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Glen A. and Melinda W. Adams National

Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award

Deadline: January 18, 2014

This award recognizes young men who have demonstrated excellence in their Eagle Scout service project. The Sam Houston Area Council wants you to be recognized. All Eagle Scouts with a Board of Review dates in 2013, may now apply.

Adams Award Nomination Form

Read news story about 2010 recipient >

See photo of 2011 finalists and recipient >

2012 Finalist and Recipient

Winner - Dalton L. Owens

Finalist - Derek Hill

Finalist - James R. Hollas

Finalist - Jacob Henry Furler

Finalist - Kyle Lee Sherling

Finalist - Noah Horwitz

Several Eagle Scouts here recognized with Honorable Mention.

SHAC Council Winner and Finalists
Up to five (5) finalists and one council winner will be recognized at the annual Spring New Eagle Scout Reception. Our next reception is Sunday, May 19, 2013 Each will receive a certificate and the council winner will receive a bronze award devise for their uniform.

Regional Winner
Council winners will compete within the Southern Region for recognition as finalists for the national award. One Eagle Scout from the Southern Region will receive a certificate, a gold award pin, and a $500 award to further his education or help pay to attend a Scouting activity.

National Winner
The winners from each Region will compete with the winning Scout recognized at the national meeting with a certificate, silver award pint and a $2,500 award to further his education or help pay to attend a Scouting activity.

Selection Criteria:

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

Nomination Form

Deadline for entries is January 18, 2014. Once submitted, please email pages 7-10 of the Eagle Scout Project Workbook by January 18, 2014 to Devin.Koehler@scouting.org. Include the following JPG photos in the email: a. One (1) "before" photo, b. One (1) "after" photo, and c. One (1) "group" photo of the tam that worked on the service project with the Eagle Scout. The nomination will not be complete until the se items are received. Electonic format is preferredm but paper copies can be mailed to the address below:

Adams Eagle Scout Service Project Award
Eagle Scout Association – SHAC
Attn: Devin D. Koehler CFRE
PO Box 924528
Houston, TX 77292

Devin.Koehler@shac.org or 713-756-3321