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Silver World Award

 

The International Committee is pleased to announce the Silver World Award recipients for 2025.

 
The Silver World Award, created in 1971, is a distinguished service award of Scouting America presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth at the international level. Recipients of this award are registered in scouting programs recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, not within Scouting America.  These eight Scouters worked together with assistance from Scouting America on the Alliance Bid for the 2031 World Scout Jamboree. Through their dedicated efforts towards the Peace Jamboree, they united scouts and scouters from all WOSM regions and ignited a dream of living and scouting in harmony regardless of cultural or social differences, a dream where empathy and respect outweigh any conflict. They demonstrated to the world that different cultures can work together to create something greater than their individual parts, breaking boundaries in the attempt to promote global peace and cooperation. They also laid the groundwork for new and creative organizational structures that will be a hallmark of world events to come by proving that diversity of thought and perspective from a variety of countries can join together to implement effective and remarkable events that benefit all scouts. 

“It was inspiring to watch these visionary leaders work collectively to create a truly sustainable Jamboree focused on Peace. They showed that Scouting can create a better world when we all come together,” said Lou Paulson, International Commissioner for Scouting America. “We are honored to bestow this award on them.”

Recognition of the Silver World Award recipients for 2025 will be made at Scouting America’s National Annual Meeting during the Silver Buffalo Awards dinner on Thursday, May 15th in Orlando, Florida.

Awardees are:
Asociación de Scouts del Ecuador

  • Eduardo Erazo, President of the Scout Association
  • Javier Leon, International Commissioner

Kenya Scouts Association

  • Victor Radido, Chief Commissioner
  • Antony Gitonga, International Commissioner

Bangladesh Scouts

  • Atiq Zaman, Immediate past National Commissioner, Program
  • Md Raquibul Amin Khandaker, Senior Rover Mate, 13th Hussars

Egypt Scout Federation

  • Mohammad Omar, Past International Commissioner
  • Amr Abo Elzam, Deputy International Commissioner

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.