Introducing the 2016 Silver Buffalo Award Winners

BSA’s Silver Buffalo Award, the highest national recognition for adult members, is a rare honor given to dedicated volunteers who have put tremendous effort into growing the Scouting movement.

You may not recognize all of their names. But because of their unwavering commitment to serving America’s youth, our previous Silver Buffalo recipients have been invaluable mentors living and teaching the core values behind the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

At last week’s 2016 National Annual Meeting in San Diego, Scouting recognized the Silver Buffalo Class of 2016, comprising 13 volunteers throughout many levels of Scouting. They join American presidents, Hollywood icons, astronauts and many others who have been honored with the Silver Buffalo since 1926.

Among those honored this year are the driving force behind the BSA’s initiative promoting education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); a powerful advocate for providing outdoor adventures to kids who otherwise may not have the chance to experience camping; and the spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of New York. You can read more about the contributions of these 2016 Silver Buffalo recipients, who are listed below:

Timothy A. Acree

Murfreesboro, Tennesse

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, New York, New York

L. Ronald Bell

Miami, Florida 

Steven D. Bradley

Riverside, California

Daniel Leo Coberly

Hazel Green, Alabama

 Cardinal TimothyDolan

New York, New York

Christopher Allen Grove

Ormond Beach, Florida

J. Brett Harvey

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mark A. Kriebel

Endwell, New York

Joseph P. Landy

Bronxville, New York

Christine Perry

Medina, Washington

James D. Rogers

Reno, Nevada

John D. Tickle

Bristol, Va.

David M. Weekley

Houston, Texas

Please join me in thanking and congratulating this exceptional group of Scouting supporters.

We appreciate everything you do for our movement.

Mike