I have received the District Award of Merit, Silver Beaver, OA Vigil Honor, OA Founders Award, Scoutmaster Award of Merit, and Commissioner's Arrowhead Award.

Many levels of training and instructor including Wood Badge (two beads) and Wood Badge Course Director (four beads).

I have a sad soul today. Scouting has done a lot for me and my family. All the past Scouting experiences will always have a special place in my memory, my history, and my friendships. Some of you are aware that this topic has been an issue for decades; and, I buried my stake in a place that Scouting has elected to abandon. I feel sorrow but no regret with my allegiance to that place and that stake. I am melancholy about the future of Scouting and our nation. I am not willing to pull up my stakes for the sake of misguided beliefs and amorality in place of morality. As of now as in immediately I will no longer associate nor be associated with Scouting and it's purposeful deep sixing of it's over one-hundred year old oath and law. I still believe in them and will serve them and my Lord until death and beyond.