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Adult Awards

100% Boys Life Commissioner

QUALIFICATION

• Unit Commissioners: Serve at least two (2) 100% BOYS' LIFE UNITS.

• Roundtable Commissioners: Present and/or assist in presenting at least five (5) BOYS' LIFE roundtable promotion features.

• Administrative Commissioners: Have 50 percent or more of the total of packs, troops, and teams in the area of service be 100% BOYS' LIFE UNITS, and/or experience a 10 percent growth in 100% BOYS' LIFE UNITS.

Arrowhead Award

  1. Visit each assigned unit eight or more times throughout the year.

  2. Fill in and follow up on Unit Commissioner Work Sheets or self-assessment forms for each assigned unit.

  3. Conduct membership and leadership inventories in each assigned unit.

  4. Attend six District Commissioner staff meetings and provide the training topic for one meeting.

  5. Participate in a charter renewal meeting that results in on-time unit reregistration.

  6. Participate in a charter presentation.

  7. Attend a council commissioner conference or planning conference, or actively participate in a major council event.

  8. Help a unit resolve a specific problem or improve some aspect of their unit operations.

 

 

 

 

Distinguished Commissioner Service

The following requirements are for currently active council commissioners, assistant council commissioners, district commissioners, assistant district commissioners, and unit commissioners:

1. Complete training as outlined by the local council, including earning the Commissioner’s Key.

2. Serve as an active commissioner for five consecutive years and be currently registered with the Boy Scouts of America.

3. Recharter at least 90 percent of the units in your area of service for a minimum of the past two consecutive years.

4. Assist units so that more than 60 percent of the units in your area of service achieve the national Quality Unit Award for a minimum of the past two consecutive years.

The following requirements are for roundtable/huddle commissioners:

1. Complete training as outlined by the local council, including earning the Commissioner’s Key.

2. Serve as an active commissioner for five consecutive years and be currently registered with the Boy Scouts of America.

3. Conduct at least nine roundtables/huddles per year for the past two consecutive years.

  • There is no "card" or application. The local Council shall certify the applicant or nomination for the award.

 

 

 

 

Doctorate of Commissioner Science

Tenure

Serve as a commissioner for a minimum of 5 years. Service can be in one or more commissioner roles or positions of service.

Training

Bachelor of Commissioner Science Degree (BCS)

Prerequisites

  • 1. Maintain registration in any capacity as a Commissioner during the entire training program listed below.

  • 2. Complete Commissioner orientation (Commissioner Fieldbook)

  • 3. Complete commissioner basic training.

Course Requirements

  • Complete a minimum of seven (7) courses of instruction, at least five (5) of the courses at the *Bachelor’s program level as listed in the Continuing Education for Commissioners manual.

Performance

  • 1. Approval of Council or assigned Assistant Council Commissioner

  • 2. Approval of Scout Executive or Advisor to Commissioner Service

Master of Commissioner Science Degree (MCS)

Prerequisites

  • 1. Completion of bachelor’s degree.

  • 2. Earned Arrowhead Honor.

  • 3. Current registration as a commissioner.

Course Requirements

  • Complete a minimum of seven (7) additional courses of instruction (total of 14), at least seven (7) of the courses at the Master’s program level as listed in the Continuing Education for Commissioners manual.

Performance

  • 1. Approval of Council or assigned Assistant Council Commissioner

  • 2. Approval of Scout Executive or Advisor to Commissioner Service

Doctor of Commissioner Science Degree (DCS)

Prerequisites

  • 1. Completion of master’s degree.

  • 2. Have been awarded the Commissioner’s Key .

  • 3. Current registration as a commissioner.

Course Requirements

  • Complete a minimum of ten (10) additional courses of instruction not used to qualify for other college awards (total of 24), at least five (5) of the courses at the doctor’s program level as listed in the Continuing Education for Commissioners manual.

Thesis or Project

  • 1. Completion of a thesis or project on any topic of value to Scouting in the local council.

  • 2. The topic and final paper or project must be approved by the council commissioner, or assigned assistant council commissioner, or the dean of the doctorate program and the staff adviser for commissioner service.

Performance

  • 1. Serve on the College of Commissioner Science faculty (instructor or support staff) or work with training support for commissioners for at least one year.

  • 2. Recruit at least three new commissioners at any level.

  • 3. Approval of Council or assigned Assistant Council Commissioner

  • 4. Approval of Scout Executive or Adviser to Commissioner Service

Alumni Award

Complete any 3 of the 5 requirements in this section:

  1. Create and distribute a communications vehicle designed to identify unregistered alumni, that has been approved by the local council alumni committee staff advisor

  2. Assist in planning an alumni activity at the district, council, community, region or national level

  3. Make contact with at least 5 adult alumni, not currently registered with the BSA, engage them in a serious discussion about the Scouting program, provide them each with an Alumni Connection card and follow-up to see if they have visited the web site

  4. Make two presentations to non-Scout groups promoting the BSA, alumni membership and volunteering

  5. Obtain at least two scout profiles or stories, use them in local council alumni promotion and forward a copy of the profiles/stories to the national alumni office

 

Complete all 4 of the requirements in this section:

  1. Make arrangements for at least two unregistered alumni to attend a Scout activity at the district, council, community, region or national level (must be different than those used below in this section)

  2. Facilitate at least two alumni becoming registered members of the BSA (must be different than those used above in this section)

  3. Personally solicit and obtain Friends of Scouting gifts from at least two unregistered alumni (must be different than those used above in this section)

  4. Recruit at least two unregistered alumni to volunteer at a district, council, community, region or national event (must be different than those used above in this section)

 

Complete all four of the requirements below in this section:

  1. Serve on a local council or national alumni or National Eagle Scout Association committee for at least one year

  2. Visit the Alumni Connection web site and complete the alumni scavenger hunt

  3. Upload two of your own Scouting-related photos to the Alumni Scrapbook section of the Alumni web site

  4. Share your favorite Scouting memory through the Rekindle Memories section of the alumni web site and send an ecard to at least five unregistered alumni

All Eagle Scouts must complete one additional requirement in this section::

  • Become a member of the National Eagle Scout Association and register on the NESA web site

 

Complete any 1 of the 3 requirements in this section

  1. Become an Alumni Ambassador by successfully completing the online alumni volunteer training

  2. Attend an alumni session at the BSA National meeting

  3. Attend an alumni course at the Philmont Training Center

 

 

 

 

William T. Hornaday Award

William T. Hornaday Gold MedalThe William T. Hornaday Gold Medal is the BSA's highest individual conservation award presented to an adult Scouter.

The gold medal is by nomination only and is awarded to an adult Scouter. It recognizes unusual and distinguished service in natural resource conservation and environmental improvement at the regional, national, or international level. Nominations must be approved by the Hornaday Awards Committee and by the Conservation Committee of theNational Council, Boy Scouts of America. Any recognized conservation/environmental organization may submit a nomination. The award includes the gold medal, a certificate, and an embroidered square knot. Six gold medals may be awarded annually.

William T. Hornaday Gold Badge


The gold badge is by nomination only and is awarded by the local council to an adult Scouter. The nominee should have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to the education of youth on a council or district level for significant conservation efforts for a period of at least three years. Nominations are made to the local council. The award includes the gold badge and a certificate

Woodbadge

Upon completion of Leader Specific Training, an adult leader is eligible to attend Wood Badge. As the core leadership skills training course for the BSA, Wood Badge focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability to work with groups of youth and adults and is less focused on outdoor skills, which are more effectively addressed in other training courses.

Wood Badge teaches participants the basics of listening, communicating, valuing people, team development, situational leadership, problem solving, and managing conflict. Once the skill is learned, each member is given the opportunity to use the skill as a member of a successful working team. At the conclusion of the course, each participant develops a set of personal goals related to his or her Scouting role known as "the Ticket." Working toward these goals allows each participant to practice and demonstrate new skills.

Nationwide over the past years, Wood Badge courses have increased more than 30 percent. This has increased communication to allow for a more seamless connection among all BSA programs.

Unit Leader Award of Merit

Award Requirements: 

  1. Be a currently registered Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Coach, or Advisor who has served in that position at least 18 continuous months.

  2. Meet the training requirements for the registered position.

  3. Distribute a printed or electronic annual unit program plan and calendar to each family in the unit.

  4. Have a leader succession plan in place.

  5. Effectively use the advancement method so that at least 60 percent of the unit’s youth have advanced at least once during the last 12 months.

  6. Cultivate a positive relationship with the chartered organization.

  7. Project a positive image of Scouting in the community.

Scouter's Training Award

The Scouter's Training Award is an adult recognition of the Boy Scouts of America. This award is available across several different program areas and can be earned more than once.

 

The medal consists of a pendant suspended from a green ribbon with a thin white vertical stripe. The pendant is the BSA universal emblem superimposed on an "A", all of a brass colored metal. The square knot insignia is an embroidered green square knot on a cloth khaki patch. Multiple awards are denoted by the wear of program devices, worn on the square knot award and the ribbon of the award medal.

 

 

Venturing Leader Training Award [5]

  • Complete Fast Start.

  • Complete Venturing Leader Specific Training

  • Complete a total of two years as a registered adult Venturing leader

  • Do any seven of the following

  1. Participate in a support role for five crew weekend activities

  2. Serve on the staff of a district, council, area, region, or national Venturing training event

  3. Help with two Friends of Scouting enrollments

  4. Assist with a Venturing Leadership Skills Course

  5. Serve as a Bronze, Gold, Silver, or Ranger consultant

  6. Participate in six Venturing roundtables or teen leaders’ councils

  7. Help organize or reorganize a Venturing crew

  8. Participate in two crew parents’ nights

  9. Help support a crew money-earning project

  10. Participate in a crew open house

  11. Participate in a crew officers’ seminar

 

Boy Scout Leader Training Award is for Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, the committee chairman and committee members. Leaders must complete initial training which includes Boy Scout Leader Fast Start and New Leader Essentials and Youth Protection Training. Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters then complete Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. The committee chairman and committee members complete Troop Committee Challenge. Leaders must complete a tenure of two years as a registered adult Boy Scout leader.[3]

Leaders must then complete any five electives. These include support on campouts, Friends of Scouting presentations, parents’ nights or courts of honor, troop money-earning project, a council or district training event. Leaders can also complete Wood Badge or other supplemental training. They can also serve as a merit badge counselor, troop committee member, work with a Webelos Scout den, help organize or reorganize a troop or participate in Boy Scout leader roundtables.

 

Cub Scout Leader Training Award is for all Cub Scout leaders. They must have at least two years of tenure as a registered Cub Scout leader and complete This is Scouting, basic training for their position and attend a pow-wow, university of Scouting, or four roundtable meetings. They must participate in an annual pack planning meeting, their pack must achieve at least the Bronze level of Journey to Excellence, they must give leadership in meeting at least one pack Journey to Excellence objective and must participate in at least one additional supplemental or advanced training event at the council level or higher.[2]

Scouter's Key

The Scouter's Key Award is an adult recognition of the Boy Scouts of America. This award is available across several different program areas and can be earned more than once.

 

Venturing Advisor's Key[4]

  • Complete Venturing Fast Start

  • Complete Venturing Leader Basic Training

  • Conduct crew officers’ seminars each year for three years

  • Conduct at least one Venturing Leadership Skills Course

  • Earn the Venturing Leader Training Award

  • Complete three years of registered tenure as a Venturing crew Advisor within a five-year period

  • Earn the Venturing Crew National Quality Unit Award two times

  • Have a crew parents’ night each year

 

Scoutmaster's Key[2]

  • Complete Boy Scout Leader Fast Start Training

  • Complete New Leader Essentials

  • Complete Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training

  • Complete Youth Protection Training

  • Complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

  • Earn the Boy Scout Leader’s Training Award

  • Conduct troop youth leader training three times

  • Participate in one supplemental training course either at a local council or national level

  • Participate as an adult in youth leader training by either serving on the staff or attending the Scoutmaster orientation session of the national youth leader training conference

  • Complete at least three years of registered tenure as a Scoutmaster within a five-year period

  • Earn the Boy Scout Troop National Quality Unit Award two times during the three-year period

 

 

District Award of Merit

Award Requirements: 

 

  • The District Award of Merit is awarded by a District to a registered Scouter for service to youth in the District. Normally, the award is presented for service to youth in excess of five years.

  • Candidates must be nominated, not self-nominated.

  • A nominee must be a registered Scouter.

  • A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in Scouting, outside of Scouting, or both. Note: The nature and value of 'noteworthy service to youth' may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time.

  • Consideration must be given to the nominee's Scouting position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectations of that Scouting position.

  • The nominee's attitude toward and cooperation with the district, division, and/or council is to be taken into consideration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James E. West Fellowship

 

The James E. West Fellowship Award is a national recognition for individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or securities to their local council endowment trust fund. This contribution is in addition to, and does not diminish or replace, the donor's annual gift to the council's Sustaining Membership Enrollment or Friends of Scouting Campaign.

Organizations or individuals may contribute an award in honor of someone--an Eagle Scout, a Silver Beaver recipient, council president, or district chairman, or in memory of a departed loved one, business associate, Scout or Scouter.

Distinguished Eagle Scout

The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award was established in 1969 to acknowledge Eagle Scouts who have received extraordinary national-level recognition, fame, or eminence within their field, and have a strong record of voluntary service to their community. Only Eagle Scouts who earned the Eagle Scout rank a minimum of 25 years previously are eligible for nomination. The award is given by the National Eagle Scout Association upon the recommendation of a committee of Distinguished Eagle Scouts.

National Outstanding Eagle Scout

The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) is a prestigious recognition granted by the local council’s NESA committee to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement at the local, state, or regional level. Unlike the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, which is a national award, the NOESA recognizes Eagle Scouts whose efforts have made a positive impact closer to home.

The presentation of this award should be conducted with the highest level of honor. Often, these men have devoted a lifetime to their profession, avocation, community, and beliefs, at great sacrifice to themselves and their families. Each recipient should receive recognition worthy of a lifetime’s accomplishments.

Seabadge Underway

Purpose

The purposes of the Seabadge experience are:

  • To improve the understanding of leadership, management, and motivation among selected experienced Sea Scout adult volunteer leaders.

  • To provide management, leadership, and presentation skills and tools to these leaders so that they may use them and share them with others in their day-to-day activities and through leading a Seabadge conference.

  • To use this understanding and these skills and tools to improve and expand both the quality and quantity of the Sea Scout program as a way to reach the Aims of Scouting.

Overview, Principles, and Approach

1. It is assumed that the participants will be well versed in the Sea Scouting program. This conference will not present any program material. To the extent that program is dealt with, except for its use as common basis for group exercises, the conference will not succeed in reaching its purposes.

2. Extensive formal training and experience in management is the prerequisite for all Seabadge instructors. A good mix of both men and women with business management backgrounds at the executive level will help. Executive managers with no background in Scouting have been found to bring refreshing views and their use is strongly encouraged. At lease one outside consultant of this type should be mandatory to a good Seabadge experience.

3. The Seabadge Conference program first presents the overall Aims and Methods of Sea Scouting and how they relate to the purposes of Scouting. It then deals briefly with instructional methods and techniques. We then get into the key issues where most of the conference time will be spent: motivational theory, management versus leadership, planning, problem solving, decision making, management principles, and finally, behavioral theory as another view before tying all this together as the basis of management and leadership. Various team exercises--each providing the opportunity to demonstrate what is gained from the previous sessions--follow, interspersed with sessions providing additional tools and techniques.

The Seabadge conference is an official part of the Venturing leader training program of the Boy Scouts of America. As such, this conference guide should be followed carefully in the presentation of the conference material. Minor adjustments may be necessary because of the portion of the country involved, but care should be taken that all learning objectives are met for each conference period.

These types of recognitions are available for the Seabadge program:

1. The Seabadge certificate is to be presented to each participant upon successful completion of the conference.

2. The Seabadge recognition emblem is presented to the participants upon the successful completion of his or her Seabadge assignment. This emblem consists of a silver trident within a circle of blue olive leaves, the ancient symbol of Neptune's leadership over his dominions of the sea combined within a circle of friendship. The three prongs of the trident are symbolic of the three purposes of the Boy Scouts of America and the fact that the Seabadge participant is a spearhead of Sea Scouting in attaining the program objectives of the Boy Scouts of America.

3. There is a trident "square knot" emblem available to all Seabadge participants.

Seabadge

Seabadge is offered by the four BSA Regions in two or three locations each year. It is delivered as a weekend course to those Sea Scout leaders who have completed basic training for Sea Scout leaders. The focus of the course is leadership and management for Sea Scout leaders. It is not meant to be a course in seamanship— this is covered by the basic leader training courses and seamanship courses offered by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and United States Power Squadron.

Formerly, receiving the Seabadge occurred only after the participant had completed a set of goals called a 'rutter' or 'praxis', loosely similar to the 'ticket' in Wood Badge. This practice was dropped for a time, but is now once again a requirement to complete the course.

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