About the Award
The District Award of Merit is presented by Goose Creek District to volunteer and professional adults for service to youth in the District. This is the highest award given to a Scouter at the District level and is also the only “non-square knot” in the knot award group. The District Award of Merit is available to registered adults in Scouting America who have rendered service of an outstanding nature within the District. The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by the district in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils. The award is made available annually on the basis of one for each 25 units in the district. The district need not present all of the awards to which it is entitled each year. The District Award of Merit selection committee, appointed each year by the district chairman, is composed of distinguished, dedicated and knowledgeable Scouters drawn from throughout the community. Each member has previously received the Award of Merit.
Past Recipients
| 2023 – 2024 | Stacey Capell, Steve Carroll |
| 2022 – 2023 | Tim Ashley, Rob Winter |
| 2021 – 2022 | (no award given) |
| 2020 – 2021 | Sue Breen, Shawn Carroll, Charles Thornton |
| 2019 – 2020 | James G. Bonfils, Robert Kellogg, Jason Beshore, John Nelson |
| 2018 – 2019 | Michael Capell, Pete Jones, Rob Painter, Sara Philips, John Witek |
| 2017 – 2018 | Tom Hill, Dallas Cecil, Jason Stripling, Mohammad Ahsan Ullah, David Weitzel |
| 2016 – 2017 | Hal Raffensperger, W. Alexander Williams |
| 2015 – 2016 | Kevin Noll, Claudia Wolfson |
| 2014 – 2015 | Deanna Solomon, Deborah Wintermute, Steve Wolfson |
| 2013 – 2014 | Rizwan Jaka |
| 2012 – 2013 | Sam Freeman, Stacey Noll, Roberta “Bobbie” Scales |
| 2011 – 2012 | Dave Carty, Rumsey Light, Kevin Lowell |
| 2010 – 2011 | John Blackwell, Brad Scales, Norm Bird, Mike Sierra, Priscilla Martinez, D. Lloyd |
| 2009 – 2010 | Tom Hayes, Ahmed Qureshi, Steve Hess, Brian Kale, Michael Orsinger |
| 2008 – 2009 | Tonia Chagnon, Walt Johnson, Dan Henkel, Ken Yancey, Scott Bashore |
| 2007 – 2008 | Randy Minchew, Chuck Burkett, John Ford, Ernie Smith, Jerry Hiller |
| 2006 – 2007 | Keith Hudson, Michael Korrigan, Margaret Nielsen, Alan Tanner |
| 2005 – 2006 | Paul Christensen, TJ Shuff |
| 2004 – 2005 | Bill Cavanaugh, Tom Inman, Earl Wells |
| 2003 – 2004 | Cindy Connell, Lou Noon, Tom Noon, Kurt Struder |
| 2002 – 2003 | Darwin Bingham, Brian Shiflet, Alan Steiner, Roxanne Tyra |
| 2001 – 2002 | Dale Cabanis, Tom Kuehn, Drew Mrenna, Wayne Nielsen |
| 2000 – 2001 | Cheri Berman, Anne Geiger, David Parker |
| 1999 – 2000 | John Harris, Wayne Lee, Tom Zedan |
| 1998 – 1999 | Steve Holmstrand, Gary Stolz, Barbara Yarbrough |