Young American Award
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| Country | United States of America |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Department of Justice |
| Awarded for | Excellence in scholastics and in service |
| Recipients | 184 |
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The Young American Award is a prestigious award of the Boy Scouts of America for outstanding college students ages 19 through 25 who have achieved excellence in the fields of art, athletics, business, community service, education, government, humanities, literature, music, religion, and/or science; and have given service to their community, state, or country.
There are two distinct levels of the award: the national and the local (council) levels. Only five national awards are presented annually, while local awards are unlimited. Recipients of the national award also receive a $7,500 cash award that is primarily funded by Learning for Life. Membership in any of the BSA or Learning for life programs is not obligatory.[1][2]
Award
The national award consists of a silver medallion suspended from a red, white and blue ribbon worn around the neck. The medallion bears the images of young man and a young woman above a wreath. Local recipients receive the medallion affixed to a wooden plaque. Recipients may wear the corresponding square knot insignia, with a silver knot on a red, white and blue background, on the BSA uniform.
History
The award was first presented in 1954 by the United States Department of Justice as the Young American Award for Service and the Young American Award for Bravery. Each of these awards were to be presented to two young people from each state and territory annually. The Justice Department had trouble promoting the award and approached the BSA for assistance in 1966.
With the launch of coed Exploring in 1968, the BSA took on the role of soliciting and receiving nominations, and assumed the program in 1971. The awards were originally available to youth ages 15 through 25; in 2005, it was changed to college students ages 19 through 25.
The original medals were suspended from neck ribbons, but the BSA soon changed them to a table medal, with the medallion placed in a block of acrylic glass. The ribbon version of the medal was restored for the national award after the introduction of Venturing.
The square knot insignia is the same as was used for three former Exploring awards: the Explorer Silver Award, Exploring Achievement Award and the Exploring G.O.L.D. Award.
Recipients
The following young men are the most recent recipients of the National Young American Award who have not yet been listed on the National Venturing Youth Cabinet list. [3] [4]
2007
| Recipient | Notability | Institution | References |
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| Fernando S. Aran, Jr. | Top Scholar, Gifted Athlete, Eagle Scout | Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | [5] |
| Daniel Cayce | Eagle Scout, Tireless Volunteer, Compassionate Leader | Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR | * |
| Michael Alexander Hayoun | Public Servant, Skilled Researcher, Gifted Athlete | Rutgers University, Newark, NJ | [6] |
| Michael Quang Nguyen | Tireless Volunteer, Language Expert, Community Leader | University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA | [7] |
| Logan Mark Skelley | Top Scholar, Dedicated Researcher, Eagle Scout | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | [8] |
References
- ^ The Young American Award. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ^ Young American Award Information. Learning for Life. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ^ Gray, Calvin (2007). SCOUTS-L Archives. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Learning for Life. Boy Scouts of America (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Belen Jesuit Prep School. Belen Jesuit Prep School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Minutes. Atlantic Cape Community College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Zot!Wire: News Briefs from UC Irvine. University of California, Irvine (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- ^ Ozark Trails Council BSA. Boy Scouts of America (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- Recipients of the Young American Award. National Venturing Youth Cabinet. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
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