Boy Scouts of America

Preparing Young People for Lives of
Silver buffalo and Silver Antelope Recognitions
Recognizing Exemplary Service to Youth

Volunteers help transform the lives of young people and prepare them to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes. The Silver Buffalo and Silver Antelope recipients were honored at this year’s National Annual Meeting, held May 30 to June 1 in Atlanta, Ga.

Silver Buffalo
For distinguished service to youth within the council
Mike Bliss, Klamath Falls, OR
Salvatore Ciampo, Bethpage, NY
Robert Coleman, Woodside, CA
Donald Dare, Powell, TN
Joel Eacker, Las Vegas, NV
Laurence Green, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Janet Griffin, Kennewick, WA
Norfleet Johnston Sr., Loretto, TN
Andrew Miller, Boulder, CO
Patrick Noack, Delray Beach, FL
William Perkins, Providence, UT
The Hon. Randy Potts, Glenwood, MD
Leonard Williams Jr., Orlando, FL
Lisa Wylie, Oro Valley, AZ
Silver Antelopes
For distinguished service to youth within the region
John Andres, Chatham, MA
Terrance Brown, FAIA, Corrales, NM
Henry Clark III, Lugoff, SC
Rick Clark, Piedmont, CA
T.W. Cook, Georgetown, TX
Kaleen Deatherage, Portland, OR
Stephen Dodson, Mission Hills, CA
Scott Erikson, Omaha, NE
William Fickling III, Macon, GA
Richard Gargas Jr., Indianapolis, IN
Kenneth Gordon, Keller, TX
Charles Griner Jr., Sumrall, MS
Glenn Hay, O’Fallon, MO
Robert Hemmerly, St. Paris, OH
Deborah Huff, Birmingham, AL
Michael Hunter, Roswell, NM
Archer Jones, Flanders, NJ
Mickey Kluttz, Burlington, NC
William Kropa, Nazareth, PA
William Lenker, Sioux Falls, SD
Ronald Peterson, Lake Forest, IL
Ann Rose, Wheeling, WV
James Steiner, Concord, NH
Gene Stewart Jr., Lufkin, TX
Jason Stribling, Demorest, GA
Steve Taylor, Magnolia, TX
Brian Tedeschi, Coraopolis, PA
Frederick Thornley, East Aurora, NY
Anna Helene Tuohy, North Aurora, IL
Brad VanAuken, Honeoye Falls, NY
Dale Werts, Edgerton, MO
Marvin Wilson, Pleasant Hill, IA
National Executive Board
(2023 - 2024)

Glenn Adams, Fort Worth, TX
David Alexander, Phoenix, AZ
Bray Barnes, Toms River, NJ
Scott Beckett, Charlotte, NC
Keith Clark, Lemoyne, PA
Gary Crum, Laramie, WY
Charles Dahlquist, St. George, UT
Kaleen Deatherage, Portland, OR
Devang Desai, Coral Gables, FL
Jack Furst, Flower Mound, TX
Gordon Gee, Morgantown, WV
Robert Greene, Washington, DC
Jenn Hancock, Kyle, TX
Lyle Knight, Billings, MT
Vincent LaPadula, Greenwich, CT
Ricky Mason, New York, NY

Frank McAllister, Mesquite, NV
Andrew Miller, Boulder, CO
Dave Moody, Lithonia, GA
Ellie Morrison, Waco, TX
Jose Nino, Montgomery Village, MD
Dan Ownby, Houston, TX
Doyle Parrish, Raleigh, NC
Lou Paulson, Walnut Creek, CA
Tico Perez, Orlando, FL
Jeanette Prenger, Weatherby Lake, MO
Frank Ramirez, Fort Collins, CO
Jim Rogers, Reno, NV
Nathan Rosenberg, Laguna Beach, CA
Bill Rosner, Orlando, FL
Jim Ryffel, Fort Worth, TX
Alison Schuler, Albuquerque, NM

David Scott, Omaha, NE
Michael Sears, Annapolis, MD
Larry Simkins, Missoula, MT
Wes Smith, Piedmont, CA
Scott Sorrels, Alpharetta, GA
Thear Suzuki, Dallas, TX
Brad Tilden, Seattle, WA
Frank Tsuru, Houston, TX
Jim Turley, Saint Louis, MO
Danny Van Horn, Memphis, TN
Gary Wendlandt, New York, NY
Dale Werts, Edgerton, MO
Jim Wilson, McLean, VA
Degas Wright, Decatur, GA
Tom Yarboro, Goldsboro, NC

Emeritus Board Members
Former National Presidents or Chairs of Scouting America
Rick Cronk, Lafayette, CA
Bob Gates, Sedro Woolley, WA
John Gottschalk, Omaha, NE
Wayne Perry, Provo, UT
Randall Stephenson, Dallas, TX
Rex Tillerson, Roanoke, TX
Board Members Who Retired In 2023

Tanya Acker
Lisa Argyros
David Biegler
B. Howard Bulloch
Daniel Cabela
Dennis Chookaszian
David M. Clark
Ronald O. Coleman
Wesley Coleman

Phil Condit
Joe Crafton
Doug Dittrick
L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr.
Craig Fenneman
J. Brett Harvey
Aubrey B. Harwell Jr.
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Raymond Johns

Ronald Kirk
Drayton McLane Jr.
Arthur F. (Skip) Oppenheimer
Steve Rendle
Robert H. Reynolds
William W. Stark Jr.
David L. Steward
Steven E. Weekes

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.