List of Eagle Scouts explained

Eagle Scout
Type:award
F-Date:1911

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since it was first awarded to Arthur Rose Eldred on August 21, 1912, Eagle Scout has been earned by more than two million youth.[1] The list below includes notable recipients.

, requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges and demonstrating Scout Spirit, leadership, and service. The requirements include an Eagle Scout Service Project where the Scout must further demonstrate service and leadership.[2] Eagle Scouts are recognized with a medal and a cloth badge that visibly recognizes the accomplishments of the Scout. Eagle Palms are a further recognition, awarded for completing additional tenure, leadership, and merit badge requirements. Typically adult volunteers who have received the Eagle award as a youth wear a smaller patch depicting a square knot.

The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) is bestowed to Eagle Scouts for nationally renowned distinguished service in their profession and to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning the Eagle Scout rank.[3] Since its introduction in 1969 by the National Eagle Scout Association, the DESA has been awarded to over 2,000 Eagle Scouts.

The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) is bestowed to Eagle Scouts who have distinguished themselves at a local-to-regional level or who have not yet met the 25-year tenure requirement to be considered for a DESA. This award was introduced in 2011.[4]

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African-American Eagle Scouts

The Boy Scouts did not track the race of scouts who earned the rank of Eagle. For many years it was thought that Edgar Cunningham, who earned his rank in 1926 as a member of Troop 12 in Waterloo, Iowa in what was then Wapsipinicon Area Council, was the first black recipient of the Eagle rank.[5] [6]

In February 2020, it was discovered that Harry Cooper of the Kansas City Council, became an Eagle Scout in September 1920.[7] In the Kansas City Council (now the Heart of America Council) newsletter dated 1920, Harry Cooper of Troop 92 was listed as a new Eagle Scout as of September. The newsletter lists him as the only African American Eagle Scout in Kansas City, one of only ten Eagle Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri at the time.[8] [7]

In March 2020, further research showed that the Eagle Scout court of honor for Hamilton Bradley of the Rome Council, was held on December 19, 1919, in Rome, New York. This makes Bradley the earliest known black Eagle Scout.[9]

Dr. Frank "Tick" Coleman, who earned his Eagle in 1926 is one of the first four known African-American Eagle Scouts.[10]

Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout

These persons, while notable in themselves, are sometimes incorrectly listed as having earned the award:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 22, 2009 . Eagle Scout No. 2 Million . . Boy Scouts of America . April 19, 2012 . April 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415102516/http://boyslife.org/home/heads-up/8545/eagle-scout-no-2-million/ . live .
  2. Web site: Eagle Scouts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090704081017/http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/EagleScouts.aspx . July 4, 2009 . Boy Scouts of America.
  3. Web site: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080619101507/http://www.nesa.org/distinguishedaward.html . June 19, 2008 . September 2, 2011 . National Eagle Scout Association.
  4. Web site: NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award . Boy Scouts of America . March 31, 2012 . April 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424213257/http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards_Central/NESAOutstanding.aspx . live .
  5. Web site: Eagle Scouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724130729/http://www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net/award_eaglepage.html . July 24, 2011 . 2006-09-29 . West Texas Scouting History.
  6. News: Kinney . Pat . 2003-07-06 . Family seeks recognition of first African-American Eagle Scout . The Courier . Waterloo, IA . February 16, 2021 . February 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227041156/https://wcfcourier.com/news/metro/family-seeks-recognition-of-first-african-american-eagle-scout/article_1b7869f2-92c5-53e5-831b-d4a7d4c49280.html . live .
  7. Web site: Wendell . Bryan . 2021-02-15 . Meet Harry Cooper of Missouri, who is believed to be the first Black Eagle Scout . 2021-02-15 . Bryan on Scouting . Scouting (magazine) . February 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210216154017/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/02/15/meet-harry-cooper-of-missouri-who-is-believed-to-be-the-first-black-eagle-scout/ . live .
  8. Web site: Dubill . Andy . April–May 2016 . A Grand Tradition: Kansas City's Legacy of Eagle Scouts . 2021-02-15 . Heart of America Council, BSA, Adventures in SCOUTING . . February 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203005331/https://www.hoac-bsa.org/Data/Sites/1/media/ais/2016/April-May-2016-AIS.pdf . live .
  9. Web site: Wendell . Bryan . 2021-03-24 . New research reveals an even earlier Black Eagle Scout: Hamilton Bradley of New York . 2021-03-24 . Bryan on Scouting . Scouting (magazine) . March 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324180521/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/03/24/new-research-reveals-an-even-earlier-black-eagle-scout-hamilton-bradley-of-new-york/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2006-02-01 . Boy Scouts Celebrate Black History Month, Diversity by Awarding Dr. Frank 'Tick' Coleman National Service Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061229123134/http://www.scouting.org/media/press/2006/060201/index.html . 2006-12-29 . Boy Scouts of America.
  11. Web site: 2002-11-03 . A Scout Salute to 'The Other 98' . Ask Andy . Incorrectly says that Aaron was an Eagle Scout . January 1, 2012 . February 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212164147/http://netcommissioner.com/askandy/2002/11/issue-6-november-2002/ . live .
  12. News: Wendell . Bryan . 2021-01-25 . Hank Aaron, former Scout, baseball legend and lifelong friend of Scouting, dies at 86 . 2023-05-04 . Scouting Magazine . May 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504133959/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2021/01/25/hank-aaron-former-scout-baseball-legend-and-lifelong-friend-of-scouting-dies-at-86/ . live .
  13. Terry . Lawson . Randall Everett . Erroneous Eagle Scouts . 2005-06-09 . en .
  14. News: How do you become an Eagle Scout? . MV Times . 2015-05-13 . Rich . Saltzberg . Incorrectly says that Cronkite was an Eagle Scout . June 25, 2023 . June 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627235126/https://www.mvtimes.com/2015/05/13/how-do-you-become-an-eagle-scout/ . live .
  15. News: Biography . meredy.com . 2017-07-01 . 2019-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323063046/http://meredy.com/henryfonda/biography.html. live .
  16. Book: Fonda, Henry . Fonda: My Life . Fulcrum Publishing . 1982 . 0-453-00402-4.
  17. News: Wendell . Bryan . 2015-12-16 . Harrison Ford once served on Boy Scout summer camp staff . Scouting Magazine . June 25, 2023 . June 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625183251/https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/12/16/harrison-ford-once-served-on-boy-scout-summer-camp-staff/ . live .
  18. News: Bill Gates receives Silver Buffalo Boy Scout award. BBC News. 2010-09-15. June 25, 2023. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219191545/https://www.bbc.com/news/11310420. live.

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