The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States,with over 1 million youth,including 176,000 female participants. The BSA was founded in 1910;about 130 million Americans have participated in its programs,which are served by 477,000 adult volunteers. BSA became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
Cape Girardeau is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census,the population was 39,540,making it the 17th-largest in the state. The city is one of two principal cities of the Cape Girardeau,MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses Alexander County,Illinois,Bollinger County,Missouri and Cape Girardeau County,Missouri and has a population of 97,517. The sliver of the city located in Scott County is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area,and the entire city forms the core of the Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Combined Statistical Area.
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its inception in 1911,only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by over 2.5 million youth.
The Greater St. Louis Area Council (GSLAC) of the Boy Scouts of America was formed in 1911 and is based in St. Louis,Missouri. The council serves Scouts in the St. Louis Metro area,southeast Missouri,and southern and central Illinois.
The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations,this is equivalent to the position of CEO,national executive director or secretary general.
James Edward West was a lawyer and an advocate of children's rights,who became the first professional Executive Secretary,soon renamed Chief Scout Executive,of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA),serving from 1911 to 1943. Upon his retirement from the BSA,West was given the title of Chief Scout.
Scouting magazine is a publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts,Scouts,and Venturers. It carries news on Scouting events,articles on aspects of Scouting such as service,outdoor skills and activities,and features about Scouting activities. It began publication on April 15,1913,with five-times-a-year mail subscriptions included in the registration fee for all volunteer leaders registered with the BSA. The last print edition was the May–June 2020 issue,although online content continues to be updated.
John Watson Creighton Jr. was an American executive who served for nine years,from 1988 to 1997,as president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser,a $7 billion,publicly traded timber company. In addition to Weyerhaeuser,he also served in senior management and executive positions with United Airlines,the University of Puget Sound,the U.S. Department of the Army,and the Boy Scouts of America.
Jere Brian Ratcliffe was a professional Scouter in the Boy Scouts of America who was the ninth Chief Scout Executive.
Randall Lynn Stephenson is a retired American telecommunications executive. He served as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of AT&T Inc. from 2007 to 2020. He was national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 2016 to 2018.
Alden G. Barber was a long-serving professional Scouter for the Boy Scouts of America,and served as the fifth Chief Scout Executive of the BSA from 1967 to 1976. He served during the peak membership years of the BSA,and was instrumental in modernizing the BSA program,particularly the Boy Scout program for boys ages 11 to 17.
Ben H. Love was the eighth Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America serving from 1985 to 1993. Love graduated from Peabody High School and Lambuth College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and attained the rank of sergeant. Love died on July 31,2010,at his home in Cedar Park,Texas due to lung cancer.
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization run by volunteers,however the day-to-day administration is performed by a staff of professional Scouters. The organization has professional staffing at every level—district,council,regional and national. The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional Scouter.
The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America governs the Boy Scouts of America organization. One source reports that there were 72 members of the board in 2001.
Roger A. Krone is the president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America. He was previously CEO of Leidos. A pilot and aerospace engineer,Krone worked for 45 years in the aerospace industry,holding senior program management and finance positions at Boeing,McDonnell Douglas,and General Dynamics.
Michael B. Surbaugh was the 13th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA),having succeeded the retiring Wayne Brock on October 1,2015. He was previously Group Director of HR,Innovation,Exploring and Learning for Life for the BSA. Surbaugh first joined the organization as a professional scouter in 1983.
W. Scott Sorrels is an American attorney at law. Sorrels was a partner of the law firm Sutherland Asbill &Brennan LLP,a law firm headquartered in Atlanta,Georgia. He is the 12th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA),starting in 2020.
In the Boy Scouts of America,a Scout leader refers to the trained leaders of a Scout unit. Adult leaders are generally referred to as "Scouters," and the youth leaders are referred to by their position within a unit. In all Scouting units above the Cub Scout pack and units serving adolescent Scouts,leadership of the unit comprises both adult leaders (Scouters) and youth leaders (Scouts). This is a key part of the Aims and Methods of Scouting. In order to learn leadership,the youth must actually serve in leadership roles.
