AWARD HISTORY
The NOESA was introduced during the BSA's 100th Anniversary year in 2010 with the first awards being made by the National Eagle Scout Association upon the recommendation of local council NESA Committees. The award was created to recognize notable Eagle Scouts who had either performed their distinguished service closer to home (at the local, state, or regional level) or who were known nationally, but had not yet met the 25-year tenure as an Eagle requirement for the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

This award recognizes Eagle Scouts within a council’s territory who have demonstrated truly outstanding achievement in their profession/avocation independent of Scouting.

• This award differs from other Scouting awards such as the Silver Beaver Award in that service to Scouting is not a criterion.

• Eligibility for the NOESA does not require tenure or the levels of national fame, eminence, or distinction required for the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
• Distinguished Eagle Scouts may not be nominated or retroactively receive the NOESA by virtue of their current national higher recognition.

ELIGIBILITY
The nominee must be an Eagle Scout in good standing with the Boy Scouts of America and must either be registered with or have their primary residence within the boundaries of the nominating council.

• No length of time is required to have passed since earning the Eagle Rank.
• Each council should retain the actions and accomplishments that led the nominee to be considered for the award.
• Nominations must be sent to the National Eagle Scout Association by the council (an individual may not submit the form) for consideration. Those selected will be added to the list of NESA Outstanding Eagle Scouts, quarterly.

NOMINATION PROCESS

All nominations must be submitted electronically to nesa@michiganscouting.org by 11:59 PM December 31, 2022. The awards will be presented at the annual Building Character Celebration and Eagle Recognition Dinner(s) held the following calendar year.

AWARD HISTORY
In 2009, the National Eagle Scout Association established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for their Eagle Scout leadership service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each year, local councils select a council-level winner, and from that pool, each region selects a region-level winner. A national winner is then selected from the four regional finalists.

EVALUATION CRITERIA 
Each local council NESA committee shall select one service project of the year from among those meeting the submission guidelines. The included criteria and other factors are all appropriate for consideration by the committee in selecting the winners. Evaluation criteria for this award should include consideration of at least the following:

• Project planning required
• Effort to develop the project
• Extent and character of the leadership provided by the Scout
• Extent of achievement of the planned result, including changes or modifications required to complete the project
• Project’s impact on the beneficiary and/or on the community at large
• Originality of the project
• Scope of the work
• Time and materials contributed
• Level of skill employed to complete the project

NOMINATION PROCESS

The submission must include the application (found on www.nesa.org), a name and summary of the project, and the Eagle Scout’s contact information. A complete duplicate copy of his Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (previously submitted by the Scout to his Eagle board of review committee) must be attached to the application.

All nominations must be submitted electronically to nesa@michiganscouting.org by 11:59 PM January 21, 2023. The awards will be presented at the annual Building Character Celebration and Eagle Recognition Dinner(s) held the following calendar year.

AWARD HISTORY

This award was created in 2011 by the National BSA Alumni Association. The Boy Scouts of America Council Alumnus of the Year Award is the Scouting Alumni Association’s highest council recognition. The award was established to recognize alumni of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) who, over a sustained period of time, have used the skills and values they learned through their association with Scouting to make significant and long-lasting contributions to their local communities through their careers, avocations, and Scouting.

EVALUATION CRITERIA 

A BSA alumnus includes anyone positively and personally impacted by the BSA - former Scouts, family members of Scouts past and present, community leaders, and the millions of Americans who benefit from Scouting in their communities every day.

Unlike the NOESA, an award nominee need not be an Eagle Scout to be considered. Additionally, service to youth and Scouting as a whole, which is a qualifying requirement for awards such as the District Award of Merit and Silver Beaver, is not a requirement of the Council Alumnus of the Year Award. The purpose of the award is to denote citizens of the highest character who have made a lasting impact who gained their start within the Scouting program.

The future of any organization is embodied in the value of its program and the contributions of its alumni over time. The acorn was selected to represent the BSA Council Alumnus of the Year for many reasons including:

• Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.
• Scouts and Scouters plant seeds for trees under which they may never sit.
• The seed-planting analogy is applicable in many faiths and cultures.

NOMINATION PROCESS

All nominations must be submitted electronically to nesa@michiganscouting.org by 11:59 PM November 15, 2022. The awards will be presented at the annual Building Character Celebration and Eagle Recognition Dinner(s) held the following calendar year.