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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, Advisor and Venturing Commissioner. 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 1991 continued as a Venturing Advisor until the end of 2009. I was a Venturing Commissioner for 8 years from 2002 through 2010. I now do my best to promote Venturing. I was the webmaster for the National Venturing Youth Cabinet and Kodiak. I am continuing to serve as the webmaster advisor for Western Region Venturing; maintain the Venturing Magazine with Joe Garrett; and write my own web site 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 was the course director for Kodiak whitewater treks for 5 years and have rafted the Grand Canyon. As an Advisor, I took with my Post/Crew to the 1995 New Zealand Venture, 1997 Canadian Jamboree, 2000 Australian Venture, Begegnung 2002 in Austria and have served as a leader for a number of other international activities out of Western Region. I was a Western Region Associate Advisor at the 2007 World Jamboree. |
Date |
Scouting Recognition |
|---|---|
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 (Exploring leader) 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 |
9/06 |
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8/07 |
Community Organization Award - American Legion |
3/09 |
Regional Venturing Leadership Award |
7/11 |
PTC Masters Track Award |
Date |
Other Awards |
|---|---|
8/05 |
The President's Call to Service Award (lifetime recognition) |
9/10 |
The President's Challenge Award (Presidential Champion - Platinum) |
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) |
1991 |
Reestablished Post 42 (now Crew 7) |
1993 |
Scout Leader for U.S. Contingent attending |
1994 |
Scoutmaster Fundamentals Course Director |
1994 |
Buckskin Assistant Course Director - Scout Skills (Week long JLTC) |
1995 |
Exploring Advisor for U.S. Contingent attending |
1996 |
Scout-O-Rama Director |
1997 |
Exploring Advisor for U.S. Contingent attending |
2000 |
Venturing Advisor for U.S. Contingent attending |
2001 |
Boy Scout Wood Badge Staff (ASPL - Scout Skills) |
2002 |
Venturing Advisor for U.S. Contingent attending |
2003 |
Venturing Leader for Contingent visiting Hawaii |
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 |
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 - Western Region |
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 AZ |
2008 |
Venturing Leader for Contingent (out of Western Region) visiting |
2009 |
Kodiak & Kodiak X Course Director - Whitewater Rafting, Salmon River, ID |
2009 |
PTC Faculty - "How to Develop Crews That Thrive" |
2009 |
Event Director - (Council) Venturing Rendezvous |
2010 |
Kodiak & Kodiak X Course Director - Whitewater Rafting, Salmon River, ID |
2010 |
National Jamboree Venturing Staff |
Years |
Scouting Leadership Service |
|---|---|
1987 - 1989 |
Webelos Leader (2 years) |
1988 - 1991 |
Webelos Den Leader Coach (3 years) |
1989 - 2000 |
Scoutmaster (10 years) |
1991 - 2001 |
Trail Boss (coordinated over 2700 hours of trail work) |
1991 - 2009 |
Post/Crew Advisor (18 years) |
1993 - 1998 |
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner (5 years) |
1994 - 1996 |
Cubmaster (2+ years) |
2002 - 2010 |
Venturing Council Commissioner (8 years) |
2007 - 2009 |
National Kodiak Task Force (2+ years) |
2007 - |
Western Region Venturing Website Advisor |
Years |
Volunteer Service |
|---|---|
2005 - 2007 |
American Legion Post 30 Executive Board |
2006 - 2010 |
San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy Board of Directors |
2006 - |
Las Vegas International Scouting Museum Board of Directors |
Years |
Volunteer Web Site Development and Maintenance |
|---|---|
1994 - 2000 |
Troop 777 |
2000 - |
BSA Badge History |
2002 - |
Venturing Notebook |
2002 - 2005 |
Navajo Lodge (now merged) |
2003 |
Old Baldy Council (now merged) |
2003 - 2006 |
Old Baldy Council Venturing |
2005 - 2011 |
Kodiak Leadership Training |
2005 - 2006 |
International Scouting |
2005 - 2010 |
National Venturing Youth Cabinet |
2006 - 2007 |
2007 World Scout Jamboree |
2006 - 2008 |
San Gabriel Mountain Interpretative Association |
2006 - 2010 |
San Gabriel Valley Council Venturing |
2006 - 2011 |
Western Region Venturing |
2007 - |
Las Vegas International Scouting Museum |
2008 - |
Venturing Corps of Discovery |
2009 & 2010 |
Kodiak Xpedition |
2010 |
What's new for 2010? |
2010 - |
Glendora Community Conservancy |
2010 - |
Las Vegas Psychiatric Society |
2010 - 2011 |
2011 World Scout Jamboree IST |
2012 - |
Venturing Magazine |
Year |
Accomplishments |
|---|---|
1963 |
Selected by the American Field Service to be an exchange student to New Zealand |
1964 |
Bank of America Achievement Award for Science and Mathematics, Lawndale High School, CA |
1968 |
B.S., Mathematics. California State Polytechnic College, San Louis Obispo, CA |
1968-77 |
Served in the U.S. Navy; active for 2 years, active reserves for 6 years; LtJG (a direct commission while in the active reserves) |
1976 |
Somerton, David and Murray, Craig, Field Guide to the Fish of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast. |
1977 |
Ph.D., Biostatistics. University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
1990-92 |
Helped develop Think Earth which was awarded "The President's 1992 Environment and Conservation Challenge Award" for fostering cooperative approaches to environmental needs at the local, regional, or national level. |
1993-95 |
Helped develop the video Discovering The Angeles, a video to heighten public awareness and appreciation of the wildland resources of Southern California. |
1993 |
Murray, L. Craig, U.S. Patent No. 5,270,957: Composite Random Sampling (December, 1993) |