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Distinguished Service Awards
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District
Award of Merit
Great Rivers Council District Award of Merit Recipients - coming soon!
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The District/Division Award of Merit, created in 1970, is awarded by a District
or Division to volunteer and professional (for their volunteer service)
adults for service to youth in their District or Division. Normally, the
award is presented for service to youth in excess of five years, but also
may consist of a single plan for large groups.
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Nomination Form  |
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Silver Beaver
Great Rivers Council Silver Beaver Recipients
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Established in
1931, the Silver Beaver Award is presented by action of a Council Executive
Board of one of the BSA's local Councils or the Direct Service Council for
outstanding service to youth within the Council or for outstanding longtime
service to youth by a registered Scouter residing within that Council.. More
than 50,000 recognitions have been conferred to date. As with the Silver
Antelope, a recipient must be a registered adult member of the BSA. The awards
are bestowed at appropriate local functions. Silver Beaver Awards are presented
on the basis of the number of units in a council. The average tenure for
Silver Beaver candidates is ten years or longer.
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Nomination Form |
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Silver Antelope
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The Silver Antelope Award, created in 1942, is granted for outstanding service to youth within
the territory of a BSA region. The criteria are similar to those for the Silver
Buffalo, with one major difference: A recipient must be a registered adult
member of the Boy Scouts of America. The awards are presented in connection
with regional meetings or at other public functions within the region. The
National Court of Honor bestows Silver Antelope Awards on the basis of the
number of registered volunteers in a region.
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Silver Buffalo |
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The Silver Buffalo Award, created in 1925, is bestowed upon those who give truly noteworthy and
extraordinary service to youth. This award, Scouting's highest commendation,
recognizes the invaluable contributions that outstanding American men and
women render to youth. The service must be national in character and can be
directly connected with the BSA or independent of the movement.
The first Silver
Buffalo Award was conferred upon Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the
Scouting movement and Chief Scout of the World. Other award recipients include aviator Charles A. Lindbergh; artist Norman Rockwell, well-known
for his many Scouting paintings; United
States Secretary of State and General (ret.) Colin L. Powell; Apollo 13 commander
James A. Lovell Jr.; artist and film producer Walt Disney; baseball Hall of
Famer Hank Aaron; entertainer Bob Hope; Marian Anderson, first African American
singer to appear at the Metropolitan Opera; football coach Vince Lombardi;
Carlos P. Romulo, Pulitzer Prize-winner and cofounder, Boy Scouts of the
Philippines; Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon; Dr. Ralph
Bunche, former U.N. mediator and Nobel Peace Prize winner; cartoonist Charles
M. Schulz; Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's
Defense Fund; and 14 presidents of the United States.
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Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
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The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award was established to acknowledge Eagle
Scouts who have distinguished themselves in business, professions, and service
to their country. Created in 1969, this is the only distinguished service recognition
that depends on one's association with Scouting as a youth. The recipient
must have attained the Eagle Scout rank a minimum of 25 years before his nomination,
and over those years he must have rendered outstanding service to others.
Award recipients have included 38th
President Gerald R. Ford; former astronaut
Neil Armstrong; cartoonist Milton Caniff; actor Ozzie Nelson; H. Ross
Perot, founder of Electronic Data Systems and The Perot Group; United
States Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; General (ret.) William C.
Westmoreland; Admiral (ret.) Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr.; Senator Richard G. Lugar;
film director Steven Spielberg; former FBI Director William S. Sessions;
former United States Congressman J. J. Pickle; Donald F. Wright, senior vice
president of the Times Mirror Co.; and former Secretary of Education Lamar
Alexander.
This award is given by the
National Eagle Scout Service upon the recommendation of a committee of
Distinguished Eagle Scouts.
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