Alumni award
Recognizing those who help Scouting alumni reconnect
Your mission should you choose to take it…
Millions of Americans—including several of your coworkers, friends, and family members—were involved in Scouting at one point in their lives.
The trick is tracking these former members down and asking them to reconnect with the Boy Scouts of America.
That’s where you come in. Ready for a challenge?

Help these one-time Scouts get back in touch with the Scouting program, and you’ll be eligible to earn the Alumni Award square knot seen above.
The award recognizes registered Scouters who help unregistered alumni rejoin the program. This task breaks down into four categories of requirements:
- Alumni identification and promotion, such as contacting former members, planning alumni activities, and/or presenting to non-Scout groups.
- Alumni engagement, including helping two former members become registered Scouters or recruiting alumni to volunteer at Scouting events.
- Personal participation, which could mean serving on an alumni committee or sharing your experiences at the BSA Alumni Web site.
- Personal education, such as completing the online alumni training or taking an alumni course at the Philmont Training Center.
If you’re an Eagle Scout, you’ll also need to become a registered member of NESA, the National Eagle Scout Association.
The requirements are tough, and that’s by design. We expect folks to
work just as hard as alumni as they did as Scouts.
-Bill Steele, the BSA’s first director of Scouting Alumni & Friends
How to get the award
- Applicants must be currently registered adult Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America.
- All applicants must receive the approval of their local council’s alumni committee chair and Scout executive.
- Approved applications are forwarded to the Scouting Alumni and Friends Committee. Those approved will be sent a certificate that can be used to purchase a square knot and/or lapel pin from the Scout Shop.
- Individuals who have received the Alumnus of the Year (council, regional, or national) are also considered recipients of the Alumni Award.

Form
Alumni Award Application (9/2018, 197K, PDF)
Supply item description and uniform placement
Supply/Bin item no.
Knot, No. 611866; lapel pin, No. 612901
More information
Contact the Vice – Chair for Awards and Recognition
Alumni award recipients
Listed alphabetically by council
Abraham Lincoln (144)
Fred P. Barkett
Alabama-Florida (003)
Charles G. Ciccarelli
Alameda (022)
Alamo Area (583)
James Causey
Floyd “Tripp” Holmgrain
Robert “Bo”Jackson
Jim Lynch
Mike McClain
Anita Mills
Nikolaus Newman
John Oncken
Hugh P. Rote
Dr. John “JT” Thomas
Mark Sessions
Thomas Welsh
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Aloha (104)
Andrew Jackson (303)
Anthony Wayne Area (157)
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Atlanta Area (092)
Baden-Powell (368)
James Graney
Liam G.B. Murphy
Baltimore Area (220)
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Marvin R. Gibson
David J. Hirn
Brendan Marston
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Black Swamp Area (449)
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Paul T. Zeien, Jr.
Blue Grass (204)
John D. Eggum
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Scott A. Lynch
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Dr. Jim Parker
Robert L. Warren
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Scott P. Sandrock
Buckskin (617)
Larry R. Boggs Jr.
Jeremy A. Cox
Gregory Gentry
Edward L. Kemper
Charles L. Powell III
Jeremy Starkey
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Chad Sergesketter
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Dennis Matthews
Billy Burk Rosenberg
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Cascade Pacific (492)
Allan D. Campbell
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Barrie J. Biss
Christopher W. Cleasby
John G. Fisher
Rev. Dr. Terry Grove
George M. Harrison
K. William Hayes
Samuel J. Kirschten
William T. Litton
Thomas A. McFadden II
Floyd A. White, III
Thomas J. Yuschok, MD
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Jay D. McKinney
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CPT. RET. Frederic M. Sieg
Timothy A. Starley
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Franklin D. Brown
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Gregory H. Duncan, DDS
David M. Hamilton
Andy Selman
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Michael J. Kelley, Jr.
Hon. Randy L. Potts
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Peter N. Mastopoulos, Ed.D.
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Thomas J. Sinkewicz
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Dan Beard (438)
C J “Pete” Armstrong Jr.
Matt Scherocman
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James C. Karegeannes
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Steven H. Davis
Craig Donais
Michael Dutton
R. James Steiner
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Avery Moore
Andrew D. Willis
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David H. Maher
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Ian M. Gill
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Darnell Grosz
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Wayne C.
William L. Lavigne
Charles D. Lewis
Stoney Osterreich
Daniel Whiterell
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Bruce Douglas Noonan, M.D.
Grand Teton (107)
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Jay S. Bottorff
Michael A. Vangelov
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Scott E. Allen
Jeffrey Einhorn
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Terrance J. Brown
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Ryan E. Meador
James W. Peavey
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John K. Atlas
David W. Carlson
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Richard Bragga
Robert Preston
Mark A. Larson
J. Miller Smither
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Steven K. Balman
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Robert D. Clay
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Watson Ambruster IV
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Robert Guisinger
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Hugh M. Travis
David M. Williams
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Michael J. Hartigan, III
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Robert J. Ware, Jr.
Monmouth (347)
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Jeffrey Rumen
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David L. Tinker
Brian J. Valentino
Stanley A. Weinstein
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Gregory G. Pinski
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Joshua M. Nussbaum
Mount Baker (606)
Mount Diablo Silverado (023)
George Fosselius
Mountaineer Area (615)
Jacquelyn J. Core, JD, PhD
Steve Herron
Shane A. Miller
Meagen L. Pickens
Paul T. White
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Charles “Chip” Udischas II
Narragansett (546)
Nicholas E. Sarantakes
Patrick H. Saxon
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New Birth of Freedom (544)
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Northern Lights (429)
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David Verbraska
Northern Star (250)
Timothy L. Liffrig
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Northwest Texas (587)
Adèle Lewis
Norwela (215)
Occoneechee (421)
Ohio River Valley (619)
Old Hickory (427)
Old North State (070)
Orange County (039)
Jeffrey E. Bozanic
Russell J. Carter
Dale Parley Madsen
Sam Moses
Tung Nguyen
Richard L. West
Oregon Trail (697)
Ronald G. Brown
Ore-Ida (106)
Joseph S. Tilmant
Phillip A. Young
Overland Trails (322)
Ozark Trails (306)
Michael S. Clarke
Pacific Harbors (612)
J.W.G. “Yukon Jack” DeFabio
Ronald A. Hale
Col. Garth H. Holmes
Michael J. Movius
Pacific Skyline (031)
Palmetto (549)
Pathway to Adventure (456)
Brad L. Epstein, M.D.
Spencer A. Long
Todd R. Plotner
Francis J. Podbielski, MD
Patriots’ Path (358)
George Barnard
Mary L. Capen
Joseph Gonnella
Elsie F. Hemmings
Dennis J. Kohl
Richard M. Kurland
Larry Rosello
Jennifer Volz
Dr. Geoffrey W. Zoeller, Jr.
Pee Dee Area (552)
Diane Bauer
Richard C. Curran
Charles G. Firmbach
Ed Suggs
Bill (“SUPER SCOUT”) Tyson
Pennsylvania Dutch (524)
Piedmont (042)
Piedmont (420)
Pikes Peak (060)
Jerry W. Lollar
Pine Burr Area (304)
Dr. Charles W. L. Hall, PhD, DD, LPC
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Pony Express (311)
Potawatomi Area (651)
Ben Cox
Richard A. Kettle
Kurt Lindemann
Lucien Van Elsen
Prairielands (117)
Curt Ware
President Gerald R. Ford FSC (781)
Jim Hanes
Patrick J. Parker
Michael D. Sulgrove
Puerto Rico (661)
Ramón A. Silva-Fradera
Pushmataha Area (691)
James Scott Hughes
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Dr. David L. Briscoe
David Elmore
Michael L. Stephens
Quivira (198)
Rainbow (702)
Redwood Empire (041)
David R. Spangler
Rio Grande (775)
Rip Van Winkle (405)
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Sam Houston Area (576)
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San Diego-Imperial (049)
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John B. Shotwell
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Santa Fe Trail (194)
Seneca Waterways (397)
Matthew J. Crance
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Michael J. Feist
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Phillip W. Crowder
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Stonewall Jackson Area (763)
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Suwannee River Area (664)
Tecumseh (439)
Robert S. Hisey Jr.
Elwin Spray
Texas Southwest (741)
Texas Trails (561)
Bradley M. Dempsey
The Spirit of Adventure (227)
Theodore Roosevelt (386)
Steven M. Grosskopf
Three Fires (127)
Daniel A. Caruso
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Christopher B. John
Herbert E. John
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John W. McKenzie
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Leland M. Kammerer
Frederick Seeger
Three Rivers (578)
Tidewater (596)
Transatlantic (802)
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Lisa Young
Trapper Trails (589)
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Jared A. Olschewski
Mike Perkins
Tukabatchee Area (005)
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