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News From the Trailhead
From the President
From the Director
2012 is a significant year for NESA. In addition to the celebration
of 100 years of Eagle Scouts, your national NESA Committee is
launching several new initiatives this year. At the committee
meeting Feb. 6, approval was given to do the following:
NESA President Glenn Adams talks in his letter about how
2012 is shaping up to be another year of significance for NESA.
Yes, this is the anniversary year of the Eagle Scout Award. The first
one was earned on Aug. 1, 1912. In addition to that, this year is also
the anniversary of NESA, which was organized in 1972. It’s a double
anniversary year.
We have several things to look forward to during this special year.
Glenn mentioned the Eagle Scout yearbook, an updated and
modernized NESA website, and the theme of the National Order of
the Arrow Conference (NOAC) as the 100th year of Eagle Scouts.
I’d like to tell you about some other things that are happening.
As I said above, Aug. 1 was the date of the first Eagle Scout board
of review. So, on Aug. 1, 2012, 100 years after that historic day, the
Boy Scouts of America is proclaiming it National Eagle Scout Day.
Every year on that date, be proud and wear either an Eagle Scout
lapel pin or hat pin.
Some newsworthy Eagle Scout things are happening on June 1,
during the BSA’s National Annual Meeting in Orlando. During the
Americanism Breakfast, which is hosted annually by NESA, five
outstanding Eagle Scouts will be brought to the stage. One will
receive the largest scholarship the Boy Scouts of America has ever
awarded: the $50,000 NESA STEM Scholarship, going to an Eagle
Scout who plans on getting an education and having a career in
science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. A second Scout
will be named the Eagle Scout Argonaut. In celebration of the Eagle
Award and NESA anniversaries, an Eagle who plans to get an education and have a career in either oceanography or marine science
will be recognized. He also will be going with famous explorer and
oceanographer Dr. Bob Ballard to the Black Sea this summer to do
research aboard the vessel Nautilus. The other three honorees
include the following: the national winner of the 2011 Adams Eagle
Scout Project of Year Award; the 2011 winner of the $48,000 Cooke
Academic Scholarship; and the winner of the $25,000 United
Health Foundation Scholarship, which goes to an Eagle Scout who
plans to get an education and have a career in a medical field and
serve in an underserved area. These are all projects sponsored
by NESA members and are meant to not only give a major boost to
five outstanding new Eagle Scouts, but to inspire younger Scouts
to become Eagle Scouts so that life-changing opportunities are
available to them.
Renowned painter Joseph Csatari, who was Norman Rockwell’s
understudy, has done a painting to commemorate this 100th
anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award. Prints will go on sale in June.
It’s beautiful, and every present and future Eagle Scout is going to
want to have a print.
• Launch an Eagle Scout yearbook. This amazing book, which will
be available in several formats, including softcover and hardcover
(at different price points) will showcase the “Eagle class” of each
year. What a great gift a parent, grandparent, or troop can give to a
new Eagle Scout!
• Create an updated NESA website and mobile app, with links to all
major social media outlets. Our plan is to launch these products
before the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) at
Michigan State University from July 30 to Aug. 4. As I mentioned
in my last message, several events at NOAC will showcase
100 years of Eagle Scouts. Under the leadership of national
OA chief John Rehm and his team, with input from NESA’s Clarke
Fetridge and his committee, this is shaping up to be an
outstanding event. If you are a member of the Order of the
Arrow, I urge you to attend.
I also mentioned last time that I would be accompanying
several Scouts who are in the high-adventure patrol of my son’s
troop to the Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base in Minnesota in
December 2011 for their winter camping program called Okpik.
The Scouts experienced mushing a dog sled, cross-country skiing,
ice fishing, hiking in snow shoes, and camping in sub-zero weather.
They built snow shelters to sleep in and cooked their food on a
“snow kitchen.” A great adventure was had by Andrew and David
(both Eagle Scouts), and Alex and Byron (both Life Scouts).
This was my fourth high-adventure trip—following two Philmont
treks and canoeing at the Northern Tier—with my friend Dr. Woody
Childress (Eagle Scout, class of 1970). Dr. Childress and I have had
16 years of great Scouting adventures together with our sons.
I know many of you have built similar relationships with fellow
Scouting volunteers. We should spread the word on how Scouting
builds lifelong relationships based on mutual goals (helping youth
in Boy Scouts) with adults who share a commonality of values and
ethics in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
From the Eagle trail,
Glenn A. Adams
President
Yours in Scouting,
C. William Steele
Director
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
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• Learn what the Dan Beard Council’s local NESA committee is
doing to reach out to and honor Eagle Scouts.
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Dr. David Briscoe, Clark W. Fetridge,
Dr. David Briscoe, James H. Burton,
Jonathan Hillis, Marshall Hollis,
Peter P. Casey, John M. Coughlin,
Dr. Michael Manyak, Todd R. Plotner,
Clark W. Fetridge, Marshall Hollis,
Joseph Porter, John Rehm,
Jack O’Neill, Thomas L. Owsley,
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8 100 Years of Memories
Ollie Wooten and Glade Sanders, each 100,
are two of the oldest known living Eagle Scouts.
Relive their journeys to Eagle and favorite
things about Scouting through their eyes.
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13 Eagle Scout Comes to Their Rescue
A rash of tornadoes in the Southeast last spring devastated
thousands of people. Eagle Scout James O’Dwyer, wanting
to help in some way, began organizing supplies. His efforts
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Scouting Alumni Association
For 30 years, NESA has been Scouting’s de facto alumni
association, but many Scouting alumni aren’t Eagle Scouts.
Former Cub Scouts and Venturers, Life Scouts, and adult leaders
who were never in Scouting are among those who have benefited
from Scouting but didn’t qualify for NESA membership.
To make sure all Scouting alumni remain informed and engaged,
the BSA has launched the Scouting Alumni Association. Those who
sign up—dues are $35 annually—will receive the following goodies
and benefits:
• The quarterly Alumni Alive! newsletter
• An affiliation card with the person’s name, plus a lapel pin,
luggage tag, and window cling
• A free one-year membership to the National Scouting Museum
• A one-time discount on a purchase from BSA Supply Group
• Discounts on products and services from trusted BSA partners
• They can also download 10 free bugle-call ring tones and create
a free online alumni scrapbook.
The Scouting Alumni Association builds on the success of
the BSA Alumni Connection program, which it replaces. Alumni
Connection, part of the BSA’s 100th Anniversary Celebration,
reached more than 200,000 people and prompted more than
100 local councils to create alumni relations committees to
reengage those men and women.
To learn more about the Scouting Alumni Association or to
sign up, visit www.bsaalumni.org.
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As the economy continues to struggle and college costs rise,
scholarships are becoming more important than ever. With that
in mind, NESA is proud to announce that it has permanently
funded a new annual Eagle Scout scholarship.
The NESA STEM Scholarship will be awarded annually to
an Eagle Scout who intends to major and pursue a career in
science, technology, engineering, or math. The first winner of
the $50,000 prize has been selected and will be announced
on June 1, 2012, at the Boy Scouts of America’s National
Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Applications for the 2013 STEM Scholarship will be posted
at www.NESA.org on Oct. 1, 2012. The deadline for submissions
is Jan. 31, 2013.
New Workbook
Clarifies
Eagle Projects
Eagle Scout Ser vice Projec t Workbook
New from the BSA is a significantly revised version of the Eagle
Scout Service Project Workbook,
No. 512-927. The item number
is the same as before, but the
contents are definitely not.
The new workbook clearly
addresses perennial questions about things such as the minimum
number of hours a project must take and whether a project must
have lasting value. It also draws a distinction between the project
proposal, which is required in advance to get the project idea approved,
and the project final plan, which only needs to be written once the
idea has been approved. The idea here is to save Scouts from putting
in dozens of hours planning projects that are ultimately rejected.
Scouts and Scout leaders can download a fillable PDF version of
the workbook at www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-927_fillable.pdf.
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Eagle Scout Profile
NESA Committee Spotlight
Dan Beard Council, Cincinnati, Ohio
Zach Schmitt, center, with parents Jodie and Pete
ZACH SCHMITT, FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA
Lemons Into Lemonade. As a kid with Asperger’s Syndrome,
a form of autism, Zach Schmitt faced more than his share
of teasing in middle school, on the sports field, and even,
sadly, at Scout camp. While some kids would have tried to
hide their disability, Zach took the opposite tactic. For his
Eagle Scout leadership service project, Zach planned and led
autism awareness days at Fort Mill’s three middle schools.
Raising Awareness. Each autism awareness day began
with a video that introduced students to the disorder,
outlined the struggles Zach faces, and named some of
the famous people who have coped with the disorder
including Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Then students participated in activities
that let them experience autism firsthand.
A Mile in His Shoes. To simulate reading and writing
with autism, students wore safety glasses smeared with
Vaseline. To learn how autism affects fine motor control,
students jumped rope with yarn in a breeze. And to
experience the frustration autism can cause, students
tried to assemble things with nuts, washers, and bolts
while wearing safety gloves.
Claim to Fame (So Far). Advocacy group Autism Speaks
presented Zach with the Speak Out Award, which honors
individuals who go above and beyond in promoting the
organization through the media. Local news channel CN2
named him a Hometown Hero. And the town of Fort Mill
gave him its Do the Right Thing Award. Zach also has earned
his bronze and gold Eagle Palms and been inducted into
the Order of the Arrow.
An Apropos Good Turn. Zach used the cash award from
his Speak Out Award to sponsor two kids to attend an
autism camp.
Membership. The Dan Beard Eagle Scout Association, as the local NESA committee is known, was revitalized about 10 years ago. Eight Eagle Scouts make
up the steering committee, which is chaired by Matt Scherocman. The group’s
Facebook, LinkedIn, and email lists reach nearly a thousand Eagle Scouts.
Honoring New Eagles. Each year, the group awards a $1,500 scholarship
to a deserving Eagle Scout; the selection is based primarily on the Scout’s
record of service—especially beyond Scouting. A subcommittee selects
the council’s Eagle project of the year for consideration in the Glenn A. and
Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award program.
For the past two years, the scholarship and project winners have also
received a BSA centennial coin, thanks to an Eagle Scout donor.
Key Annual Events
• Council Eagle Court of Honor (February): All new Eagle Scouts from the
previous year are recognized in a special ceremony attended by business
and community leaders and supported by 30 to 40 Eagle Scout volunteers.
One member’s production company takes care of the event’s audiovisual
needs, while another member, who’s a local news anchor, serves as master
of ceremonies. Local scholarship and project winners are announced at
this event, which typically honors about 350 Eagle Scouts and is attended
by more than 750 Scouters and family members.
• Gathering of Eagles Breakfast (May): This social/networking event is
held on a weekday in or near downtown Cincinnati. It features an update
on association activities and remarks by a prominent Eagle Scout.
• Challenge Camp (July): The association provides mentors for several
patrols at this special program that lets boys from low-income and
inner-city areas enjoy a complete summer-camp experience.
• Eagle Scout Alumni Night at Camp Friedlander (July): Eagle Scouts are
treated to a steak dinner, fellowship, and the opportunity to tour the
council’s summer camp while it’s in session.
Staying Connected. According to steering committee member Joe Combs,
“We’ve found that a lot of our Eagles remain active Scouters today, but
for many, the local ESA has provided a means to reconnect to Scouting.
We love to provide engagement opportunities to Eagles who have been
away from Scouting.”
Future Plans. Combs said the group is working to build awareness of the
local association within the council. To that end, the group will play a big
role in Peterloon, this fall’s biennial council encampment. They will give out
limited-edition patches to Eagle Scouts at a midway booth and sponsor an
action-center activity.
On the Web. The Dan Beard Eagle Scout Association can be found at eagles.
danbeard.org or on Facebook at tinyurl.com/danbeardeagle. To learn more
about starting a NESA committee in your council, visit www.nesa.org/
guidelines.html.
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Centenarians Reflect on Their Decades as Eagle Scouts
T
his year marks the 100th
anniversary of the Eagle
Scout Award. While the
first Eagle Scouts have long
since passed away—the
very first Eagle, Arthur Rose
Eldred, died in 1951—countless
Eagle Scouts today are in their
80s and 90s. A few have even
reached the century mark.
During Eagle Scout courts
of honor, people often say
that the Eagle Scout trail
doesn’t end, that you are an
Eagle Scout—never were. As
Scouting commemorates the
badge’s 100th anniversary,
we celebrate with the stories
of two men who have been
on the Eagle Scout trail for
a very, very long time.
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“The thing you were going for
when you joined the Scouts
was to be an Eagle. That’s the
first thing you thought about.”
—Ollie Wooten
Ollie Wooten,
Scottsville, Kentucky
On July 29, 1911, the day Oliver James
Wooten was born in Glasgow, Kentucky,
the Boy Scouts of America was exactly
536 days old. The Scout handbook was still
in its first edition, James E. West was still
the BSA’s “temporary” executive secretary,
and the first Eagle Scout Award had yet to
be earned.
Fifteen years later, both Wooten and
the BSA had grown up a bit. The handbook
was now in its second edition (with a cover
by famed illustrator J.C. Leyendecker),
West had dropped the “temporary” from
his title, and the number of new Eagle
Scouts per year had reached the thousands.
In fact, 4,516 Scouts reached Scouting’s
highest rank in 1926, among them
15-year-old Ollie Wooten.
At the time, Wooten stood out because
he was the first Eagle Scout from Barren
County, Kentucky. Today, he stands out
because—at 100 years of age—he is one
of America’s oldest living Eagle Scouts.
But it’s what happened in between that
is really important. For more than eight
decades, Wooten has lived by a code
unchanged since 1910: the Scout Law.
A Scout Is Humble
Today, Wooten’s gait is slow and his
hearing is spotty, but his mind and sense
of humor are sharp. Although he’s proud to
have been his county’s first Eagle Scout,
he doesn’t like to brag. “I don’t like that to
be used as promotion for me,” he said in a
By Mark Ray
recent interview. “Somebody could jump up
and say, ‘Hey, I was here at the same time.’ ”
That’s highly unlikely, since Wooten has
outlived anybody who could dispute his
stories. Nevertheless, he’s still careful to get
the facts right. “What we can’t be exact on,
we just don’t want to mention. There might
be a fellow across the road down here that
knows about it,” he said.
The facts Wooten is sure of these days
are relatively limited. He knows he was a
member of Troop 1, which met at the First
Christian Church in Glasgow. He remembers
serving as a patrol leader, although he’s
quick to emphasize “that’s not anything you
want to stand up and holler about because
a lot of those boys were in charge from time
to time.” He remembers going to a weeklong
summer camp near Louisville, but the
camp’s name escapes him. And he clearly
remembers that he wanted to be an Eagle
Scout from his first day in Scouting.
“Well, the thing you were going for
when you joined the Scouts was to be an
Eagle,” he said. “That’s the first thing you
thought about—‘when I get to be an Eagle.’
I remember that.”
According to a scrapbook he still
treasures, Wooten qualified as a Tenderfoot
Scout in May 1924 and became an Eagle
Scout on Nov. 19, 1926. In between, he
earned 25 merit badges, including familiar
badges such as Camping, Cooking, and
Swimming and long-forgotten badges such
as First Aid to Animals, Pathfinding, and
Poultry Keeping. (“We lived out from town,
and I had my own chickens,” he said.)
Wooten’s scrapbook includes each of his
merit badge cards, his Eagle Scout card, a
congratulatory letter from James E. West,
and a collection of photos he took of his
Scouting adventures. One snapshot shows
a friend sitting on his bunk, another is of a
sw
swimming
hole with a tower you could jump
from—“I was naked in one of these,” he said
with a grin. In a group photo of his troop, the
caption he wrote below the picture shows
just how little Scouting has changed: “Ready
to Break Camp—Note homesick expression
on James H. Mann’s face.”
Clean Living
While Wooten’s memories of his days in
Scouting have faded a bit over the years,
he hasn’t forgotten what is truly important
about the program. Ask him what Scouting
taught him, and the answer “clean living”
comes back as quickly as it must have at
his long-ago Eagle board of review.
In fact, the points of the Scout Law, like
the Ten Commandments, have been guiding
principles throughout his life. Is a Scout
trustworthy? As an insurance agent, Wooten
“operated always with integrity, with strong
moral fiber” according to his daughter,
Martha Shook, even when competitors
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acted otherwise. Is a Scout loyal? Wooten
and his wife, Frances, were married 76 years
before she passed away in early 2011.
Is a Scout helpful? Wooten helped found
the Scottsville-Allen County Chamber of
Commerce in the 1950s and was instrumental in attracting businesses to the
community. Is a Scout brave? In 1931
or 1932, Wooten and a friend hitchhiked
throughout the southeastern United States.
Is a Scout reverent? Wooten served
Scottsville Baptist Church as a youth
Sunday school teacher, church treasurer,
and for more than 50 years, a deacon.
“The last class he taught was at the nursing
home,” Shook said. “He would take his tape
recorder up there and play hymns and teach
Sunday school lessons for a number of years.”
In fact, if there’s any blemish on Wooten’s
record, it’s the night he spent in jail during
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that Depression-era hitchhiking trip—
technically, at least. As Wooten tells the
story, when he and his friend reached
Delray Beach, Florida, they found a place
to stay that doubled as a jail. The man in
charge said they could stay there but that
by law he would have to lock them up.
“We said, ‘Well, would you unlock us?’ ”
Wooten recalled. The man said he would,
so the friends moved into a cell. “His wife
sent a couple of the prettiest quilts you ever
saw over there for us to sleep on,” he said.
“We enjoyed that. I wouldn’t take anything
for that trip.”
A few years after that trip, Wooten married
Frances, whom he’d met on a blind date.
The Wootens had two daughters and no
sons, but that didn’t stop him from passing
on much of what he’d learned in Scouting.
He taught his daughters how to identify
the constellations from their driveway
and how to blaze a trail through their
eight-acre property. And when it was time to
burn sage grass up on the hill, “Daddy could
build a fire from nothing,” Shook said. “I have
to think that on some of those camping
trips, he learned to build a good fire.”
Today, Wooten still lives in the home he
built for his wife in 1947, although caregivers
stay with him around the clock. His children
and grandchildren visit frequently, of course.
Occasionally, local Scouts stop by to help
with chores around the house and spend a
few minutes with a living legend.
“We’re all well aware of his contribution
to Scouting and especially this community,”
said Jay Holland, senior district executive
for the Shawnee Trails Council. “There’s just
no way you could digest what all he’s meant
to Scottsville and Allen County.”
These scrapbook photos are still treasured by Ollie Wooten.
Glade Sanders’ scrapbook reveals hiking
and other camping activities.
“The most important things
boys learn in Scouting
are to treat people fairly,
work hard, and treat
people like you’d want
to be treated.”
—Eagle Scout Glade Sanders
Glade Sanders, Nephi, Utah
If you’re going to live to see your
100th birthday, it’s probably OK to be a
late bloomer. That’s what Boy Scout Glade
Sanders of Nephi, Utah, was. Since no one
invited him to join a troop at 12 years old—
the usual joining age—he joined late and
didn’t even become a Tenderfoot Scout
until he was 16 in 1928.
From there, Sanders advanced rapidly,
but only to the rank of First Class. After that,
he shifted gears. He served as assistant
Scoutmaster of his old troop from 1931
to 1934 and was then asked to take over as
Scoutmaster. “I said ‘yes’ before they could
get the question out,” he recalled in a recent
interview with Eagle Scout Marty Val Hill,
who chairs the Utah National Parks Council’s
NESA committee.
Finally an Eagle
So how did a First Class Scout-turnedScoutmaster become an Eagle Scout? In
those days, adult leaders could still work
on advancement, and that’s what Sanders
did. As he explained in an informal autobio-
graphy years later, “Being Scoutmaster of
Troop 133, I felt that I should set an example
to the troop in advancement. So I set to work
again, and by Aug. 8, 1935, I advanced from
First Class to Star rank, then to Life, and then
to the pinnacle of Scouting, the Eagle rank.”
His achievement of the Eagle rank came
with a bonus. Scout Commissioner Claude
Lomax, who presented the badge to him,
announced that he would represent the
Juab Stake of the LDS Church at the first
national Scout jamboree later that month.
Unfortunately, about 10 days before Sanders’
departure, President Franklin Roosevelt
canceled the jamboree because of a polio
outbreak in the Washington, D.C., area.
Lone Pine Camp
Sanders missed that trip, but he didn’t
miss many more. As Scoutmaster, he
frequently took his 20 or so Scouts to
Lone Pine Camp, a site they had carved out
in Bear Canyon near Orem, Utah. There were
no council camps in the area, so Troop 133
created its own. A single pine tree at the
entrance gave the camp its name, while a
line of rocks defined the boundaries.
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“When the last rock was in place, the area
raked clean, and all the tents in place, we
had a Scout camp we could be proud of,”
Sanders wrote. “During the week, we had
many visitors who all left with a word of
praise for the Scouts on having a fine camp.”
From their camp, Sanders and his Scouts
climbed to the top of Mt. Nebo (elevation
11,887 feet). “My ability to describe the
breathtaking view we beheld is very feeble,”
he wrote. “The handiwork of man, though
in many ways inspiring to see, cannot
begin to compare with the beauties of God
and nature.”
Sanders took those beauties seriously,
according to Hill. Once, when some of
Sanders’s Scouts killed a grouse at Lone
Pine Camp, he was so angry with them that
he made them cook and eat it. “He used it
as an opportunity to teach them about the
value and sanctity of life and the importance
of them understanding their role in the
‘preservation of life’ for all creatures,” Hill said.
“They ate it down to the bone because you
don’t kill something and then waste it.”
As a Scoutmaster during the Depression,
Sanders taught his Scouts to “make or make
do.” He made his own backpack and frame,
but most of his Scouts couldn’t even afford
to do that.
One year, the ever-resourceful Sanders
actually built a car and took it to Lone Pine
Camp. It consisted of an engine and a frame
but no roof or doors. “On the way home, it
started to pour rain,” Hill said. “He had to
stop at a nearby farmhouse and get a box.
He cut eye holes in the box and drove the
rest of the way.” (Sanders later founded a
motorcycle and ATV shop that his family
continues to operate.)
Viva Las Vegas
After stepping down as Scoutmaster
in 1942, Sanders continued to serve
his troop and his stake as a chartered
organization representative. During that
time, he accompanied a group of Scouts
on a trip to Disneyland, which took them
through Las Vegas.
As the troop walked along the Strip,
Sanders and the other leaders talked to the
Scouts about the evils of gambling. To prove
his point, Sanders dropped a single coin in
a sidewalk slot machine. “Well, the bells
and lights started going off and everyone
came out of the stores to see who had won,”
Hill said. “There stood Glade, his Scouts, and
the other leaders. He had won $300, which
was a lot of money back then. Glade was
so embarrassed that he bought meals for
everyone and donated the rest of the money
to the Scouts.”
For his service to Scouting, Sanders
received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest
award a local council can give, and the NESA
Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. He was also
recognized as a “Master M Man” by the LDS
Church for his service to youth. Although he
has outlived all but one of his Scouts, the
troop he led so many years ago still exists
and is still chartered to the same LDS ward.
A lifetime after joining Troop 133, Sanders
can still recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law,
although he admits that the words don’t
come as quickly as they once did. And he’s
still proud to be an Eagle Scout, even though
he earned the award to inspire others, not for
his own glory.
In the end, however, badges aren’t what
matters. “The most important things boys
learn in Scouting are to treat people fairly,
work hard, and treat people like you’d want
to be treated,” he said.
Those are lessons that Sanders learned
more than seven decades ago and that he
continues to teach today.
And One That Got Away
Last fall, the NESA office heard of another
centenarian Eagle Scout, Ollie Dunn of West
Haven, Utah. Dunn, who turned 103 that
month, passed away on Dec. 10, but not
before Scout leader Lonnie Thorpe captured
his story on video. (We’re indebted to
Dunn’s daughter, Jenann Bennett, for
facilitating the interview.)
A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dunn joined the
troop affiliated with the Fourth Ward in
Brigham City around 1920. He became an
Eagle Scout on June 25, 1924, and was one
of about a dozen Scouts who received their
badges at a “big kind of celebration” at the
Brigham City tabernacle. He remembered
doing a skit to tell about his experiences
along the road to Eagle.
One of those experiences was a camping
trip in Provo Canyon. As he recalled, “One day
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we climbed up to the top of Timpanogos,
one of the highest mountains in Utah. It was
a pretty good-sized glacier we had to go
across. Going back, all we had to do was sit
down and slide. Some of the boys rode the
truck, but I wanted to hike all the way.”
(That must not have been the right thing to
do, because he was put on KP when he got
back to camp.)
Dunn said his hardest merit badge was
Cycling. In fact, he wasn’t able to finish it,
perhaps because one of his bike trips was
from Brigham City to Ogden, a distance of
21 miles, on Washington’s birthday. “It was
kind of in a blizzard,” he said.
If Dunn wasn’t prepared for that adventure,
he was prepared for most others. Years later,
on a family float trip, his party went over
a rock and tore a hole in the bottom of
their boat. Fortunately, one member of the
group had just bought a new hat at a store.
“We went to shore and took that hat and
pulled it up through the hole, and then we
got on down to Brown’s Fork where we were
going to go,” he said. “We were just lucky
that we were prepared.”
Dunn’s Scouting service lasted long past
his days as a Scout. He was an avid Scout
leader and eventually received the Silver
Beaver Award.
He also continued to live by the Scout
Oath and Scout Law to the end of his days.
In fact, his Scout-like belief in obedience
may explain why his first marriage lasted
52 years and his second one lasted 28 years.
When the Ogden Standard-Examiner asked
him the secret to a long life, he said, “Well,
the first requirement would be to keep your
wife happy.”
AFTER
THE WINDS
DIED DOWN
Historic Tornado Outbreak in 2011
Prompted Eagle Scout to Take Action
By Mark Ray
L
ast April, a few days after a devastating
tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, and forced the University of
Alabama to close, freshman James O’Dwyer,
an Eagle Scout from Alpharetta, Georgia,
made plans to return to campus to clean out
his dorm room. Realizing that he’d be driving
an empty minivan to Tuscaloosa, he decided
to collect some relief supplies from friends
and family in and around his Atlanta suburb.
He sent out texts and emails, made some
phone calls, and—as his generation often
does—created an event on Facebook.
“The next morning, probably around
8 a.m., the first car showed up,” he recalled.
“I didn’t know who they were—just a person
who’d seen it online or something. It was
pretty much like that nonstop until about
10 o’clock that night with people constantly
cycling through our driveway.”
In fact, O’Dwyer collected so many supplies
that day that his mom had to rent a cargo
van, and he had to put a roof rack on his car.
But that was just the beginning. When
his mother got back to Alpharetta with the
contents of his dorm room, she found a
driveway full of more donations—so many,
in fact, that the police had shown up to
guard the supplies. “We just wanted to send
somebody over to make sure nobody took
it,” a police officer told her.
‘Honey, I Think You Misunderstood Me’
Other people across the South were also
collecting supplies via Facebook; an ad-hoc
group composed of Auburn University fans
and alumni called Toomer’s for Tuscaloosa
even had a volunteer, Lani Nichols, who lived
in the Atlanta area. After a mutual acquaintance connected them, O’Dwyer and Nichols
decided to join forces.
“I don’t think that anything
could have prepared me better
than all of the stuff you have
to do to become an Eagle
Scout, especially the
[leadership service] project.”
—Eagle Scout James O’Dwyer
“We realized it was easier to work as a
team than separate,” Nichols said. “I was so
grateful. In the first two to three days, it was
me and my mother and my 3-year-old daughter
setting up a warehouse. That’s chaos.”
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Nickelodeon
Skip Bolen/Getty Images/Nickelodeon
James O’Dwyer, left, gets a surprise visit from Nick Cannon, who informed
O’Dwyer of his HALO Award.
Which is not to say that Nichols didn’t
have her doubts when O’Dwyer called.
“I was, like, ‘He’s 19. What is he thinking?’ ”
she recalled. “It’s hard to have the appreciation of the scale of something at a young
age. That type of maturity normally comes
with age.”
O’Dwyer quickly won Nichols over with
his enthusiasm and energy—and with
the fact that he is an Eagle Scout. She had
known several Eagle Scouts in high school
(including her high-school sweetheart),
so she had a pretty good idea of what an
Eagle Scout could accomplish.
Over the next couple of weeks, the new
friends worked virtually around the clock
to collect, store, sort, and distribute relief
supplies. Since their phones rarely stopped
ringing, they mostly talked with each
other before 7 a.m. and long after midnight,
comparing notes on the opportunities
and obstacles they faced. They survived
on soda, the occasional hamburger, and
one or two hours of sleep a night.
Within days, they’d moved far beyond
cargo vans and roof racks. At one point,
O’Dwyer received a Facebook message
from someone who had a truck and trailer
coming through Atlanta and wondered
if he could fill it. When O’Dwyer called
the person to assure her he could fill her
pickup truck, she said, “Honey, I think you
misunderstood me. By ‘truck and trailer,’
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The honor included a meeting with country music star Taylor Swift, center,
for O’Dwyer and girlfriend Mary.
I meant a big rig.” His response: “If you bring
it, we’ll fill it. I don’t know how, but we’ll fill it.”
To fill that big rig, O’Dwyer and Nichols
held a collection drive at a local Home Depot.
“I got out there at 7:30 in the morning to
set up the tent, and there were already three
cars waiting to drop stuff off,” O’Dwyer said.
“Until about 10 that night, it was just a nonstop
stream of cars. The police actually came again
to do traffic control because we were clogging
up the street leading into Home Depot.”
And that was just one collection day.
All told, O’Dwyer and Nichols filled four
18-wheelers, four 26-foot box trucks, five
cargo vans, and at least two dozen cars.
They also raised about $25,000 in gift
cards and cash donations.
Increasing Their Efforts
Two things changed along the way.
First, their ad-hoc effort morphed into a
permanent organization, Magnolia Disaster
Relief, which they continue to operate.
Second, they realized that Tuscaloosa was
being overwhelmed with more relief supplies
than it could use, while other, smaller
communities were being overlooked.
“Everyone was helping Tuscaloosa, but
nobody was helping these little communities,
including the Red Cross in a lot of cases, just
because there weren’t enough people there
for it to make sense for them to go there,”
O’Dwyer explained.
Among the communities that could
barely help themselves were places such
as Trenton and Warm Springs, Georgia,
and Webster’s Chapel and Ider, Alabama.
“Webster’s Chapel was literally wiped off the
map,” Nichols said. “They had one store, and
it was destroyed. They had two churches;
one was severely damaged, and one was
foundation swept. There was nothing left.”
To help these small communities, O’Dwyer
and Nichols contacted local churches and
civic groups—where they still existed—
and got them to agree to distribute relief
supplies. They had only one restriction:
They couldn’t hoard the supplies. If people
couldn’t come to pick up supplies, the groups
promised to deliver them. “A lot of people no
longer had cars,” Nichols said. “They couldn’t
walk 10 miles to town to pick up anything.”
The churches weren’t the only ones
distributing supplies. After O’Dwyer
unloaded supplies at churches and an
American Legion hall in Trenton, he pitched
in to deliver hot meals to area residents
who were busy making temporary repairs
to their homes.
“They got the first real glimpse of what
had happened when they were going down
this one road, and there was a house in
the middle of it,” Nichols said. “It had been
picked up intact and set in the middle of
the road.”
‘Just a Big Eagle Project’
Where did a college freshman learn to
deal with challenges like that? In Scouting.
“The collection drive and everything was
basically just a big Eagle Scout project,”
O’Dwyer said. “I don’t think that anything
could have prepared me better than all of
the stuff you have to do to become an Eagle
Scout, especially the project. There’s not a
whole lot of other opportunities that 14-,
15-year-old kids have where they’re put
in a position of authority and leadership,
managing dozens of people of all ages,
including people older than them.”
Scouting prepared O’Dwyer in another
way, according to Nichols. To be better
prepared to help with future disasters,
Magnolia Disaster Relief is now creating
“hit kits” that include supplies such as
matches, tarps, blankets, hammers, and
work gloves. As the group brainstormed
what to put in the kits, Nichols said, “We
were really pulling upon what he knew as a
Boy Scout. That knowledge helped really
make our mission cohesive. I think that’s a
huge credit to the Boy Scouts of America.
That knowledge is going to help us, in turn,
really help other people.”
The Star of the Show
From the start, O’Dwyer attracted lots of
attention. Media outlets ranging from local
TV stations to CNN stopped by collection
drives and told his story. The interviews he
did helped spread the word about Magnolia
Disaster Relief and also helped prepare him
for perhaps his biggest surprise yet.
Last fall, former Nickelodeon star Nick
Cannon, who is chairman of TeenNick,
showed up in Tuscaloosa to inform O’Dwyer
that he’d been selected as one of five 2011
recipients of the TeenNick HALO Award, an
award that would bring him $10,000 for
Magnolia Disaster Relief and a $10,000
scholarship. (HALO stands for Helping And
Leading Others.)
As part of the HALO Awards program,
each recipient is matched with a celebrity
who has supported a similar cause in the
past. O’Dwyer’s match was country star
Taylor Swift, who has raised hundreds
of thousands of dollars for disaster
relief programs.
But O’Dwyer didn’t know that when a
Nickelodeon limousine dropped him off on
an Atlanta street. “All of a sudden, up rolls
Taylor Swift’s tour bus,” he recalled. “I was
totally blown away.”
A moment later, Swift popped out, greeted
O’Dwyer, and invited him to ride the bus to
her concert that evening, where he and his
girlfriend, Mary Hart, would have front-row
seats and backstage passes. Swift even
gave him an autographed guitar. “It was
really, really cool,” he said.
Winning the HALO Award also meant a trip
to Los Angeles for the awards show in October.
“I don’t think it hit me until a third of the way
through the show: ‘This is a really big deal;
this is really cool what they’re doing and
what I get to be a part of,’ ” he said.
And the best part of the experience?
“It was pretty cool meeting the stars and
stuff, but the best part for me was definitely
being able to tell my story on national TV
and sharing my message along with the
other honorees,” he said.
Nichols, who had a “total big-sister moment”
when she heard about the award, agreed.
“We were both hopeful that it meant
that maybe somebody would notice these
tiny towns like Webster’s Chapel and help
them,” she said. “Maybe the two seconds
of spotlight they would get meant that
someone would help them.”
And if not, there’s little doubt that O’Dwyer
will be there to help, even if his college
classes occasionally get in the way.
Nickelodeon
For more information about Magnolia Disaster Relief, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnolia-Disaster-Relief/144667118939142.
James O’Dwyer, second from left, had a night on the town with
other HALO Award winners.
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He’s a Gridiron Hero off the Field as Well
A
fter the Oregon Ducks topped the Wisconsin Badgers in
January’s Rose Bowl, wide receiver Lavasier Tuinei took home
Most Valuable Player honors. But the real MVP was Ducks
offensive lineman Mark Asper. An Eagle Scout from Idaho Falls, Idaho,
Asper used the Heimlich maneuver to save a man’s life at Lawry’s
restaurant in Beverly Hills.
During the traditional pregame “Beef Bowl” at the restaurant,
Asper noticed some commotion at a nearby table. Diner Paul
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Tom Diamond, was unsuccessfully trying to perform the Heimlich
maneuver. Asper hurried over, patted the younger man on the back,
and said, “If you don’t know what you’re doing, I do, because I’m an
Eagle Scout.”
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Asper weighs 325 pounds and once did a
500-pound squat lift, so he was understandably concerned about injuring the choking
man, who “seemed a little old.” After a “test
heave” that Diamond handled okay, Asper
gave a full-force thrust, dislodging the food
from Diamond’s throat.
The only casualty was Diamond’s
sunglasses, which Asper broke. Diamond
Mark Asper
didn’t seem to mind, however. He told the
Eugene Register-Guardian, “I’m going to go home and find him on
Facebook. He’s my new best friend.”
AWARDS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Eagle Scouts just seem to shine, even after reaching the top honor in Scouting.
They continue to strive for new heights, and accolades naturally seem to follow.
LUKE N. ANGELINI
Seattle, Washington
Received a master’s degree
in computer engineering from
Brown University in May.
He recently took a position
at Microsoft in Seattle.
ERIC J. BLEVINS
New Orleans, Louisiana
Graduated magna cum laude
from the Tulane University
Law School. He received his
undergraduate degree from
Notre Dame.
ATLEE BAKER
Hagerstown, Maryland
Graduated magna cum laude
from McDaniel College
with degrees in biology,
biochemistry, and physics.
Atlee works for a nutrition
and vitamin company in
Edgewood, Maryland, focusing
on quality control and research.
JACOB BOSCHEE
Rapid City, South Dakota
Received a Bachelor of
Science in computer science
and physics from the South
Dakota School of Mines and
Technology. He is currently
pursuing a master’s in physics.
HENRY BAUGHMAN
Smithfield, Kentucky
Inducted into the USTA Southern
Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
Baughman was also inducted
into the EMT instructors hall of
fame for his work developing
Kentucky’s EMT program.
STEPHEN JOSEPH BERUS
East Amherst, New York
Received bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in electrical
engineering from Rochester
Institute of Technology in
New York.
CHAPLAIN LOUIS H.G. BIER
Westwood, Massachusetts
Received the 2010 Retired
Chaplain Award for his
significant contributions
in retirement to the field
of chaplaincy care.
Chaplain Bier served in the
Boston Healthcare System
of the VA New England as
staff chaplain for more than
40 years.
STEPHEN M. DECHTER, D.O.
Westlake, Ohio
Awarded the UCLA/West
Los Angeles VA Fellowship
in pain management.
Dr. Dechter is currently the
chief resident of physical
medicine and rehabilitation
at Case Western Reserve
University/MetroHealth Medical
Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
ANTHONY L. DISALVO II
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Received the 2011 Angela R.
Kyte Outstanding Alumnus
Award from Lycoming College
for demonstrating a lifetime
of service to humanity and
exemplifying the qualities
encouraged and fostered by
Lycoming College.
J.V. BURNHAM
Houston, Texas
Elected Treasurer Emeritus
of the Museum of Printing
History in Houston, Texas.
WILLIAM EDWARD
DONEGAN III
Graduated summa cum laude
from the University of New
Haven (Connecticut) with
bachelor’s degrees in biology
and forensic science. He is
currently pursuing his doctorate
in epigenetics at Drexel School
of Medicine in Philadelphia.
MATTHEW K. COLE
Fairmont, Minnesota
Received a Bachelor of Science
in civil engineering from Iowa
State University. He is currently
working with Bolton & Menk Inc.
RONALD B. COTTON
Jamestown, New York
Honored by the National
Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution
with the Founders Medal
for Patriotism.
JASON DREYZEHNER
Abingdon, Virginia
Placed first overall in the
2011 International Space
Olympics in Korolev, Russia.
The competition included
tests in math, physics, and
computer science, as well
as a presentation of original
research on preventing
and treating cavities on
extended space exploration
and colonization missions.
JAMES MARK L.
CRAMER, PH.D.
Received a doctorate in
physics from the University
of Massachusetts Lowell.
His specialty is in terahertz
frequency radar and
metamaterials.
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AWARDS
AND RECOGNITIONS
Eagle Scouts just seem to shine, even after reaching the top honor in Scouting.
They continue to strive for new heights, and accolades naturally seem to follow.
DANIEL C. FERRERE SR.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Promoted to director of
finance for Muza Metal
Products in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. Daniel earned
his accounting degree from
the University of Pittsburgh
and his MBA from California
State University at Chico.
ADAM ARMIN FRIEDLI
Ada, Michigan
Received a Bachelor of
Science in computer science
from Texas A&M University.
DON E. GREENWELL
Lees Summit, Missouri
Founded two scholarships:
one at his former high school
named the BHS Undefeated
Attitude Athletic Scholarship,
and one for his former college
named the Kappa Sigma
Kappa/Theta Chi Scholarship.
LUKE BENJAMIN HANSEN
Davenport, Iowa
Graduated from Drake University
Law School with a Juris Doctor
and a certificate in litigation
and alternative dispute
resolution. He is a member
of the Iowa Bar Association
and is employed as an
assistant county attorney
for Des Moines County, Iowa.
JOSEPH ANTHONY
HOELLERER
Ashburn, Virginia
Graduated from Auburn
University with a bachelor’s
degree in political science/
international relations, and
a concentration in Spanish.
He is currently serving an
internship with the Committee
on Homeland Security.
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THOMAS HOSTY
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Recognized three times in
Super Lawyers magazine
for criminal defense. Hosty
specializes in Oklahoma
DUI law.
ANDREW J. HUNTER
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Received bachelor’s degrees
in accounting and economics
from Iowa State University.
MICHAEL J. HUNTER
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Received a Bachelor of
Science in civil engineering
from Iowa State University.
DAVID M. HYINK, PH.D.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Named the Stephen F. Austin
Alumni Association’s
Distinguished Alumnus
for 2011. Dr. Hyink is a
Distinguished Eagle Scout
and president of the Black
Hills Area Council.
JASON J. JANICKI
Livonia, Michigan
Graduated magna cum laude
from Lawrence Technological
University in Southfield,
Michigan, with a Bachelor of
Science in computer science.
PAUL W. JONES, D.O.
Awarded the Distinguished
Service Award by the American
Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists for outstanding
leadership and service to the
specialty college. Dr. Jones
is currently chairman of the
department of anesthesiology
and director of anesthesia
services at Robinson Memorial
Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio.
VINCENT K. “VK” JONES IV
Redwood City, California
Received the Outstanding
Electrical and Computer
Engineer Award from
Purdue University.
JOHN D. JUDGE
Named president of the
136-year-old Appalachian
Mountain Club (AMC),
the nation’s oldest outdoor
recreation and conservation
organization. The AMC advocates
for the conservation and
protection of the mountains,
rivers, and forests in the region.
KENNETH DAVIS KNUPPEL
Petersburg, Illinois
Graduated magna cum laude
from Valparaiso University
with a Bachelor of Science
in theology and psychology.
He is enrolled in the Peace
Corps’ Master’s International
program and will begin serving
as a community economic
development promoter in
Paraguay in May 2012.
GREGORY KUKLINSKI
Received the 2011 American
Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) Edmund Friedman
Young Engineer Award for
Professional Achievement.
DAVID LENNON
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
The 11-year veteran of the
Conshohocken Police
Department was promoted
to the rank of sergeant.
Lennon is a field training
officer and currently working
toward a bachelor’s degree
in criminal justice.
HAL P. MUNGER, FAIA
Perrysburg, Ohio
Received the Ohio Gold Medal
from the American Institute
of Architects, the highest
honor the state can award to
an individual for outstanding
service to the profession and
to society. He is a Silver Beaver
recipient, Vigil Honor member,
and Bronze Pelican and
St. George emblem winner.
BLAKE SIMBURGER
Collinsville, Illinois
Received a Bachelor of Science
in civil engineering from
Colorado State University.
ALEXANDER D. MUNOZ
Lake Forest, Illinois
Graduated from the University
of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s
in marketing and a double
major in philosophy. He is an
account strategist at Google.
GREGORY R. SORESIO
Queensbury, New York
Received a Bachelor of Science
in technology education from
the State University of New
York at Oswego. He is working
as a full-time technology
substitute in the Warrensburg
Central School District.
ERIC OBROCK
Received a Master of Science
in geology from the University
of Illinois, where he received
the Morris Leighton Research
Award. He works as a geoscientist with ExxonMobil in
Houston, Texas.
MARK F. ROSA
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Received his master’s in
material science from King
Abdullah University of Science
and Technology in Saudi
Arabia. He is employed by
Saudi Aramco Oil Company
as an inspection engineer.
LARRY R. SHERMAN, PH.D.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Retired chemistry professor
at the University of Scranton
and lifelong Scouting volunteer
received the 2011 Nazareth
Area Blue Eagle Education
Foundation Alumni Wall of
Fame Award. In 2010, the
L. Sherman Scout Garden
Park in Scranton was named
in his honor.
KEVIN M. THOMPSON
Received a Bachelor of Science
in computer science from the
University of Florida. He works
for the National Security Agency
in Maryland.
JOHN DOW SOLARI
Galveston, Texas
Graduated from Texas A&M
University with a bachelor’s
degree in English.
JOHN W. VINEYARD
Riverside, California
Appointed as a judge of the
Superior Court, Riverside
County, by California Gov.
Edmund G. Brown Jr.
BOB YOUNG
Augusta, Georgia
Named president and CEO
of Southeastern Natural
Sciences Academy. The
former mayor of Augusta
served in the President
George W. Bush administration
and retired from an awardwinning 26-year career in
broadcast journalism.
Summit Help Wanted
The BSA is looking for a few (thousand) good men
and women to serve on the 2013 National Scout
Jamboree staff. The 2013 event will be the first
held at the new Summit Bechtel Family National
Scout Reserve, so it will be a truly historic event.
For details, visit https://summit.scouting.org/en/
Jamboree2013/Pages/default.aspx.
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FOR
GOD AND COUNTRY
Many young men exchange their Scout uniforms for fatigues, dress blues, or battle dress uniforms.
The National Eagle Scout Association salutes Eagle Scouts who are currently serving in our nation’s armed forces.
2ND LT. DANIEL ALVEY
U.S. Army
Graduated from the
U.S. Military Academy at
West Point with a Bachelor of
Science in mathematics. He is
assigned to the 4th Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division, Stryker
at Ft. Lewis, Washington.
AIRMAN 1ST CLASS
NICK ANZALDI
U.S. Air Force
Anzaldi, of the 673rd Security
Forces Squadron, is stationed
at Joint Base Elmendorf
in Richardson, Alaska.
CAPT. PHILIP BECKER
U.S. Air Force
SEAMAN JORDAN BLEVINS
U.S. Navy
Deployed in the Middle East
as a C-17 pilot.
Graduated from basic training
at Great Lakes, Illinois. He is
assigned to “A” School at
the Naval Nuclear Power
Training Command in
Goose Creek, South Carolina.
SGT. MATTHEW COX
U.S. Marine Corps
2ND LT. ROBERT L.
HINDLE JR.
U.S. Marine Corps
Serves with MALS 11,
MCAS Miramar,
San Diego, California.
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Assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
3rd Marines Kilo Co., as a
platoon commander in
Afghanistan. He recently
received certification as a
water survival instructor.
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MAJ. PETER BECK
U.S. Air Force
2ND LT. JARED BECKER
U.S. Air Force
Promoted to major while
stationed at the University of
Southern Mississippi Air Force
ROTC Detachment 432,
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Received a degree in
aeronautical engineering from
the U.S. Air Force Academy.
He is attending the
University of Washington
in pursuit of a master’s in
aeronautical engineering.
CAPT. JAMES ROBERT
BRISCOE
U.S. Army
LANCE CPL. DANIEL W.
CLARKE
U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded the Bronze Star Medal
for exceptional meritorious
service while serving as a
combat adviser in Iraq. He is
stationed at Ft. Polk, Louisiana.
Serves with Lima Co.,
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines as
a mortarman at Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina.
CMDR. WILLIAM C. KEMPNER
U.S. Navy
2ND LT. TREVOR P. KOENCK
U.S. Air Force
Received the New York State
Military Commendation Medal
for Outstanding Service to the
state. He serves as operations
officer for N.Y. Southern
Command and liaison officer
to Joint Task Force Two.
Graduated from the Air Force
Academy in May 2011 with
a bachelor’s in mechanical
engineering. He is attending
graduate school at
Rice University before
taking pilot training.
PFC. LENDELL THOMAS
LYNCH
Tennessee Army National Guard
LANCE CPL. WILLIAM G.
MAAS
U.S. Marine Corps
ENSIGN BRIAN J. MCSHEA
U.S. Navy
PFC. TYLER MITCHEL
U.S. Army
Lynch is currently deployed
to Kuwait.
Maas is serving his
2nd deployment to
Afghanistan with Combat
Logistics Battalion Alpha Co.
Graduated with distinction
from the U.S. Naval Academy
in 2011. He is in Navy EOD
training in Destin, Florida.
Graduated from basic training
and AIT from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma,
and is stationed at Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
LTJG DANIEL A. MORDEN
U.S. Navy
CAPT. MICHAEL F. MURPHY
U.S. Army
CMDR. DAVID A. NELSEN
U.S. Navy
MAJ. LANDON E. QUAN
U.S. Air Force
Graduated with distinction
from Nuclear Power School
in October 2011.
Serves as Battery Commander
of an Air and Missile Defense
Battalion in Kuwait.
Retired from the Navy with
more than 22 years of service
as a naval aviator flying the
P-3C Orion anti-submarine
patrol aircraft and
acquisition professional.
Received the Chief of Defence
Commendation from the Canadian
Armed Forces, which is presented
to a member of the armed forces
of a country other than Canada for
an achievement or meritorious
service that benefits Canada or
the Canadian Armed Forces.
RET. CMDR. DOYLE
QUISENBERRY
U.S. Navy Reserve
SEAMAN ROBERT H.
RICHMOND III
U.S. Navy
2ND LT. ANDREW J. WHITE
U.S. Army
Received a Department
of Defense award for his
outstanding service as a
member of the Employer
Support of the Guard and
Reserve (ESGR).
Graduated from Naval Station
Great Lakes in Illinois. He
completed “A” School in October
and is currently stationed
on the USS San Antonio
in Norfolk, Virginia.
Graduated from Spring Arbor
University with a bachelor’s
in social work. He is pursuing
his master’s in social work
at the University of Texas
at San Antonio.
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EAGLE SCOUTING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
Scouting’s highest honor is best shared with other generations of family members.
ARCHER FAMILY
Knoxville, Tennessee
Joshua Archer (2006), Benjamin Archer (2010),
Christopher Archer (2001)
AUSEN FAMILY
Farmington, Minnesota
Trevor D. Ausen (2006), Logan D. Ausen (2011)
BARLOW FAMILY
Highland, Utah
David Barlow (1985), Spencer Barlow (2011)
BECK FAMILY
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dillon A. Beck (2010), Peter L. Beck (1988),
Daniel A. Beck (2011)
BENDETT FAMILY
Glen Rock, New Jersey
Jeffrey Bendett (2010), Robert Bendett (1970),
Michael Bendett (2008)
BERG FAMILY
BOOHER FAMILY
Brookings, South Dakota
Jeffrey Booher (1985), Mitchell Volk (2011),
James Booher Sr. (1957), James Booher Jr. (1985)
BOOK FAMILY
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Lewis D. Book (1990), Mark G. Miller (1973),
Stephen A. Book (1957), Michael A. Book (1964),
Robert A. Book (1987), Nathaniel Book (2010)
BRANDT FAMILY
Riverside, California
Mathew Brandt (1987), Jared Brandt (Life Scout),
Russell LoBue (1983), Raymond Brandt (2010),
Marlin Brandt Jr. (1980), Kyle Brandt (2011),
Russell LoBue Jr. (Life Scout), Marlin Brandt Sr.
(Silver Beaver)
BROWN FAMILY
St. Joseph, Missouri
Eli J. Brown (2010), J. Robert “Bob” Brown (1959)
CALLAHAN/LYON FAMILY
Washington
Conner Callahan (2010), Reed Lyon (2003),
Sean Callahan (2011), Ashton Lyon (2000),
Grant Lyon (2005)
CAVINS FAMILY
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Scottsdale, Arizona
Don Berg (1945), Dean Berg (1971),
Ned Berg (1973)
Westover, Maryland
Alexander Wade Cavins (2007), Richard Wayne
Cavins (2011), Lawrence Wayne Cavins (2008)
COLE FAMILY
Fairmont, Minnesota
Brian J. Cole (2011), Matthew K. Cole (2005)
CRAWFORD FAMILY
Indianapolis, Indiana
Harold Crawford (1946), Bill Crawford (1983),
Jim Crawford (1976), John Crawford (1978),
Curtis Crawford (2010)
CROMER FAMILY
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Andrew Douglas Cromer (2011), John David
Cromer (1980)
DARROUGH FAMILY
Alexandria, Virginia
William S. Darrough (1971), Andrew L.
Darrough (2001)
DAVIS FAMILY
Granite Bay, California
Jeffrey Craig Davis (2008), Troy Wilson
Davis (2011)
DERR FAMILY
DETIG FAMILY
DuBOIS FAMILY
St. Ann, Missouri
Christopher DuBois (1982), Nicholas DuBois
(2007), Joshua DuBois (2007), David DuBois
(1981), Justin DuBois (2011), Jason DuBois
(2004), Robert DuBois (1983)
EIB FAMILY
Garner, North Carolina
Jeff Detig (1983), Ryan Detig (2011)
ENGEL FAMILY
Riverside, Ohio
Robert Stewart (1989), Scott Engel (1987),
Jarett Engel (2011), Michael Engel (1984),
James Engel (1960)
ENTWISTLE FAMILY
Bradenton, Florida
William V. Entwistle (1973), Charles F. Elzer (2010),
Elizabeth V. Elzer (Gold Award, 2006)
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Ken Fehrman (1993), Jeff Derr (2002), Evan
Derr (2007), Catherine Derr (Girl Scout Gold
Award, 2011), Chad Derr (1993), Michael Derr
(1998), Fred Rowe (1947)
South Amboy, New Jersey
Michael Eib (2007), Thomas Eib (2011),
Kenneth Eib (2009)
FERRERE FAMILY
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Daniel Ferrere Sr. (1983), Daniel Ferrere Jr. (2010)
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EAGLE SCOUTING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
Scouting’s highest honor is best shared with other generations of family members.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Henry Flint (2011), Billy Flint (2005), Thomas
Flint (2010)
FOX FAMILY
Olmstead Falls, Ohio
Brian Fox (1992), Ken Fox Sr. (1962), Robert Fox
(1986), Ken Fox Jr. (1982), Chris Fox (2011)
FREEMAN FAMILY
GLADIS FAMILY
Middletown, New Jersey
Michael D. Gladis (1975), Samuel J. Gladis (2011),
James D. Gladis (1977), Steven W. Gladis (1973)
GUASTAVINO FAMILY Massapequa, New York
Matthew Guastavino (2003), John Guastavino
(2010)
HAGGARD FAMILY
Alturas, California
Kevin Haggard (2007), Robert Haggard (1966),
Eric Haggard (2010)
HAWLISH FAMILY
Wautoma, Wisconsin
Scott C. Hawlish (2011), Nathaniel J. Hawlish
(2011)
HAWS FAMILY
Santa Barbara, California
Aaron Haws (1995), Dr. Max Haws, DDS (1980),
Dr. Karl Haws, DDS (1949), Kasey Haws (1971),
Dr. Adam Haws, DDS (1985), Peter Haws (1980)
HOLFELTZ FAMILY
HUNTER FAMILY
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Michael J. Hunter (2003), Andrew J. Hunter (2001),
Christopher J. Hunter (2005), Joyce B. Hunter,
James A. Hunter (1959)
JENNINGS FAMILY
KLEIN FAMILY
FLINT FAMILY
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Mike Jennings (1978), Michael Christopher
Jennings (2011)
FRISCO, TEXAS
Kirk A. Freeman (1973), Bryce A. Freeman
(2010), Kerry L. Freeman (1949)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bert Reed Holfeltz (1954), Nicholas Brian
Shrum (2007)
Aberdeen, Maryland
Edward William Klein (2009), Sean Patrick
Klein (2011)
LEGARRE FAMILY
Geneva, Switzerland
Henry A. Legarre (1977), Jean-Michael Legarre
(2011)
LUDWICK FAMILY
Richfield, North Carolina
Cody Ludwick (2009), Michael Ludwick (1982),
Dalton Ludwick (2010), Fred Setzer (1954)
MARK FAMILY
McSHEA FAMILY
Fairfax, Virginia
Brian McShea (2005), Connor McShea (2008),
Sean McShea (2011)
MELLEN FAMILY
Amherst, Ohio
Andrew P. Mellen (2011), Adam C. Mellen (2006)
MONROE FAMILY
Fairfax, Virginia
Evan Monroe (2011), Bryan Monroe (2008)
MURGAS FAMILY
Concord, North Carolina
Pete Murgas (1969), Jeff Murgas (1971),
Cody Murgas (2007), Kevin Murgas (2011),
Dick Murgas (1945), Bill Murgas (1946)
MURRAY FAMILY
Clare, Michigan
Adam Alexander Murray (2007), G. Bradford
“Brad” Murray (1974), Cole Edward Gluklick
(2011), Joshua Bradford Murray (2002)
MYERS FAMILY
Dunwoody, Georgia
Casey Anthony Myers Shaw (2011), Joseph
Anthony Myers (1975), George Henry
Myers Jr. (1952)
OWEN FAMILY
Bethesda, Maryland
Alexander R. Owen (2003), Robert J. Owen (1965)
PERRY FAMILY
Round Rock, Texas
Jaron Thomas Perry (2007), Kallan Joel Perry
(2011)
PETERS FAMILY
Tampa, Florida
Alex Mark (2011), Brian Mark (1977)
Billings, Montana
Jim Peters (1965), Cap Peters (1966),
David Peters (1973), Jake Peters (2004),
Justin Peters (2011)
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EAGLE SCOUTING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
Scouting’s highest honor is best shared with other generations of family members.
RAISOR FAMILY
Blanding, Utah
Jon Raisor (2003), Josh Raisor (1998),
Jarell Raisor (2011), Dan Raisor (1979),
Joel Raisor (2011), Jeremy Raisor (1996),
Jayd Raisor (2005)
SHURTLEFF FAMILY
Flower Mound, Texas
Lance Shurtleff (1982), Nathan Shurtleff (2009),
Andrew Shurtleff (2011)
SKINNER FAMILY
SULZINSKI FAMILY
East Quogue, New York
Peter Sulzinski (2011), Matthew Sulzinski (2010)
SWANSON FAMILY
Moorpark, California
Erik James Swanson (2004), Ryan Edward
Swanson (2011)
THOMPSON FAMILY
THOMPSON FAMILY
LaGrange, Illinois
Matthew J. Thompson (2006), David Alan
Thompson (1973), Daniel Charles Thompson
(2004)
THORNBURG FAMILY Shelby, North Carolina
Michael Thornburg (2010), L. Steve Thornburg
(1969)
WELSER FAMILY
WIENS FAMILY
Olathe, Kansas
Nathan Wiens (2007), Caleb Wiens (2011)
WINTER FAMILY
WRIGHT FAMILY
Omro, Wisconsin
Larry Edward Wright (1986), Joshua Robert
Wright (2011)
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Manalapan, New Jersey
Jeff Winter (1973), Frank Winter (1952),
Ethan Winter (2010)
Lake Worth, Florida
Mark Skinner (1979), Kyle Skinner (Life Scout),
Jeff Skinner (1976), Wesley Skinner (2011),
William Skinner (1956)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Darrell P. Thompson (1970), Clay M. Thompson
(2010), Kevin P. Thompson (2001)
Saint Clair, Michigan
Caleb Gordon (2011), Luke Gordon (2003),
Jon Welser (2003), Justin Welser (1997),
Paul Welser (1968), Jason Welser (1995),
William Eric Barden (1982), Ethan Barden (1989)
GONE HOME
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.
THEODORE “TED”
BAIZ, M.D., 75
Hillsborough, California
Eagle: 1946
MITCHELL STEVEN
BIENUSA, 21
Prescott, Arizona
Eagle: 2005
LEONARD
BLOCK, 98
Las Vegas, Nevada
Eagle: 1929
KYLE DAVID
BROWN, 40
Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Eagle: 1989
Passed: July 31, 2008
Passed: Oct. 13, 2011
Passed: May 5, 2010
Passed: Dec. 14, 2011
GERALD “JERRY”
BURRELL, 64
Estherville, Iowa
Eagle: 1961
ALLEN CARROL
CROCKER, 85, M.D.
Natick, Massachusetts
Eagle: 1940
ROBERT L.
DICK, 83
Columbus, North Carolina
Eagle: 1940
ROBERT I.
ELMS, 77
Budd Lake, New Jersey
Eagle: 1952
Passed: Jan. 12, 2010
Passed: Oct. 23, 2011
Passed: Sept. 1, 2010
Passed: Dec. 19, 2011
ALBERT R.
ESELHORST JR., 90
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Eagle: 1952
MAJ. GEN. ROBERT
SCOTT FRIX, 72
Sequim, Washington
Eagle: 1956
THOMAS G.
GETZ, 84
Moline, Illinois
Eagle: 1943
WILLIAM GRADY
“GRAY” JOINES, 26
Burlington, North Carolina
Eagle: 2001
Passed: Sept. 14, 2011
Passed: Dec. 15, 2011
Passed: Jan. 15, 2012
Passed: Jan. 8, 2011
ROBERT MATTHEW
“MATT” JUDAH, 36
Gainesville, Florida
Eagle: 1992
E.L. (GENE)
KLEIN, 93
McGregor, Texas
Eagle: 1930
GERALD F. “JERRY”
KOENIG, 85
Fort Myers, Florida
Eagle: 1943
Passed: Nov. 29, 2011
Passed: Nov. 11, 2011
RUDOLPH “RUDY”
FREDERICK
KLEIN III, 76
San Antonio, Texas
Eagle: 1971
Passed: Oct. 8, 2011
RICHARD I.
LANG, 80
Simi Valley, California
Eagle: 1945
CODY N.
LUDWICK, 17
Richfield, North Carolina
Eagle: 2009
HUGH
MAULDING, 85
Selma, Alabama
Eagle: 1941
JOHN J.
MCKENNA IV, 30
Clifton Park, New York
Eagle: 1992
Passed: Nov. 3, 2011
Passed: March 12, 2011
Passed: Oct. 25, 2011
Passed: Aug. 16, 2006
JARROD KRISTOFER
NICKELL, 18
Flushing, Michigan
Eagle: 2011
PIERCE CHANDLER
PROVANCE, 21
Dayton, Illinois
Eagle: 2007
REX H.
SATER, 84
Santa Rosa, California
Eagle: 1942
LARRY LEON
SEEFELDT, 66
Emporia, Kansas
Eagle: 1958
Passed: Jan. 11, 2012
Passed: Oct. 22, 2011
Passed: Jan. 20, 2012
Passed: May 14, 2010
JAMES ALLEN
SMITH, 64
Concord, California
Eagle: 1964
DALE EUGENE
SWARTZLANDER, 87
Mount Dora, Florida
Eagle: 1941
TODD JOSEPH
UTTER, 39
Holly, Michigan
Eagle: 1989
Passed: July 19, 2011
Passed: Oct. 24, 2011
Passed: Jan. 13, 2012
Living Memorial
IN MEMORY OF PAUL F. NEWELL JR., 75
San Antonio, Texas
Eagle: 1952
Passed: Sept. 13, 2011
The National Eagle Scout Scholarship Endowment accepts
tax-deductible contributions in memory of deceased Eagle
Scouts or in tribute to Eagle Scout achievers.
Passed: July 19, 2011
From his wife, Sari Jane Newell, of San Antonio, Texas.
Contributions may be sent to:
NESA Director, S322, Boy Scouts of America
1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box 152079
Irving, Texas 75015-2079
IN MEMORY OF JOHN ALLEN ROKITA, 64
St. Charles, Missouri
Eagle: 1961
Please mark the envelope “personal and confidential.”
Make the check payable to NESA and mark the check:
“In memory of (name of person)” or “In tribute to
(name of person).”
Passed: Oct. 10, 2011
From his friend, Brian T. Alexander (Eagle, 1996), and the Rokita Family.
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NEWS
IN BRIEF
Keeping NESA Members Informed of Scouting’s News
Government Agencies Make Downloadable
Certificates Available
A highlight of many Eagle courts of honor is the presentation of
letters and certificates from those who recognize the value of the
Eagle Scout badge. Now, two federal agencies are making such
presentations easier than ever. The National Park Service and the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offer downloadable certificates that
Scout leaders can print and present. For details, visit www.nps.gov/
gettinginvolved/youthprograms/eagle-scout-certificate.htm
(National Park Service) and www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/leaders.
html (Fish & Wildlife Service).
United State
s of America
This is to Cer
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National Park
Service
Congratulate
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and Commend
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For Meritorio
us Achievement
in Advancing
to the Rank of
EAGLE
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