Recognizing Commissioner Service
Recognition has been a fundamental part of Scouting from its beginning. Done well, it is a powerful tool that can help leaders set goals, define accomplishments, encourage skill development, celebrate commitment and achievement, and inspire others to strive for similar success.
Awards & Honors
- Badge of Office – upon accepting a position and being registered as a commissioner
- Trained Leader Emblem – upon completion of Basic Training course for your position
- Commission – upon being selected, properly orientated and trained
- Arrowhead Honor – may be earned within 1 year for each commissioner position held, must be properly orientated and completed Basic Training
- Commissioner Key – may be earned within 3 years, must have Arrowhead Honor
- Certificate of Commendation – may receive multiple times, must have Arrowhead Honor
- Commissioner Award of Excellence in Unit Service – may be earned within 2 years, must have Arrowhead Honor and provide direct service to 1 or more units
- Distinguished Commissioner Service Award – may be earned within 5 years, must have Commissioner’s Key
- Doctorate of Commissioner Science Knot Award – may be earned within 5 years, must have completed Doctor of College of Commissioner Science degree requirements and recruit at least 3 commissioners
- BSA Commissioner Awards & Recognition Page – find additional information about commissioner awards
Commissioner Award Recipients
We honor all Commissioners in the Pathway to the Rockies Council who have received an award as a commissioner and we thank you for your continued service to units.
If you have received an award and are not listed below, we would like to honor you here. Please forward a copy of your award certificate to the Assistant Council Commissioner for Recognition.
Arrowhead Honor
Commissioner Key
Commissioner Award of Excellence in Unit Service
Distinguished Commissioner Service Award
Doctorate of Commissioner Science Knot Award
Commissioner of Year Award
Arrowhead Honor
- 2022 John Brown – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 Chuck Forsyth – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Anita Hess – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 Russ Kile – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Steve Leininger – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 Mike Parsons – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 John McFarland – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 Lacy Scott – Arrowhead Honor – Unit Commissioner
- 2022 Gordon Wilkins – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2021 Anita Hess – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2020 Rick Cayemberg – Assistant Roundtable Commissioner
- 2020 Lacy Scott – District Commissioner
- 2019 Roy Baker – Unit Commissioner
- 2019 John McFarland – Unit Commissioner
- 2018 Cherie Cayemberg – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2018 Anita Hess – Assistant Roundtable Commissioner
- 2017 Beth Haworth – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2017 Chris Unger Sr – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2017 Flo Jewell – Unit Commissioner
- 2015 Dustin Jewell – Unit Commissioner
- 2014 Randy Eron – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2013 Randy Eron – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2013 Dee Huffman – Unit Commissioner
- 2013 Doug Luckett Sr – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2013 Mark Smith – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2012 John Schutt – Unit Commissioner
- 2010 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2009 Barbara Sweat – Unit Commissioner
- 2008 Jim Yagmin – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2005 Doug Meikle – Unit Commissioner
- 2003 Russ Kile – Unit Commissioner
- 2003 Rich Lieber – Unit Commissioner
- 2002 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner
- 2000 Sharon Groofthof – Unit Commissioner
- 1995 Steve Leininger – Unit Commissioner
- 1991 Arelius ‘Catfish’ Mayes – Unit Commissioner
- 1989 Craig Martin – Unit Commissioner
- 1985 John Brown – Unit Commissioner
- 1985 Alex Zalewski – Roundtable Commissioner
Commissioner Key
- 2022 John Brown – Unit Commissioner
- 2022 Randy Eron – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2022 Chuck Forsyth – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Beth Haworth – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Dee Huffman – Unit Commissioner
- 2022 Flo Jewell – Unit Commissioner
- 2022 Russ Kile – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Russ Kile – Unit Commissioner
- 2022 Steve Leininger – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Lacy Scott – District Commissioner
- 2022 Chris Unger Sr – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Gordon Wilkins – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2022 Alex Zalewski – District Commissioner
- 2021 Anita Hess – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2021 Mike Parsons – District Commissioner
- 2021 Mike Parsons – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2020 Cherie Cayemberg – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2020 John McFarland – Unit Commissioner
- 2018 Jim Robertson – Unit Commissioner
- 2017 Dustin Jewell – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Glenn Barr – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Randy Eron – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Paul Pfahler – Unit Commissioner
- 2014 Doug Luckett Sr – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2014 Dave Krzemien – Unit Commissioner
- 2014 Randy Eron – Roundtable Commissioner
- 2012 John Schutt – Unit Commissioner
- 2010 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2009 Barbara Sweat – Unit Commissioner
- 2008 Jim Yagmin – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2006 Rich Lieber – Unit Commissioner
- 2005 Doug Meikle – Unit Commissioner
- 2004 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner
- 2004 Lou Lemesany – Unit Commissioner
- 1997 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner
- 1997 Steve Leininger – Unit Commissioner
- 1987 Craig Martin – Unit Commissioner
Commissioner Award of Excellence in Unit Service
- 2022 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2021 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2020 John McFarland – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 John Brown – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Dustin Jewell – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 John Schutt – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Jim Yagmin – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2014 Randy Eron – District Commissioner
- 2014 Doug Luckett Sr – Assistant District Commissioner
Distinguished Commissioner Service Award
- 2022 Anita Hess – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2022 John McFarland – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2020 Randy Eron – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2016 Rich Lieber – Unit Commissioner
- 2016 Vincent Maffia – Unit Commissioner
- 2015 Doug Luckett Sr – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2015 Jim Yagmin – Assistant District Commissioner
- 2014 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2012 John Schutt – Unit Commissioner
- 2009 Steve Hayes – Unit Commissioner
- 2008 Rich Lieber – District Commissioner
- 2008 Craig Martin – Assistant Council Commissioner
- 2006 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner
- 2005 Steve Leininger – Roundtable Commissioner
- 1997 Jeff Horner – Unit Commissioner
- 1994 Craig Martin – District Commissioner
Doctorate of Commissioner Science Knot Award
- 2021 Mike Parsons
- ? Steve Leininger
Commissioner of Year Award
- 2021 Roy Baker – Unit Commissioner
- 2020 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner
- 2019 John McFarland – Unit Commissioner
- 2013 Doug Meikle – Unit Commissioner
- 2002 Sharon Groothof – Unit Commissioner