Troop 53
Eagle Scout Facts

What Our Eagles Do

Being an Eagle Scout means being a leader. Troop 53's finest have gone on to distinguish themselves both in and out of Scouting.

In Scouting:
In the Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremonies that Troop 53 uses, part of the Eagle Scout Promise or Pledge states: "[I] promise to give back more to Scouting than it has given me." See for yourself...

• 1 is serving as a Junior Leader in Troop 53
• 8 are currently registered as adult leaders in Troop 53
• 3 more are adult leaders in either Cub or Boy Scouts (outside Troop 53)
• One is the former Scoutmaster of Troop 53
• 1 was a Cubmaster
• 1 has served on Roundtable staff
• 2 have served on Council Executive Boards
• At least one is a recipient of the District Award of Merit
• At least two are Silver Beaver Award recipients
• 10 are Vigil Honor members of the Order of the Arrow
• One was an Order of the Arrow Lodge Adviser
• One was an OA Section Chief
• Two served as OA Lodge Chief of the former Taleka Lodge (Okaw Valley Council)
• One was the winner of the first Vigil Honor Ceremony competition at a National Order of the Arrow Conference (1986 NOAC)
• 14 have served on summer camp staffs at Camps Joy, Sunnen, or Warren Levis (Boy Scout Camp staff) and/or Camp Vandeventer (Cub Scout/Webelos Camp staff)
• At least 2 have served on staff at Philmont, one as a Ranger, the other as a back-country commissary manager.
• At least 3 have completed Wood Badge

Education:

• At least 6 are currently college students
• At least 26 have Bachelor's degrees, some more than one degree
• At least 5 hold Master's degrees
• At least 2 have a Phd.

Careers:

• 6 own a business or are a partner in a business
• At least 3 are, or have been, officers in the US military
• At least 3 are currently serving in the military
• 3 are teachers, or have taught at some level of education
• 1 is an Air Marshall
• At least 5 are managers for their employers
• At least 4 are engineers
• One has served as a church pastor
• One is an attorney (we'll forgive him)

Personal:

• At least 12 are married
• At least 10 of those have children (some in Scouting — yay!)
• 1 has completed the Boston Marathon

You notice the words "at least" quite a bit in the above list. These are just the Eagles with whom I have been able to keep in touch. I am sure many more have distinguished themselves as much or more than these.

If you earned the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 53, please fill out this biography form so we can update these statistics.