The Venturing Leadership Award is presented by councils, areas/regions, and the BSA National Council to Venturers and adults who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code.

Requirements

• Venturing Leadership Award candidates must be registered and involved in Venturing as a Venturer or an adult for at least one year.
• They must hold a leadership position or office on the unit, district, council, area, region or national level (as appropriate for the level of award presented).
• The candidate must show exceptional dedication and give outstanding leadership and service to Venturing and to Venturers on the level appropriate for the award.

Quota Restrictions

Councils may present two awards for youth and two for adults per year for up to fifty crews/ships and one additional youth and adult award per year for each fraction of twenty-five crews/ships above fifty.

Regions may present twelve youth and twelve adult awards per year.

National may present six youth and six adult awards per year.

Procedures

Venturing youth and adults may be recommended at the council, area, region or national level by completing the Venturing Leadership Award candidate information form. An additional sheet with two hundred words or less explaining why the candidate should receive the award and letters of recommendation from school, church, clubs, etc., must be provided with the information form.

Download an application form for the Venturing Leadership Award.

Northeast Region

Venturing Honor Roll

National Venturing Leadership Award Recipients

2000

Christopher K. Sokolov, Nat'l Sea Scout Bosn' 2000, also recipient of Young American Award, Nat'l Exploring Leadership Award

Gavin Svensen, Northeast Region Venturing Representative 1998-2000

2001

Kelly McGovern, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2000-2001

Robert Legg, Northeast Region Venturing Staff Advisor

Bruce Johnson, Northeast Region Sea Scout Commodore

Jeremiah M. Crabtree, National Sea Scout Committee

2002

Christine Lynne Capen, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2001-2002

William James, National Sea Scout Committee

2003:

Cyrus Lawyer, National Chief Boatswain, 2002-2003

Thomas Southard, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2002-2003

2004:

Danielle Bird, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2003-2004

2005:

Amy Frantz, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2004-2005

2006:

Jess Rumburg, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2005-2006

2007

Aaron Stockwell, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2006-2007

2008

Andrea Neff, Northeast Region Venturing President, 2007-2008

Roger Bast, Northeast Region Venturing Committee Chair

 

Regional Venturing Leadership Award Recipients

1997

Amanda Kellaher

1998

Carla DeRamus

Bruce Chr. Johnson

April Maska

Pat Maska

Henry Nygard

Alexander Perry

1999

Jerry Crabtree

William James

2000

Thomas Hanley

Blake Leedy

2001

Cyrus Lawyer

2002

George Constantine

Gary Cutler

Cristyn A. Johnson

David Mosher

Robert Sirhal

Douglass Yeckley

2004

S.D. Broder 

Bob Monto

Garth Wells

2005

Jess Rumburg

2007

Arron Stockwell

Roger Bast

2008

Lea Denette

Andrea Neff

Deidre Buchner

Dick Trier