District Award of Merit
Leader Awards and Recognition The District Award of Merit is the highest honor a district can give to an adult volunteer. This is an official BSA sanctioned award. The number of awards a district can bestow is related to the number of units; Cub Packs, Scout Troops, Venturing Units, and Explorer Posts. We made it to three awards! This is a wonderful achievement. Congratulations Indian Prairie.
District Award of Merit
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Prior to 1997
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1993 - Denny Wowra
1995 - Fred Ross, Gwen Ross |
1997
|
Mark Metzger
(First Indian Prairie Award) |
| 1998 |
Marilyn Berrill |
1999
|
Dave Rypka
Vince Engen |
2000
|
Paul Chemler
Cora Jolley |
2001
|
Sue Chemler
Dean Bergquist |
2002
|
Don Skorich
Daryl Monge |
2003
|
Candy Jackson
Chuck Bechtold |
2004
|
Walt Ravelo
Bill Marineau |
2005
|
Kate Henderson
Jeff Gross |
| 2006 |
David Rutledge
JoAnn Monge |
| 2007 |
Joe Harrington
Curt Ward |
| 2008 |
Linda Hunt
Julie Berkowizc
Brad Fresh |
| 2009 |
Stuart Katz
Roger Lisy
Dani Seaton |
| 2010 |
Greg Bachar
Walter Berkowicz
Tim Maurer |
| 2011 |
Tim Greiner
Ray Loback
Rick Montalbano |
District Special RecognitionsThe district awards special recognition to adult volunteers across our District who have been identified for these awards. Typically, the Spark Plug is given to someone who has recently stepped up and has been identified as having great potential for contributing in the future to our district and "sparking" our engine with enthusiasm. The Oil Can award is generally given to someone who over time has consistantly contributed to the success of scouting in our district and "lubricates" our engine of success.
District Special Recognitions
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Year
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District Silver Acorn
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Spark Plug
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Oil Can
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| Prior to 1997 |
(No District award
prior to 2003)
|
1993 Fred Ross |
(No Oil Can
awards prior to
2001)
|
| 1997 |
Vince Engen |
1998
|
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1999
|
Paul Chemler
Cheryl Muscato |
2000
|
Dean Bergquist
Donna Rebeck |
2001
|
Jeff Gross
|
Paul Chemler
B.J. Metzger
Denny Wowra |
2002
|
Chuck Bechtold
|
Candy Jackson
Scott Pinkerton |
2003
|
Paul Chemler
|
Kate Henderson
Bill Marineau |
Sue Chemler
Dean Bergquist |
2004
|
Candy Jackson
Judy Buchenot
(Community award) |
JoAnn Monge
Linda Hunt
|
Chuck Bechtold
Kate Henderson
Dave Rypka |
2005
|
Dennis (Denny) Wowra
|
Curt Ward
Carroll Treacy
Bill Sugas |
Daryl & JoAnn Monge
Linda Hunt
Rich Harrington |
| 2006 |
David Rypka |
Dani Seaton
Sean Waiss
Joe Harrington |
Kim Emanuel
Rich Harrington
Roger Lisy |
| 2007 |
Carroll Treacy |
Jeff Leroy
Stewart Katz
Diane Kennedy |
Sean Waiss
Julie Berkowicz
Bruce Jones |
| 2008 |
Dani Seaton |
John Elenbass
Wendy Gross
Tim Maurer |
Bill Sugas
Anna Thomas
Carroll Treacy |
| 2009 |
Bill Marineau
|
Steve Bernardi
Ray Loback
Greg Bacher |
Wendy Gross
Tim Mauer
Tim Greiner |
| 2010 |
Ray Loback |
David Bruns
Hector Colon
Bob Neubeck |
Diane Kennedy
Julie Rypka
Curt Ward |
| 2011 |
David Bruns |
William Pingel
Dale Hari
Mark Truckenbrod |
Walter Berkowicz
John Elenbaas
Paul Bainbridge |
Silver BeaverThe Council awards the Silver Beaver to scouters that provide exceptional contribution to Scouting for our entire area. Below are the Indian Prairie Scouters who have received this Council award.
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Silver Beaver
(year awarded, class of previous year)
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| Class of |
Awarded |
Recipient |
| 1995 |
1996 |
Denny Wowra |
| 1997 |
1998 |
Fred and Gwen Ross |
| 1999 |
2000 |
Mark Metzger |
| 2002 |
2003 |
Paul Chemler |
| 2003 |
2004
|
Dean Bergquist
Daryl Monge |
| 2004 |
2005
|
Candy Jackson
Don Skorich
Val Bitton |
| 2005 |
2006 |
Chuck Bechtold
Sue Chemler
Kate Henderson |
| 2006 |
2007 |
David Rypka |
| 2007 |
2008 |
Linda Hunt
Joe Harrington
Rick Montalbano (Council) |
| 2008 |
2009
|
Brad Fresh
Roger Lisy |
| 2009 |
2010 |
Julie Berkowicz
Bill Marineau |
| 2010 |
2011 |
Jack Koberstine
Ray Loback |
Other Awards
There are a number of other awards either by the BSA or directly related to Scouting work in the community
| Award |
Recipient |
Torch of Gold Award
|
Julie Berkowicz (2009)
Paul Chemler (2011) |
Woods Services Award
|
Kate Henderson (2007)
Joe Harrington (2009) |
| Cross of St. Francis |
Rick Montalbano (1989)
Paul Chemler (2006)
Joe Harrington (2007)
Jack Koberstein, Roger Lisy, Julie Berkowicz (2009)
Denny Wowra (2010) |
| Venturing Leadership |
Paul Chemler, Brad Fresh (2010)
Walter Berkowicz (2011) | |
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