Silver Buffalo Award Winners 1979-1970
1978
L. Jadwin Asfeld
West St. Paul, Minnesota
Company President; Red Cross Leader; Distinguished Scouter
Jimmy Carter
Washington, D.C.
Thirty-ninth President, United States of America; Defender of Human Rights; Friend of Youth
Alec Chesser
Houston, Texas
Corporate Leader; Man of Stature; Devoted Scouter
Dorothy Feist
New York, New York
Humanitarian; Philanthropist; Scouting 'First Lady'
Roy W. Jordan
St. Louis, Missouri
Civil Leader; Good Citizen; Scouting Stalwart
Richard W. Kiefer
Baltimore, Maryland
Attorney; Versatile Scouter; Churchman
Katsumi Kometani
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dentist; Dedicated Scouter; Advocate of Youth
Thomas S. Monson
Salt Lake City, Utah
Church Leader; Noted Speaker; Scouter
John D. Murchison
Dallas, Texas
Partner, Murchison Brothers; Civic Leader; Scouting Proponent
John D. Schapiro
Baltimore, Maryland
International Sportsman; Businessman; Faithful Scouter
Forrest N. Shumway
Los Angeles, California
Corporate Executive; Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter
Bland W. Worley
Charlotte, North Carolina
Corporate Executive; Civic Servant; Great Scouter
1976
John T. Acree Jr.
Louisville, Kentucky
Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Perry R. Bass
Fort Worth, Texas
Corporate Chairman and President; Community Benefactor; Distinguished Scouter
Milton Caniff
Palm Springs, California
Cartoonist; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting
Arthur H. Cromb
Mission Hills, Kansas
Company President; Inspirational Scouter; University Alumni Leader
Thomas F. Hawkins
River Forest, Illinois
University Vice-President; Scouter Extraordinaire
Elizabeth G. Knight
Waite Hill, Ohio
Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting
Joseph W. Marshall
Twin Falls, Idaho
Retired Physician and Surgeon; Churchman; Faithful Scouter
Louis W. Menk
South St. Paul, Minnesota
Company Board Chairman; Transportation Industry Leader; Loyal Scouter
Max S. Norris
Indianapolis, Indiana
Physician; Businessman; Devoted Scouter
LaVern Watts Parmley
Salt Lake City, Utah
Churchwoman; Benefactor of Children; Cub Scouting Advocate
Simon Rositzky
St. Joseph, Missouri
Company President; Conservationist; American Humanics Chairman
Lester R. Steig
San Francisco, California
Educator; Author; Proponent of Scouting
1974
Stephen A. Derby
Honolulu, Hawaii
Retired Banker; Civic Leader; Faithful Scouter
James E. Johnson
Los Angeles, California
Corporate Board Chairman; Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Distinguished Scouter
Allen W. Mathis Jr.
Montgomery, Alabama
Company Board Chairman; Civic Leader; Dedicated Scouter
James R. Neidhoefer
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Company President; Distinguished Scouter; Veteran Scoutmaster
Melvin B. Neisner
Rochester, New York
Company President; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter
William H. Quasha
Manila, Philippines
Attorney; International Scouter; Scoutmaster
John K. Sloan
Los Angeles, California
Attorney; Advocate of Youth; Loyal Scouter
Herman Stern
Valley City, North Dakota
Merchant; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter
Leif J. Sverdrup
St. Louis, Missouri
Industrialist; Engineer; Zealous Scouter
Wallace E. Wilson
Detroit, Michigan
Corporate Vice-President; Friend of Youth; Dedicated Scouter
1975
Gerald R. Ford
Washington, D.C.
Thirty-eighth President, United States of America; Symbol of Integrity; Example for Youth
1973
Ernest Banks
Chicago, Illinois
Baseball Great; Inspiration for Boys; Faithful Scouter
Joseph A. Brunton Jr.
Matawan, New Jersey
Servant of Youth; Former Chief Scout Executive
Victor T. Ehre
Utica, New York
Company President; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
Donald H. Flanders
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Company Founder and President; Distinguished Scouter
E. K. Jamison
Atlanta, Georgia
Company President; Devoted Scouter
Max I. Silber
Nashua, New Hampshire
Company President; Loyal Scouter; Benefactor of Students
Osborne K. Taylor
Montclair, New Jersey
Retired Corporate Executive; Veteran Scoutmaster; Champion of Scouting
J. Kimball Whitney
Wayzata, Minnesota
Company President; Friend of Youth; Veteran Scouter
1972
Louis R. Bruce Jr.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Champion of Scouting
Harvey C. Christen
Burbank, California
Aircraft Company Executive; Civic Leader; Devoted Scouter
Louis G. Feil
Chipita Park, Colorado
Consulting Engineer; Promoter of Camping and Order of the Arrow
Edwin H. Gott
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Corporate Executive; Community Leader; Vigorous Promoter of Exploring
Donald P. Hammond
Monticello, New York
Business Executive; Civic Leader; Scouting Enthusiast
Albert M. Jongeneel
Rio Vista, California
Retired Rancher; Dedicated Scouter
Arthur L. Jung Jr.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Business Executive; Servant of Youth; International Scouter
Prime F. Osborn III
Jacksonville, Florida
Company President; Friend of Youth; Advocate of Scouting
George W. Pirtle
Tyler, Texas
Consulting Geologist and Independent Oil Producer; Philanthropist; Benefactor of Scouting
Penn W. Zeigler
Cincinnati, Ohio
Business Executive; Humanitarian; Veteran Scouter
1971
William G. Connare
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Bishop; Scouter; and Champion of Scouting
Elbert R. Curtis
Salt Lake City, Utah
Executive; Community and Church Leader; Veteran Scouter
Thomas Stephens Haggai
High Point, North Carolina
Gifted Public Speaker; Ordained Minister; Patriot; Scouter
August F. Hook
Indianapolis, Indiana
Business Executive; Community Leader; Dedicated Scouter
William R. Jackson
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Executive; Devoted Scouter; Friend of Youth
Fred C. Mills
Aptos, California
Outstanding Scouter; Retired Director, Health and Safety Service, Boy Scouts of America
Arch Monson Jr.
San Francisco, California
Patron of the Arts; Humanitarian; Executive
Richard Milhous Nixon
Washington, D.C.
Thirty-seventh President, United States of America
Leon Howard Sullivan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Humanitarian; Peoples' Champion
1970
Neil A. Armstrong
El Lago, Texas
Astronaut; First Man to Walk on the Moon
Francisco Bueso
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Chamber of Commerce Director; Champion of Scouting
Antonio C. Delgado
Manilla, Philippines
Business Executive; World Scouter
Laurence C. Jones
Piney Woods, Mississippi
Educator; Author; Servant of Youth
Aryeh Lev
New York, New York
Rabbi; Chaplain; Dedicated Scouter
Leo Perlis
Washington, D.C.
Organized Labor Official; Humanitarian; Friend of Scouting
Bryan S. Reid Jr.
Chicago, Illinois
Investment Banker; Community Leader; Devoted Scouter
William H. Spurgeon III
Santa Ana, California
Childrens Hospital Executive; "Father" of Special-Interest Exploring