Special awards & Recognition
for distinguished service
Silver Beaver Award
To recognize registered Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a council.
The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given at the council level.
Great Falls, Montana 59405-5939
Listed in the adjacent links are the Silver Beaver recipients since the inception of the Montana Council in 1974. We are grateful for the contributions of these men and women and all the lives they have impacted.
Montana Council Silver Beavers
2024
Wayne Thares
Beth Mazanec
Tom Sward
2023
Alan Lohoff
Fabie Wavrant
Bill Rutten
2022
Mike O’Donnell
Mike Walz
Doug Wheeler
2021
William “Brad” Isbell
Anthony “Tony” Pecarina
Diane Stovall
2020
Travis Deaton
David Eubanks
Tom Lynch
Kyle Roberts
Mike Wade
John Yeager
2019
Drew Burkenpas
Josey Quinones
Billy Andrews
Brad Weaver
Chris Servheen
Sue Olinger
2018
Kory Bortz
Libby Brindley
Cammie Edgar
David V. Gray
Jeff Green
Frances Heppler
Lynn Heppler
Andrew Liebmann
Kelly Schmidt
2017
Earlene Carney
Lee Holmer
Rex Jewitt
Robert (Bob) Keiser
Mike Lukas
Walt McIntosh
Robert (Bob) Morefield
Randle Ockey
2016
Melanie Best
Peter Gray
Paul Grosvold
Joe Goss
Todd Malone
Jim Morin
Bill Otto
Gregory Raymond
2015
Kim Bortz
Robert Edgar
Charles Jennings
Tina O’Donnell
Cordell Olson
Caroline (Kee) Ostler
Patti Scanlan
Spencer Zaugg
2014
Greg Beach
Loren Brown
Ellis Hawks
Tony Higuera
Larry Johnson
Garth Kallevig
Thomas Loch
Fritz Snyder
Frank Votapka
2013
Kathi Schweigert
Steve Liebmann
Scott Jourdonnais
Patrick Claytor
Jerry Blythe
Aaron Wiseman
Kurt Krueger
Albert Grobe
Deb Kemper
2012
Lance Ercanbrack
Lora Ercanbrack
Elizabeth “Betsy” Eubanks
Craig Haynes
Sam Montayne
Michael Richards
Ray Wahlert
John Wiegand
2011
David Fleming
Arnold Foust
Karla Larsen
Raymond Leopold
Tim Locke
Robert Moore
John Slaugh
Susanne Vining
2010
Jim Atkinson
Mike Costle
Mary Jo Cramer
Tony Etherington
Kenneth Dale Getz
Eric Larsen
Lori Wilkinson
2009
Stuart Beagles
Ellen Bumgarner
Mark Bumgarner
Robert Dowdy
Susie Maris
Dale Olinger
Claudia Schwandt
Mary Westover
2008
Kevin Brooks
Dann Crist
John Flynn
Keith Head
Tony Lehner
Jon Marshall
Flo Parmelee
Thomas Russell
Ralph Shirts
2007
Cheri Cusson
Lyle Cusson
Bea Eder
Donna Flynn
Cory Keith
Frank Kisselbach
Jeff Kouba
Dan Riddle
Scott Woodland
2006
Richard Ellwein
Steven Gardner
Dave Lauwers
Mary Matelich
Fr. Leo McDowell
Ronald Parmelee
Earl “Mel” Rauch
Libby Stanhope
Mary Ellen Szafranski
2005
Dr. Gerald Diettert, M.D.
Kellie Gardner
Alan Godfrey
Howard Haslam
Vicki Hasler
Randy Keith
Kerry Ketchum
Wayne McMichael
Mark Riffey
2004
Steve Bernbaum
Kyle Boyce
Kevin Katzenberger
Col. John J. Keefe
Earl Koester
David Nash
William Rich
Charles Wilson
2003
Scott Allred
Raymond “Tom” Burkhart
Jory A. Dellinger
Charles Eubank
Cora Nadeau
Andrew Olson
Joyce Parsons
Mack D. Williams
2002
Elanor Bartholomew
Daniel Ferguson
Daniel J. Korn Jr.
Randy Mineer
Lawrence E. “Larry” Mires
Brett F. Parmenter
Marc M. Spratt
Roger Wihlborg
2001
Michael Carney
Randall C. Collins
George Felsch
Bill Goodridge
Jack Hihnala
Raymond Schwandt
Robert D. Stubbs
Herb Waltermire
2000
Don Brown
Bill Forrester
Shelby Goodman
Nicholas Gray
Tessa M. Hill
Alan Leech
Joe O’Berg
David Pals
Steve Schumacher
1999
Paul Ames
David S. Brown
Gregg Holt
Steve Johnston
Bill Norsby
George Schmidt
Jack Schmidt
Diane Sherick
Gus Wilkins
1998
Frederick A. Flint
Maria A. Hall
Garett Johnson
Rod Parker
Fred Parson
David Roy
Tracie A. Stahl
William Wise
1997
Lynn Bunch
Jerry Dietrich
Paul Faulhaber
William D. Hurd
William McBrearty
Cheryl McCann
Stuart Nicholson
Judith O’Boyle
William Weber
1996
Lee Cannon
Larry Epstein
Robert C. Frost
Ron Gebhardt
Fred Gloshat
Carla Hanson
Dan Moore
Sharlene Oltrogge
Samuel T. Pappas
Eugene R. Thomas
1995
John Crough
David Gray
Bill Harp
Alvin Maddler
Tom Mazanec
Vanona F. Olsen
Stephen Smith
Louise VanNice
1994
Earl “Butch” Crowder
Allen Hollingshead
Kathy Holmer
Richard Kracht
Richard Larsen
Scott Olsen
Keith Stokes
Ron Tewalt
1993
Edward Arensmeyer
Roger Bardsley
Woody Germany
Steve A. McCann
David Mikulecky
David Miller
Jean Musselman
Allen Rustad
Ann Sears
1992
Terri Crough
Albert “Ross” R. Cunningham
Victor L. Douglas
John Morgan
William Morgan
Blake Richardson
Fred Shauer
Merlon Tolman
Bill Wallace
1991
Opal Borske
Michael Brown
Fred Kazmierski
William Kickert
Sam Marshall
Wayne Maughan
Patricia Miller
Raymond Shearer
1990
Cheryl Bolton
Clarence Borske
Ernest B. Corrick
Thomas E. Hendricks
William Hoffman
Joseph Maheras
Jerry Mehus
James H. Peterson
Randle R. Romney
Gail Tesarek
1999
Paul Ames
David S. Brown
Gregg Holt
Steve Johnston
Bill Norsby
George Schmidt
Jack Schmidt
Diane Sherick
Gus Wilkins
1998
Frederick A. Flint
Maria A. Hall
Garett Johnson
Rod Parker
Fred Parson
David Roy
Tracie A. Stahl
William Wise
1997
Lynn Bunch
Jerry Dietrich
Paul Faulhaber
William D. Hurd
William McBrearty
Cheryl McCann
Stuart Nicholson
Judith O’Boyle
William Weber
1996
Lee Cannon
Larry Epstein
Robert C. Frost
Ron Gebhardt
Fred Gloshat
Carla Hanson
Dan Moore
Sharlene Oltrogge
Samuel T. Pappas
Eugene R. Thomas
1995
John Crough
David Gray
Bill Harp
Alvin Maddler
Tom Mazanec
Vanona F. Olsen
Stephen Smith
Louise VanNice
1994
Earl “Butch” Crowder
Allen Hollingshead
Kathy Holmer
Richard Kracht
Richard Larsen
Scott Olsen
Keith Stokes
Ron Tewalt
1993
Edward Arensmeyer
Roger Bardsley
Woody Germany
Steve A. McCann
David Mikulecky
David Miller
Jean Musselman
Allen Rustad
Ann Sears
1992
Terri Crough
Albert “Ross” R. Cunningham
Victor L. Douglas
John Morgan
William Morgan
Blake Richardson
Fred Shauer
Merlon Tolman
Bill Wallace
1991
Opal Borske
Michael Brown
Fred Kazmierski
William Kickert
Sam Marshall
Wayne Maughan
Patricia Miller
Raymond Shearer
1990
Cheryl Bolton
Clarence Borske
Ernest B. Corrick
Thomas E. Hendricks
William Hoffman
Joseph Maheras
Jerry Mehus
James H. Peterson
Randle R. Romney
Gail Tesarek
1989
Bob Deschamps III
Jerry Groesbeck
Edward L. Hanson
Mary Jane Reece
Ron Rice
Jan Sigismond
Charles Timothy
Robert H. Trinder
Dorothy Wishard
1988
Ronald M. Bolton
Richard Brumley
Eugene W. Elliott
Jack C. Fay
Robert Goff
Quinten R. Larsen
Vangie McConnell
Robin Sparboe
Millard L. Stevens
1987
Richard Berg
Betty Brinkman
Larry D. Geske
Gary Heaston
Dick R. LaSalle
Karen Michaels
Florence Murray
Rickard Ross
Barbara Shearer
1986
Ben Evans
John Fassler
Alfred “Bud” Hansen
Arle Lohof
Nancy Lutke
Art Perry
Anita Rossing
Teresa Smith
Richard E. Lund
1985
Ted Dawson
John Dea
Leah Galloway
Jim Mershon
Roscoe Montgomery
John. P. Shevlin
Mark O. Sullivan
George Thompson
1984
Robert L. Hoffman
Austin E. Madeen
Leon M. Pack
Gene F. Payne
L. Dean Priestly
Dale K. Sell
1983
Richard J. Barney
L. “Ozzie” O. Black
Robert Briggs
Ronald W. Engdahl
Louis J. Kuennen
Dale I. Nelson
Sharon K. Sell
1982
Keith W. Belnap
Alvin L. Donner
Louise V. Evenson
Lawrence B. Talgo
Minnie Taylor
Albin H. Martinson
William L. Wheeler
1981
Roxie J. Curtis
Charles M. Hauptman
Roberta “Bobbie” Henry
Patrick “Pat” C. King
Jerry Murray
Ingvard Svarre
Bob Thornton
1980
Jack Dugan
Bob Johnson
Patricia MacDonald
Otto Lemm
Earl O. Skogley
Dick Starks
Elmer Hausken
1979
Howard C. Anderson
Shirley Cole
Leonard E. Dahl
John W. Goebel
Jean Lau
Richard Newman
John W. Ratliff
Donald Topp
Roy Wendt
1978
Frederick K. Holbrook
Kenneth Marcotte
Ed Marks
Neil “Whitey” McGill
Skulason “Skuli” Moe
Leo L. Pierre
Ralph Tobol
Bobby Wilson
Don Wolford
1977
Laurel Burnham
Katie M. French
John V. Ginnaty
John C. Harrison
George Newell
Wallace Prigmore
Bernice Waldron
Robert Weimer
Carolyn O’Neil
1976
Robert Burrows
Dexter Flynn
Glenna Holbrook
Darrel Johnson
Gail Rader
Leon Saylor
Lester Stepper
Andrew “Andy” Van Teylingen
Harold Wenaas
1975
Don Aadsen
Dale Elletson
W. “Hoot” D. Evers
Harry Farrington
George Freemole
Kenneth Lawrence
Edward Leland Sr.
Betty Newell
Greyson Phipps
Mary Robertson
Frank Ward
Ester Williams
1974
Herman Hulsenga
Lois Jungst
Raymond Lau
Charlie Lelek
Don Leuschen
William Linninger
Maureen Mercier
Edwin Mitchell Jr.
Bruce Nelson Sr.
Pauline Nielsen
Joe O’Leary
Max Oliver
Suzanne Parini
George Pike
Ada Powell
Raymond Tudor
R. Grant Ungerman
1973
Robert Damon
Al Perkins
Bob Phileb
1972
Grant Hogge
Williams Witts
Herman Wittman
1971
Calvin Galloway
Robert Crowe
Walter Scherbaum
1970
Richard Carter
Stanley Dahlstrom
Jack Allison
1969
Miles “Pat” Harbin
Lyle Heath
Ray Emmett
John E. Van
1968
Lowry “Tiny” Risdahl
Donald Hatton
Francis “Dick” Martin
1967
Grant Higgins
Charles Mason
Elwyn A. Sward
1966
Robert W. Coonrod
Larry Burlingame
Charles Stanley
1965
John E. Nash
John Sorensen
1964
E. Arnold Hanson
Arnold Aklestad
1963
Paul Blomgren
Paul Applegate
1962
Frank Baldik
Jeremy Thane
Paul Evans
1961
Fred Parker
Gareth C. Moon
1960
Lawrence J. Reed
R.H. “Ty” Robinson
1959
Ivan Hodges
Lewis Downing
1958
Les Jourdonnais
K. B. Frye
1957
Archer Taylor
Art Pine
1956
William Royer
Sidney McLaughlin
1955
J. T. Walford
Gordon Rognlien
1954
Walter E. Staves
G.M. Dejarnette
1953
Elmore S. Smith
1952
Harry Campbell
Lloyd Gillespie
Wayne W. Jones
C.C. Strong
1949
Victor Croskry
Paul Gillespie
Ralph Sheneman
T.H. Van Meter
1948
Rial Cummings
R.H. Jesse
Harry Keith
John McCoy
R.H. McKay
1947
Walter McLeod
J. W. Winninghoff
1946
Charles Haynes
Morris Hankins
Eldon Myrick
1945
Daniel J. Korn
1944
Merle Sandon
1943
Thomas Skelton
1942
Dwight N. Mason
1940
Ira B. Lee
John T. Holmes
1938
Tom Elliot
1937
J.H Peterson
1935
Arthur Lamb
R.H. Nelson
1933
David Hope
1932
John E. Maier
C.H. Clapp
1931
Thomas Layfield
1930
Montana Council Recognition
Eagle Scout
Since 1912, the Eagle Scout rank has represented a milestone of accomplishment—perhaps without equal—that is recognized across the country and even the world. Those who have earned the Eagle Scout rank count it among their most treasured achievements. “Eagle Scout” is not just an award; it is a state of being. Those who earned it as youth continue to earn it every day as adults. That is why an Eagle Scout IS an Eagle Scout—not was.
Montana Council Recognition
Summit Rank
The Summit Rank represents Venturing’s highest honor. To achieve this ultimate recognition, you will serve the crew as a leader— both formally and informally— and you will be a mentor to others. In addition, you will strengthen your community be designing and leading a service project to benefit others. The experience gained in earning this rank will help you mature as a member of a team and as an individual.
Summit Award recipients
2023
• Zachary Wolf
2022
• Harley Benoit
2020
• Andrew Fischer
• Kougar Lanier
• Rudy Whitney
2019
• Eva Isbell
• Klara Isbell
If we are missing a recipient, please email lido.vizzutti@scouting.org
Montana Council Recognition
100 Degrees of Frost
The 100 Degrees of Frost Award is awarded to any Scout or Adult Scouter who earns 100 or more below-freezing points between September 1 and May 31.
One hundred degrees of frost are required to earn this award in each qualifying period. For example, one night of camping, with a low temperature of 10° Fahrenheit, will net each camper with 22 degrees of frost. (32 degrees minus 10 degrees equals 22 degrees of frost points.) This will apply to only the youth and adults camping, not the troop or patrol as a whole.