The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils. The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level. The award is made available annually on the basis of 1 for each 25 traditional units or fraction thereof.
The following list represents all of the Scouters who have received the District Award of Merit throughout the district's long history.
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Lifetime AchievementScouter's SpiritSilent Service
Richard Harms Candice Matthews Adam Wardlow Stacy Yancey
Chris Antrim Daniel Ayers Jessica Campbell Mike Ebert
James Hickman
Shawn Meyer James Van Bibber, III Douglas Yancey Jerry Zevecke
Marlene Curtis Marc Dickensheets Chris Gross David Vest
Regina Brandstetter Gerald Fallman Scott Howell, III Jeffrey Newhard
Patrick Farmer Michelle Fowler David Hinkley Dr. Patrick Liang, MD
Matt Beem Bill Cantwell Melanie Horrell David McLean
Lowell Brenton Chuck Ruedi Barbie Todd Bob Todd
Stacia DeHaan Jeff Fox Ron Smith Joe Wilkinson
Bill Essman David Graham Raymond Keith Harris Raymond Miller Edwin "Ed" Winfrey
Tim Blossner Donald Buss Douglas Neidholt Patricia Pittman LeRoy Short
Cheryl Duncan Dwight Fowler Jeff Grubb Kevin Matson David Wildscheutz
Nick Dodson Greg Dowell Steve Johnson David Lyons Karen Moorman Ron Schroer
Virgil Adams Eileen Cooper Kerry DeHaan Jeff Dutzel Kenneth "Ed" Mynatt Brian Verman
Diana Aubuchon Chris Bradshaw Russell Burton Floyd "Bud" Hastings Ken Horrell John McQuillian
Vince Barreto James Beachner David Howell Gary Liebold Michael Meyers Robert Stockdell
Kurtis Blocher Twylene D. Lahue Don Lograsso Peter Muelleman John Scott Nixon R. Scott Smith Loren Stoneburner
Jim Burgess Carl Grabiel Marion Hale Ron Hayes, Jr Dan Sanderson Ralph Shaw James M. Terril
Mike Brady Karen Burgess Mark Dudley Craig Jones Bob Stikeleather Jason White, Jr
Phil Gramlich Jim Mansfield Allen Miller John Riley Jerry Sheldon Sue Shirk James B. (Jim) Todd, Sr.
Richard Bennet Bill Esry Danny Jackson Gary Johnson Alan Kean Bob Overly Jo Rhodes
William Adams Robert Bulloc, Sr Randy Cooper Peter Freeman Robert Hudson David Meyer Kenneth Yunker, Jr
Lloyd Enke Travis Guest Scott Howell, Sr Kevin Jenkins Tim Meng Donna Minnick David Rock
Bill Dykes Robert Harris Ron Karst Charles Miller, Jr Danny Minnick Mike Rodak Pegi Stamps
Harold Baggs Jerry Bethke Allen Fails Aaron Guest Bill Rissler Eldon Verman Tom Wade
Lane Brown Steve Cox Joy Freeland Leonard Jones Jody Van Wey Dick Witt Russ Wittig
Tom "Rich" Brisco Al Dimon Joe Mikula Louise Rissler Ray Scott Danny Stamps John Williamson
Teresa Baggs Steve Gregson Sue Grote Carol Howell Scott Howell, Jr Robert Johnson Carl Rusert
Larry Cavin Dennis Gage Jeff Lawhon Bill Lewis Don Morgan Alan Ralston
John Davidson Margaret Johnson Bob McConchie Dorothy Sanders Jack Smart Paul Thompson Lyn Wilkerson
Marie Benz Elrey Goheen James Johnson, Sr Richard Kramer Charles Miller, Sr James Scott
Jerome Falke Shirley Gallup Jim Hogan Kathy McPhail George Teague Gary White
Louis Chandler Delores Hirst Charlene Naylor Charles Owen John Parker John Patrick Ryan
Phil Bailey Ralph Early, Jr Ralph Early, Sr Brian McPhail Joe Mowry Sherry Osiek Kenneth Zelk
Jim Bateman Frank Mackey John Moreno Paul Morganroth Kenn Naylor Russell Timmons
Charles Dunn Bob Legg Dan Miller Robert Price Ralph Rowe Fred Zehnder
David Anderson Olena Epperson Leonard Goebel Kenneth Peters Bruce Reed Jim Rittel
Ervin Brewster Robert Buhrle Gayle Davidson Jack Scarbrough John Thornton Tex Webb
Joyce Beck Arland Beltz Ed Brockmeyer Durwood McConnell Charles Ohrvall Richard Schmidt
Penny Bailey Bob Bloom Paul Kercher Norm Mast Tom Newhard Virgil Roedel
Morrie Carlson Lloyd Hawkins John Poteet Marvin Sands William Smith Terri Wonsetler
Dick Delmont Paul Hudson Gene Meyer Dottie Rockwood Fred Striley Daniel Washburn
Russ Bentch Lloyd Carpenter Marilyn Covey Bobby Finn Jerry Urich
Elroy Aslakson Bunnie Grubb Charlie McLean Anne Peters Rick Ramsey Ed Sweet
Mary Aslakson Craig Bolen Elbert Brown Jack Hedlin Mary Neubauer Bruce Niblock
Floyd Gooch Merlyn Grubb Ernest Lierman David Minter Gene Pittman John Sicola
Linda Brosam Richard Day Henry Dewey Ann Lierman Marvin Talcott
John Mull Charles E. Rich Donald Ross Effie Tucker Duane Wheaton
Charles Baughman Lacy Brown, Jr Walt Carpenter James Dunn David Stephenson, Sr James Wheaton, Sr
Jim Brestogianis, Jr Herman Hausheer Daniel Hirst Helmut Land Bob Stockdale Fred Treffer
J.C. Brosam Opal Countryman Ed Sympson Carl Todd Jerome Wells Norman Williamson
Jane Hedlin A.J. Hickman Mary Hickman Dwight Kerns Gordon Leibold Marvin McDole Richard Salmon
Richard Chandler Walter Fox Nadine Hays Francis Kassen Bob Roney Leon Sackett Rolland Woods
Vernon Baker Lloyd Briggs Audrey Chapman Dr. Milo M. Farnham John Latta Mason Stobaugh Jason White, Sr
John Bullard Leslie Cox, Jr L.M. Gibbons George Hulett, Jr Wallace Isacks Howard Jones Lloyd Larson Ed Mallicoat Robert McGrath Paul Stone Thomas Twyman Karl Ace Vaughn Raymond Whetsel
Morton Brady Frank Correll Robert Davies Donald McBride George Peeples Charles W. Rich Tom Rodman Jom Rollo Rudy Rotramel Merlyn Williams
Ed Gilbert Russell Jenkins Paul Komm Thomas R. Latta Frank McCullough Sherman Myrtle Frank Robinson Al Sasser Kenneth H. Taylor August Witte
Floyd Chapman William Esry, Jr Robert Forgey Thomas Greeley L.E. McConnell Bobby Morris Merrill Phillips William Schmidt Leroy Wheaton, Jr Lester Williams John Wood
James Bauer William Hatch Lauzon Maxwell Elmer Mowry Marvin Rhoades Rocky Roach Wallace Shields Paul Swafford, Sr Jack Womack Charles Yates
Bud Arnold Paul Brown Tom Buckley Ed Chandler Luther Cowger Joe DeGeorge Hoyt Etter V.A. Julian, Jr Dewey Rosenbaum Bob Sackewitz W. Wallace Smith Earle Speery
Albert Green, Jr George Lamm Michael Marek Dr. James E. McConchie Fred H. Rogers J. Richard Smith Don Stonger Andrew Taylor Floyd Thomas, Jr
Temple Fitzpatrick George Jowett Virgil Lynch L.E. Martin Art Miller Kenneth Taylor Wayne Tucker Duane Utsler Reese Wade
Roy Degenfelder Sam Dickinson Bud Epperson Ben Kramer Clark Oursler Bernal Pearson Burton Rogers Lloyd Stoenner Ed Williams
Frank Baker Luther Breece Ted Fleishman Mark Gerber Evan Resch Leo Schmidtlein Royal Smithson Walter Zimmerman
Charles Allis Clyde Brown Chester Kramer E.M. Nichols Milo Palmer Ed Spotts Al Stonger Thomas Waterman
Glen Adams William Dennis Harry Gamm Roy Maness Milton Morales Richard Owens
Paul Arend William J. Lee Ed Mader James Pimblott Tupper Smith