmeyer
Philip Belcastro
Robert Warren Bell III
Charles Bellanger
Ryan Nicholas Bender
Jason A. Berg
Jeffrey E. Berg
John Bergacs IV
Charles Edward Berger
James Michael Berger
Raymond W. Berglund
Garrett Conrad Ford
Bergquist
Jeremy Matthew Berkowitz
Andrew W. Bessler
Benjamin W. Bever
John Harris Beveridge
John M. Biddle
Kevin R. Bierig
Timothy A. Billingham
Barry Billings
Matthew D. Binder
Christopher J. Bistolas
Jack Bittig
William S. Bivin
Robert Blackwell
James J. Blair III
Madison Lee Blankenship
Matthew F. Blashill
David M. Blaze
Michael Blazin
Bradley James Blodgett
Alexander Robert Blue
Gregory Peter Boden
Theodore J. Bodwell II
Jonathan L. Boggs
Jeffrey M. Bognar
William Spencer Boice
Daniel Max Boland
Marcus H. Bole
Jason Paul Bolen
Carl Patrick Bolleia
Ian Jacob Boneysteele
Richard Thomas Booker
Christopher Lee Boots
Bradley Alan Bormuth
Jackson Bosley
Jason Michael Bosley
Anthony George Botts
Franklin S. Bounds
Nicholas Joseph Bouyea
M. Jason Bowling
Daniel S. Bowman
Marion Rooks Boynton
Robert Penn Brace
Nicholas Bradley
Wade B. Bradley
Steven J. Brady
Valentine T. Brandner Jr.
Robert Haven Brassington
Russell Craig Braswell
Geoffrey Michael Bremer
John M. Brenner
Brian Lee Bridgewater
Sean Earl Bright
Herbert R. Brinkman
Andrew Clyde Briscoe IV
Cody Brister
Michael Chad Britt
James L. Brockhohn
James L. Brockhohn II
Benjamin John Bronk
Nathan Gerald Brookes
William J. Broomall III
Justin Robert Brown
Mark A. Brown
Michael Paul Brown
Michael S. Brown
Jonathan Douglas
Brownfield
James Donald Brunner
Peter Richard Bruno
Andrew Allen Brush
Kyle Matthew Bryan
Andrew David Bublitz
William Frederick
Buchsbaum
Robert Michael
Buchsbaum III
Joseph Robert Buckley
Garrett Arthur Bullard
Jed Rogers Bullock
Mark Andrew Bulzis
Derek Joseph Burge
Kelly R. Burk
Leland Baker Burns
Andrew Eugene Burt
Barry C. Burton
Hubert H. Bury
Landon Lee Bussey
Warner Matthew Butkus
Joseph E. Butters
Joseph Hubert Byrne
Rafael R. Cabrera
Glenn Laross Cain Jr.
Robert Andrew Calem
Ryan F. Campagna
James David Campbell
Jay E. Campbell
Thomas Walker Campbell
Thomas Warren Capach
Sean Anthony Carey
Travis Lee Carleton
William Michael Carlo
Andrew James Carlson
Robert L. Carper
Frederick C. Carr
Steven Clark Carroll
Casey H. Carter
Kenneth J. Carver
Matthew J. Cascarino
Michael Joseph Casella
Jesse Thomas Cash
Andrew Aaron Cashner
Michael Robert Casteel
Francis Richard Catalano
Keith Charles
Celebrezze Jr.
Michael S. Cervenec
Jeffrey Allen Chamberlin
Kyle Chambers
David Kenneth Chapman
Allen Sung-Kai Chiu
Joshua Christopher
Matthew Kurt Chroust
Tyler Casey Chuang
Joshua M. Cirulli
Charles Andrew Clark
Russell Thomas Clark
Stewart Astor Clark
Robert Najem Clarke
John M. Clemens
Nicolas Richard Cloutier
Seth D. Cochrill
Benjamin James Coder
Matthew Stewart Cofer
Andrew Cohen
Kevin Joseph Collery
Brian Andrew Collins
Bryan Scott Collins
Price Alexander Collins
Seth Robert Collup
David Adam Comtois
James C. Cook
David William Cooke
Joshua Andrew Coomer
Robert Coon
David Clayton Coons
Jonathan V. Corace
Thomas James Corbin III
John Sims Corless
Christopher Cowan
Cornwell
Robert Curtis Cost II
Benjamin Thomas Costello
Anthony James Cota
John David Cota Jr.
Travis Jean Courtemanche
Robert Lee Cox
Dennis Washburn Craft
Kiley Sean Craft
Robert Crane
Christopher L. Cranford
Justin Bailey Craven
Dennis J. Cravens
Christopher J. Cripps
Kenneth Earl Cromer
Brandon J. Crosetto
Wolfgang Croskey
Charles W. Crowe
Alejandro Luis Cuesta
M. Andrew Curtis
Richard J. DaFonte
Jonathan Blake Dahmer
James Franklin Dailey
Sean Michael Dalton
Christopher Robin Daly
David M. Danforth Jr.
Richard Paul D’Angelo
Benjamin Price Dansby
Scott Christian Darling
Paul Eric Daugherty
Brian C. Daut
Christopher Davidsmeyer
Andrew Tod Davis
Mark A. Davis
Mark Davy
Jered H. Dean
Keith M. Dean
Shane Matthew Delaney
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Sean Michael Patrick
DeLong
Robert F. Delsignore
Michael Russell Demby
Joseph N. DeMontigny
Keith William Dennie
Brent David Denton
Gregory Michael Deptula
Patrick Edward DesRosiers
Andrew S. Devlin
David Geoffery Devor
Phillip E. De Vore
Blair J. DeWitt
Shawn Dick
Darrel Donovan Dier
Michael John Diletto
Christopher Dill
Michael W. Dillingham
Robert J. DiQuollo
James David Dobbins
Matthew Tyler Dodds
Jason M. Dolph
Patrick J. Donahue
Brian W. Donnelly
Patrick E. Donnelly
Richard Thomas
Donovan Jr.
Alexander Ryan Douglas
David Clifford Dowty
Vance A. Drenkhahn
Robert Drew
Matthew David Dubois
Darius A. Ducre
Brent Tyler Dudgeon
Jack P. Dugger
David James Duncan
Ryan Andrew Dunn
Dale Armstrong Dunsmore
Stephen Thomas Duprey
Mark G. Dworkin
Walker Lee Dyess
Joseph Dziadyk
Clifford G. Eade
John V. Eagan III
Jeffrey J. Eberting
David Pardue Eckhardt
Richard J. Edwards
Noah E. Egge
Mark C. Eisenberg
Robert C. Eldredge
Nicholas Parr Elliott
Austin Maxwell Engel
Kevin William Engel
Ryan Joseph Engel
Dale E. English II
Robert W. English III
Edwin E. Enlow Jr.
Eric E. Erickson
Stephen Phillip Erny
James A. Esposito III
William C. Esry
Eric M. Essmann
Devon Christopher
Ettenger
Reese Michael Eulert
Austin Dobson Evans
Brandon D. Evans
David C. Evans
Ian David Evans
James Flint Evans
Thomas Michael Evans
Daniel J. Every
Joshua D. Every
Matthew R. Every
Brian G. Ewalt
Charles Edmund Fairbanks
Robert P. Fairman
George R. Farfour
Ryan A. Farrell
Britt Faulstick
Jeffrey A. Faust
John Christopher Feagans
John L. R. Feller II
Steven C. Ferguson
Taylor Charles Ferguson
Stephen Fernands
Thomas E. Ferraro III
Daniel Lynn Fessler
Bradley C. Fetzer
Mitchell A. Feucht
Robert W. Fielden
Joshua Arthur Fieldhouse
Thomas Michael Finnigan
Reed Nicholas Fiori
Adam Scott Firpo
Robert L. Fischer
Robert C. Fish
Brandon Ray Fisher
Chad Reynolds Fisher
Luke Pasquale Fitzsimons
Donald Edward Florence
Mark Fobare
Kyle Douglas Fogle
Brandon Patrick
Foley-Foster
Steven J. Follmann
Thomas Ray Fontenot
Steven Patrick Fontz
Travis James Ford
Edward Forde
Andrew Bradford Foster
David Lewis Foster Jr.
Foster F. Fountain III
Joseph Fox
James Warren Fraley Jr.
Bruce Franklin
Francis E. Franklin III
Richard K. Fredricksen
Paul E. Freehling
Robert Keith Freeman Jr.
Michael David Fritz
Carl Fromhagen Jr.
James B. Fry
Roger Fryer
Joseph Patrick Fuerte
Thomas Scott Fugger
John Cabell Fulp
Shawn Dwight Gahring
Thomas Martin Gaines
Mark Gall
John T. Ganley Jr.
Levi Robert Gardner
Michael Charles Gardner II
Francis Patrick Garrison Jr.
Jonathan Louis Gatlin
Donald Gavitte
Nicholas A. Gebhart
Michael Edward Gee
Scott M. Gee
E AG L E T T E R
James Patrick Gencarelli
Michael Gencarelli
Thomas Gencarelli
Francis Gerkens
Christopher Michael
Gibbons
Thomas Randall Gibbons
Robert A. Gibson
Robert J. Gies
Edward L. Gies Jr.
Nathaniel John Giglietta
Anthony Vincent Gilardi
Andrew Charles Gilday
John D. Giorgis
Benjamin Lawrence
Gjerstad
MacKenzie Thoms Glazer
Adam Seth Gloria
J. Clinton Glover
Jack Godfrey
Adam Richard Goetz
Wynn Gold
Gregory M. Golrick
Ted Gonder
Adam K. Gonzalez
Jonathan Russ Gordon
Robert Edwin Gordon
Matthew Thomas Gorley
Matthew Paul Gorney
Christopher Gorski
Nicholas Alexander Gorsky
Matthew J. Graham
David Phillip Pritchard
Grange
Joshua Michael Grant
William T. Grantham
Robert Anthony Graves
Robert Julian Greathead
David Michael Green
Jason William Green
John H. Green Jr.
Mitchell Blake Gries
Michael Catlin Griffith
Michael J. Grommersch
Thomas Ashley Grooms
Bradley S. Grubbs
William Victor Guarno
Nathaniel J. Gumm
Garrett Philip Gundlach
Steven W. Gutke
Robin Kinsloe Gwynn
Matthew P. Hagemann
Richard Fletcher Hahn
Terry Ditmar Hahn
Jacob Hakak
Oshri Liron Hakak
Jonathan Colby Hall
Curtis Hall Jr.
Thomas Robert Haller
Christopher M. Hallett
Kyle Halridge
Joel D. Hamilton
Gunnar Hand
Bradley S. Hanover
Jacob M. Hansbury
Mark David Hanson Jr.
Patrick D. Harbison
James William Hardaway
Richard Harp
Thomas Ryan Harrington
Patrick D. Harris
Stanley Orlando Harris
Bruce Andrew Harrison
Robert Hartenstine
Christopher James Harter
Kevin Michael Harter
Joseph M. Hartnett
Benjamin W. Hartstock
William P. Harty Jr.
James Alexander Hartzell
Robert Elgin Hawkins
Matthew A. Hawks
Jeffrey E. Hayward
Lane Harrison Heard
Raymond Allen Hearrell
Donald Thomas Heffern
Timothy Jason Heffner
Derek J. Mindemann
Heidbrink
Peter J. Heider
Robert John Heinzmann
Kenneth Avery Heisler Jr.
Andrew Lucas Helbert
Brian A. Held
Garrett P. Helser
Gregory Lawrence
Hendricks
Christopher Byrnes Henry
James Michael Henry
Sean Michael Henry
Scott Hermann
James William
Herringdine Jr.
Jonathan P. Hess
Justin William Hicks
Gregory David Hilkert
Daniel James Hill
Donald David Hill
Frederick F. Hillenbrand III
George Bernard Hiller
Ray W. Hiltbrand
Jon J. Hines Jr.
Jeffrey Charles Hinkle
Nathan M. Hitchens
Donald L. Hlavacek
Kenneth L. Hobbs
Joshua J. Hodson
Andrew Gatewood Hoffman
Bradley Hoffman
Charles J. Hoffman
David Hoffman
Eric Hoffman
Matthew Hoffman
Matthew Daniel Hollis
Benjamin Blair Holmes
Thomas B. Holmes
Adam Matthew Holms
Eric Matthew Holt
Calvin M. Honeywell
Raymond Sun Hong
Terrence Richard Hoover
Alex John Hopfensperger
James Francis Horan
Kyle William Horne
Drew Gregory Hortt
Ryan Ellsworth Horvath
Gary L. Hostetler
Douglas Bryan Howell
Gary A. Hoyer
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Mark C. Huff
Matthew David Huff
Kevin Andrew Humphries
Tyler Forrest Hunt
Frederick Lee Hunter
Jason Lee Hunting
Michael Robert Huston
David W. Hwang
Merrill J. Hyde
Andrew C. Ihnen
S P R I N G 2005
Matthew Kenta Inoue
Stuart M. Irby Jr.
Edward A. Isaacs
Benjamin Jackman
Michael Andrew Jackowski
Shawn Patrick Jackowski
David A. Jackson
David Roger Jackson
William Bridgers Jackson
Joseph Edwin Jacobs
Brian Scott Jaeschke
Gordon Gerald James
Frank D. Janiszewski
Brandon Michael
Janusaitis
Edwin J. Jaros
Streven E. Jarrett
Albert B. Jenks Jr.
Grady E. Jensen
Jeff B. Jenson
Austin A. Jesmore
Peter C. Johansen
Forrest M. John III
Clint M. Johns
Robert W. Johns
Andrew Wade Johnson
Brannan Mark Johnson
Corey L. Johnson
Mark Johnson
Scott G. Johnson
Steven E. Johnson
Yuri Alexander Johnston
Madison Jonas
Archer J. Jones
Austin McCarty Jones
Michael Trey Jones
Paul W. Jones
Ryan Wayne Jones
Kenneth Michael Jordan Jr.
Reginald H. Joyner
Paul M. Juette
Frederick Jurkofsky Jr.
Mark Kaffenberger
Marc J. Kalin
Patrick William Kaltenbach
Stephen M. Kareha
Robert George Kauffman
David J. Kavalec
Marc Kazigian
David E. Keck
Richard Thomas Keebler
Anthony Wayne Keel
Matthew James Keel
Gregory L. Keeney
Justin Michael Kelly
Matthew S. Kelly
Ryan Martin Kelly
John M. Kendrick
Sean Patrick Kenney
Gregory Michael Kessler
Ronald W. Keyes
George Rosenmiller
Kibbe III
Daniel John Kielbasa
Timothy Edward Kieras
Francis B. Kieren
Jerrod John Kiernan
Jeffrey Robert Kilroy
Kurt Kilwein
David Kevin King
George T. King
Kevin D. King
Arthur Richard Kinsey
Kevin Mark Kinter
James M. Kirchhof
Douglas W. Kirk
Bart Kirkham
Jordan Michael Kirsch
Jeffrey S. Kitzmann
Walter John Kline
David E. Knight
Michael Charles Knight
Robert Oliver Knudson IV
Kevin Patrick Kodadek
Derek D. Koehler
Michael Vincent Kolanko
Kristofer A. Kolstad
Kevin A. Kolva
Andrew Wayne Konecki
David Paul Koval
Alexander Sholle Kozak
Ethan Alexander Kraus
Richard P. Krenzer
William Kropa
Robert M. Kropp
Brian Richard Krug
Clinton Joseph Kubat
Eric Karl Kuhn
John Raymond Kushnir
Christopher Robert Kuzmin
Matthew E. LaBrecque
Maxwell Colby La France
Matthew Isaac Lahana
Joshua Ethan Laird
Wayne Lambert
Adam Aric Landis
James Craig Landry
Richard Rene LaPorte
Matthew Ryan Larson
Steven D. Lasser
Andrew Seth Laufer
Nicholas Alexander
Laurella
Gregory Michael Ledak
William Alexander Leet
Louis Robert LeFlore
Raymond Lehrer
Adam Leija
Jonathan Allen LeJune
Jonathan Evan Lemoine
John Michael Lemus
Joseph A. Lenker
John G. Leonhart Sr.
Cody Jae Leslie
Bruce Levine
David Rubin Levy
Spencer Lewallen
Eric P. Lewandowski
Hamilton Hewson Lewis
Timothy E. Lewis
John Lichtenegger
Robert Lee Liddel III
Kristopher Liesmann
Stephen Trevor Lilburn
Scott William Linak
Michael Eric Lind
Victor C. Lindenmeyer
Eric Thomas Lindgren
David Karl Lindner
Anders L. Lindquist
Greggary Evan Lines
Daniel S. Lingen
David L. Lingenfelter
David Eliott Lipscomb
Shawn Patrick Littlefield
Phillip William Liu
Chris M. Lloyd
Jesse R. Lochhead
Kurt Dieter Loeblich
Avery Nicholas Glenn Long
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Walter G. Longyear
Reed Patrick Looney
Jay P. Lopez
Joseph L. Lorich
Christopher LoSchiavo
Alexander Joseph Losen
Justin Michael Loudermilk
Richard E. Loveless
Daniel William Lovinger
Thomas W. Lovinger
E. Nobles Lowe
Thomas Lee Lowe
Cory Gene Lowery
Kyle Allen Lucas
Michael D. Luke
Erik Nathaniel Lunde
Mark Olaf Lunde
Brian Dale Lundquist
Jason Thomas Lynch
Timothy William Mabes
Michael R. MacConnell
David Robert MacGregor
Mark J. Maciha
Philips T. Macumber
John J. Magaldi
Timothy A. Mahr
Shane O’Brien Makary
Jay Malamut
Rex Malcom
Michael Alexander
Mansfield
Kevin Lawrence Mantle
Thomas Edward Mantle
Eric Todd Manus
Philip Peter Marcus
Benjamin Marcy-Quay
Jonathan M. Marks
Nathan R. Marks
Stephen R. Marshall
Timothy D. Marshall
Kevin William Martin
William A. Martin
Michael A. Mason
Reginald Jacob Mason II
Kevin T. Matsunaga
Daniel B. Matzinger
Michael Kranifeld Mavretic
Jason A. Maxwell
Jon Randall Mayer
Todd A. Mayer
Wade Durant Mayes
Joseph David Maynard
Timothy L. McBrayer
David Patrick McCarthy
Michael T. McCaulley
Jesse McClellan
Patrick Robert McCloskey
Michael McCormick
Sean Andrew McCormick
Joseph Z. McCudden
Harry Gayer McFarland
John McFassel
Christopher Michael
McGough
Sean Michael McGrath
Christopher McKenna
Scott A. McKenzie
Patrick O. McKeon
Chase Colby McKinney
Matthew Ryan McKinnon
Timothy Matthew McLinden
Kenneth Ragen McMackin
Kevin Robert McMahon
James William McMillan
Joshua S. Meadows
Michael Allan Means
Andrew James Meeds
Douglas M. Melson
Bryan Alan Mercer
Daniel Barr Merritt
Paul Jacob Meshnik
Kevin W. Messer
Scott Michael Mettauer
Benjamin A. Michael
Scott Joseph Mikos
Kyle Stanley Milas
Douglas A. Miller
Scott Douglas Miller
William H. Miller
Eddie Eugene Miller Jr.
Andrew J. Milne
Steven J. Minear
Travis Joseph Mingalone
Tyler Francis Mingalone
John Morris McKenna Mink
Gregory M. Minott
Alexander C. Minster
Robert E. Moeller Jr.
Jason David Moffatt
Peter Simon Mohr
Matthew Allen Moncrief
Don A. Montoya
Steven Michael Montoya
Thomas John Moonan
Al Mooney
Clay Winfield Moore
Kevin Michiel Moore
Kevin T. Moore
Patrick M. Moore
Matthew Elliott Morel
Martin Tate Moretti
Shawn R. Morphey
Reno Morris
Kurtis Ray Morrison
Noah D. Morrison
Robert Moreton Morse
Shawn Eugene Morse
Mark Deepan Babu Moses
Timothy J. Moss
Eric K. Mountin
Paul Steven Mow Jr.
Curt C. Mowen
Andrew Ryan Mullins
David Ray Mullins
Leonard E. Mullins III
Aaron Multach
Christopher Adam
Murphree
Daniel Patrick Murphy
Thomas Murphy III
Scott Michael Myers
Greg R. Myrick
Jason S. Nadeau
Michael S. Nakao
Sebastiano Nane
Randy Navar
Robert Navar Jr.
Edward T. Neely
Matthew William Neiheisel
Jonathan J. Nelson
Nicholas Eugene Nettuno
Brian W. Neuschwander
Jesse T. Neville
David James Newman
Patrick Scott Neyland
Adam Taylor Nicholas
Joseph John Nicklous
Erik W. Nielsen
Patrick A. Niemann
E AG L E T T E R
Franklin E. Niles
Michael T. Nizzi
Matthew M. Noble
Matthew Alain Noel
Derek Andrew Noem
Thomas Fitzgerald Noxon
Christopher D. Nulle
Andrew Justin Nuzum
Joel L. O’Connell
Lawrence Michael
O’Connor
Brandon Emery Octavio
Caleb Jackson O’Dell
Robert Samuel Oester
Matthew Offenbacher
Ryan Charles Ognibene
Thomas J. O’Hara Jr.
David Alan O’Heir
Louie Edward Olive
Ryan Randall Olm
Donald O’Malley
Kevin R. O’Neill
Michael J. O’Neill
Kevin Davis Ordean
Kevin A. Ortmann
Peter Joseph Ossmann
Hunter Lee Ostdick
Robert S. Owens
Brian Michael Palmere
David Leonard Panowicz
James Anthony Parise
Stuart Thomason Park
Pete Parsons
Ryan Walker Parsons
Christopher B. Partlow
Jared Parviz
David J. Pasquale
Mark W. Payne
James Thomas Pearce Jr.
Dennis Christopher Peay
Thomas Alan Peede Jr.
Michael J. Peixoto
Zachary Keith Pennington
Eric Michael Penrod
Gerald Bryan Perdue
Jason H. Perry
Brandon Kyle Peters
Eric Scott Peterson
Jason D. Peterson
Michael Roger Peterson
Daniel Scott Petty
Thomas Pfannenstiel
David Edward Phelan
Michael Q. Phenicie
Ryan Andrew Phillips
Carl James Philpot
Doyle R. Pickett
Basil N. Pierce III
Martin E. Pietruszewski
Lee A. Pilleteri III
Matthew Charles Pitchford
Patrick David Poage
Angelo R. Podagrosi III
Carl Poeschel
Geoffrey Eugene Polan
Daniel S. Polans
Christopher Hiram Pollock
F. Clayton Pond
Kenneth E. Posey
Daniel M. Potrepka
Trevor Daniel Powers
Kevin P. Praeger
Karl Preissner
Brent Aaron Pribble
Steven B. Priest
John M. Primrose
Richard Owen Proctor
Joshua Prudhomme
Christopher Psillas
Matthew Leslie Pugh
John Michael Pung
Chris Quible
Patrick Sinclair Quinn
Michael J. Racer
John K. Radke Sr.
Joseph E. Raible Jr.
Curtis Railey
Jason R. Ramcke
Anthony S. Ranatza
Robert Andrew Randolph
Richard Matthew Ranft
John Ratowski II
Daniel Robb Rauenzahn
Alexander Rawlins
Joshua Joseph Raymond
Edward C. Reardon Jr.
Gary Joseph Reech
Charles Kyle Reed
Jack D. Regan
Cedric S. Reid
Harold Nicholas Reid
Randall H. Reid
William Cavan Reid
Michael N. Reilly
Todd T. Reinders
Keith William Reinemann
Darren J. Reinicke
David E. Retz
Martin A. Reymer
Thomas Steele Reynolds
Benjamin J. Rhodes
Reid Cameron Richards
Jake D. Richter
Christopher Rickley
Thomas Aaron Ricks
David Alan Ridge-Yates
Benjamin Landry Ridgway
Joseph Patrick Riekena
Joseph Ryan Riel
Alan G. Rieper
Kevin M. E. Riley
Joseph Martin Risch
Christopher H. Roberts
Jason L. Roberts
John Fletcher Roberts
John Robertson
Steve Karl Robertson
Alan M. Robinson
Andrew William Robinson
Kevin P. Robinson
William Gordon Rockefeller
Ronald F. Rodgers
Marc F. Rodrigue
Erich R. Roeder
Byron Roethler
Merek Leo Roman
Mitchel Edward Roman
Michael C. Romer
Timothy A. Romine
Jacob Dryden Root
Jayden Michael Root
Robert Douglas Rose
Aaron Albert Rosenberg
Phillip Robert Rosenberger
Daniel Barrett Ross
David E. Ross
Donald Keith Ross Jr.
Robert Francis Rossetti Jr.
S P R I N G 2005
Brad A. Rothlisberger
Charles Jonathan Royalty
John R. Royse
James Abraham Ruck
Eric Robert Rude
Juan F. Ruiz Rodriguez
Steven A. Rupp
Brock Anthony Ruppert
Christopher James Russell
Kyle David Rustebakke
Christopher L. Rymut
Thomas S. Sales
Brian Leahey Salin
Christopher M. Salisbury
Jonathan Morgan Salmon
Nicholas Richard Sanborn
Ryan Jeffery Sanders
Jeffrey A. Sandoval
Steven Daniel Sandoval
Andrew Charles Louis Sans
Nicholas A. Sawyers
Spencer Sayles
James Ward Saylor
George R. Scarfe
Jonathan Edward Schadt
Richard L. Schafer
Val F. Schaff
Breier William Scheetz
Christian Schmidt
Jonathan M. Schmidt
Geoffrey M. Schneider
Stephen Perry Schoenherr
Jeffrey Schoep
Eric P. Schofield
Robert L. Schreibeis
Michael D. Schroeder
John Steven Schuler
Brian Robeson Schultz
Kristofer M. Schultz
Spencer Craig Schultz
Timothy A. Schultz
Evan D. Schwarz
Andrew J. Scott
Randall David Scott
Aaron Michael Sebach
Matthew John Secl
Alan Curtis Sefton
Jeffrey Daniel Seguin
Richard Allan Seiber
Jonathan Senin
Phillip Andrew Senn
Jonathan Paul Sessions
Scott James Seyfang
Matthew Garrett Shafer
Harry F. Shank III
Patterson D. Shaver
Scott G. Shaver
Ryan Michael Shea
Lloyd M. Shelton
Daniel Leo Sheridan
Franklin R. Shook
John Matthew Shores
Jeffrey R. Shreaves
Michael Joseph Shuman
Nicholas Matthew Sich
Matthew P. Side
Henry Signoff
Frank Silver
Matthew M. Simmons
Colin Simning
Scott B. Sinclair
James Lawrence Sisson
Daniel Lawrence Sistler
Steven Patrick Skeldon
Scott Andrew Skillington
Andrew Raymond Skotzko
Kiehl F. Smit
Aaron H. Smith
Christopher Robert Smith
David P. Smith
Harry J. Smith
James Coy Smith
Joshua Gary Smith
Lloyd D. Smith
Brian Scott Sneed
Mark Evan Snyder
Salvatore Sodano
Zachary Warren Southard
Derek Ryan Spier
Michael E. Spillane
Jeff Bryant Sprouse
Alok Srivastava
Jeffrey Daniel Stahl
Billy A. Stamos
Nathan Wilson Stebbins
Michael Steele
Robert T. Steenbergen Jr.
Brian Robert Steinmiller
Charles A. Stelzner
Scott R. Stepenuck
Jay L. Stephens
Timothy John Stetar
Todd A. Stine
Christopher Jon Stoffels
Gunner Arnold Wilson
Stogner
Eric Jonathan Stokes
Jonathan Robert Stone
Ian A. St. Peter
Gregory Allan St. Peter
Matthew D. Straesser
Thomas Elliot Strawn
Joseph Edward Street
Thomas Linden Stretch
Christopher Strohmaier
John C. Sturdy
Thomas John Sturdy
Stephen R. Sullivan Jr.
Albert James Suprenant
David W. Swan
Michael T. Swartz
Daniel William Swonger
Benjamin David Talbot
Terry L. Tarbett
Eric Thomas Tatarinowicz
Bobby W. Taylor
Christopher Sean Taylor
Mark S. Taylor
Scott Alan Taylor
Troy Taylor
Louis Frederick Terhar III
Billy Joe Terry II
Nicholas John Tessarolo
Jaret Thomas Thacker
Donald K. Thomas
Earl Charles Thomas
James W. Thomas III
Aaron Travis Thompson
Andrew Carl Thompson
R. Vincent Thomson
Trevor Lawrence Thuett
John D. Tickle
H. Lee Tiffany
Rex W. Tillerson
Ryan Tindall
Sean Tindall
Patrick Charles Toal
Alex S. Tokunaga
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James Tomasino
Brian Richard Tompkins
Timothy Torgesen
Robert N. Touchstone Jr.
Christopher Guthrie Tower
Stephen L. Townsend
Jeffrey R. Tredway
Todd Benjamin Trees
Eric A. Treml
Brian E. Triplett
Justin L. Tripp
Matthew Ryan Tripp
Brandon E. Trowman
Roger Trudell
Theodore A. Trujillo
Kurt W. Trumbauer
Brian Trybus
Brandon Yukio Tsuge
Russell Teruo Tsuge
Andrew Thomas Turner
George T. Turner
Franklin Donald Turosik
Patrick Tuttle
Byron Prescott Tyler
Justin M. Ulanoski
Matthew Thornton Ulery
Tyler Lee Unruh
Geoff C. Upton
Karl Emmo Urban
Louis VanAlstine
Jeffery T. Van Der Els Jr.
Peter William Vander Hout
Maxwell J. Van Ness
Marcus Arturo Velazquez
Bryan John Vette
D. Don Vick
Matthew Joseph Villa
John W. Vineyard
Barry D. Vinson
Joseph M. Voloski II
Maxwell Trenton
Wadsworth
Daniel James Wagner
Derek Page Wagner
Richard F. Wagner Jr.
Richard Henry Waites Jr.
James Aaron Walden
Jeffrey L. Waldron
Jonathan Lee Walker
Jordan Alvin Vernon Walker
Kevin Alexander Walker
Ryan A. Walker
Travis Wayde Walker
Matthew R. Wallace
Brendan R. Walsh
Timothy E. Walton
Wesley R. Ward
John Thomas Warlick III
Christopher Warner
Justin Lee Warner
Gerald J. Wasik Jr.
Andrew Brian Watkins
Todd Adkins Wayne
Trent William Weatherwax
James H. Webber
Justin Ross Weeks
Todd A. Wegenhart
Joel R. Weger
George Luther Welden IV
John Thomas Welter
Brian Paul Wenger
Aaron M. Wesner
Gregg Bedford Westall
Jeff Wester
Mark Wester
Sean Michael Weston
Steven Paul Wetzel
Edward Paul Whetten
Craig Nathan White
James C. White
Ray A. Whitehead
Trevor J. Whitehead
Steven C. Whitehurst
Andrew Elijah Whiting
John D. Whittle
Jonathan L. Wickersham
Robert A. Wickstrom
Joseph Wierenga
Sean Harley Wilcox
Keith Daniel Wilfinger
Adam Franklin Wilford
Christopher Cody Willard
Daniel S. Williams
Demetrios George Williams
Jason Forrest Williams
Steven Patrick Williams
Joshua S. Williamson
Steven Clair Wilson
William N. Wilson
Thomas E. Wilson Jr.
Kevin M. Windisch
Stephen Windisch
Robert E. Winkler Jr.
Jeffrey Scott Wittich
Michael Joseph Wolf
Ryan Robert Wolf
Bradley P. Wolfe
Thomas James
Woodburn Jr.
John Alexander Woods
Stuart Worley
Christopher Michael Wuest
Peter Wurst
Perce Bowden Yankey
Raymond Yeagley
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Shawn Jacob Zakar
Alexander Tomasz
Zakrzewski
Henry F. Zalak Jr.
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Daniel Zvanovec
Article Submissions
E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
Join the Club and Promote Exploration
F
ounded early in the twentieth
century, the organization has seen
its members venture into every
corner of the planet on journeys of
exploration. Its flag has flown the world
over. In fact, one of its members was
the first man to set foot on the moon.
Is it the Boy Scouts of America? Not
quite. The organization is The Explorers
Club, which is inviting National Eagle
Scout Association members to consider
applying for membership.
Founded in 1904, The Explorers Club
(TEC) is a multidisciplinary, professional
society of more than 3,000 members in
29 chapters worldwide. It is dedicated
to the advancement of field research,
scientific exploration, and the ideal that
it is vital to preserve the instinct to
explore. The Club counts among its
members the giants of twentieth-century
exploration, including Sir Edmund
Hillary, Jane Goodall, Richard Leakey,
Robert Ballard, Sylvia Earle, Jim Fowler,
and several astronauts. In years past
such names as Lindbergh, Roosevelt,
Peary, Byrd, Heyerdahl, Amundsen,
Greely, Cousteau, and Doolittle have
graced the Club’s roster.
The Club encourages the exploration of
land, sea, air, and space, with particular
emphasis on the physical and biological
sciences and on resource conservation.
As a gathering place and unifying force
for the world’s explorers and field scientists, it provides a base for expedition
planning, events, educational activities,
publication, and research. The Club
invites returning explorers worldwide to
report their findings in public lectures
and in its quarterly peer-reviewed
publication, The Explorers Club Journal.
The headquarters in New York has a
unique library, archives, and map room
open to qualified scientists, journalists,
historians, students, and others who
receive assistance from staff with their
projects. A major thrust of the Club is
orienting high school, college, and
graduate students toward careers in
exploration and field science; it sponsors
a vibrant grant program to support field
research programs for the developing
explorer and scientist.
Many NESA members have similar ideals
and interests and have performed field
exploration. Therefore, The Explorers
Club encourages interested NESA
members to consider membership in
the Club.
If you’re interested in membership,
follow these easy steps to begin the process: Download an application from the
Club’s Web site, http://www.explorers.org.
Fill out and sign the application, paying
particular attention to the section on
field exploration. Add this section as an
addendum if you do not have enough
room. Be succinct but inclusive; do
not send a c.v., extensive publications,
books, or magazine articles, but do cite
any publications, educational videos,
and similar accomplishments on the
application.
Contact Michael Doyle, TEC membership
coordinator, at membership@explorers.org,
who will put you in touch with your
regional contact person, who will help
you get the two required Explorers Club
sponsor letters. Doyle also may be
reached by telephone at 212-628-8383.
It’s Your Eagletter
You might have noticed some changes in your Eagletter over the past few issues.
We are working to make the journal of the National Eagle Scout Association
more interesting and useful for you, the members. We need your help!
With thousands of Eagle Scouts in the world today, there certainly are countless
life stories, tales of heroism, and Scouting memories to be recalled in the pages
of the Eagletter, and you are encouraged to send your story ideas and submissions. Also let us know what you like about the Eagletter, and your suggestions
for improving it. Please take a moment to jot down your thoughts—try to keep
it fewer than 100 words—and send them to Eagletter@netbsa.org. Note: This
e-mail address is for editorial submissions ONLY. Please send address changes to
Eaglechanges@netbsa.org. Include your name, new and old addresses, birth date,
and the number printed above your name on the address label.
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The National Eagle Scout Association
makes every effort to recognize Eagle
Scouts for their achievements in and out
of Scouting. The Eagletter will print short
notices in the Awards and Recognitions,
In Cherished Remembrance, and Scouting
Is a Family Affair sections, and occasionally
might print original accounts of highadventure activities, heroic acts, or other
unique stories as space warrants.
Please remember the following guidelines
when submitting your information:
1. The Eagletter cannot reprint previously
copyrighted material, including
newspaper articles and photos.
2. Please include a cover letter with
your submissions, explaining what
recognition you desire from the
newsletter and giving all possible
contact information so that our staff
can contact you with any questions.
For verification, please include as
much of the following information as
possible: the Eagle Scout’s full name
(including nicknames) and birth date,
unit number, and city and state where
award was earned. Please include a
principle city and state for submissions
to Scouting Is a Family Affair.
3. Please submit only those news items
that happened within the last two years.
4. Feature articles may warrant submitted
photos, so be sure to include a return
address and a telephone number where
you can be reached for clarification.
All submissions are subject to editing at
the discretion of the staff.
Send your submissions to:
Eagletter, S220
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1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
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E AG L E T T E R
S P R I N G 2005
The Pinewood Derby
Roars Onto the Big Screen
by Mark Ray
W
hat happens when you combine a block of wood, some
plastic wheels, and a Cub
Scout? The pinewood derby, of course.
Since 1953, more than 100 million
pinewood derby cars have been built—
at least a few of them by dads “helping”
their sons toward glory at the finish line.
Now, the fictional tale of four pinewood
derby dads has been turned into
“Down and Derby,” an independent
big-screen comedy starring Greg
Germann, Lauren Holly, and Pat
Morita. The film opened in 23 markets
on April 15 with further distribution
expected this summer. Release on
video and DVD should coincide with
the 75th anniversary of Cub Scouting
this fall. (For more information,
see http://www.downandderby.com.)
“Down and Derby” focuses on Phil
Davis (Germann), a man whose
pinewood derby entry has come in
second to his neighbor Ace Montana
ever since they were kids. When Phil’s
son brings home a pinewood derby kit,
Phil sees the chance to finally triumph
over Ace—even if he must resort to
backstabbing, cover-ups, sabotage, and
pushing aside his son’s derby dreams.
At one point, Phil’s son tells a couple
of friends, “I can’t wait till I’m a dad so
I can build my own car and race it.”
Not surprisingly, the film’s Scouting
connections go far beyond its subject
matter. Eric Hendershot, the film’s
writer and director, has five Eagle Scout
sons, several of whom worked on the
film. Executive Producer John Stone
is an Eagle Scout, as are his
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three brothers and their
father, who is a recipient of
the Distinguished Eagle Scout
Award. Many of the extras and
child actors who appear in the
movie have been involved in
Scouting as well. In fact, “one of
the kids has since joined Scouting
and raced in the pinewood derby,”
Hendershot said.
Besides the Hollywood
stars, “Down and
Derby” includes
a cameo
appearance
by pinewood
derby inventor Don Murphy. One day
on the set, Hendershot introduced
Murphy and the film’s stars to a group
of about 300 extras. He said the crowd
applauded enthusiastically for Germann
and Holly, but “when I introduced Don
Murphy, the place went nuts!”
Judging by audience reaction at prerelease screenings, Hendershot and Stone
are excited about the film’s potential.
“I think it will be a classic, timeless
movie among Scout audiences but
will play well in the mainstream, too,”
Stone said.
He’s hopeful that the film will have a
positive impact on Scouting’s image,
much as Disney’s “Follow Me, Boys!”
did in the mid-1960s. “One thing it’s
going to do for the Scouting brand is
to bring it back out in the public eye
and remind people of why Scouting’s
been around so long,” he said.
Hendershot agreed. “I’m aware
of how the BSA gets treated by
Hollywood,” he said. “It was fun to
make the film because I think it’s
going to promote Scouting.”
Both Stone and Hendershot credited
the Boy Scouts of America for
supporting their efforts. In addition
to granting rights to use BSA trademarks,
Scout executives reviewed the script
and were the first group besides the
producers to see a rough cut of the film.
Besides providing valuable feedback,
Stone said it was fun to “show it to
50 grown men and see them just
laughing hysterically.”
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Eagle Promise
I reaffirm my allegiance
To the three promises of the Scout Oath.
I thoughtfully recognize
And take upon myself
The obligations and responsibilities
Of an Eagle Scout.
On my honor I will do my best
To make my training and example,
My rank and my influence
Count strongly for better Scouting
And for better citizenship
In my troop,
In my community,
And in my contacts with other people.
To this I pledge my sacred honor.
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