About
The Dan Beard Council Silver Beaver Alumni Association (SBAA) is a fellowship of recipients of the Silver Beaver Award with a variety of aims, which may include social interaction among members, providing support for Scouting development, giving volunteer service, cultivating leadership, and otherwise enhancing the quality of Scouting in the Dan Beard Council.
Mission
Using the collective experience of the Silver Beavers, we will bring resources to bear on the mission of the Dan Beard Council and will be an example of what it means to provide distinguished service to youth through our ongoing relationship with Scouting.
Vision
To be an example of excellence in volunteer engagement for the Dan Beard Council.
Executive Committee Members
President | Chuck Hertlein
Immediate Past President | Carlos Teran
Founding Member | Charlie Garrison
Treasurer | Mike Rohrkemper
Development Chair | Doug Bolton
Nominating Chair | Jack Kraeutler
Membership Chair | Phil Present
Service Chair | Steve Richter
Member at Large | Doug Siebenburgen
Pay Your Membership Dues
You have the option to pay for a one-year, three-year, or life-time membership for the Silver Beaver Alumni Association.
The Silver Beaver Alumni Association sponsors Camp Conservation Days that will ensure that the beautiful and natural areas of the Dan Beard Scout Reservation and Camp Michaels are preserved for future youth.
Camp Conservation Days are an great way for Scouts to earn service hours while working to conserve our camp properties. These days of organized projects include tree-planting, erosion control, honeysuckle removal, trail maintenance, and other conservation projects.
Groups that participate learn about lake ecosystems and help create a healthy environment for the plants and animals that share our camps. This event promotes a sense of ownership in our camps for all those who participate. Each group that participates will earn a Conservation Ribbon and Scouts can earn service hours for rank advancement, school requirements, award requirements, and more.
Silver Beaver Award
The Silver Beaver Award is bestowed upon those persons who have given continued, unselfish, and effective service to the community, usually through a program of Scouting America, but not limited to Scouting. Because Scouters may not nominate themselves for this award, only those persons who have been nominated by their Scouting peers are considered. The Silver Beaver Award is the highest recognition a local Council can bestow upon volunteer leaders.
Eligibility
- Long-established policy limits the award of the Silver Beaver to adults 21 and older who are registered with Scouting America as volunteer Scouters.
- Nominations will not be considered for current or former professional Scouters within five (5) years of their leaving employment with Scouting America. Other council employees (part time or full time) are eligible to receive the Silver Beaver Award based on their volunteer service, not employed service.
- Nominations cannot be considered for posthumous awards.
Nomination Process
Download the Silver Beaver nomination form and fill it out with all the required information.
Once the application form has been completed, it should be submitted to the Dan Beard Silver Beaver Alumni Association either electronically via email or mail to:
DBC Silver Beaver Alumni Association
Attention: Silver Beaver Award
10078 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241Submission Deadline: March 17, 2025
Please Note: Give the full name and titles (if any) of the nominee exactly as you want them to appear on the certificate. Furnish as much information as possible for each section of the application.
Contact the Dan Beard Council Silver Beaver Association
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