James E. West Fellowship

When you hear about the history of Scouting, the names of Lord Baden-Powell and Brownsea Island and William D. Boyce and the Lone Scout are the most popular stories that are often shared.  Not as popular, but just as instrumental in the development of the Boy Scouts of America are Ernest Thompson Seton and his Woodland Indians and Daniel Carter Beard with the Sons of Daniel Boone.

 

Another founder not often spoke about is James E. West.  James E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America and held this position for 32 years.  As a lawyer and administrator of the scouting movement,he helped to oversee many marketing and strategic developments which lead to scouting as we know it today.

The James E. West Fellowship Award is an often misunderstood award.  This award is received due to a donation of $1,000.00 or more to the James E. West Endowment fund.  This donation can be donated by an individual, or by an individual scouter or a group of scouters in honor of or in memory of another scouter. 

James E. West believed that an institution is “lengthened shadow of one man.”  This

endowment provides scouting with a financial backing to offer the high quality programs to the youth of America.  The principle is never touched any and all monies used from an endowment can only come from the interest earned, thus assuring that the council will always have money available to continue.

James E. West Fellowship Members

Clinton Valley Council / Great Lakes Council
Jay Simancek - 1998
Michael Joseph Anuta - 2001

Marianne Simancek - 3/19/2003

Jeff Simancek – 1/12/2006
Michael Everett - 12/20/2008

Dimitrios Simancek – 12/18/2008

Clysta Simancek – 6/28/2010
In Honor of Leonard Fritz - 1/1/2012
Michael M. Milidonis - 6/10/2012

Orange County Council
The Simancek Family - 8/2017