| Recipient
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Notability
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References
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| Robert Baden-Powell
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Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer and founder of the Scout Movement
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[a]
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| Unknown Scout
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Unknown member of the British Boy Scout Association who inspired W. D. Boyce to form the BSA
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[a]
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| William D. Boyce
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Publisher and entrepreneur, founder of the BSA and the Lone Scouts of America
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[a]
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| Colin H. Livingstone
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Financier, first president of the BSA
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[a]
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| James J. Storrow
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Investment banker instrumental in forming General Motors, third president of GM and second president of the BSA (posthumous award)
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[a]
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| Daniel Carter Beard
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Illustrator, author, social reformer, founding pioneer of the BSA and the first National Commissioner
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[a]
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| Ernest Thompson Seton
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Noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, founding pioneer of the BSA and first Chief Scout; heavily influenced Baden-Powell in his formation of Scouting
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[a]
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| Edgar M. Robinson
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Senior secretary in the YMCA, co-founder of the BSA
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[a]
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| Lee F. Hanmer
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Member of the Russell Sage Foundation, secretary of the BSA Committee of Organization
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[a][1]
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| George Wood Wingate
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U.S. Army General, lawyer, and 25-year president of the National Rifle Association
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[a]
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| Joseph Lee
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Volunteer social worker, author, and president of the Playground and Recreation Association; father of the playground idea
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[a][2][3]
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| Howard S. Braucher
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Social worker, chair of the first committee on organization for the BSA, and Secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association
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[a][2]
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| Mortimer L. Schiff
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Banker, philanthropist, vice-president of the BSA, member of the World Scout Committee, recipient of the Bronze Wolf, later president of the BSA
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[a]
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| Milton A. McRae
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Publisher, co-founder of the Scripps-McRae League of newspapers, later the third president of the BSA
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[a]
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| Frank Presbrey
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Author, editor, and dean of advertising; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of committee on Boys' Life
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[a][2]
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| George Dupont Pratt
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Advocate of forest conservation and wildlife protection; charter member of BSA executive board, chair of camping committee, and vice-chair of national court of honor
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[a][2]
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| John Sherman Hoyt
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Manufacturer, vice chair of war work council YMCA; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of finance committee
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[a][2]
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| Jeremiah Jenks
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Political economist, educator, and author; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of educational committee; formulated the Scout oath and law
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[a][2]
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| William D. Murray
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Lawyer, author and member of the YMCA boys' work committee; charter member of BSA executive board and chair of editorial board
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[a][2]
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| G. Barrett Rich
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Charter member of BSA executive board and chair of the national committee on badges, awards, and Scout requirements
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[a][2]
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| James E. West
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Lawyer, advocate of children's rights, first professional Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
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[a]
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| George J. Fisher
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Physician, leader in the fields of youth development and physical fitness with the YMCA, early proponent of volleyball, deputy Chief Scout Executive and national Scout commissioner
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[a]
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