VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3 | WINTER 2015 THE SILVER ARROWHEAD PRESENTED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ORDER SINCE 1940 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 | SPRING 2015 Bradley E. Haddock: Friend, Brother, Leader During lunch Brad noticed Dr. Goodman giving him his undivided attention, making him feel as if he were the most important person in the world. The second occurred during the 60th Anniversary Celebration at Treasure Island Camp. Arriving late, Brad and National Vice Chief Eddie Stumler stood in the back of the audience behind two young Arrowmen during the opening flag ceremony. Unnoticed by the two, Brad and Eddie overheard their conversation. They wanted to meet and talk with the national officers, but they remained unsure how to introduce themselves. As the two turned around following the ceremony, they recognized the national officers and became tongue-tied. Brad and Eddie quickly introduced themselves and engaged the two young Arrowmen in conversation. Brad realized that as a leader, people should not have to come to you; you should go to them, be approachable, and make them feel comfortable. These unique experiences would be ones that Brad would Dr. E. Urner Goodman with Bradley Haddock at the 1975 National OA Conference. never forget, and ones he would often refer By TIMOTHY C. BROWN Ta-Wa-Ko-Ni in the Quivira Council, Brad found a back to in his future dealings with others. CLASS OF 2015 lifetime of opportunities in our Brotherhood of As a 16 year old Arrowman attending my Cheerful Service. first NOAC in 1975, I too had the good fortune It’s been said that as a leader you must Brad’s rise in the was of meeting National Chief Brad Haddock. On understand serving first. Not everyone possesses meteoric. He attained Brotherhood in 1969, this occasion, Brad escorted Dr. Goodman a desire to serve, or the ability to lead. Those and kept his Vigil in 1971. In 1974 Brad served between events when they met a small group who do motivate others; Bradley E. Haddock is as lodge chief, NC-3C section chief, and of Arrowmen seeking autographs. When I this type of inspirational leader. then national chief. His election to national happened upon them, both Brad and the Brad Haddock was born January 4, 1955 chief took place in December at the Order’s Founder were doing their best to accommodate in Wichita, Kansas, the first of Kenneth and National Planning Meeting, held at Schiff Scout those desiring signatures. As I approached, I Genevieve Haddock’s three sons. His parents Reservation in Mendham, New Jersey. realized that I didn’t have my handbook or my heavily influenced Brad with an upbringing At this time the term of office as national chief sash with me. I then made eye contact with deeply rooted in faith and belief in hard work. As lasted for two years, 1975 and 1976, under the Brad, and he asked me if I would like to get an oldest, Brad set the example for his siblings out guidance of three great mentors, George Feil, autograph. When I told him that I didn’t have of admiration and respect for his parents and Carl Marchetti, and E. Urner Goodman. By his anything to sign, he asked me to hand him my what they taught him. Brad recognized early own admission, Brad states that while national name badge where he signed his name on the his desire to serve and lead others, a trait he chief, the lessons he learned from these men back. He then asked if I would like to meet the continued to hone throughout his adolescent helped shape the rest of his life. Brad recalls two Founder, to which I immediately answered, ‘yes’. years. occasions of particular significance. Brad proceeded to introduce me, giving the Unknown at the time, a single event in the The first occurred at a private luncheon Founder cause to say hello and shake my hand. summer of 1968 had a lasting effect on Brad’s with the founder at his daughter’s house one CONTINUED PAGE 5 life. Inducted into Hi-Cha-Ko-Lo Lodge at Camp month before the 1975 National OA Conference. HADDOCK, LEADERSHIP BSA, OA welcomes new leadership New Michael Surbaugh OA Committee Chairman. A RAY CAPP Another leadership change member of he committee since National Chairman, Class of 1973 in the , starting in 1996, he also served as the 1985 October Michael Surbaugh National Vice Chief. MICHAEL THOMPSON became the Chief Scout Vice Chairman, Class of 2006 Executive. Surbaugh began Matt Dukeman started as the Recognition and Awards his career in 1984 as a district National OA Director executive in Jacksonville, Florida, On October 1, Matt Dukeman CRAIG SALAZAR and then served as a senior Mike Hoffman (Class of 2004) started working Vice Chairman, Class of 1994 Michael Surbaugh district executive and program as the national OA director. A Communications and Marketing director in Syracuse, New York; native of Eureka, California, as a director of field services, director of development, field youth Matt served as a chapter, director and development director in Minneapolis, lodge, and section chief. A second MATT DUKEMAN Minnesota; Scout executive in Sioux Falls, South generation Eagle Scout, he Director, Class of 2004 Dakota; Scout executive in Appleton, Wisconsin, and attended OA Trail Crew the first Scout executive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An Eagle summer in 1995 and later returned TRAVIS RUBELEE Scout and Vigil Honor recipient, he served summer to serve as a foreman in 2000, two Associate Director camp staffs for 12 years. Surbaugh graduated from summers as the coordinator, and Salem College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Youth Matt Dukeman director in 2003. Agency Administration. ALEX CALL New OA Associate Director National Chief New Assistant Chief Scout Starting in January 2016, Travis Executive Rubelee will become the next DONALD STEPHENS Don McChesney (Class of 2002) OA associate director. Also a National Vice Chief became the Assistant Chief Scout second generation Eagle Scout, Executive. In this position he will Travis grew up in Duncanville, oversee the four regions, their Texas and served Mikanakawa MARTY TSCHETTER Editor, The Silver Arrowhead support operations, membership as chapter, lodge vice chief, and Class of 1996 growth, program development, Travis Rubelee lodge chief in 1996. As a youth Don McChesney and council program support. he also worked on the OA Service Corps at the 1997 National Scout . Since 2003, JEFFREY ST. CYR New OA Chairman selected he has been a professional Scouter in multiple roles in Layout Editor, Class of 2012 Starting June 1, Mike Hoffman (Class of 1986) from three different councils in Texas (Dallas, Lubbock, Tyler) Scottsdale, Arizona will become the next National and most recently Greensboro, North Carolina. The Silver Arrowhead is distributed two times each year via electronic communication to recipients of the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award. Articles, photographs, and updates may be sent to stephanie.jordan@.org

ON THE COVER: Center stage at the 2015 National Conference closing show with all the former National OA Committee chairmen, national OA directors, national chiefs, and national vice chiefs in attendance. PAGE 2 THE SILVER ARROWHEAD 10,000 Arrowmen visit the GEO at NOAC By KYLE PALMER been selected to begin planning, support coming from volunteer surveys, where the GEO received an 2015 NOAC GEO CHAIRMAN and the GEO began to take shape. Arrowmen. overall rating of 4.6/5, the highest With soil and ashes collected from The GEO also appeared to be a of any program or event at NOAC. Attracting over 10,000 Arrowmen Treasure Island and The Summit favorite of many NOAC VIPs. Then- GEO patrons ranged from newly as patrons, the Goodman Edson Bechtel Family National Scout current Chief Scout Executive inducted Arrowmen to those who Observatory (GEO) was one of Reserve to artwork and artifacts visited us daily, twice had been members of the Order the hotspots of NOAC. Located compiled from around the nation, extemporaneously to welcome for over 50 years. Regardless of the centrally in the Kellogg Hotel and our museum culminated as an young Scouts to NOAC and to sign age of our guests, all felt a sincere Conference Center, the GEO was attraction that was never seen patches. BSA President and former connection to the Order’s storied the largest exhibition of Order before. United States Secretary of Defense history and were compelled to of the Arrow history and art ever Upon entering the GEO, patrons Robert Gates, accompanied by continue to serve in our celebrated collected. were first taken into one of three BSA National Commissioner Tico tradition. With nearly 70 staff members theaters to watch the introductory Perez and incoming Chief Scout One last project remains for our and the help of an additional film, NUWINGI – The Willing, a story Executive Michael Surbaugh, also staff, which is creating a virtual 500 volunteers during NOAC, the telling of the inspiration E. Urner came by for nearly an hour to take GEO. In other words, people will be GEO was no small operation. Staff Goodman might have felt while in the Order’s history. Truly, most able to experience the GEO on their members were onsite five days keeping his Vigil Honor Fire. This NOAC attendees could not resist own computer through a collection before the conference commenced film was directed by Jake Topkis the experience of the GEO. of images the way the exhibit to begin construction. Two years and was produced onsite in the Our staff’s hard work was physically appeared. This will debut prior to that, central staff had , with most reflected in post-conferencein the winter of 2016. CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Brothers, books and their personally designed wood crates. Each lodge brought to Michigan a crate of wood Our Centennial Year. Whew! What a whirlwind that commingled with that of every lodge to fuel year of joyful celebrations. our Centennial Fire. Our national chief, vice chief, and I then lit the fire starting with wood salvaged All of you are certainly aware of the record from the Brotherhood Barn of E. Urner Goodman breaking national conference where 15,000 of us and the original Treasure Island ceremony circle. came together to train, visit, and experience the OA at its fullest. We were treated to world-class shows, National Chief Alex Call challenged us as we closed unparalleled training, novel activities, and were led our circle in Michigan to carry out an act of unselfish by our national officers in great fellowship. We were service for each of the 100 days following NOAC. The joined by the national BSA president, who gave resulting “Dare To Do” program went immediately our keynote address and by both outgoing and viral worldwide and has been widely acclaimed as a incoming Chief Scout Executives, Wayne Brock and huge motivator for people all over the globe to find Michael Surbaugh. their better selves in service to others.

Fifty-seven fellow Arrowmen joined us as newly And the Centennial isn’t over. Next, we plan minted Distinguished Service Award recipients. to convene in the final act of our Centennial Many who wore the 50th anniversary service at The Summit in April for a celebration of the patch joined thousands more who earned this reclamation, relocation, and restoration of the year’s Arrowman Service Award. The red sash for original ceremony circle from Treasure Island. On conference participants is a keepsake that will be display will be extraordinary beauty created by cherished for a lifetime. But a lot of other great OA architects who used lodge rocks sent from every programs happened this year. single lodge in America to serve as the cornerstone of our dedication to serve cheerfully for another Over 1,800 deserving brothers from across 100 years. the nation received the Centurion Award, only presented this year. Four ArrowTour staffs covered Thank you for your many and legendary acts of each respective region, visited 111 council service which have helped to build the Order strong properties, and brought a spark of cheerful service in our first 100 years and which propel us with such to the lives of 40,231 delighted guests. a sense of confidence into the next.

Our four high adventure programs were filled to the breaking point at Philmont, Northern Tier, Florida Sea Base, and The Summit. Our NLS program continued to be a huge success across our great land.

Lodges engaged with the creation of their history Ray Capp

THE ORDER OF THE ARROW PAGE 3 By the numbers: Distinguished Eagle Scouts By MAC MCLEAN the top of his profession and could R. Harrington also held national as an executive at Rolls-Royce. CLASS OF 1988 easily warrant his own story in this professional Scouting positions. Craig A. Younkman, a former school newsletter. Distinguished Eagle Scout superintendent and educator, The list of OA Distinguished Joseph A. Brunton, Jr., pioneer OA Award recipients who earned serves as a credit union board Service Award recipients includes leader and eventually Chief Scout the Eagle Scout Award in the chair. C. Wayne Brock, Douglas C. many Eagle Scouts. It also includes Executive, earned his Eagle in 1918 1950s include the following Fullman, Thomas H. Fitzgibbon, many people who have risen to and easily warranted recognition men. William C. Evans served Clyde M. Mayer, Robert J. Mazzuca, the top of their professions or for rising to the top of his profession. as a distinguished officer in the and David J. Ross, II all achieved hobbies. The BSA established the William D. Campbell, 1922 Eagle, United States Marines and owns prominence as national-level Distinguished Eagle Scout Award was the grandson of the founder of a software company in Virginia. professional Scouters. (DESA) in 1969 to identify Eagle General Motors and later served as Jere B. Ratcliffe served as Chief Finally, only a few DSAs who Scouts who received national-level National Camping Chairman of the Scout Executive and C. Michael earned the Eagle badge in the 1970s recognition, fame, or eminence BSA. Harvey L. Price, another Chief Hoover also worked as a national have been so recognized. Bradley within their field and have a strong Scout Executive, earned his Eagle in professional Scouter. Thomas E. E. Haddock works as an attorney record of voluntary service to their 1929. Other Eagles from the 1920s Reddin distinguished himself as a in Kansas. Dennis J. Kohl serves community. Only Eagle Scouts recognized with the Distinguished computer scientist and member as Scout executive of the Patriots’ who earned the Eagle Scout rank a Eagle Scout Award include Thomas of the Senior Executive Service Path Council in New Jersey. James minimum of 25 years previously are L. Tatham of Florida and John H. with the U.S. Government. Carl M. W. Palmer, Jr. presides as a Superior eligible for nomination. The award Taylor of Colorado. Marchetti achieved prominence as Court Judge in New Jersey. Hector is actually given by the National Eagles from the 1930s with the an ob/gyn physician. R. Fleming A. “Tico” Perez serves as a corporate Eagle Scout Association upon the award include Alden G. Barber and Weaver served as a human and securities attorney in Florida. recommendation of a committee J. L. Tarr, both former Chief Scout resources manager. Harold A. Because this recognition is of Distinguished Eagle Scouts who Executives. Three men, Louis J. Yocum works as an orthopedic relatively new – having only must approve the selection. Just Boggio, a Colorado attorney, Ray surgeon and clinical professor at appeared during last half of the over 2,000 of these commendations A. Garrabrandt of Virginia, and the University of Oklahoma Health BSA’s existence – perhaps the most have been presented. Edgar A. Oglesby of Texas, had Sciences Center. famous Eagle Scout (and DSA A flurry of recent presentations lengthy Scouting involvement as The 1960s generated a number recipient) died before the creation of the Distinguished Eagle Scout volunteers. of Eagle Scouts and DSA recipients of this recognition and thus never Award to John W. “Jack” Hess, Distinguished Eagles – with who have warranted presentation received it. The BSA chose Paul member of the national OA Eagle dates in the 1940s – include of the Distinguished Eagle Scout A. Siple as the first Eagle Scout to committee and recently-retired a number of famous Scouting Award. Roger D. Billica, a physician, accompany Admiral Byrd on his Executive Director of the Geological volunteers. Ted L. Johnson led previously served as the chief of famous Antarctic Expedition in Society of America, as well as Carajon Chemical as its president. medical operations at NASA. James the late 1920s. Siple subsequently to James L. Chandler, Donald R. Raymond L. Lee, Jr. worked R. Barbieri achieved prominence achieved prominence as a scientist, McChesney, Alan F. Lambert, prominently as an attorney in as a bank president and works as working on numerous Antarctic and G. Allen Mossman, national Illinois. Richard H. Leet served as an investment manager. Nelson journeys and explorations as an professional Scouters. Along with National President of the BSA and R. Block works as an attorney in adult, and coining the term “wind the selections of Thomas S. Bain, retired as vice chair of Amoco. Texas. David L. Briscoe, a university chill factor.” a managing director of BlackRock James R. Neidhoefer owned professor, teaches sociology. Many more Eagle Scouts and in New York, and Randall K. Cline, and ran a major floor-covering Raymond T. Capp founded and DSA recipients have served the a retired Girl Scout executive of business. William E. Slesnick, chairs Conduit Corporation. J. world and achieved prominence; Pennsylvania, suggested a count a Rhodes Scholar, worked as a Terry Honan works as an engineer these persons provide an excellent of the number of DSA recipients math professor at Dartmouth. and business owner in Alabama. representative sampling of some who were also distinguished Eagle Oscar M. “Tommy” Thompson led Richards M. Miller is a dentist in the civic accomplishments of DSA/ Scouts. The total to date is 52. Each his engineering firm. Franklin H. Virginia. Edward A. Pease, a former Eagle Scouts over the BSA’s long of the below persons has risen to Collins, M. Gene Cruse, and Richard United States Congressman, works history. ARROWMEN SERVING SCOUTING AND THEIR COMMUNITY

National Engineering and Environmental Consulting firm GAI foreman the first two summers, including his term Consultants, Inc. (GAI) is pleased to announce that CFO KARL as the 1996 National Vice Chief, and returned the PALVISAK (Class of 1983) recently received the 2015 Orlando Business following summer as the director. Journal “C-Level” Awards. The annual C-Level awards celebrate Central ALYX PARKER (Class of 1996) is serving Florida’s top CIOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, and CXOs of distinction. Karl as the National President for Sigma Tau Gamma served on the 1981 NOAC committee. Fraternity for 2014-16. Parker is a civil litigation This past March, JOE CLARK (Class of 1981) and his colleagues attorney. He served as the 1995 Central Region with the Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd law firm, were honored with the Chief and as a Philmont . Alex is from Savoy, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Award. Joe served as Illinois. Alyx Parker the 1979-80 Southeast Region Chief. BRYANT WEBSTER (Class of 1994) was RYAN MISKE (Class of 1998) recently became a partner in the recently installed as the Grand Master of North Carolina. Brother Minneapolis office of Faegre Baker Daniels, a full service law firm, Bryant represents more than 40,000 Freemasons in more than 370 and was featured as an Up & Coming Attorney by lodges across the state. He served as a conference vice chief at the Minnesota Lawyer. Ryan served as an OA Trail Crew 1990 NOAC.

PAGE 4 THE SILVER ARROWHEAD Servant leaders empower others BSA’s National Executive Board for HADDOCK, CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 two years as a youth representative. It all happened in an instant and Brad received the Order’s then they were gone, but for me it Distinguished Service Award in created a memory for a lifetime. 1977. It would take nearly four decades As a young adult, Brad continued for our paths to cross again, and it to seek opportunities to help happened at the 2012 NOAC as Brad Scouting. Locally, he served as visited the museum where I served camp director, lodge adviser, district on staff. I told him the story of our chairman, council commissioner, first meeting, the impression he left and council president. In an effort on me, and how thankful I remained to bring in younger members, for his offer to meet the Founder. Chairman Tom McBride invited Brad During our conversation I reached to join the national OA committee in into my shirt pocket and pulled 1981, at the age of 26. Brad and his out the very same name badge he wife Terri served as co-advisors to signed those many years ago. He the Report to the Nation delegation was overwhelmed that I still had it. I from 1983 through 1986, and asked him if he would mind signing Brad went on to serve as both the it again, as I would then have his Central Region OA Chairman, and signature as both a national chief National OA Committee Chairman. and national chairman. He gladly Brad currently serves on the BSA’s obliged. Three years later, at the National Executive Board, and as Order’s Centennial NOAC, Brad chairman of Scouting U. Of all the would do me the great honor of positions in which Brad has served serving as my presenter when I his nine plus years as National OA received the DSA. The memorable Committee Chairman best define Bradley E. Haddock occasion would mark a 40-year him. journey since our first meeting. In June 2000, Brad Haddock various programs, and appointed to define not only the Order of As national chief, Brad expected became the Order’s eighth national younger adults to serve on the the Arrow, but who we are as and received the best from those chairman, the first national chief to committee. In doing so, the Order Arrowmen. Today, the socialization under his leadership. During his do so. Brad immediately placed the developed both its current and and adoption of the concept is used term, Brad decided to break with committee’s focus on setting the future generations of adult leaders. throughout Scouting to better our tradition and not focus his attention example for lodges on how to work During Brad’s term as chairman, understanding of leadership. In solely on NOAC. Instead, he chose effectively with council operations, the Order saw unprecedented recognition of his many years of other impactful endeavors such as provide appropriate tools and growth and transformation in both devotion, leadership, and service, writing editorials for the National guidance to lodge leaders, and to its programs and accomplishments. the National Council awarded Brad Bulletin, lobbying for the lifting of identify and provide expanded These included such notable the in 2006. patch restrictions by lodges, and the opportunities for service to the introductions as: the National Servant leaders are not always development and implementation council and their communities. In Lodge Adviser Training Seminar; leading others; more often they are of the National Leadership Seminar addition, Brad sought the Order’s the Conclave Training Initiative; empowering others to lead. This (NLS). In addition to his duties as best and brightest youth members Indian Summer; the JumpStart simple statement personifies the life national chief, Brad served on the to implement and oversee its Initiative; the National OA History of Bradley E. Haddock and his legacy. & Preservation Subcommittee; the Brad has significantly contributed to National Conservation & Leadership Scouting’s greater good for the past Summit; and ambitious ArrowCorps5 40 years, and his efforts will be felt project. In addition, Brad introduced by future generations for decades the idea of “servant leadership” to come.

Brothers David and Richard with Brad in June 1966. Tim’s name tag from the 1975 NOAC.

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The Wall of National Order of the Arrow Chiefs. Pictures were signed by the former national chiefs in attendance.

National Chiefs Jeff Moser (Class of 1990) and Dr. Ron Temple (Class of Youth looking at a framed 1960s Scout uniform. 1975).

GEO participants mix souvenir soil from the Treasure Island and The Centennial National Chief Alex Call talks to Del Loder (Class of 1975) Summit Bechtel Reserve. and Dabney Kennedy (Class of 1969). DSA RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE GONE TO MEET THEIR MAKER

RONALD CRAIG BOLLER JERE BRIAN RATCLIFFE STERLY GLEN DOSSMANN Broken Arrow, OK Jacksonville, FL San Antonio, TX Eagle Scout Eagle Scout, Silver Award Eagle Scout Former professional Scouter Former Chief Scout Executive Class of 1975 Class of 1996 Class of 1998 December 17, 2015 August 12, 2015 August 21, 2015

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