Winter 2008 - National Eagle Scout Association

Journal of the National Eagle Scout Association
Service to the Fifth Power, page 10
Volume 34, Number 3
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Winter 2008
Also in this issue:
www.NESA.org
ISSN 0890-4995
News From the
President of NESA
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
National President
John Gottschalk
Glenn A. Adams
President
National Commissioner
Tico Perez
Chief Scout Executive
Robert J. Mazzuca
Connect . . . and Reconnect
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P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
This weekend I met with four Life Scouts from the Boy Scout troop where I currently
serve as troop committee chair and previously served as Scoutmaster. I spent time
reviewing their successfully completed service project write-ups and signing applications for Eagle Scout rank. I am writing this letter as my son is in the next room at his
Scoutmaster conference for Life Scout.
I mention this because this is what adult Scout volunteers do on a regular basis
across the country, by the hundreds of thousands. The reward of a young man shaking hands with a grin on his face, having successfully completed another step on his
Scouting journey, is what gives me and many of you the passion and commitment to
this, the greatest of youth organizations ever seen in this country.
Because of the Harris Connect program, many of you are receiving the Eagletter,
NESA’s alumni newsletter, for the first time. This is an invitation to reconnect with
a program that was of significance in your life and will be of far more significance
if you decide to step up and volunteer in your local council. Boy Scout troops, Cub
Scout packs, Webelos Scout dens, and Venturing crews are all looking for the leadership you can provide as an Eagle Scout. Council committees, executive boards, and
district committees would all love to have your involvement.
A redesigned NESA Web site should go live in the first quarter of 2009. Please check
http://www.NESA.org frequently for updates. The revamped site will provide you with
opportunities to reconnect and to communicate with Eagle Scouts from across the country. I currently have a journal on the site that will be a source of additional information.
Under the leadership of NESA Committee member Judge Shawn Briese, planning has started for the NESA booth at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Author
Alvin Townley and Congressman Pete Sessions, who also is a member of the NESA
Committee, are working with Judge Briese to recruit Distinguished Eagle Scouts and
other prominent Eagle Scouts to meet Scouts and adult leaders at the NESA booth
during the jamboree. Stay tuned for more details.
http://www.NESA.org
Yours in Scouting,
NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
President, Glenn A. Adams
NESA Committee, Shawn L. Briese,
James H. Burton, Peter P. Casey,
Clark W. Fetridge, Tom Owsley,
Congressman Pete Sessions,
Jake Wellman
Director, C. William (Bill) Steele
Regents consist of more than 600 life
members of the National Eagle Scout
Association who also are recipients of
the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
EAGLETTER
Editor, C. William (Bill) Steele
Associate editor, Jeff Laughlin
Staff: Lois Albertus, Teresa Brown
Address all correspondence to
Circulation this issue: 120,000
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. 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.
Glenn A. Adams
President
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NESA Announces
Scholarship Recipients for 2008
Each year, the National Eagle Scout Association administers scholarship grants of various
amounts to qualified applicants. Congratulations to the 2008 recipients.
Stories by Mark Ray
$48,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke
Eagle Scout Scholarship
John William Mallett
Newton, North Carolina
Piedmont Council
Southern Region
For an Eagle Scout service project to be successful, the Scout in charge must do the leading, not the laboring. That wasn’t a problem
for Bill Mallett. The day before his project
began, Bill severed a nerve in his thumb in a
boating accident, so he couldn’t have done
much work if he’d wanted to.
“All I could do was go around and kind of
supervise and make sure what needed to be
done was getting done,” he said.
What needed to be done that day at Bakers
Mountain Park near Hickory, N.C., was to
smooth out a section of trail so uneven that a
park ranger’s all-terrain vehicle had once
flipped over there. Over the course of two
days, Bill’s dozens of volunteers made sure
the trail was not only safer than before but
also more beautiful.
Smoothing out trails is an apt metaphor
for what Scouting and his church have done
for Bill. Through the support of Scout leaders and church friends, Bill has overcome a
difficult home life that eventually left him a
ward of the state. In fact, he’s done more
than overcome. He’s achieved success in
every area of his life.
Success in Scouting almost didn’t happen,
though. Bill dropped out of Cub Scouting
around the third grade and joined a Boy
Scout troop only after becoming a member
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. He was hooked by the end of his
first camping trip. “It was awesome; it
was so much fun,” he said. “My view of
Scouting completely changed. I fell in love
with Scouting.”
Bill loved camp, he loved his patrol, and he
loved service projects like Scouting for Food,
when he and his buddies would distribute
food-drive reminders in area neighborhoods.
“I always thought it was cool that we could
ride around in the van, open up the van door,
jump out, hang these things up, and run
away,” he said.
One thing he didn’t love was recruiting
volunteers—especially adults—to work on his
Eagle project. In fact, he admits to dragging his
feet for several months before he buckled
down and got to work. “It was not fun at all to
call people and ask them to take away time
from their families on the weekend to help
me,” he said. “It was nerve-wracking. It was
definitely out of my comfort zone, definitely a
learning experience.”
It was not his only learning experience of
the past four years. As a student at Newton-
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Conover Health Science High School, Bill took
several courses that earned him college credit
while he maintained a near-perfect grade point
average. He also found time to participate in
National Honor Society, student government,
Quiz Bowl, wrestling, choir, and a tutoring
program at a local community college.
He was just as active in the Church, serving
as youth conference co-chairman, seminary
class president, second assistant to the
bishop, and a member of the Zion’s Voice
Youth Choir.
How did he fit in all those activities while
also staying active in Scouting? “I enjoyed the
stuff so much it didn’t seem like a chore,” he
said. “It seems easier to balance if you’re
doing things you love all the time.”
He’s also quick to credit those who helped
him along the way, from Scout leaders to
church volunteers to his caseworker and foster
parents. “I’ve had so many wonderful people
step up and help me out,” he said. “If I were
to name names, it might fill up the magazine.
I’m just really greatly blessed.”
Today, Bill is a freshman at Brigham Young
University; he plans to eventually attend medical school. In the meantime, he’s enjoying
school, even though it’s 2,000 miles from
home. “I was one of those people who always
wanted to go away to college,” he said. “I’m
sure I’ll miss North Carolina, but I think I’ll
miss the people more than the place.”
Chances are good that they miss him, too.
Bill is the son of Rhonda Nappier and the
late Kirk Mallett and the foster son of Dave
and Becky Melonakos.
2008 Scholarship Recipients CENTRAL REGION
$20,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Eagle Scout Scholarship
Timothy Michael Moeller
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dan Beard Council
Beyond the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan, every
Scout learns another important rule: Leave a place better
than you found it. That rule usually applies to campsites,
but Tim Moeller applied it to his grade school.
As he was preparing to leave Saint John the Baptist School after the eighth
grade, Tim learned that school officials dreamed of having a trail on the property that science classes and other groups could use. That dream became his
Eagle Scout service project.
To make the dream a reality, Tim and his volunteers devoted 300 man-hours
to building the trail—and a whole lot more. “We ended up putting in two seating areas for classes and had to build several bridges,” he said.
Tim also had to get a lesson in college-level hydrology and hydraulics in
order to properly plan the project. Fortunately, a member of his troop committee was a civil engineer and taught him what he needed to know. He learned,
$3,000 NESA
Academic Scholarship
$2,500 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Academic Scholarship
Matthew Timothy Christofferson
Leonard Edwin Reinker III
Kent, Ohio
Great Trail Council
for example, that crushed limestone was the best material for the trail because it
wouldn’t wash away as easily as gravel.
Learning comes naturally to Tim. As a Scout, he earned 39 merit badges—
nearly twice as many as the Eagle Scout Award requires. “The additional ones
are mostly just things I was interested in; I was interested in exploring a lot of
different areas,” he said. “I wanted to do all the aquatic ones because I liked all
those. I was interested in climbing, so I took that. Different things I was interested in, I wanted to earn those merit badges.”
Today, Tim is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame, where he’s considering a degree in either aerospace or mechanical engineering. One of his
dreams is a career at NASA. “I’ve always been interested in the space program,
but I’m not exactly sure,” he said. “I just know that I’m interested in engineering and problem solving.”
Whether he ends up at NASA or somewhere else, there’s little doubt that Tim
will be a success—and that he will leave his corner of the world a little better
than he found it.
Tim is the son of Paul and Mary Moeller.
Ephraim, Wisconsin
Bay-Lakes Council
Matthew Mark Roelse
Cleveland, Wisconsin
Bay-Lakes Council
Matthew Nelson DePaolis
Shorewood, Minnesota
Northern Star Council
Joshua Gary Mangelson
Douglas Charles Donaldson
Andover, Minnesota
Northern Star Council
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Bay-Lakes Council
Michael Alan Steele
Tyler Terrance O’Neil
Dublin, Ohio
Simon Kenton Council
Weston Joseph Maier
Shoreview, Minnesota
Northern Star Council
West Branch, Iowa
Hawkeye Area Council
$1,000 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship
Paul Jacob Parker Banwart Jeffrey A. Bush
Shakopee, Minnesota
Northern Star Council
Skokie, Illinois
Northeast Illinois Council
Tyler James Moore
Robert Francis Niehaus III
Marine, Illinois
Trails West Council
Westerville, Ohio
Simon Kenton Council
Scotty Wayne Davis II
Matthew Nicholas Gaul Foster William Graif
Bettendorf, Iowa
Illowa Council
Truman, Minnesota
Twin Valley Council
David Andrew Pfortmiller
Roger Edward Potter
Zachary Richard Robinson Brenton Montgomery Wiernik
Sandusky, Ohio
Heart of Ohio Council
Olathe, Kansas
Heart of America Council
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Carmel, Indiana
Crossroads of America Council
Montoursville, Pennsylvania Florissant, Missouri
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Detroit Area Council
Greater St. Louis Area Council Samoset Council
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2008 Scholarship Recipients NORTHEAST REGION
$20,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Eagle Scout Scholarship
Patrick William Kaltenbach
helped each other as best we could,” Patrick recalled. “I slipped an arm around a
younger Scout, but I was barely strong enough to help him. Seemingly out of
nowhere, a soldier appeared, stabilized the boy, and then loaded him into a
transport bus. With a trembling hand, I offered my feeble thanks, but I knew this
was not enough.”
Back home in Massachusetts, Patrick hit on the idea of getting people to
donate a dollar to send a bag of popcorn overseas. At the time, he didn’t know
exactly how that would work—especially since it’s no longer possible to address
packages to “Any Soldier” because of security concerns. Patrick finally hooked
up with the USO’s Operation Care Package program, and the project took off.
That was in 2005, when Patrick was a sophomore at Saint Sebastian’s School
in Needham, Mass. Two years later, Patrick was spending 25 hours a week on
the project, coordinating the efforts of some 200 volunteers between the ages
of 6 to 60.
Today, Patrick is a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.,
where he is studying engineering.
Patrick is the son of Karl and Patricia McCarthy Kaltenbach.
Newtonville, Massachusetts
Knox Trail Council
Patrick Kaltenbach’s first Eagle Scout service project was
a great success. In the spring of 2004, he and his volunteers spent more than 200 hours building and rebuilding trails at Norumbega Park in Newton, Mass. His
second Eagle Scout service project was even more successful. From 2005 through 2007, Patrick’s TroopTreats program sent more
than 40,000 bags of microwave popcorn to U.S. troops overseas.
Of course, a Scout has to lead only one service project to become an Eagle
Scout. For Patrick, however, the first project was just a dress rehearsal. He
explained that he created TroopTreats not to become an Eagle Scout “but rather
because of the promises I made when I accepted the Eagle Scout rank.”
Patrick also created TroopTreats as a way to say thank you to a soldier who
touched his life. In August 2005, Patrick was one of many Scouts at the National
Scout Jamboree who was laid low by heat exhaustion and dehydration. “We all
$2,500 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Academic Scholarship
$3,000 NESA
Academic Scholarship
Stephen Joseph Conlin III
James Matthew Junyszek
Burke, Virginia
National Capital Area Council
Cutchogue, New York
Suffolk County Council
Steven Matthew Zipparo
Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Southern New Jersey Council
William Charles Cowan
Timonium, Maryland
Baltimore Area Council
Michael Peter Motley
Matthew Scott Gulliver
Jacob Dennis Palo
Merrick, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Council
Zachary Taylor Johnson
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Columbia-Montour Council
West Springfield, Pennsylvania
French Creek Council
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Chester County Council
Eric Hayden Weiss
Venetia, Pennsylvania
Greater Pittsburgh Council
$1,000 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship
Scott Ira Backer
David Michael Cairns
John Marshall Coglianese
Jonathan Michael Doblix
Matthew James Gabay
Brian Christopher Goodacre
Robert Charles Goodacre Jr.
Brian Matthew Keller
Justin Alan Silver
Jeffrey Lee St. Cyr
Nathan Joel Verkade
Matthew R. Zellers
Orange, Connecticut
Connecticut Yankee Council
West Orange, New Jersey
Northern New Jersey Council
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Green Mountain Council
El Paso, Texas
Transatlantic Council
HanoverTownship, Pennsylvania West Milford, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey
Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Northern New Jersey Council Northern New Jersey Council
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Boston Minuteman Council
Old Bethpage, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Council
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Alton, New Hampshire
Daniel Webster Council
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Asbury, New Jersey
Minsi Trails Council
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Greater Pittsburgh Council
2008 Scholarship Recipients SOUTHERN REGION
$20,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Eagle Scout Scholarship
Jace Remick Hester
Indialantic, Florida
Central Florida Council
Throughout high school, Jace Hester was a wrestler and
a runner. Perhaps he should have been a pole-vaulter.
Whenever his older brothers would accomplish something in Scouting, he would try to go them one better—
and they had set the bar high.
Since both Jace’s brothers—Chris and Stefan—were Eagle Scouts, Jace
decided to reach Scouting’s highest rank faster than they did and to earn more
merit badges. He accomplished both goals.
Jace was elected into the Order of the Arrow at 12 and became his troop’s
senior patrol leader at 13, serving a term that put him in charge of summer
camp. One of his challenges, he recalls, was trying to lead fellow Scouts who
were three years older than him.
Service as senior patrol leader caps many young men’s Scouting ambition.
When Jace left that position, however, he was just getting started. As he grew
older, he got more and more involved in the Order of the Arrow, serving as
$3,000 NESA
Academic Scholarship
$2,500 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Academic Scholarship
Louis Craig Dalrymple Jr.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Daniel Boone Council
Nathan Kyle Beattie
Edmond, Oklahoma
Last Frontier Council
chapter historian and Tipisa Lodge inductions chair, secretary, and first vice chief.
In 2007, he was an instructor at the National Order of the Arrow conference.
When he wasn’t leading in school or in Scouting, Jace was an active member
of First Baptist Church in Indialantic. In 2005, he participated in a mission trip
to Greece. The next year, he took a similar trip to Haiti, where he saw firsthand
what total poverty is like. “They live in plywood shacks worrying about their
meals, and that’s it,” Jace said. “They have nothing else to rely on. That was a
big eye-opener.”
Many of the people he helped serve in Haiti were victims of recent hurricanes,
something Jace was familiar with. The hurricanes of 2004 caused an exceptional
amount of damage to his family’s home, and he spent much of his limited spare
time during high school helping to repair that damage.
Today, as a freshman at the University of Florida, Jace remains active as an
adult leader in the Tipisa Lodge. He hopes to become a finance professional
and use his education to help other people—something he’s been practicing
since the day he decided to become an Eagle Scout.
Jace is the son of Rhonda Hester.
Daniel Anderson Smith
Little Rock, Arkansas
Quapaw Area Council
Shamez Nizam Hemani
Sugar Land, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council
Daniel Victor Wakefield
Johnson City, Tennessee
Sequoyah Council
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Cherokee Area Council
Christopher John Washnock
Columbia, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Council
Matthew Hunter Reed
Spencer Kyle Johnson
Greer, South Carolina
Blue Ridge Council
Alexander Coleman Young
Huntersville, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County Council
$1,000 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship
Jason Matthew Fochtman
Joseph Richard Fochtman
Jordan Travis Gist
Jacob Ryan Lee
Goldthwaite, Texas
Texas Trails Council
Laredo, Texas
Concho Valley Council
Evan Garrett Purcell
Nathan Miles Schiefelbein
Lance Anthony Schulze
Matthew Darrell Thuesen Benjamin JamesWeiskircher William Wooten Wells IV
Kingwood, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council
Spring, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council
Kingwood, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council
Mission, Texas
Rio Grande Council
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Area Council
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Bellville, Texas
Sam Houston Area Council
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Clay Winfield Moore
Russellville, Arkansas
Westark Area Council
Sean Mendel Nelson
Chesterfield, Virginia
Heart of Virginia Council
Spartanburg, South Carolina Covington, Georgia
Palmetto Council
Atlanta Area Council
2008 Scholarship Recipients WESTERN REGION
$20,000 Mabel and Lawrence S. Cooke Eagle Scout Scholarship
Jared Thomas Bruton
brother had set for him. “Out of the 14 boys on staff, 13 went as participants
when I was on staff,” he said. “It was kind of cool seeing all these kids who’d
been 12 years old and uncertain about everything taking charge and running it
even better than I’d run it when I was their age.”
That statement, while generous, may not be quite accurate. The year Jared
served as senior patrol leader, he went far beyond the call of duty. When the
course director was injured and had to miss much of the staff development
week, Jared stepped up, ensuring that the course didn’t miss a beat. He even
helped ferry the injured adult 70 miles to his home after he arrived at camp
only to come down with the flu.
In true Scout fashion, Jared credits others for much of his success. He said
his parents spent countless hours driving him to activities, while his teachers
and coaches coordinated schedules to make sure he and other students could
be as busy as they wanted to be. In Jared’s case, that was very busy indeed.
A freshman at Brigham Young University, Jared is the son of Tom and
Cindy Bruton.
Duchesne, Utah
Utah National Parks Council
Looking back on his time in Scouting, Jared Bruton
can recall many role models. Among them, his older
brother, Derek, stands out more than most.
“Because I saw what he did, it gave me an idea of
where I wanted to be and who I wanted to be—someone to look up to,” Jared said.
When Jared was 12 years old, for example, Derek served on the staff of the
Timberline National Youth Leadership Training course that Jared participated
in. Jared loved learning about leadership and using resources, and he wanted to
be a staff member like his big brother.
Two years later, he got that chance. “I got to teach younger kids what older
kids had taught me,” he said. “It was a way to keep the chain going.”
Since then, Jared has worked on NYLT staff four more times. He served as
senior patrol leader once, then returned as an assistant Scoutmaster last summer.
Over time, he began to realize that he was setting the same sort of example his
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Jeremiah Matthew Denton
Kenneth Paul Dueck
Centennial, Colorado
Denver Area Council
Phoenix, Arizona
Grand Canyon Council
Gregory Dickson Dobb
Port Orchard, Washington
Chief Seattle Council
Mark Thomas Lemke
Joshua Stephen Marx
Modesto, California
Greater Yosemite Council
Morgan James Lyons
Livingston, Michigan
Montana Council
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Crater Lake Council
Spencer James Ellsworth
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pikes Peak Council
Erik David Jameson
Lakeport, California
Mount Diablo Silverado Council
Lucas Andrew Sprouse
Henderson, Nevada
Las Vegas Area Council
$1,000 Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarship
Braden Seth Allen
John Walter Baczkowski
Geoffrey Zhongyong Hart Farris Brandin James Grams
Washington, D.C.
Far East Council
Costa Mesa, California
Orange County Council
David Michael Loeffler
Anthony Ryan Muñoz
Grant Thorn Reigelman
Robert St. John Schreier Grayson Alan Robert Stone Jacob Paul Wellman
Layton, Utah
Trapper Trails Council
Yuma, Arizona
Grand Canyon Council
Duarte, California
San Gabriel Valley Council
Tucson, Arizona
Catalina Council
Grapevine, Texas
Conquistador Council
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Boulder, Colorado
Longs Peak Council
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Chad M. Higa
Hilo, Hawaii
Aloha Council
Twin Falls, Idaho
Grand Teton Council
Andrew Michael Hou
Tumwater, Washington
Pacific Harbors Council
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Great Southwest Council
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.
Jon E. Berg, Tarpon Springs,
Florida, received a master of forest
resources and conservation degree
with minors in agricultural education and communication, and
environmental education and communication from the University of
Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Steven Blake, Glenburn, Maine, received a
bachelor of science degree in civil engineering
from the University of Maine, Orono, Maine.
Hal Daume, Berkeley Heights,
New Jersey, received the Cliff
Dochterman Rotarian Scouter
Award for his service to Rotary as
district Scouting services chair and
to Scouting as a commissioner.
Stephen W. Groene,
Stephen Mark Dechter,
Marshall Hampton, St.
Richland, Washington, received a
doctor of osteopathic medicine
degree from Western University
of Health Sciences, College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the
Pacific, Pomona, California.
Massapequa Park, New York,
received a bachelor of arts degree
in psychology from Siena College,
Loudonville, New York.
Petersburg, Florida, received
a bachelor of science degree in
civil engineering from Case
Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Bryan Bradford Cory, Arlington,
Virginia, received a master of
science degree with honors in
biomedical engineering from
Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Maryland.
T. Jeffrey Dickman, Dayton,
Ohio, received a doctor of philosophy degree in electrical engineering from Ohio University,
Athens, Ohio.
Christopher Charles Doukas, Old Bridge,
New Jersey, received a bachelor of arts degree
in history from Rutgers College.
David M. Ediger, Aurora,
William Christopher Campbell,
Smithfield, North Carolina,
received a bachelor of science
degree in psychology with a minor
in broadcast science from the
University of North Carolina at
Pembroke, North Carolina.
Keith R. Chamberlain, Spring
City, Pennsylvania, received a master
of arts degree in arts administration
from Goucher College,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Brian Congiu, Bayonne, New
Jersey, graduated with honors from
St. Lawrence University, Canton,
New York with degrees in geology
and environmental studies.
Austen Jon Courpet, Sunnyvale,
California, received a bachelor of
fine arts in film production, magna
cum laude, from Chapman
University, Orange, California.
a bachelor of science degree in biology from the
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi.
Lance Boothe Horne, New
Andrew Joseph Brown, Los
Osos, California, received a master
of science degree in aeronautical
engineering from Cal Poly
State University, San Luis
Obispo, California.
George Henry, Brandon, Mississippi, received
Illinois, received a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering, summa cum laude, from
George Washington University,
Washington, D.C.
Charles L. Fagan, La Verne,
California, received a master of
business administration degree
with distinction from Grantham
University, Kansas City, Missouri.
Drew Fothergill, Abilene, Texas,
received a bachelor of science
degree in exercise and sports science, summa cum laude, from
McMurry University, Abilene.
David J. Greer, Longview, Texas,
received a bachelor of science
degree from Franciscan University
of Steubenville, Ohio, with a
double major in theology
and business.
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York, New York, received an Emmy
Award for Outstanding Original
Song at the 35th Annual Creative
Arts Emmy Awards.
Brandon Cole Johnson,
Morganton, North Carolina,
received a bachelor of science
degree in business administration
with a minor in international
business and psychology from
Appalachian State University,
Boone, North Carolina.
Marshall P. Johnson, Atlanta,
Georgia, received a bachelor of
science in chemistry from Georgia
College and State University,
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Paul E. Jurgens II, Williamsburg,
Ohio, was accredited as a Master
Certified Flight Instructor by NAFI.
He has held this professional
accreditation continuously since
2006 and is one of only 21 educators worldwide to hold both MCFI
and Master Ground Instruction
accreditations concurrently.
Kevin Gordon Kehler, Lakeland,
Florida, received a master of architecture degree from the University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Jonathan Bates Kunze,
Bishop, California, received
a bachelor of science degree
in electrical engineering from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Prescott, Arizona.
Dr. Kermit Lidstrom, Bismarck, North Dakota,
was the guest of honor at the ribbon cutting event
for the grand opening of the 35,000-square-foot
Lidstrom Hall student residence center on the
campus of Bismarck State College, Bismarck,
North Dakota. The facility is named in his honor.
Scott J. Maghy, Fountain Valley,
California, received a bachelor of
science degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in chemistry
from the University of California,
San Diego, California.
Julio C. Martinez, Staten Island,
New York, has retired from the New
York City Police Department,
Intelligence Division after a 27-year
career and has been duly appointed a
Special Investigator with the U.S.
State Department, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security Service.
Nicholas D. Miller, Emmaus,
Pennsylvania, received a bachelor
of arts degree in Spanish, cum laude,
from Bloomsburg University,
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
Brandon David Morrow, Keller,
Texas, received a bachelor of
arts degree in sociology from
the University of Texas at
Arlington, Texas.
Arnett Mumford III, Atlanta,
Georgia, received a juris doctor
degree from the University of
Miami School of Law, Coral
Gables, Florida.
Andrew T. Neve, Brooklyn, New
York, received a bachelor of science
degree in telecommunications
network management, cum laude,
from the New York Institute
of Technology.
John R. Owen, Salters, South
Carolina, has been appointed to
the Senior Executive Service of the
United States of America.
Dane Ellis Peden, DeSoto,
Texas, received a bachelor of
science degree in marine
transportation with a minor in
maritime administration from the
Texas Maritime Academy at Texas
A&M, Galveston, Texas.
Kevin M. Sonoff, La Habra,
California, received a bachelor of
science degree in business administration, cum laude, from George
Fox University, Newberg, Oregon.
Philip J. Pesce, Herndon,
Virginia, received a degree in aerospace engineering with a minor in
mathematics from Virginia Tech
University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Lewis Sorley, Potomac,
Maryland, published his sixth
book, Honor Bright: History and
Origins of the West Point Honor
Code and System.
Donald M. Piantoni, Fullerton,
California, received the Volunteer
of the Year Award from the Buena
Park Police Department, Buena
Park, California.
Houston, Texas, received a doctor
of medicine degree with honors
from Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas.
Justin Reece Radabaugh,
Prineville, Oregon, received a
master of science degree in
middle/secondary special
education from the University of
Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
Bradford Foster Roberson, Winterville,
North Carolina, was selected cold station
manager to serve athletes at the Olympic Village
during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Christopher P. Roworth,
Rochester, New York, received a
bachelor of science degree with
honors in packaging science from
Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, New York.
Michael Scott Stewart,
Eric M. Teletzke, Sugar Land, Texas, received
a bachelor of science degree in chemical
engineering from the Cockrell School of
Engineering, University of Texas, Austin.
Andrew J. Torrella, Pittsboro, Indiana,
received a bachelor of science degree in
finance with a minor in economics from
Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Father Shawn P. Tunink,
Lansing, Kansas, received master
of divinity and sacred theology
baccalaureate degrees from the
University of St. Mary of the
Lake/Mundelein Seminary,
Mundelein Illinois, and was
ordained a Catholic priest for the
Archdiocese of Kansas City.
Jeffrey Robert Sanchez,
Bruce D. Vail, Atlanta, Georgia,
Hayward, California, received a
master of science degree with
distinction in geosciences from
California State University,
Chico, California.
received a juris doctor degree
from St. Johns University School
of Law, New York, New York.
Trevor Caleb Seibert, Tarboro,
Daniel R. White, Norman,
Oklahoma, received a bachelor of
arts degree, summa cum laude,
in philosophy and a bachelor of
science degree in physics from
the University of Oklahoma,
Norman, Oklahoma.
Marlin Sieg, Columbus,
Georgia, received a bronze medal
in team bowling, a bronze medal
in doubles bowling, and a gold
medal in singles bowling at the
World Special Olympics Games in
Shanghai, China.
Phillip Charles Wrigley,
North Carolina, received a bachelor of arts degree in English with a
minor in journalism from North
Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina.
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Lawrence, Kansas, received
a bachelor of arts degree in
anthropology and history from
the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.
Service to the Fifth Power
Order of the Arrow members—including many Eagle Scouts—unite for a summer of service
by Mark Ray
Eagle Scouts know that there’s no end to
week they’d ever spent in Scouting. One
the Eagle Scout trail. Order of the Arrow
Scout told him, “I’ve been to NOAC
members form a brotherhood of cheerful twice, I’ve been to the jamboree, I’ve been
service. Combine those two ideas, and
to Trail Crew, I’ve been in the backcountry
you get service to the second power—or
at Philmont. This is the best event I’ve
maybe to the fifth power.
ever been to.” When Haddock asked him
why, the Scout replied, “All those things I
Last summer’s ArrowCorps5 program
deployed 3,800 youth and adult members did for myself. This one I’m doing for
other people.”
of the OA to national forests in five differHaddock, a Distinguished Eagle Scout,
ent states over five weeks, where they
was struck by the large number of Eagle
spent 250,000 man-hours building trails,
Scouts who were involved in ArrowCorps5.
eradicating invasive species, cleaning up
illegal dumps, and completing other conOA National Chief Jake Wellman is an
servation projects. Their progress, valued
Eagle Scout, as were all 42 members of the
at more than $5 million, added up to the
instructor corps that facilitated the projects.
BSA’s largest service project since World
“Working out there next to Eagle
War II and the largest service project ever
Scouts everywhere from 14 to 70—all out
to benefit the USDA Forest Service.
“The benefits and the
accomplishments of the
project almost speak for
themselves,” said Mark Rey,
undersecretary for natural
resources and environment
in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, which oversees
the Forest Service. “There was
an affection and enthusiasm
there that went beyond
getting work done, although
that in itself was an important contribution.”
The impact of ArrowCorps5
will be felt from coast to
coast, but the lasting impact
may be on the participants
themselves, according to
Brad Haddock, chairman of
the National Order of the
Arrow Committee. As he
An Arrowman constructs new trail in the
Teton Pass, Wyoming, area of the Bridgertraveled to the project sites,
Teton National Forest project site.
he talked to numerous
Scouts and Scouters who said
ArrowCorps5 was the best
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there to serve their country—was a very
invigorating experience,” Wellman said.
There were plenty of Eagles on the
Forest Service side as well, starting with
Undersecretary Rey, who’s also the father
of an Eagle Scout. “There were a number
of Eagle Scouts in the Forest Service who
helped, not just me but others who
embraced the project warmly,” Rey said.
“There’s a significant number of Forest
Service managers and employees who
came up through Scouting, many of
whom—particularly the more recent
ones who didn’t grow up in a rural environment—got their first exposure to the
outdoors in Scouting.”
At one site, Haddock worked for a
while with a crew of 12 ArrowCorps5
volunteers, two-thirds of
whom were Eagle Scouts. He
asked one Life Scout in the
group how many requirements he had left, and “that
started a conversation among
the group about how important it was to be an Eagle
Scout,” Haddock said. “I
think they all realized that
[being an Eagle Scout] was
very critical and opened the
door for a lot of us to do a lot
of things.”
Conversations like those lay
at the heart of ArrowCorps5.
“That was a big part of it: not
just to work but to have time
to get to know each other and
discuss common values,”
Haddock said.
Since participants didn’t
have to stay within their own
regions, the conversations
brought together people from
quite different backgrounds.
ArrowCorps5
Project Highlights
USDA Forest Service Chief Gail Kimball, right, speaks with
Arrowmen at the Bridger-Teton National Forest project site.
• Manti-La Sal National Forest
(Utah): Removed 13,000 acres
of invasive tamarisk trees along
33 miles of channel area
At Bridger-Teton National Forest in
Wyoming, for example, volunteers
came from 34 states and at least four
foreign countries.
Of course, any time that many
Scouts get together, people will start
trading patches. At several sites,
interest in lodge flaps, council strips,
and other memorabilia was channeled into patch auctions. An auction at Bridger-Teton raised $5,000
that was split evenly between
Jackson Hole High School, which
played host to the project, and
Friends of Pathways, a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to
improve public lands in the Jackson
Hole area.
When participants asked Haddock
when the OA would do another event
like ArrowCorps5, he emphasized that
they didn’t need to wait for another
big project to get involved. “The idea
is to be able to learn from what you’re
doing here and leverage this back
home, to work with your council to
do a public-service project like this,”
he said.
Wellman agreed, although he said
ArrowCorps5 set the bar high for
future projects. “Everyone’s going to
have to work hard to meet it, but
there’s energy and excitement out
there to make it happen,” he said.
A project as big as ArrowCorps5
yields many surprises. One of the
biggest for Haddock was the number of participants who wanted to
hurry through lunch breaks or skip
recreation time to keep going. On
reflection, though, he realized he
needn’t have been surprised at this
reaction. “By going through the
program, by becoming an Eagle
Scout and a member of the Order
of the Arrow, you recognize that
part of who you are is serving other
people,” he said. “It was very
evident that they recognized the
truth in the statement that you lose
yourself in service to other people.”
Hundreds of Scouts await lunch at the Mark Twain
National Forest project site in Missouri.
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• George Washington and
Jefferson National Forests
(Virginia): Completed an
8.2-mile multiuse trail, later
dubbed the ArrowCorps Loop,
improved other trails, and constructed six camping platforms
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest
(California): Removed more
than 22 tons of illegally dumped
garbage, reconstructed more than
100 miles of trails (including a
section of the Pacific Crest Trail),
and rebuilt a lookout tower and
four latrines along the trails
• Bridger-Teton National Forest
(Wyoming): Built or revitalized
more than 12 miles of trail
and completed numerous
smaller projects
• Mark Twain National Forest
(Missouri): Cleared 134 acres
by cutting down more than
249,000 invasive eastern red
cedar trees
An Arrowman uses a chain saw to cut one of the
estimated 284,750 trees that were removed from the
project sites during the week.
Winter 2008
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Belcastro family, Pittsburgh, Pa.
(From left) Benjamin J. Belcastro (1999),
Philip L. Belcastro (2004),
Larry Belcastro, Kathy Belcastro,
Peter R. Belcastro (2001)
Blazek family, Lenexa, Ks.
(From left) Devin Blazek (2008), Brent J.
Blazek (2005), Brian A. Blazek (1998)
Coil family, Columbia, Mo.
(From left) David Coil (2001), A. W. Coil
(1942), W. R. Coil (1966)
Delano family, Richmond, Va.
(From left) Robert B. “Chip” Delano Jr.
(1971), John Delano (2008),
Philip Delano (2005)
Berg family, Goldens Bridge, N.Y.
(From left) Blake Berg (2008), Jeffrey
Berg (1971), Lowell Berg (2008)
Brown family, Naval Air Station
Key West, Fla.
(From left) John T. Brown (2008),
James R. Brown (1972)
Cordova family, Ganotown, W. Va.
(From left) Daniel Cordova (2008),
Jacob Cordova (2004)
Dolan family, Santa Ana, Calif.
(From left) Patrick Dolan Weber (2008),
J. Thomas Dolan (1955)
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Bilbray family, Plano, Texas
(From left) Kyle R. Bilbray (2006),
Reed F. Bilbray (1979)
Carter family, Norman, Okla.
(From left) Donald C. Carter (1972),
Bradley A. Carter (1997)
Dechter family, Richland, Wash.
(From left) Christopher J. Dechter
(1992), Stephen M. Dechter (1995),
Samuel J. Dechter (1958),
Andrew J. Dechter (1998)
Donovan family, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
(From left) Andrew Donovan (2004),
Daniel Donovan (2008),
John Donovan (2007)
Winter 2008
Duffendack family, Lake Elsinore, Calif.
(From left) John C. Duffendack (1928),
Matthew Meinke (2006)
Fredrick family, Bridgeport, W. Va.
(From left) Jonathan P. Fredrick (1998),
Matthew J. Fredrick (2004),
Benjamin G. Fredrick (2008),
Nicholas J. Fredrick (1998)
Garrett family, San Antonio, Texas
(From left) Bradley H. Garrett (2002),
Geoffrey P. Garrett (2007), Brian D.
Garrett (1997)
Griepentrog family, Kenosha, Wisc.
(From left) Michael Griepentrog (2006),
Du Wayne Griepentrog (1977), Andrew
Griepentrog (2008)
Fisher family, Gilbert, Ariz.
(From left) Richard Fisher (1970),
Michael Fisher (2007)
Frei family, Madison, Wisc.
(From left) Ian Frei (2008), Ross Frei
(2006), Seth Frei (2004)
Gilligan family, Austin, Texas
(From left) Travis Banks (1999), Neil
Gilligan Jr. (1944), James Clay (1994)
Grosek family, Westminster, Colo.
(From left) Tyler Grosek (2007), Marcus
Grosek (2000), Ryan Grosek (2006)
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Fortini family, Wellesley, Mass.
(From left) John M. Fortini (1981),
William R. Fortini (2007),
Diamond M. Fortini (2007)
Fullmer family, Phoenix, Ariz.
(From left) Steven Mark Fullmer (1974),
Wesley Stevenson Fullmer (2008)
Grabeel family, Virginia Beach, Va.
(From left) Nathan Charles Grabeel
(1998), Dennis Craig Grabeel (1963),
Justin Adam Grabeel (2007)
Gross family, Teaneck, N.J.
(From left) Michael Gross (2002), Harvey
Gross (1963), David Gross (1997)
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Hobbs family, River Ridge, La.
(From left) Matthew Hobbs (2006),
Jonathan Hobbs (1999),
Daniel Hobbs (2004)
Jenkins family, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
(From left) Eric Jenkins (2008),
James Jenkins (1974)
Hughes family, Murphy, N.C.
(From left) Jared Alan Hughes (2000),
Dr. Russell A. Hughes (1972),
Charles Edward Hughes (1966),
Charles E. Hughes Jr. (2006)
Jackson family, Benton, Ark.
(From left) Glendol Jackson, Rustin Grant
Jackson (2008), John Jackson (1970)
Jessee family, La Canada, Calif.
(From left) Dan Jessee (1967), Daniel
Jessee III (2008), Boyd E. Jessee (1936)
Lear family, O’Fallon, Ill.
(From left) Kirk Lear (1982),
Trevor Lear (2008), Roger Lear
Lowery family, Cincinnati, Ohio
(From left) Clarence Lowery (1955),
Mark B. Lowery (2007), Joshua D.
Lowery (2004), Larry W. Lowery (1977)
Marano family, Oxford, Conn.
(From left) Richard Marano Jr. (2008),
Judge Richard Marano (1977)
Miesse family, Plano, Texas
(From left) Scott Matthew Miesse (2008),
Paul Marion Miesse Jr. (1972), Kyle
Daniel Miesse (2003)
Moncur family, Ririe, Idaho
(From left) James G. Moncur (1944),
J. Blair Moncur (1969), William C.
Moncur (2007), Jere A. Alford (2004)
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McLelland family, Statesville, N.C.
(From left) J. McLelland (2008), Rusty
McLelland (1975), Jim McLelland (1956)
Newman family, Herald, Calif.
(From left) Ben Bonnett (2000), Ryan
Paul Newman (2007), Aaron Scott
Newman (2002), Caleb Joseph
Newman (2008)
Norberg family, Eden Prairie, Minn.
(From left) Vaughn R. Norberg (1965),
Christopher R. Norberg (2008)
Owens family, Jacksonville, Fla.
(From left) Troy Owens (2005), Robert
Owens (1970), Shane Owens (2008)
Olson family, Oshkosh, Wisc.
(From left) Kyle B. Olson (2007),
Kent O. Olson (1964)
Paul family, Burlingame, Calif.
(From left) William Harrison Paul
(1945), William John Paul (1974),
William John Crowley (2004),
Patrick Roy Crowley (1974)
Reese family, Weirton, W. Va.
(From left) Tyler Dean Reese (2007),
Donald Lee Reese (2006)
Reinker family, Kent, Ohio
(From left) Leonard Edwin Reinker Jr.
(1971), Leonard Edwin “Beau”
Reinker III (2007)
Rose family, Charlottesville, Va.
(From left) Jace Eichorn (2003), Chester
A. Rose (1945), Bill Eichorn (2000),
Robert Eichorn (2007)
Rossi family, Manchester, Mass.
(From left) Alfred J. Rossi Jr. (1980),
Alfred J. Rossi III (2008)
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Oster family, Oregon City, Ore.
(From left) Adam Oster (2003),
Jordan Oster (2006), Zachary Clemons
(1997), Carter Oster (1977)
Pueschel family, Monroe, N.C.
(From left) Emory Pueschel (1999),
Jim Pueschel (1953), Martin Pueschel
(2003), Karl Pueschel (2000)
Reyes family, Santa Clarita, Calif.
(From left) Jan-Carlo De Hoyos (2005),
Jocelyn Reyes, Rudee Reyes (1999)
Royer family, Louisville, Ky.
(From left) Todd P. Royer (1973), R.
Douglas Royer (1976), Kevin P. Royer
(2008), Robert L. Royer (1944)
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair
Ruedy family, Norman, Okla.
(From left) Dan Ruedy (1965), Mark
Ruedy ( 2006), Steve Ruedy (1965)
Sharp family, St. Peters, Mo.
(From left) Archie Sharp, James Sharp
(2008), Robert Sharp (2004),
Steven Sharp (1976)
Stoltze family, Kansas City, Mo.
(From left) Gregory Gene Swartz (1963),
Matthew James Swartz (2007), Adam
Brian Bailey (1997), Richard Brian
Bailey (1961), Austin Dean Walker
(2007), Barry Dean Stoltze (1971)
Scarlatelli family, Rochester Hills, Mich.
(From left) Nicholas Scarlatelli (2008),
Michael Scarlatelli (1968)
Scott family, Allison Park, Penn.
(From left) Tom Uehling (1969), George
Uehling (2008), Jack Scott (1944)
Shaw family, Roswell, Ga.
(From left) Austin Timothy Shaw (2008),
Timothy Allen Shaw (1978)
Smith family, Hiawassee, Ga.
(From left) Matthew Stephen Smith
(1992), Paul James Smith (2000),
Andrew Arthur Smith (2000),
Stephen Homer Smith (1962),
Peter Thomas Smith (1999).
Summey family, Amman, Jordan
(From left) Cliff Summey (2006), Keith
Summey (1974), Luke Summey (2004)
Eagles in the News
Susong family, Lucas, Texas
(From left) W. Michael Susong (1971),
Charles William Susong (2008)
Last March, 13-year-old Davis Faulkner was named Eagle Scout of the Year by the Alabama Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution. Moved by the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony, Davis immediately donated his $200 prize to
Honor Flight, a charity that gives World War II veterans free trips to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
For his Eagle Scout leadership service project, Jesse Rothermund of Mount Lebanon, Penn., collected books for the
Pascagoula (Miss.) Public Library, which was seriously damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Jesse hoped to collect 3,000 books
but ended up with 7,000.
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Submission Guidelines
Weidle family, Cary, N.C.
(From left) John Weidle (1975),
Scott Weidle (2005), Nick Weidle
(2007), Bert Weidle (1975)
Whitley family, Colorado Springs, Colo.
(From left) Rolf Whitley (1972),
Marshall Rolf Whitley (2007)
Withrow family, Bel Aire, Kan.
(From left) Dr. Brian L. Withrow (1975),
Evan P. Withrow (2008)
An Eagle Scout Creates BSA’s
100th Anniversary Logo
According to Thomas Edison, genius is “1 percent inspiration
and 99 percent perspiration.” If Eagle Scout Philip Goolkasian’s
story is any indication, the same recipe applies to graphic design.
Last year, Philip, a member of Troop 223 in Fresno, Calif.,
won the contest to craft a logo for the BSA’s 100th Anniversary
celebration, beating out more than 4,000 other entrants. He
started brainstorming as soon as he learned of the contest in
August and submitted his final design—the sixth he’d worked
on—at the end of November 2007.
His moment of inspiration came during the third quarter of a
Fresno State football game, as he experimented with ways to incorporate an eagle into his logo.
“When I found that the eagle fit into the letters BSA, everything else fell into place,” he said.
A Hero in the Midst of Tragedy
Eagle Scout David Patten, a second-year theater student from Muskegon, Mich., was among
the first to respond on Feb. 14, 2008, when a gunman entered Cole Hall at Northern Illinois
University and shot 23 people, five of whom died of their injuries. Patten approached someone who seemed to be in charge and said, “I’m an Eagle Scout. I have training for this sort of
thing; let me help.” Moments later, he found himself sandwiched between a former Navy
corpsman and a trained first responder, tending to a student with numerous leg wounds.
Members of Patten’s Troop 1053 are trained in CPR in a regular basis and often participate
in mock disaster drills. One of Patten’s responsibilities as a youth leader was to make sure
younger Scouts mastered first aid, and he continues to work with the troop as an assistant
Scoutmaster when he’s home from college.
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All submissions to the Eagletter are
published at the discretion of the staff
and may be edited for content and space.
Please include a telephone number and
e-mail address with each submission.
We cannot publish previously copyrighted
material, including newspaper articles
and professional photographs. Note:
Many studio-type portraits, including
school photos, are copyrighted and
may not be reproduced without express
written permission from the photography studio.
Here are a few guidelines for submitting
your items. Submissions that do not
follow these guidelines or that are not
verifiable might not be published.
Feature Stories. Your ideas are always
welcome. Send a synopsis of your story
idea to Eagletter@netbsa.org, and include
a telephone number where you may be
reached for more information.
Awards and Recognitions. The
Eagle Scout Award is an elite Scouting
accomplishment, and the Eagletter is
written by and for Eagle Scouts. Please
submit only nationally recognized awards
and extraordinary accomplishments for
consideration, and remember to include
any information that could help us verify
the award, including the Eagle’s full
name, birth date, unit number, and city
and state where the award was earned.
For Eagles who receive four-year university and college degrees, please include
the full name and city of the institution,
as well as the degree and major.
We will not publish such items as high
school graduations and scholarships.
Eagle Scouting Is a Family Affair.
Family photos must show two or
more generations of Eagle Scouts or an
extraordinary number of siblings who
are all Eagles. Uniformed Scouts must be
properly attired. For verification, include
each Eagle’s full name and year of Eagle
Award, as well as a principal city and state
for the family. Where the Eagle Scouts
pictured have multiple surnames, please
provide the family relation.
We regret that we cannot run photos
of a troop’s Eagle class.
Send your submissions to:
Eagletter, S220, Boy Scouts of America
1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P.O. Box
152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079
Eagletter@netbsa.org.
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.
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Chief Petty Officer Walter S. Anderson, U.S. Coast Guard, is serving on the USCG Boutwell, based in Alameda, California.
2nd Lt. Steven A. Bennett, U.S. Air Force, is attending pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma.
Seaman David Bradley, U.S. Navy, is assigned to the USS Milius, based in San Diego, California.
Seaman John Paul Bradley, U.S. Navy, is assigned to the USS Milius, based in San Diego, California.
Cpl. Christopher Cabal, U.S. Marine Corps, is serving as a military policeman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 in Iraq.
Airman 1st Class Dustin S. Cochran, U.S. Air Force, is attending cryptologic linguist school at Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey,
Monterey, California.
7] Maj. Joseph Aaron Cook, San Antonio, Texas, completed a three-year fellowship in gastroenterology at the San Antonio Uniformed Health Education
Consortium (SAUSHEC). Major Cook’s upcoming assignment is to manage the gastroenterology department at the Elmendorf AFB hospital in
Anchorage, Alaska.
8] Airman 1st Class Scott C. Cooper, U.S. Air Force, is serving at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
9] 2nd Lt. David T. Corl Jr., U.S. Air Force, is serving at Davis-Monthan Air Base, Tucson, Arizona.
10] 2nd Lt. Daniel Davison, Fairfax, Virginia, received a bachelor of science degree in life sciences from the United States Military Academy
at West Point, New York.
11] Capt. Paul de Leon, U.S. Army, is serving as company commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Old Guard,
Fort Meyer, Virginia.
12] 2nd Lt. John Fee Fahy, Phoenix, Arizona, received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland.
13] Seaman Timothy Charles Hally, U.S. Navy, is assigned to the Naval Hospital Corpsman School, Great Lakes, Illinois.
14] Ensign Dennis E. Harbin III, U.S. Navy, is a surface warfare officer aboard the USS Bainbridge, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
15] 2nd Lt. John Nielsen Holcomb, U.S. Army, is stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
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18] 2nd Lt. Howard Matthew Knapp, Billings, Montana, received a bachelor of arts degree in history with a minor in leadership studies from
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19] 2nd Lt. Matthew L. Kohles, U.S. Air Force, is attending pilot school at Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas.
20] Ensign Richard Lawrence LeFils Jr., Panama City, Florida, received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval
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21] Pfc. Erik C. Leppert, U.S. Army, is serving with the 172nd Striker Brigade, 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, as a combat medic in Schweinfurt, Germany.
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23] Capt. Andrew Remy Norton, U.S. Air Force, serving as a JAG officer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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1st Lt. Matthew S. Raske, U.S. Marine Corps, is serving in Fallujah, Iraq.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Sheetz, U.S. Navy, is serving on the USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf.
Lt. Joseph R. Speakman, U.S. Air Force, is serving at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Cmdr. David L. Teska, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal from the U.S. Transportation Command,
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Matthew Franklin Walker, U.S. Navy, is serving in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Lt. j.g. George Benjamin Watkins, U.S. Navy, is serving in the Pacific.
Pfc. John Wolfe Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, is serving at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Maj. Michael A. Wulfestieg, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, received a master’s degree in science and strategic intelligence as well as the Military
Order of the World Wars Award from the National Defense Intelligence College, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C. He is serving in the U.S. Air Force
as operations officer, 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, 30th Launch Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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In Cherished Remembrance
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.
Donald B. Cole
Fairmont, Minnesota
Eagle: 1932
Death: February 2, 2008
James Douglas Eason
New Canaan, Connecticut
Eagle: 1977
Death: September 14, 2007
Homer H. Hughes
San Angelo, Texas
Eagle: 1941
Death: July 22, 2008
Allan Dray
Dallas, Texas
Eagle 1942
Death: August 22, 2008
Maj. Gen. Carleton E. Fisher
Clearwater, Florida
Eagle: 1929
Death: June 8, 2008
James F. Mundhenk
Merritt Island, Florida
Eagle: 1937
Death: November 14,
2007
John C. Duffendack Jr.
Burbank, California
Eagle: 1928
Death: August 8, 2008
Thomas W. Gloystein
Cincinnati, Ohio
Eagle: 1934
Death: July 11, 2008
Ryan Jacob Oyster
Winchester, Virginia
Eagle: 1998
Death: July 21, 2007
Christian Michael Scrogum
Bastrop, Texas
Eagle: 2004
Death: August 19, 2008
Alex Whitney
Farmington, Connecticut
Eagle: 2004
Death: May 21, 2008
Living Memorials
Just 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.
In memory of
Contributions may be sent to:
Harry “Butch” Leslie Ikner Jr.,
NESA Director, S220, Boy Scouts of America
1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, Texas 75015‑2079.
from Frederic M. and Constance B.
Sieg, Columbus, Georgia.
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).”
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Winter 2008
New NESA Life Members
Thomas Waldron Abbott
Alexander Carlyle Abelson
Jonathan Edward Abelson
Ryan Timothy Ackmann
Jordan A. Acre
Peter Sven Adamson
Robert James Aitken
Ryan Gregory Alan
Steven H. W. Aldrich
Christopher Thomas Allen
David Wyn Allen
Matthew H. Allen
Brendon Harrell Almond
Bruce C. Alt
Austin S. Anderson
Brian D. Anderson
Jeffery R. Anderson
Matthew Wilson Anderson
Patrick Matthew Anderson
Peter S. Anderson
Thomas F. Anderson
David Mark Andrews
Ian S. Andrews
Tyler William Angove
William Miller Archer
Aaron Michael Arrowood
Kyle Alexander Ashley
Lawrence F. Asma
Joe D. Atnip
Jacob Thomas Augspurger
Nicholas Arthur Babakitis
Shayne P. Bacchetti
Jason Bailey
James Donald Bain
Neal A. Bakshi
Austin Lee Bales
Robert B. Ballou
Kenneth R. Bannon
Erik Matthew Barbara
Thomas R. Barbeau
Kyle Weston Barbee
Geoffrey Michael John Barber
Joseph Earl Barefoot
Matthew J. Barket
Russell Hanlon Barnes
Philip Wayne Barnett
William Wolf Barr Jr.
Sean Robert Barron
Aaron C. M. Barth
Charles S. Bartlett Jr.
Raymond H. Bartlett
Anthony Leo Bartolotta
James D. Barton
Jeffrey D. Barton
Michael Jeffrey Barton
Don H. Bartron Jr.
Lucas Dalton Basinger
Basil Ahmad Bastaki
Gary Lee Bastien III
Frank Joseph Battaglia III
Hunter Paul Baudoindajoux
Alex Jordan Baulch
Joseph Patrick Baumer Jr.
Michael Thomas Beach
Brandon James Bean
Kenneth Iaian Beattie
Thomas Allen Beatty
Rodolfo R. Becerra de la Roca
Jonathan Alan Beck
Winston Thomas Beck
Christopher James Bell
Thomas M. Bell
Christopher Earl Bellamy
Michael Sterling Belshay Jr.
Thomas Michael Drayton Bemis
Jachin David Bender
Ben Bengert
Farrar Bentley
Gary Bentley
Marshall W. Beretta
Joseph Philip Bernstein
Andrew J. Bergey
Merwyn H. Bergquist Jr.
Gerald Juan Berry
Anthony Beyenhof Jr.
Roan Cowper Bibby
Kyle Jon Bickoff
Eric Birdsall
James Todd Black
Randal Edward Blackmon
James E. Blair
Robert Wayne Blankenship
David T. Blanton
James Mitchell Bloom
Gary E. Bloomer
Jason Allen Bonito
Brian Michael Booker
Thomas C. Boots
Brandon Patrick Boros
Lawrence Joseph Bovich Jr.
David Kyle Bowen
Kevin N. Bowman
Lawrence G. Boyer
Christopher Dillon Bradbury
Luke Jerold Bradish
Andrew Evan Braman
Ty Christopher Brandt
Saxton Bodhi Branham
Michael Patrick Brassel
Joseph Michael Breitkreutz
Kyle Paul Brendel
Cameron Nathan Brengelman
Michael Roderick Brenyo
Jason Andrew Brescia
Austin Charles Brewster
Larry Briggs
Brandon Michael Brizendine
Paul B. Brodale
Dane Marshall Broome
John Mark Broomhead
Clifton L. Brown Jr.
Erik Steven Brown
John Brown
Matthew Penman Brown
William J. Bruce
Robert J. Bruner Jr.
Joseph Patrick Dent
David Christopher DeSmet
Taylor Mahlon Bendik DeTroye
Andrew Michael Devereux
David F. Dial
David Jonathan Dibello
Anthony Christopher Dibiase
Scott Edward Dick
Thomas Paul Dietsch
Steven James Diez
Paul Warren DiLandro
Stephen James Dishman
John R. Disney
Eric William Dlugosz Sr.
New NESA Life Members through
Christopher Alexander Doelling
Thomas A. Dolan
October 28, 2008
David Gordon Donaldson
Kyle Joseph Donovan
Christopher Michael Brzezynski
Henry F. Chapman
Daniel Benjamin Cordova
Samuel William Dooley
Mitchell Louis Buchanan
Kevin J. Chase
Brian T. Cormier
Brendan J. Doran
Alexandre Harrison Buck
Samuel Paul Chavez
Lloyd Clare Corston
John Patrick Dougherty
Mark Alexander Buehman
Chien-Rong Chen
Scott Alan Cossentine
Jakob Thomas Dovgan
Noah Zeke Buehman
Eric Joseph Cherney
David E. Cowan Jr.
William H. Downey III
Meredith Showers Buel III
Matthew F. Cheverino
Grady James Cowden
Nolan James Drake
Guy T. Buker
David T. Childress III
Cameron C. Cozzens Jr.
John Allen Drees
Evan Michael Bull
Felix Chiu
Ian M. Creek
John David Drees
Jimmie Lee Bullock Jr.
Martin J. Chiuminatto Jr.
Joseph Anthony Crispino
Nathan James Dreifke II
Patrick Scott Buren
Andrew Carroll Chockley
John Andrew Cronkite
Michael Brent Drew
Aaron Robert Burgess
Peter S. Christensen
Alexander Perry Crosby
Jason Edward Dreyzehner
Douglas Richard Burgess III
Scott R. Christensen
James Edward Cross
John Donald Dreyzehner
Jeremy Edward Burgess
Richard Dale Christman
Christopher Howard Crowe II
Norwood Samuel Druck
Ryan Neal Burghardt
Patrick A. Christopher
Jose Daniel Cuevas-Torres
Travis Bryon Dubshinski
Thomas Joseph Burghart
Alexander M. Ciccione
Eldon Ray Cummings
Sean Nicholas Ducey
Zachary John Burke
Brian Joseph Cimbak
Bradly Patrick Cunningham
Serge Maurice Ducourneau
Charles Austin Burkhart
Andy Thomas Clark
Ryan Ross Curtin
Jason Duhrels
David R. Busch Jr.
Scott A. Cleaver
George Jed Cvejanovich
Matthew W. Dukeman
Christopher Matthew Butt
Andrew Jeffery Clouse
Travis Edward Dacres
Christopher John Dullea
Jason W. Buttorf
Donald Scott Coffey
Lance Michael Dailey
Raynor B. Duncombe
Michael Joseph Calkins
Drew Bradford Coffin
Andrew Russel D’Ambrose
Alex Holland Dunlop
William Wolfe Callahan
Jay M. Coggan
Michael John D’Angelo
Donald Michael Dunn
Allan D. Campbell
Corbin Alexander Cogswell
Christopher Scott Daniel
Michael Cody Dunn
Benjamin S. Campbell
Jason R. Coleman
John Douglas Daniels
Patrick Shawn Durkin
Benjamin Thomas Campbell
Peter G. Coleman
John Scott Daniels
Joshua Charles Durmis
Ian Bruce Campbell
Nelson Bauer Collet
William C. Daniels
Charles A. Dyer
Aaron David Canale
Jay William Collette
Paul R. Dargis
Robert J. Eason
Christopher John Cantu
Chet Joseph Collins
James V. Daversa III
Thomas Paul Eberle III
Bradley Roger Card
Christopher Curtis Compton James Hyde Davidson
Roger Ebinger
Edward L. Carey Jr.
William E. Conley
Benjamin Tyler Dean
Sean David Echols
Duane Brent Carnahan
Brian T. Connolly
Christopher M. Dean
Jonathan C. Eichorn
Joshua Aaron Carpenter
Andrew Blalock Connor
James R. Dean
Robert James Eichorn
Adam Marshall Carr
Patrick Tyler Connor
Shane Patrick Dean
Tyler Andrew Elam
Robert Carr
William Paul Connors IV
Zachary Forbes Dearing
Steven P. Elliott
Alan Bruce Carrick
Chadwick Crowninshield Conway Matthew David Deavers
Charles Edward Ellis III
Steven Joseph Carrubba
Michael B. Conway
Frank A. De Chellis
Michael Scott Ellsworth
Logan B. Carter
Nicholas Jon Cook
Phillip E. DeDominicis
Ethan Elmore
Colin Patrick Casey
Dan Campbell Cooley
Jacob N.R. Defassio
Ian Patrick Enright
Joshua Stephen Casey
Justin Richard Cooper
Matthew Leo Defibaugh
Eric Anders Erickson
Michael P. Casey
Lee Alexander Cooper
Orlando Andrade De Figueiredo Robert Anthony Erickson
Frank Catena
Maxwell Alan Cooper
John Patrick Deighton
Steven James Erly
Jack E. Cater
Robert T. Cooper
Timothy Langdon Deland
William Robert Erwin
Nathan Daniel Erxleben
Ian James Cathcart
Robert William Cooper III
John Robert Delano
Michael Patrick Esteve
Zachariah Benjamin Caudill
Charles H. Copeland
Scott M. Dellinger
Henry Russell Etchberger
John Burton Chace
Taylor Michael Copeland
Jason R. Demopoulos
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Winter 2008
Charles H. Evans
Christopher James Evans
Stephen J. Evans
William McCune Everett
Benjamin Mark Eversgerd
Zachary Christian Fagan
Joshua Brooks Fairchild
James Barclay Fales
Mitchell Patrick Fanning
Stephen Earl Farlow
Charles Wesley Faulkinberry
Davis Coston Fay
Kyle Louis Fayan
Gregory D. Fazio
William Eugene Felker
Daniel Edward Feller
Erik M. Fellows
Benjamin Sayre Fenstermaker
Andrew Lane Filion
Timothy C. Fitzbag
Philip H. Fitzgerald
Thomas D. Fitz Gibbon
Marcus Harper Flake
James David Flamm Jr.
Kenneth S. Flanagan
Nicholas Adam Fleegal
Jacob Simon Flesh
Jacob Flood
Richard Raymond Flores
Sean Yue-Ming Foo
David Neely Foster
Achilleas Vasilis Fourakis
William Christopher Frailey
Henry Haebler Frantz
John Richmond Frauenheim
Jeff L. Frazier
Nathan A. Fredrickson
Kurtis Charles Freedland
Sean M. Friedland
Timothy James Frigot
Alexander Frederich Fritz
Charles Raymond Fritz
David Frohman
Daniel Kennedy Frymire
Wesley Stevenson Fullmer
Sean Michael Fuqua
Christopher Ryan Gaffney
Cameron James Gahres
William Robert Gallei
Leon D. Garber
Patrick Andrew Garcia
Phillip James Garcia
Rex A. Garrick Jr.
Stephen George Gartlan
Connor John Garvey
Andrew Nicholas Gassiot
Eric Geibel
William K. Geloneck Jr.
Harrison Tasos Geron
Devon Michael Gibson
Bryan Austin Gifford
Joseph David Gilbert
Corey Allen Gilchrist
New NESA Life Members
Frank D. Gilcreast
Justin Ted Gillett
Thomas Michael Gilliam
Brian Loughlin Gilmartin
John A. Gilmore Jr.
Matthew E. Gindling
Eric Michael Gioia
Andrew James Giustina
Benjamin Lewis Glaser
Steve Glass
Noah James Glennon
Charles P. Gliko
Hunter James Gloss
Michael Thomas Glover
Jason Mathew Goble
Craig Andrew Goerling
Sean William Goerling
Walter Edward Goerling
Richard J. Golden
Alexander Edward Gonzales
Alexander Martin Gonzales
Daniel Patrick Goodwin
Daniel Allen Gorans
Robert Francis Gordon III
Christopher Neal Goshia
Jesse D. Gossett
William Theodore Gowin II
Jay Thomas Graham
Michael J. Graham
Benjamin Robert Grammer
Stephen Thomas Grammer
Garrett Edwin Granier
John Paul Green
Ryan Patrick Green
Thomas Pieri Christian Green
Michael D. Greenbank
Robert William Greene
Jay William Gregg
William Charles Griffeth
Brian James Griffin
Michael Patrick Griffin
Jerod S. Groulx
Stephen William Grundy
Michael Alexander Gruzynski
Tyler Arthur Gubb
Jonathan Mark Guidoboni
Jonathan Dell Guidry
Robert Baley Guiler
Michael James Gustafson
Cody Bryon Haas
Sean F. Hadley
Michael P. Hagerty
Larry Douglas Hahn
Edward Lee Hailey
Charles Coker Haley
Charles E. Haley
Charles Samuel Hooper Haley
Matthew S. Hall
William Deck Hall
Anthony Michael Haller
Nathaniel David Haller
Bradley Paul Hamilton
Thomas David Hamilton
Thomas Joseph Hamilton
Chad Jacob Hamrick
Benjamin Joseph Hancock
Robert Newton Brumet Handler
James Buchanan Hanks III
Daniel David Hannan
Kyle David Hansen
Peter H. Hansen
Bradley J. Hardy
Jonathan Peyton Hardy
Jeffrey W. Haring
Matthew Michael Harkness
Eric Paul Harmon
Alexander Evan Harrell
Casey B. Harris
Russell Kyle Harrison
Theodore Richard Hart
James Arnold Hartman
Brian David Hartong
Charles K. Harvey
Christopher Glenn Harvey
Bryan Fredrick Hatch
Scott Ronald Havener
Alexander Ugo Hawkins
Andrew John Hawkins
Travis Wayne Hawkins
Richard Saunders Hayes
Wesley D. Head
Marcus Hearn
Marcus Frank Hebda
Gerard A. Hebert Jr.
Joseph S. Heckard
David Lloyd Hedrick
William Hegedusich
Jonathon Warren Heins
Christopher Heintz
Aaron Heise
Dustin Robert Heitmeier
Christopher J. Helm
Eric Yuki Helm
Austin James Hembree
Justin Theodore Henley
Ryan P. Hennessey
Greyson Reed Hensley
George E. Herman
Thomas Mario Hernandez
Geoffrey Loyal Hibbs
Carl Albert Hiebsch
Charles R. Hill
Jason C. Hill
Kyle McCastlain Hill
Michael Edward Hillman
Justin Andrew Hinckley
David Allen Hirschy
Michael Orrin Hobgood
Christopher Scott Hoffman
Steven G. Hoffman
Stephen T. Hoitt
Herbert T. Holcombe Jr.
David Lee Holland
Jonathan D. Holland
Jared Bruce Holloway
Andrew Edward Holz
Brian T. Homan
George M. Homewood III
John Joseph Hoover
Terry M. Horne
Collin Thomas Horseman
Daniel Scott Hosfield
Nathan S. Hotchkiss
Michael J. Howe
Ian Hudak
Paul R. Huffman
Matthew Ryan Hulley
Thomas R. Humbarger
Matthew W. Humphrey
John Paul Humphreys
Timothy M. Hundt
David H. Hunt
Robert A. Hurdle
Robert Blake Hurdle
Matthew Benjamin Hurley
Aidan Joseph Hussey
George Hyde
William David Hyde Jr.
Andrew Shawn Hyland
Michael Rocco Iapicca
Joey Iglesias
Michael Van Ingram
Colt Andrew Iseminger
Casimiro Roger Izquierdo
Rane Josef R. Jabonillo
Aaron Scott James
Addam Nemo Fattorusso Janke
David A. Jarvis
Douglas Alan Jepsen
Peter Austin Jepsen
Curtis Ray John
Matthew Peter Johns
Dale George Reynold Johnson
Earl H. Johnson
Emil L. Johnson III
Eric E. Johnson
James M. Johnson Jr.
Keith A. Johnson
Keith W. Johnson
Phillip Reed Johnson
Ralphie Jollette
Daniel Tice Jones
David M. Jones
Evan Ray Jones III
Jonathan Michael Jones
Richard I. Jones Jr.
Tylor Steven Jones
Richard Alexander Jordan
Tyler Adam Jorgensen
Michael G. Kammer
Trent Andrew Kammerer
Michael R. Kane
Matthew John Kanoc
Brett Jordan Kappe
Timothy S. Karley
Stephen Perry Karpinski
Maxwell Evan Kassan
Tyler Arnot Kathenes
Evan Katzen
Nathan Alvin Kaufman
Michael Keegan
Brian Lewis Kehm
Richard B. Kelly
Bruce Kendall
Nicholas Ryan Kennard
David L. Kenneke
Grant William Keppler
Sean Michael Christian Kerr
Byron T. Kesner
Cal Thomas Kielhold
Patrick Donlan Kimball
Ryan J. Kimball
Shawn Taylor Kimball
Alexander Scott King
Matthew Christopher Kinney
Daniel E. Klein III
Gunnar Alan Klemmer
Adam Crain Klemons
Douglas R. Kline
Matthew Jeremiah Kline
Derek Sullivan Knoll
Andrew Conrad Knox
Christopher Douglas Kollasch
Jeffrey K. Kolsin
Stephen John Kopach
Chad Kimo Masatoshi Kosaka
William F. Kraft
Nathan Kramer
Robert Thomas Krebs
Robert P. Kreider
Joshua Allan Kriner
Jacob Ryan Rubesh Kringle
Mitchell John Kristoff
Erik Tao Krogen
Nicholas Harmon Krosse
Nathaniel Stephen Krum
Scott Lewis Kuhn
Robert James Kujala
Daniel Leo Kupferschmid
Jefferson Adams Kurtz
Matthew Sayho Kwon
Brendan M. Laing
Stephen A. Landers
Matthew Douglas Landrum
Jonathan C. Lang
Raymond David Larsen
Jeffrey R. Lathrop
Christopher D. Lattie
Andrew Marc Laverdiere
William Whatley Law
Jerome J. Lawton
Benjamin Dale Leach
Vincent Paul Leach
Daniel J. Leahr
Daniel Timothy Leathers
Jonathan Eric Leder
Mark R. Lederer
R. Bruce Lee
Richard Brendan Lee
Sarek Allan Lee
Guy Robert Leech
Brian Joseph Leeper
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Charles Henry Lees III
Richard Paul Lehmann
Austin Mathew Lemens
Clayton Ray Lester
Nicholas Alfred Letizio
Sean Levesque
Mark Edward Lewers
Bobby Brian Lewis
Daniel Warren Darush Lewis
Jeffrey L. Lewis
Ryan Matthew Lewis
Donovan James Lindsey
Daniel Scott Little
Craig Lizotte
Thomas Darrell Logan Jr.
David Rockwell Long
William Richard Long
Donald J. Loose
Jorden Phillip Louie
Raymond Phillip Lord
Michael J. Lo Vecchio
Mitchell Wayne Lowery
Wesley James Lucas
Benjamin Peter Ludwig
Jacob Daniel Luftglass
Charles Albert Lumsdaine
Samuel C. Lund
Elmer C. Lupton
Richard D. Luttrell
Richard James Lynch
William Gordon Maas
Philip E. MacClellan
Christopher David Mackey
Kyle Joseph Mackie
Eric M. Madison
Michael W. Madison
Daniel G. Mahler
Christopher Allan Maier
Eric Patrick Maloney
Lucas Raba Maloy
Trevor Raba Maloy
Jonathan Mandala
Joseph Anthony Mandara
Sundeep Mandava
Andy W. Mangum
Marcus Latham Marable
Richard M. Marano Jr.
Grant David Marcinkowski
Anthony Markiewicz
Scott D. Markowitz
Phillip James Marlow
Jaymin Ronald Martel
Luke Michael Martin
Dillon Taylor Hawke Martino
Mitchell A. Mason
John Douglas Mastin
Timothy K. Matthews
Ivan Alexander Mazur
Marty Brett McAfee
Christopher Michael McBride
Louis Evans McBride
Myles Sean McCaleb
Ulysse G. McCann II
Winter 2008
Evan Michael McClintock
David Allen McCollum
Sean Patrick McConaughey
Alan Frederick McCreary
James Alan Kieran McCuaig
Daniel C. McCullough
Conner A. McCutchen
Donald Thomas McDonald
Joseph Rey McDonald
Robert Ashe McDowell III
Kevin Michael McGinnis
Matthew J. McGovern
Michael Christopher McGuire
Jonathan William McInerney
Daniel Robert McKee
Jacob A. McKee
Christopher John T. McKenna
Russell L. McKinley
Edward A. McLaughlin III
James Anderson McLelland
Micheil Jay McLeod
Dennis C. McLouth
Jerry P. McMillan
Daniel D. McNair
Marc Gaven McNamee
David McNeely
Brendan Scott McNerney
William Lewis Meador
Lafe C. Meicenheimer
Justin David Lightfoot Meier
Max Jackson Meinert
John Stevens Melton
Adam Arthur Mengon
Philip Merkel
Erik Stewart Merkley
Joshua Merksamer
Charley Jean Merrow
Douglas Edmond Mertzenich
Robert Everett Meyer
William Miceli
Shaun Scott Millar
Wayne R. Millar
Alexander McCahon Miller
Ian Virgil Miller
Joseph Edward Miller II
Richard M. Miller
Michael Lucas Millsap
Jared Connor Minassian
Quinten Lee Minke
Austin William Minogue
John West Minor
Anastasios Antonios Mirisis
Billy Mitchell
Brendan Wing Mitchell
Daniel Ryan Mitchell
Kyle Hiroyuki Miyashiro
Bennett Ray Mobley
Michael F. Mogan Jr.
Domenic Russell Mollica
Anthony Molloy
Napoleon Alex Mongeau
James William Montag Jr.
Brandon William Mooradian
Dylan Michael Mooney
Jeffrey Alan Moore
Ryan Christopher Moore
Jonathan M. Moos
Paul Thomas Morell
Vincent Eugene Moreschini
Reno Morris
Robert C. Morris Jr.
Robert James Morris
Wesley Ryan Morrison
Michael T. Morrow
Erich William Mosley
Ernest C. Mosteller
David Michael Motter
Dominic Jeffrey Moyer
Timothy Scott Mueller
Sam John Mull
Ryan Stephen Mullins
Austin Antonio Luigi Murga
Joshua Michael Murphy
Thomas Walter Murphy II
Ryan P. Murray
Andrew P. Musholt
Christopher Scott Conner Myers
Joseph Russell Myers
Patrick J. Nadzadi
Justin James Nail
Ross Akio Nakahara
Jeremiah M. Nance III
Paul E. Narakas
Kyle M. Narcoonis
Zachary Gage Naslund
J. Michael Neese
Branden Fabian Negron
Andrew A. Nelson
Christopher G. Nelson Jr.
James Bryson Nelson
Joshua Michael Nelson
Scott James Nelson
Dennis E. Newhouse
Daniel A. Nezich
Tedd A. Nicholls
Jeffrey Mark Nichols
Darill Louis Niedermeyer
Stephen Morison Nimalasuriya
Sean Taylor Nixon
Bryan Donald Noblett
David Alexander Norstedt
Fred R. Norton Jr.
Steven Preston Lightner Norum
Joseph Monroe Novakoski
Nathanael L. Nugent
Ian Christopher O’Brien
Jonathan Carlos Ochoa
James Arthur O’Connell
Kevin Thomas O’Connell
Cassidy Emery Octavio
Kyle D. Odiorne
Gregory William O’Donnell
Brian Thomas Oldham
Robert Jay Olmstead
Joshua David Olszewski
James Anthony O’Neill
New NESA Life Members
Adam Michael Rader
Michael Francis Onufrey
Michael Sebastian Raimondi II
Chase Edward Orlowski
Santos Rene Ortiz Comas Neeraj Rajasekar
John R. Ralbovsky
Robert L. Ortman
Demyre W. Ramp
James G. Padget
Alexander Wayne Padgett Stephen Karl Randa
William Clinton Rasberry III
Jerome John Palliser
Edwin Eborn Rawl
Mitchell Walter Panek
Brendan W. Ray
Elliott Inhwan Park
Christopher L. Ray
Gregory Vincent Park
Michael Patrick Raymond
Wyatt Trueblood Parker
Edward A. Read
Aaron Parks-Young
Christopher Robert Ready
Brian Parme
Matthew Charles Parsons-Cohrs Alexander Nolte Reed
Travis Roman Reed
David Paul Passauer
Kevin Eugene Reedy
Steven Patterson
Rhodri Tudur Rees
Tristan Scott Patterson
Kevin Domer Reeves Jr.
Michael D Pawluk
John E. Register
James Taylor Paxton
Andrew Henry Reinders
Zachary Alan Paxton
Richard Dennis Remaks Jr.
Phillip E. Payne III
Nicholas Brian Renn
Cody Allen Peavy
Chad Andrew Reverman
Michael A. Peresich
James Fritz Reynolds
John Daniel Perkins
Matthew T. Reynolds
Jonathan Pestrella
Raymond Rhinehardt Jr.
Dale Russell Peters
Leon Scott Rice
David Andrew Petrovich
Ryan Cornelius Rice
Paul Adair Petty
Brendan Ridings
Christopher Peurifoy
Brian D. Ridings
Richard G. Pfaltzgraff
Andrew Michael Rieschl
William Patrick Phelps
Edward A.W. Rigler
Joseph Patrick Phillips
Bradley Steven Riley
Julian Cole Phillips
David P. Risnear
Travis Quinn Pickens
Paul Victor Ritschard
James A. Pierce
Ervin Ritter
John Richard Pierce Jr.
Christopher Thomas Pinkerton Paul Matthew Roback
Austin John Roberts
Matthew Henry Piper
James R. Robertson III
Kevin Malcolm Piro
Benjamin Jerald Alan Robinson
Daniel E. Pittman
Dale Omar Robinson
Michael Curtis Pittman
Leland H. Scott Roblee III
Joseph M. Plenzler
James C. Roderigues
Kyle Thomas Poland
Jacob Daniel Roethlein
Kevin Ralph Pollock
Wilson O’Neal Rohrman
Chester William Polson II
John Francois Rolfson
Kristopher Alan Polzin
Patrick Anthony Romero
David Michael Ponist
Michael Louis Ronci
Andrew James Post
Shane Alexander Rooker
Joshua Paul Preputnik
Nathan Charles Prillaman David Edward Roop
Daniel Robert Ross
Benjamin Wesley Pritz
Benjamin Richard Probst Jordan Michael Ross
Graham Spencer Roth
Dakota J. Prymek
Garrett Allen Mannion Rowe
Fred Hunter Pryor III
Alexander Eugene Roy
Owen Marcus Pryor
Shuvro Roy
Peter G. Purcell
Andrew Christopher Purvis Gordon P. Rubard
Jonathan Alden Ruddell
Brandon Michael Queen
Martin D. Rudi
Joshua D. Quigley
Benjamin James Rumpza
Kenneth R. Quigley
Scott A. Ruppel
Kevin E. Quinn
John Thomas Rusin
Jonathan William Rabar
William Everett Russell
Samuel David Racette
Matthew Randall Rutledge
Daniel Patrick Ryan
Michael Thomas Ryan
Nicholas James Ryan
Zachary David Sabel
John P. Sagi
Tyler Matthew Salomone
Ernest Wayne Sammons
Manuel J. Sanchez
Michael F. Sandbothe
Jonathan D. Sandeman
Edward Judson Sanford IV
William Santiago-Silva Jr.
Darryl L. Sato
Justin Richard Saunders
M. Todd Savage
Christopher William Saving
Scott Douglas Saxer
Michael Edward Scahill II
Justin Michael Schaefer
Steven J. Schaefer
Andrew L. Schaffner
Peter Schaper
David L. Scharberg
Nathan Alan Scharpenberg
Anthony Thomas Schech
Robert James Schlosser
Alexander Roy Schmall
Louis J. Schmidt
Thomas Joseph Schmidt Jr.
Douglas P. Schomburg
Charles M. Schuetz
Adam Jeffrey Schultz
Robert Lyle Schultz
Colin William Schumaker
Randy W. Schumaker
John Robert Schwabe
H. Spencer Schwenk III
Bradley Dean Schwenke
Joshua Caleb Scott
James E. Searing
Blake Robert Sedgley
Matthew James Sedlak
Jacob Lyndell Sellers
Nicholas C. Sellers
Aubrey Curtis Sewell
Kenneth Seymour Jr.
Kenneth Alan Seymour
Matthew Theodore Seymour
Keith Scott Shaffer
Benjamin Joseph Shakelton
James Jackson Shannon
Brian Christopher Shaw
David Shaw
Ryan Richard Shawver
James K. Shearer
Philip R. Sherman
John J. Shimp
Troy Jeffrey Shirley
Timothy Alan Shopmyer
Zachary Hunter Shorlo
William H. Short Jr.
Jeffrey Patrick Shortridge
Kelly Colin Shuman
Jonathan Bernard Shupenus
Benjamin Robert Siegman
Peter W. Siegmann
Craig P. Sikora
Patrick L. Singer
Brae M. Singleton
Adam Christopher Siple
Michael Ian Siskind
Pere Pol Sitjas Hsu
Adam Richard Skebo
Gregory S. Skrjanc
Frank Thomas Slapar
William M. Slapar
Michael David Slater Jr.
Jonathan Andrew Smaga
Alexander J. Smith
Bryan D. Smith
Christopher Wayne Smith
Cole Timothy Smith
Edmund M. Smith III
Jeffrey Coulter Smith
Lewis J. Smith
Michael Richard Smith III
Nicholas Thomas Smith
Peter Sergius Smith
Randy L. Smith
Richard M. Smith
Terry Michael Smith
Zachary Ivan Smith
Charlson So
John B. Soebbing
Rendel Roldan Sogueco
Jacob Lorenz Sohn
Joseph Aaron Sokoly
Ernesto M. Soler
Daniel Kanehailua Solomon
Kent Trevor Sommer
Lance Evan Sommer
Andrew L. Somrack
Joseph W. Sonner
Charles Spaniola
Dillon Charles Sparks
Crosby Carlton Sperling
Steven Joseph Spisak V
Christopher Robert Spore
Nicholas Thomas Spotts
Adam Sprachman
Lowell David Stanford
Nikolas E. Stante
Caleb Patrick Stauffer
Jack A. Steed
Jordan Elliott Steele
Joshua Evans Steele
Ryan Garet Steele
Garren Franklin Steigers
Matthew Wellington Steiner
Justin Matthew Stephens
Brian S. Stevens Jr.
Daniel Clayton Stewart
Daniel Robbins Stewart
John Rhodes Stewart
William John Stewart
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Michael R. St Germain
Alexander Dean Stinson
Charles Irving Stokes III
Mark T. Stoll
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In Brief
Keeping NESA Members Informed of Scouting’s News
Steve Fossett’s Plane Discovered
Military Services Seek Eagle Scouts
On Sept. 29, ski-shop
owner Preston Morrow was
searching for an abandoned
mine in the Inyo National
Forest near Mammoth Lakes,
Calif., when he found something quite different: $1,005
in cash, some ID cards, and a
pilot’s license bearing the
name James Stephen Fossett.
Although the name didn’t
register at the time, Morrow
had just found the first eviSteve Fossett
dence of what had happened
to adventurer and Distinguished Eagle Scout Steve Fossett
nearly 13 months earlier.
On Sept. 3, 2007, Fossett, who was then NESA’s president,
had taken off from the Flying-M Ranch in nearby Nevada for a
short trip in a single-engine plane. His disappearance touched
off a massive search that eventually encompassed some
24,000 square miles. The search came up empty, however,
and Fossett was declared dead on Feb. 15, 2008.
After reporting his discovery, Morrow led search crews back
to the remote site where he’d spotted Fossett’s belongings.
They soon found the wreckage of Fossett’s plane, along with
some human remains. Fossett had apparently crashed into a
mountainside, dying instantly.
The plane will be reassembled in a Sacramento warehouse,
where National Transportation Safety Board investigators will
seek to figure out just why Fossett’s plane crashed. Further
searches of the crash site have been suspended until summer
when snow retreats from the high-elevation crash site.
It’s no secret that Boy Scout training is invaluable to young
men who choose to join the military. That’s why America’s
armed services let recruits who are Eagle Scouts enlist at the
grade of E-2. In addition, recruits may be eligible to enlist at
the grade of E-3 if they’ve earned the Eagle Scout Award and
meet certain additional criteria, such as having earned 24 or
more hours of college credit. Eagle Scouts who would like
more information should contact their local recruiting office.
National Eagle Scout Association
Boy Scouts of America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
www.NESA.org
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Eagle Scouts in the News
The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, associate justice of the
United States Supreme Court, has received the Distinguished
Eagle Scout Award. Nominated to the high court by President
Bill Clinton, Breyer took his seat on August 3, 1994.
Construction is now under way in Chicago on the Capt. James
A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, the nation’s first hospital
jointly run by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S.
Navy. The hospital is named for Eagle Scout Jim Lovell, hero of
NASA’s Apollo 13 mission and former president of NESA.
Last spring, Aaron Linson became the first Scout in 40 years to
earn the Eagle Scout Award in Troop 10, chartered to the
Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville. Although he had to
earn some alternate merit badges due to his disabilities, Aaron
successfully completed the Climbing, Rifle Shooting, and
Wilderness Survival badges.
In 1960, Cleveland Sellers attended the national Scout jamboree—and organized a sit-in at a segregated South Carolina
lunch counter. The young civil-rights worker later completed his
Eagle Scout requirements, but his paperwork was lost until
recently, when he finally received his Eagle Scout badge. Sellers,
who holds a doctorate in education, directs the African
American Studies program at the University of South Carolina.
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