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YOUTHI don't believe that scouting would be the same today if it were not for my outstanding Scoutmaster, Mr. Don Emberson. He was Scoutmaster of Troop 997 in Hollywood Riviera, California. I joined the troop at the beginning of my eighth grade and I am proud to say that 28 months later, I passed my Eagle Board of Review. My real highlight came in 1963 when I became an exchange student to Dunedin, New Zealand. My New Zealand brothers, Max and Mike Cooper, were both Queen Scouts so I got to enjoy scouting in New Zealand with them. That year, the Queen of England visited New Zealand. Scouts were asked to be the honor guard at a park in Dunedin. As one of the honor guard and in my Eagle Scout uniform, I was introduced to the Queen. Quite an honor at the time. The black world crest above represents my scouting in New Zealand. New Zealand Scouts now use the purple and white world crest but before the change, they used the black and white world crest. |
ADULTI got back into scouting as a Webelos leader for my son and wondered why I had been out for all those in between years. I have held many positions but the most significant are as Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner and Advisor. I was the Scoutmaster of Troop 777 in Old Baldy Council for parts of three decades; the end of 1989, the 1990's and the beginning of 2000. I was a Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner for five years in the 1990's. I began as an Exploring Advisor in 1992 continuing as a Venturing Advisor today. I am also now serving as the webmaster for the National Venturing Youth Cabinet, Kodiak, Western Region Venturing and my own website SageVenture.com. My favorite activities are backpacking, cycling and whitewater rafting. I have over 1,200 backpacking miles which include Mt. Whitney, the Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim, and the Austrian Alps. I have thousands of miles cycling plus a great cycling trip in France with my son. I have been the course director for Kodiak whitewater treks for several years and will continue. As an Advisor, I have gone with my Post/Crew to the 1995 New Zealand Venture, 1997 Canadian Jamboree, 2000 Australian Venture and Begegnung 2002 in Austria. I was an Associate Advisor at the 2007 World Jamboree. |
Date |
Scout Award |
|---|---|
9/59 |
Joined Boy Scouts |
4/61 |
Order of the Arrow - Ordeal |
6/61 |
Cedar Badge - JLTC |
1/62 |
Eagle Scout |
2/62 |
God and Country Award |
7/62 |
Summer Camp Staff - Emerald Bay, Catalina Island |
1963 |
Venture Scout in New Zealand (AFS Exchange Student) |
9/87 |
Joined as a Webelos Leader |
9/89 |
Webelos Den Leader Award |
5/90 |
Wood Badge Beads W4-43-89 |
9/90 |
Order of the Arrow - Brotherhood |
9/90 |
Boy Scouts Leader's Training Award |
3/91 |
Cub Scouter's Award as Pack Unit Commissioner |
4/91 |
Commissioner's Arrowhead |
9/91 |
Den Leader Coach Award |
9/91 |
Scoutmaster's Award of Merit |
10/92 |
Scoutmaster's Key |
1/94 |
District Award of Merit |
12/94 |
Exploring Advisor's Key |
1/95 |
Silver Beaver Award |
8/95 |
Boy Scout Roundtable Staff Training Award |
10/95 |
Trail Boss Service Award |
3/96 |
James E. West Fellow |
3/96 |
Cubmaster Award |
2/98 |
William H. Spurgeon III Award |
8/98 |
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner's Key |
9/98 |
Distinguished Commissioner Service Award |
6/00 |
Venturing Advisor's Award of Merit |
8/00 |
Venturing Leader's Training Award |
8/01 |
Wood Badge Staff Beads W4-43-01 |
3/02 |
Venturing Advisor's Key |
8/02 |
Powder Horn |
4/03 |
International Scouter's Award |
12/03 |
Arrowhead Honor - Venturing Council Commissioner |
2/04 |
Venturing Leadership Award |
5/04 |
Order of the Arrow - Vigil |
11/04 |
Sea Badge SR-XXIV |
8/05 |
Hornaday Gold Badge |
8/05 |
The President's Call to Service Award (lifetime recognition) |
9/06 |
Baden-Powell Fellow, World Scout Foundation |
8/07 |
Community Organization Award - American Legion |
8/08 |
The President's Challenge Award (Presidential Champion - Gold) |
Year |
Significant Service Activities |
|---|---|
1989 |
Den Chief Course Director |
1989 |
Scout-Webelos Weekend Course Director |
1989 |
Reestablished Troop 777 |
1990 |
Buckskin Scoutmaster (Week long JLTC) |
1990 |
H.A.T. Cycling Course Director |
1991 |
Council J.L.T. Course Director (Weekend JLT) |
1992 |
Reestablished Post 42 (now Crew 7) |
1993 |
Scout Leader for U.S. Contingency attending |
1994 |
Scoutmaster Fundamentals Course Director |
1994 |
Buckskin Assistant Course Director - Scout Skills (Week long JLTC) |
1995 |
Exploring Advisor for U.S. Contingency attending |
1996 |
Scout-O-Rama Director |
1997 |
Exploring Advisor for U.S. Contingency attending |
2000 |
Venturing Advisor for U.S. Contingency attending |
2001 |
Boy Scout Wood Badge Staff (ASPL - Scout Skills) |
2002 |
Venturing Advisor for U.S. Contingency attending |
2004 |
Navajo Lodge Contingency Adviser for NOAC |
2005 |
Powder Horn Crew Guide & Consultant - San Diego Imperial Council |
2005 |
Old Baldy Council's First Assistant Scoutmaster |
2005 |
Boy Scout Wood Badge Staff (Venturing Advisor) |
2006 |
Kodiak Course Director - Whitewater Rafting, Salmon River, ID |
2007 |
Kodiak & Kodiak X Course Director - Whitewater Rafting, Klamath River, CA |
2007 |
A Western Region First Associate Advisor for the World Jamboree |
2007 |
Kodiak Trainer for Western Region Area IV Training Conference in CA |
2008 |
Kodiak Trainer for Western Region Course Director's Conference in UT |
2008 |
Kodiak Trainer for Western Region Course Director's Conference in WA |
2008 |
Powder Horn Crew Guide - Orange County Council |
2008 |
Kodiak X Course Director - Whitewater Guide Training, Deschutes River, OR |
2008 |
Kodiak Course Director - Whitewater Rafting, Flathead River, MT |
2008 |
Lead Kodiak Trainer for Western Region Area IV Training Conference in CA |
Years |
Volunteer Service |
|---|---|
2005 - 2007 |
American Legion Post 30 Executive Board |
2006 - |
San Gabriel Mountain Regional Conservancy Board of Directors |
2006 - |
Las Vegas International Scouting Museum Board of Directors |
Years |
Volunteer Web Site Development and Maintenance |
|---|---|
2002 - 2005 |
Navajo Lodge (now merged) |
2003 |
Old Baldy Council (now merged) |
2005 - |
Venturing Kodiak Training |
2005 - |
National Venturing Youth Cabinet |
2006 - |
San Gabriel Mountain Interpretative Association |
2006 - |
Western Region Venturing |
2007 - |
Las Vegas International Scouting Museum |
Year |
Accomplishments |
|---|---|
1964 |
Bank of America Achievement Award for Sience and Mathematics, Lawndale High School, CA |
1976 |
Somerton, David and Murray, Craig, Field Guide to the Fish of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1976. |
1977 |
Ph.D., Biostatistics. University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
1993 |
Murray, L. Craig, U.S. Patent No. 5,270,957: Composite Random Sampling (December, 1993) |