Awards/Recognition

Alumni Award  

A recognition program to encourage participation and work in council alumni relations programs, including NESA activities; areas of work include alumni identification/promotion, alumni engagement, personal participation, and education. Presented to Scouting alumni who promote continued engagement with the Scouting America.

Eligibility

Registered adult Scouters may submit a completed application for approval by the local council alumni committee. Approved applications are forwarded to the National Scouting Alumni Relations 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.
 
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Council Alumnus of the Year

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow…
The Council Alumnus of the Year Award features an acorn, a reminder that Scouts and Scouters plant trees under which they may never sit.  It is in that vein that the award was created as it recognizes those that promote and share the gift of Scouting through their careers, avocations, and their influence.
 
The Council Alumnus of the Year Award is different from other awards in Scouting as it does not simply recognize the individual for being a distinguished person or honor those giving time and energy to Scouting America as a volunteer leader; Scouting already has awards that do that. It is more of a combination between the two.
 

Eligibility
 

Primary consideration is given to those that:

  • Remind Scouting alumni to maintain a lifetime relationship with Scouting, which enables Scouting to remain healthy for future generations.
  • Scouting promotion, contributing significantly to the promotion and/or advancement of the alumni program and activities at a Council level over a sustained period-of-time through word and/or deed.
  • Bring Scouting Alumni back to the Campfire.

Secondary consideration is given to:

  • Career and/or avocation, such as achieving high honor or distinction in their chosen profession.
  • Community service, including contributions to Scouting or other community efforts or organizations.

How to Get the Award

  1. Nominees must be an alumnus – which means he or she has been positively and personally impacted by Scouting in some way.
  2. A maximum of one recipient may be awarded per council per year.
  3. The nomination is not to be submitted posthumously.
  4. Nominations are submitted to the individual Council Alumni Committee for Their selection process.
  5. Approved nominations are forwarded to the Alumni Association Committee for consideration. Those approved will be returned with a personalized certificate and be added to the list of Council Alumnus of the Year recipients