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Troop 940 Adult Leader Award

Troop 940 Distinguished Service Award

The Troop 940 Distinguished Service Award ( formerly The Thurber Award) was created to recognize the significant contributions of an adult Scouter in Troop 940.

The Award: Silver Statue of McKenzie’s “The Boy Scout”, (formerly Porcelain Statue of Norman Rockwell’s “The Scoutmaster” and Name recorded on a permanent plaque.) 

The Requirements:

  1. Always exemplifies the Scout Oath and Law.
  2. Exemplary Scouter providing motivation to and sparking the interest of Troop 940 Scouts.
  3. Responsible for creating, leading, and implementing significant additions or improvements to the Troop Program and Operations.
  4. Provide significant financial contributions to Troop 940.
  5. Active in Troop 940 for a minimum of 8 years.
  6. Hold Significant Adult Troop positions for a minimum of 5 years. (Positions such as Chairperson, Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Quartermaster, etc.)
  7. The candidate(s) must be approved by a sub-committee established by the Chairperson and consisting of up to 5 people who were recipients of this award or are knowledgeable of the functioning of the troop.

Adult Award Recipients

1998 Bob Thurber
1998 Al Coutinho
1999 Bill Leach
2000 Gary Bolte
2002 Matt & Terri Baroch
2008 Dale Obermeyer
2009 Mike Byrne
2010 Bill Peck
2011 Dave Neidich
2011 Bill Sieber
2014 Mary Lynn Neidich
2014 Mike Dye
2016 Paul Harper
2016 Jay Needleman
2020 Michelle Byrne
2020 Tate Cooper