Alumnus of the Year Awards

The Alumnus of the Year Award is Scouting Alumni’s highest recognition. This award was established to recognize alumni of Scouting America who, over a sustained period, have used the skills and values they learned through their association with scouting to make significant and long-lasting contributions to the scouting alumni movement, to scouting in general and their communities. This is not meant to be another Person of the Year, Good Citizen, or general Philanthropist award. There are three levels of this award – national, territories and council – that may be granted for alumni service.

The Council Alumnus of the Year Award is given for exceptional service to the alumni movement on a council-wide basis. Each council may select one nominee for this award annually. The council must notify the national office of their selection allowing accurate record keeping and current website information. The national office will forward a Certificate to be signed locally for a formal presentation at a public event.

The Territories Alumnus of the Year Award is given for remarkable service to the Alumni movement above the Council level.  A total of four awards are presented annually.  To arrive at 4 awards the CST will be grouped together into four different groupings to select one Territories Alumnus of the Year.  These groups are: Territories 1, 2, 3. Territories 4, 5, 6, 9. Territories 7, 8, 14, 15, 16. Territories 10, 11, 12, 13.

The National Alumnus of the Year Award is given for exemplary service to the alumni movement on a national level. One award is presented annually.

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