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Last updated on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
(NASHVILLE) - Two Lawrence County men and a Nashville resident received the National Lifetime Eagle Scout Award, at the Hoosier Trails Council’s annual gala on Sunday at The Seasons Conference Center in Nashville.
The National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Award was first established in 2011. This is a prestigious recognition granted by the Council's NESA Committee to Eagle Scouts who have demonstrated outstanding achievement outside of Scouting at the local, state, or regional level. Unlike the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award which is a national award, the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award recognizes Eagle Scouts whose efforts have made a positive impact closer to home.
Receiving the award were David Jacobs, Gerald "Jerry" Hill of Lawrence County and Graham "Teed" Howard, of Nashville.
Any Eagle Scout who is a current resident within the Hoosier Trails Council area of responsibility, or who lives outside of Hoosier Trails but is currently registered as a scouter in Hoosier Trails is eligible.
The Hoosier Trails Council's first recipient of this award was Dale Seifker in 2014.
Beginning in 2015 the number of awards was changed to allow us to present two awards for the first 100 eagle scouts awarded in the prior year. For 2015 the award was presented to Dr. Denis Ward and Dr. Paul Cronen.
This year, because our council awarded more than 100 Eagle Scout ranks in 2015, our NESA Chapter was allocated three awards.
David Jacobs
David Jacobs earned his Eagle Scout award on August 2, 1943, as a member of Troop 36 in Bedford, Indiana. David is currently registered as a District Member-at-Large and has received the District Award of Merit and the Silver Beaver Award. As a lifelong resident of Bedford, he took over ownership of the family business from his father in 1961 and continues today as the active owner and daily store manager of the 100-year-old Bedford Furniture Galleries. Although Dave is in his mid-90s he is extremely active in the Bedford and Lawrence County community. For the City of Bedford he is currently Chairperson of the City Planning Commission, and Vice Chairperson of the Historic Review Board. In his city volunteer roles he was instrumental in the successful application for the state "Steller Grant" in 2014 which is bringing an $8 million investment to the community. For Lawrence County he is a Board Member-at-Large for the County Museum, and current board member for the Lawrence County Community Foundation. In 2013, at the age of 90, Dave completed his first 5K when he walked in the Limestone 5K. He continues to participate in this annual event.
Graham "Teed" Howard
Graham "Teed" Howard earned his Eagle Scout award on November 26, 1943, as a member of Troop 34 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Teed is a current resident of Nashville, Indiana. He is an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean "conflict". Teed's professional career includes 39 years as a professional Scouter, with 18 years as a Council Scout Executive. As a professional Scouter he also authored and co-authored many training program guides and was a director for administration, scoutcraft, and commissioner service for the National Camping School. After his career as a professional Scouter, Teed began a new career as a real estate broker in Brown County, including tenure as the President of the County Board of Realtors. He has membership and held leadership positions locally and state wide in organizations such as Rotary, Kiwanis, the Indianapolis 500 organizing committee, the Masonic Lodge, and the Scottish Rite. He has been extensively involved with many aspects of the Native American culture. He was recognized as a Distinguished Hoosier by the Governor of Indiana. He is currently co-authoring a book verifying the truths, myths, and tall tales of Brown County.
Gerald "Jerry" Hill
Gerald "Jerry" Hill earned his Eagle Scout award in 1962 as a member of Troop 477 in Mazon, Illinois. As a civilian employee of the Navy his career focus was construction and management of facilities including buildings, dry docks, and airfields. As the construction director for a 35-state region he was responsible for projects associated with the Reagan Administration homeporting military buildup for which he was awarded the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award medal. As the Crane, Indiana, Naval Base Civilian Deputy to the Public Works Officer, he was also responsible for managing the closure of the Naval ordnance station at Louisville, Kentucky, for which he was commissioned as a Kentucky Colonel by the Governor, and was awarded his second Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Jerry was a volunteer Scouter wherever his work took him and also held community roles such as economic development commission, and school board member.
Now living in Springville, he was a founding board member of the Springville Community Association and is currently President of the Lawrence County Community Foundation. He is a registered professional engineer, a "fellow" member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and will receive the society's Life Achievement Award at the 2016 State Convention.
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