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International Scouter’s Award

The International Scouter’s Award encourages Scouters to broaden their involvement in Scouting through participation in world Scouting activities and recognizes Scouters for their contributions to world Scouting.

Requirements

Applicants must be currently registered adult Scouters of Scouting America.

All applicants must receive the approval of their local council’s international committee chairperson or international representative and their council Scout executive.

Complete any six of the following, from at least three of the following categories:

  1. Giving leadership to international Scouting:
    1. Serve as a Council International Representative for a minimum of two consecutive years.
    2. Serve as a Council International Committee member or as a member of the Scouting America International Committee for a minimum of three consecutive years.
    3. Serve as a registered adult leader at the Unit, District or Council level in the Direct Service Council, Far East Council, or Transatlantic Council.
    4. Serve a term as a member of the Interamerican Scout Committee or in an Interamerican Region volunteer position for a minimum of three consecutive years.
    5. Serve a term as a member of the World Scout Committee or in a WOSM volunteer position for a minimum of three consecutive years.
  2. Giving leadership to international events held in the United States:
    1. Host Scouts/Adult Leaders (minimum of three visitors per group) from another country at your local council camp as part of an official Unit, District, Council or National activity.
      *Please note that hosting in private homes is not considered an official Scouting activity.
    2. Serve on the International Staff at a National Scout Jamboree.
    3. Assist with coordinating the International Camp Staff Program (send welcome email, arrange for ground transportation to camp, etc.) Partner with Council professional staff and camp leadership to arrange to have an international Scout serve on your Council’s summer camp staff for at least one summer camp season.
    4. Help organize and participate in two Jamboree-on-the-Air (JODA) or Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI) events.
  3. Giving leadership to international events held in other countries:
    1. Serve as an adult leader as part of a Scouting America contingent to a World Scout Jamboree, World Scout Moot or Interamerican Scout Jamboree.
    2. Serve as an adult leader for a group of Scouting America Scouts participating in an event held by an International Scout Association recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The activity may be an exchange program, a camp experience, or a tour activity.
    3. Serve on the International Service Team (IST) Staff at a World Scout Jamboree, World Scout Moot, or Interamerican Scout Jamboree.
  4. Educating self and others:
    1. Attend an International Scouting conference or training event conducted by the Scouting America International Committee. Share what you have learned with others in your Council.
    2. Promote International Scouting at a Unit, District, Council, Territory or National event.
    3. Participate in organizing or providing leadership for a Scouting America Scout activity in another country that involves interaction with Scouts from that country, such as an exchange program, camping experience, or a tour activity.
    4. Earn the International Spirit Award or encourage and support at least two Scouts earn the International Spirit Award.
    5. Organize and participate in a Messengers of Peace project. Earn a Messengers of Peace Award.
  5. Giving support to international Scouting:
    1. Organize a collection for the World Friendship Fund at two Unit, District or Council events.
    2. Become or recruit a member of the Order of the Condor of the Interamerican Scout Foundation.
    3. Become or recruit a Baden-Powell Fellow of the World Scout Foundation.
    4. Become or recruit a member of the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) Association or donate to a KISC Fundraising Project of the KISC Foundation
    5. Become or recruit a Gilwell Fellow of the Gilwell Park Development Fund.

Application

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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.