District Award of Merit

This award is presented to Scout leaders active in the District who have given distinguished service to youth in and out of Scouting. This is the highest award given to Scouters at the District level. The Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner as the Silver Beaver, a national award presented by councils. The award is available to Scout Leaders who render service of an outstanding nature at the District level. A nominee must be a registered Scout leader within the District that renders service of an outstanding nature at the District level.

Year	Recipient	Unit	District
2024			Orion
2024			Orion
2023			Orion
2023			Orion
2022	Mike Henderson	Troop 9168B / Troop 9168G / Crew 9168	Orion
2022	Brad Korber	Troop 437	Orion
2021	Dustin Holmes	Troop 281	Orion
2021	Paul Hergert	Troop 262	Orion
2021	Ernest Levert	Troop 822	Orion
2020	Pete Rabner		Tonkawa
2020	Chris Blocher	Troop 9168B / Troop 9168G / Crew 9168	Tonkawa
2020	Dr. Lynne Cox	Troop 265 / Troop 2G	Topsanah
2020	Jerry Mistrot	Troop 262	Topsanah
2019	Lewis Gonzalez, Jr.	Troop 437	Tonkawa
2019	Joe Macy	Troop 281	Tonkawa
2019	Bryan Corser	Troop 1171	Topsanah
2019	Bruce White	Troop 265	Topsanah
2018	April Borge	Pack 62	Tonkawa
2018	Larry Fleitman	Troop 437	Tonkawa
2018	Rudy Kamman	Troop 226	Tonkawa
2018	Lisa Tittle	Troop 280	Topsanah
2018	Steven Kidwell	Troop 265	Topsanah
2017	Jeff Thompson	Troop 9168	Tonkawa
2017	Sam Fleitman	Troop 45	Tonkawa
2017	Jason Kitchen	Troop 9168	Tonkawa
2017	Rick Watson	Troop 256	Topsanah
2017	Keith Barnes	Troop 280	Topsanah
2016	Scott Moffitt	Troop 437	Tonkawa
2016	Marty Rice	Troop 437	Tonkawa
2016	Wayne Haythorn	Troop 114	Tonkawa
2016	Andy James	Troop 265	Topsanah
2016	Dan Robinson	Troop 424 / Crew 424	Topsanah
2015	Cindy Thompson	Troop 226	Tonkawa
2015	Carole Steagall	Pack 262	Topsanah
2015	Jerry Simmons	Troop 280	Topsanah
2014	John Pinchot	Troop 1001	Tonkawa
2014	Greg Crow		Tonkawa
2014	Bill Gough	Troop 281	Tonkawa
2014	Jim Moll	Troop 709	Topsanah
2014	Traci Powell	Troop 424	Topsanah
2013	John Cuccaro	Troop 437	Tonkawa
2013	Aaron Kipp		Tonkawa
2013	Mark Gmitro	Troop 709	Topsanah
2013	John DeBellevue	Troop 1171	Topsanah
2012	Kevin Hollenshead	Pack 3040	Topsanah
2012	Carey Turner	Pack 1225 / Troop 256	Topsanah
2011	David Goodnight	Troop 191	Topsanah
2011	Don Winn	Troop 280	Topsanah
2010	Doris Proctor	Troop 191	Topsanah
2010	Kenny Rogers	Troop 709	Topsanah
2009	Pete Leonard		Tonkawa
2009	Sam Washburn		Tonkawa
2009	Aaron Graham		Tonkawa
2009	Arturo Canizares		Topsanah
2009	Norm Cramer		Topsanah
2008	Mary Beth Pinkerton		Tonkawa
2008	Gary Ridding		Tonkawa
2008	Gary Utrup	Troop 9168	Tonkawa
2008	Craig Torrence		Topsanah
2008	Wayne Morton	Troop 114	Topsanah
2007	Jan Paulson		Tonkawa
2007	Joe Taylor		Tonkawa
2007	Jeremy Stephens		Tonkawa
2007	Mike Olsen		Tonkawa
2007	Cindy Purvis		Topsanah
2007	Don Poer		Topsanah
2006	Ben Stahman		Tonkawa
2006	Mark Brewner		Tonkawa
2006	Nancy Barnes		Tonkawa
2006	Kevin Nygaard		Topsanah
2006	Harry Dinsmore		Topsanah
2005	Deborah Hamilton		Tonkawa
2005	Shawn Griffith		Topsanah
2005	Charles Fiedler		Topsanah
2004	Eric Foster		Tonkawa
2004	Greg Anderson	Troop 2	Topsanah
2004	Dan Lemke	Troop 280	Topsanah
2003	Rusty Cagel		Tonkawa
2000	David Adams		Tonkawa
1989	Fran Zaccaria		Trailblazer
?	Bruce Webb		Tonkawa
?	Elizabeth Stepp		Tonkawa
?	Charlie Fairall	Pack 437 / Troop 437 / Crew 437	Tonkawa
?	Sam Rathburn		Tonkawa
?	Margaret Perry	Troop 451	Tonkawa
?	Brenda-Lee Haug		Tonkawa
?	John Yantis	Troop 123	Tonkawa
?	Greg Atwell		Tonkawa
?	Toni Atwell		Tonkawa