List of William T. Hornaday Award Gold Medal recipients explained

William T. Hornaday Award Gold Medal recipients

The William T. Hornaday Award was created in 1915 to recognize major contributions to and service in environmental conservation, and is one of the rarest awards available in Boy Scouting. The Gold Medal was created in 1975 to honor adult Scouters with lifetime service of more than twenty years and lasting impact in multi-state regions, nationally, or internationally. Though the 1975 statutes for the Gold Medal limit annual awards to no more than six recipients, only 64 people have been awarded the Gold Medal since its creation. Previously, a few awards for lifetime merit were given in other, lower grades that are now exclusive to youth Scouts for their conservation efforts. The William T. Hornaday Award Gold Badge was created in 2000 to recognize conservationists with lesser influential service of more than three years, to be awarded at the council level. The following is a partial list of known Hornaday Award Gold Medal recipients who were recognized by the National Conservation Committee of the Boy Scouts of America for lifetime service in conservation.

Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund Medal / William T. Hornaday Award Medal (1915–1975)

William T. Hornaday Gold Medal (1975–2019) and BSA Distinguished Conservationist (2020-present) List from National Council Office, Year Based on Year Approved (2/10/2021)

During 2020, the William T. Hornaday Gold Medal was transitioned to the BSA Distinguished Conservationist award. All 3 Gold Medals approved in 2020 were awarded after this transition and were re-designated as the BSA Distinguished Conservationist award.

Notes and References

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  4. Utah State University . Berryman Institute . Jack H. Berryman.
  5. Web site: Blue Ridge Mountains Council . 2013 . 2013 Accomplishments of the Conservation Committee.
  6. Web site: Massie . Kristin . State of Alabama Hornaday Award Recipients . March 2016 . Vulcan District, Greater Alabama Council .
  7. Web site: Whited. Lyle. Jim Spencer. Los Angeles River Ranger District Volunteer Newsletter. 27 January 2018. March 2005.
  8. The Timber Line . 1 . Colorado/Wyoming Society of American Foresters . March 2006.
  9. Web site: Jeff Marion, PhD. Biography . USGS .
  10. Hornaday Gold Medal . Venturing Magazine . May 2014.
  11. Lemon . Colin . National Council Recognizes Larry Warlick with the William T. Hornaday Gold Medal! . 2017-03-30.
  12. Web site: College of Idaho . C of I Alum Awarded Rare Hornaday Gold Medal for Scouting Service . August 11, 2017 .
  13. Web site: U.S. Forest Service. NA leader awarded BSA's Gold Medal award at 2017 Jamboree . August 3, 2017 .
  14. Web site: Trapper Trails Council, BSA . William T Hornaday Awarded to Mike Perkins . July 31, 2017 . January 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211704/https://thescoutingtrail.org/2017/07/31/william-t-hornaday-awarded-to-mike-perkins/ . October 10, 2017 . dead .
  15. Web site: Rarely Awarded Gold Medal Recognizes Lifelong Work and Distinguished Service to Conservation . Il Nunzio Romano . 2017-04-15.
  16. Web site: Frey . D. . 2019-03-22 . John Moriarty Received Boy Scout Gold Medal Award .