List of William T. Hornaday Award Gold Medal recipients

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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, as of 2017, only 51 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)

  • 1917 – Margaret Olivia Sage (1828–1918) – for a lifetime of philanthropy and for establishing Marsh Island Wildlife Preserve, in Alabama[1]
  • 1917 – Drew William Standrod (1858–1942) – for persuading the Idaho Legislature to pass laws protecting the sage grouse[1]
  • 1917 – Dr. Thomas Calderwood Stephens (1876–1948) – Professor of Biology at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa; awarded for leadership in reintroducing quail and grouse to the Iowa ecosystem[1]
  • 1917 – Aldo Leopold (1887–1948) – the "Father of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Ethics"[1]

William T. Hornaday Gold Medal (1975–present)

  • 1982 – John F. Shanklin – for over 35 years conservation service with the National Park Service. He was a forest inspector with the Civilian Conservation Corps for nine years prior to World War Two. He worked directly for the Secretary of the Interior as the director of forests through 1962, and for the last 20 years of his career as assistant director for Federal coordination, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.[2]
  • 1991 – Harold Hill – for conservation work in Alabama[3]
  • 1991 – Dr. J. William Shiner – for his career as professor of park and resource management at Slippery Rock University, PA, as Chairman of the Conservation Committee for five National Scout Jamborees, and his work as Chairman of the Blue Ridge Mountains Council Conservation Committee.[4]
  • 2001 – James T. Spencer – Worked in conservation for over 30 years. He founded the "Trail Boss" program in 1971 and worked as a volunteer ranger in the Angeles National Forest.[5]
  • 2006 – Robert Sturtevant – "for teaching forestry in Ethiopia for the Peace Corps;" Fellow, Society of American Foresters and John Beale Memorial Award recipient: and "for work as a member of the Visiting Forester Committee, Philmont Scout Ranch"[6]
  • 2007 – Dr. Jeffrey Marion – PhD. in Recreation Resources Management; "for his career as a professor of forest resources and environmental conservation, and as a founding member of the board of directors of Leave No Trace." He was awarded the William T. Hornaday Gold Badge by the Blue Ridge Mountains Council, 2006.[7]
  • 2010 – Robert C. Birkby – former chief Scouter in Seattle and author of the 10th, 11th, and 12th editions of the Scout Handbook and the 4th and 5th editions of the Boy Scout Field Book[1]
  • 2014 – Dr. Craig Murray – PhD. in Environmental Biostatics; Professor, Scoutmaster, Trail Boss, Hornaday Award Advisor, and Philmont Advisor[8]
  • 2014 (ca.) – Mike Walton ("Settummanque") – Retired US Army officer and international Scouter; awarded the William T. Hornaday Award as a Scout, 1974; and Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, 2013
  • 2017 – Larry Warlick – registered Scout and Scouter for over 70 years; Eagle Scout (1955); awarded "for his 30+ years in conservation service in North Carolina as a Wildlife Biologist"[9]
  • 2017 – Richard N. Williams – PhD. in Conservation Biology, "for his work restoring fish habitat." He is Senior Conservation Advisor for the Fly Fishers International, and is Chairman of the Conservation Committee for the Ore-Idaho Council. Williams’ Gold Medal was awarded on April 19, 2017.[10]
  • 2017 – Michael Huneke – for over 25 years’ service in the U.S. Forest Service, including his work as a Wildlands Firefighter and as the Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator, where he prepared more than 500 forest stewardship plans. Huneke also contributed to the 2016 edition of the Boy Scout Handbook and was the Chairman of the Conservation Trail at the 2017 National Jamboree. He was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree.[11]
  • 2017 – William “Mike” Perkins – “for five decades of conservation work and dedication to the environment” in Tremonton, UT. Perkins’ Gold Medal was awarded on July 27, 2017 during the National Boy Scout Jamboree.[12]
  • 2017 – Mark S. Anderson – 19-year Director of Program at Philmont Scout Ranch, "for passionate and exemplary dedication to conservation and environmental education through innovative programs that have impacted hundreds of thousands of our nation's young people." Anderson received his Gold Medal at his retirement ceremony at Philmont Scout Ranch on November 4, 2017.
  • 2018 - Leon E. App - with over 55 years of conservation experience dating back to 1963, Mr. App worked for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 38 years, retiring in 2004 as the Deputy Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Among other things, he helped create the Virginia Natural Heritage Program and drafted more than 100 pieces of significant conservation legislation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. App's Scouting achievements include Eagle Scout (1956), Explorer Silver Award (Type II, 1957), Silver Beaver Award (1990), and Outstanding Eagle Scout (2017). As an adult leader, he has assisted over 1,200 Eagle Scouts as the local district Eagle Advancement Chair, since 1982. His Gold Medal was approved on March 21, 2018 and awarded on July 21, 2018.
  • 2108 – John J. Moriarty – for over twenty years work protecting amphibian and reptile species in the Upper Midwest. Moriarty is a former Sea Scout, Quartermaster Award recipient, and adult volunteer. He published six books on Minnesota’s native amphibians and reptiles, and is the senior manager of wildlife and acting director of natural resources management for the Three Rivers Park District in Minnesota. His Hornaday Gold Medal was approved in October 2018.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Birkby, Robert. William T. Hornaday Edition, Be Prepared, Vol. 7, No. 1, January 2015
  2. ^ Courier: The National Park Service Newsletter. July 1982. p. 3
  3. ^ Massie, Kristin. State of Alabama Hornaday Award Recipients. March 2016
  4. ^ "2013 Accomplishments of the Conservation Committee". Blue Ridge Mountains Council. 2013.
  5. ^ Whited, Lyle (March 2005). "Jim Spencer" (PDF). Los Angeles River Ranger District Volunteer Newsletter. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ The Timber Line. Vol. 1., 2006. Colorado/Wyoming Society of American Foresters, March 2006.
  7. ^ "Jeff Marion, PhD. Biography". USGS.
  8. ^ Hornaday Gold Medal. Venturing Magazine. May 2014.
  9. ^ Lemon, Colin. National Council Recognizes Larry Warlick with the William T. Hornaday Gold Medal! March 30, 2017
  10. ^ "C of I Alum Awarded Rare Hornaday Gold Medal for Scouting Service". College of Idaho. August 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "NA leader awarded BSA's Gold Medal award at 2017 Jamboree". U.S. Forest Service. August 3, 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. ^ "William T Hornaday Awarded to Mike Perkins". Trapper Trails Council, BSA. July 31, 2017.
  13. ^ Frey, D. (2019, March 22). “John Moriarty Received Boy Scout Gold Medal Award.” Retrieved from: https://wildlife.org/john-moriarty-receives-boy-scouts-gold-medal-award/
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