OA Day at Disneyland

On Monday, August 20, 1973 the Order of the Arrow (OA) hosted the first, and only, Order of the Arrow Day at Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. For most Arrowmen this was their first visit to one of the Magic Kingdoms. This event was held the day before the 1973 NOAC officially started.

The price was $5.50 per person, which included admission, 11 rides, and a meal. Most participants arrived early in the afternoon and stayed in the park until after the 9:30 PM renowned Main Street Electric Light Parade.

The only similar event in OA history was in 1933, when delegates to the Grand Lodge Meeting in Chicago went to the Chicago Century of Progress World’s Fair.

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1969 DSA Recipients

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, regional, or national basis. The following were presented the DSA at the 1969 National Order of the Arrow Conference - David W. Boone, Marcel Cinquina, Vincent J. Dunn Jr., William Fuller, Robert C. Griffin Jr., William C. Ingersoll, Donald Jorgenson, Dabney Kennedy, Alvin W. Kidder, David H. King, B. Edward Luckett, Peter J. Osina, Frederick J. Peters, Randolph R. Scott, A. J. Stanovich and Robert F. Szczys.

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OA Promotional Filmstrip

From time to time the Order of the Arrow would develop a filmstrip to promote the Order, camping and service. A filmstrip is just what it sounds like; it is a group of photo slides compiled together like a film, complete with sprockets on each side to advance the film one frame at a time.

Typically a phonograph record or tape recording accompanied the filmstrip and a tone would tell the projectionist to advance the film. Filmstrips were commonly used in schools and businesses and most BSA training for adults included the use of filmstrips. 

The new 1970 OA filmstrip titled Heritage of Service was not for home use; it was for watching at lodge and chapter meetings. Among those involved in making this film were National Secretary David Boshea and future Conference Vice Chief and Ceremony Advisory Group (CAG) member Jay Dunbar (shown in picture).

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First Youth OA Leader Passes

In May of 1970, George Chapman passed away. Chapman was inducted August 13, 1915, a charter member of Wimachtendienk. During the first membership meeting of the WWW, Chapman as a youth became chairman of the constitution subcommittee as well as the overall organization committee. He became the first chief of Wimachtendienk in 1916, helping to lay the foundations for the Order of the Arrow (OA).

Chapman became the eighth Vigil Honor recipient on November 5, 1921; his Vigil Honor name “Netami” translates to “The First” as a tribute to his place as the first chief and first youth leader of WWW.

On December 27, 1942 Chapman was appointed to the post of National Vigil Honor Secretary, responsible for keeping all Vigil Honor records. H

e served in this position until December 31, 1952.

George 

Chapman received the Distinguis

hed Service

 Award (DSA) in 1946 and served the National OA Committee for decades.

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1970 National Planning Meeting

The 1970 end of the year National Planning Meeting was held near the University of Illinois at Harrison House, Lake Bluff, Illinois. Along with the traditional planning and walk through of the 1971 NOAC site were national officer elections.

Since 1948 the youth lead position was called National Conference Chief. This was because the chief was elected to be in charge of the conference and his term ended at the conclusion of the conference. It also was a very different position than the old adult positions of National Chief and National Vice Chief that was traditionally filled by aan adult Scout professional.

Starting in 1970, the elected Chief and Vice Chief would serve for a full two-year term. The positions names were re-named National Chief and National Vice Chief (of course completely different positions than the old adult positions of the same names).

Paul Pruit of Nishkin Halupa A Pe Lachi Lodge, Fort Worth, Texas was elected National Chief. Jim Widmaier from Chippecotton Lodge, Racine, Wisconsin was elected National Vice Chief. Deputy National Conference Chiefs selected were Kent Lamoreux, Chuck Gibbs, Earle Brazile, Gordon Rubard, Brent Smith, Chuck Barber and Jay Dunbar.

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Goodman Camping Award

The first presentations of the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award were made at the 1971 NOAC to the 1969 winners (nine lodges) and the 1970 recipients (twelve lodges). 

The Following is a list of all Goodman Camping Award lodges:

 Year / Lodge / Region

1969 Neatoka Lodge Central
1969 Carcajou Lodge Central
1969 Naguonabe Lodge Central
1969 Shenandoah Lodge Southern
1969 O-Shot-Caw Lodge Southern
1969 Silver Tomahawk Lodge Southern
1969 Ma-Nu Lodge Southern
1969 Tukarica Lodge Western
1969 Ta Tanka Lodge Western

1970 Achewon Netopolis Lodge Northeast
1970 Aheka Lodge Northeast
1970 Sinawa Lodge Central
1970 Kaniengehaga Lodge Central
1970 Midewiwin Lodge Central
1970 Chanco Lodge Southern
1970 Kaskanampo Lodge Southern
1970 Wahissa Lodge Southern
1970 Loquanne Allangwh Lodge Southern
1970 Ha-Kin-Skay-A-Ki Lodge Western
1970 Tannu Lodge Western
1970 Toontuk Lodge Western

1971 Netawatamass Lodge East Central
1971 Lakota Lodge East Central
1971 Blue Ox Lodge North Central
1971 Silver Tomahawk Lodge North Central
1971 Kahagon Lodge Northeast
1971 Amo'Chk Lodge Northeast
1971 Colonneh Lodge South Central
1971 Achunanchi Lodge Southeast
1971 Echeconnee Lodge Southeast
1971 Shenshawpotoo Lodge Southeast
1971 Mox-Kar-Po Lodge Western
1971 Topa Topa Lodge Western

1972 Wagion Lodge Northeast
1972 Manatoanna Lodge Northeast
1972 Cahokia Lodge North Central
1972 Golden Sun Lodge North Central
1972 Chippewa Lodge East Central
1972 Shin-Go-Beek Lodge East Central
1972 Nentico Lodge Southeast
1972 Blue Heron Lodge Southeast
1972 Sakettummaqua Lodge South Central
1972 Tonkawa Lodge South Central
1972 Moskwa Lodge Western
1972 Yowlumne Lodge Western

1973 Osage Lodge Northeast
1973 Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge North Central
1973 Glikhikan Lodge East Central
1973 Yustaga Lodge Southeast
1973 Ouxouiga Lodge South Central
1973 Chee Dodge Lodge Western

1975 Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge Northeast
1975 Shinnecock Lodge Northeast
1975 Cahokia Lodge North Central
1975 Silver Tomahawk Lodge North Central
1975 Illinek Lodge East Central
1975 Kootaga Lodge East Central
1975 Shenshawpotoo Lodge Southeast
1975 Yustaga Lodge Southeast
1975 Kotso Lodge South Central
1975 Palo Duro Lodge South Central
1975 Hungteetsipoppi Lodge Western
1975 Kaweah Lodge Western

1976 Wannalancit Lodge Northeast
1976 Manatoanna Lodge Northeast
1976 Cahokia Lodge North Central
1976 Silver Tomahawk Lodge North Central
1976 Kaniengehaga Lodge East Central
1976 Netawatwees Lodge East Central
1976 Guneukitschik Lodge Southeast
1976 Echeconnee Lodge Southeast
1976 Chilantakoba Lodge South Central
1976 Wachtschu Mawachpo Lodge South Central
1976 Stanford-Oljato Lodge Western
1976 Lemollillahee Lodge Western

1977 Achewon Netopalis Lodge Northeast
1977 Otahnagon Lodge Northeast
1977 Taleka Lodge North Central
1977 Hi-Cha-Ko-Lo Lodge North Central
1977 Illini Lodge East Central
1977 Wag-O-Shag Lodge East Central
1977 Tomo-Chi-Chi Lodge Southeast
1977 Kawida Lodge Southeast
1977 Wazhazee Lodge South Central
1977 Nishkin-Halupa A Pe Lache Lodge South Central
1977 Ta Tanka Lodge Western
1977 Lemollillahee Lodge Western

1979 Karmargo Lodge Northeast
1979 Ko-Nosh-I-Oni Lodge Northeast
1979 Hi-Cha-Ko-Lo Lodge North Central
1979 Anpetu-We Lodge North Central
1979 Maka-Ina Lodge East Central
1979 Allohak Lodge East Central
1979 Aal-Pa-Tah Lodge Southeast
1979 Croatan Lodge Southeast
1979 Aina-Topa Hutsi Lodge South Central
1979 Akela Wahinapay Lodge South Central
1979 Hungeetsipoppi Lodge Western
1979 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western

1980 Ta Oun Ya Wat Ha Lodge Northeast
1980 Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea Lodge Northeast
1980 Shawnee Lodge North Central
1980 Mitigwa Lodge North Central
1980 Mischigonong Lodge East Central
1980 Wag-O-Shag Lodge East Central
1980 Nawakwa Lodge Southeast
1980 Amangamek-Wipet Lodge Southeast
1980 Washita Lodge South Central
1980 Chilantakoba Lodge South Central
1980 Quilshan Lodge Western
1980 Tohoma Lodge Western
1980 Makualla Lodge Western

1981 Octoraro Lodge Northeast
1981 Manatoanna Lodge Northeast
1981 Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge North Central
1981 Cahokia Lodge North Central
1981 Stigwandish Lodge East Central
1981 Woapink Lodge East Central
1981 Zit-Kala-Sha Lodge Southeast
1981 Shenandoah Lodge Southeast
1981 Kwahadi Lodge South Central
1981 Spe-Le-Yai Lodge Western

1982 Octoraro Lodge Northeast
1982 Kuskitannee Lodge Northeast
1982 Crazy Horse Lodge North Central
1982 Blue Ox Lodge North Central
1982 Teetonkah Lodge East Central
1982 Glikhikan Lodge East Central
1982 Mowogo Lodge Southeast
1982 Eswau Huppeday Lodge Southeast
1982 Ya-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess Lodge South Central
1982 Atchafalaya Lodge South Central
1982 Tannu Lodge Western
1982 Moskwa Lodge Western

1983 Gitchee Gumee Lodge Northeast
1983 Kuskitannee Lodge Northeast
1983 We-U-Shi Lodge North Central
1983 Taleka Lodge North Central
1983 Tapawingo Lodge East Central
1983 Michigamea Lodge East Central
1983 Muscogee Lodge Southeast
1983 Klahican Lodge Southeast
1983 Okiciyapi Lodge South Central
1983 Loquanne Allangwh Lodge South Central
1983 Cahuilla Lodge Western
1983 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western

1984 Octoraro Lodge Northeast
1984 Wunita-Gokhos Lodge Northeast
1984 Wahpekute Lodge North Central
1984 Mitigwa Lodge North Central
1984 Maka-Ina Lodge East Central
1984 Natokiokan Lodge East Central
1984 Tomo-Chi-Chi Lodge Southeast
1984 Eckale Yakanen Lodge Southeast
1984 Nishkin-Halupa A Pe Lache Lodge South Central
1984 Karankawa Lodge South Central
1984 Ump Quah Lodge Western
1984 Wawookia Lodge Western

1985 Kuskitannee Lodge Northeast
1985 Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge North Central
1985 Otyokwa Lodge East Central
1985 Seminole Lodge Southeast
1985 Colonneh Lodge South Central
1985 Talako Lodge Western

1986 Kahagon Lodge Northeast
1986 Wahpekute Lodge North Central
1986 Illini Lodge East Central
1986 Mowogo Lodge Southeast
1986 Tejas Lodge South Central
1986 Pomponio Lodge Western

1987 Thay-En-Da-Ne-Gea Lodge Northeast
1987 Shawnee Lodge North Central
1987 Gabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens Lodge East Central
1987 Seminole Lodge Southeast
1987 Colonneh Lodge South Central
1987 Mazama Lodge Western

1988 Amangamek-Wipit Lodge Northeast
1988 Blue Ox Lodge North Central
1988 Leekwinai Lodge East Central
1988 Nayawin Rar Lodge Southeast
1988 Colonneh Lodge South Central
1988 Tu-Cubin-Noonie Lodge Western

1989 Kuskitannee Lodge Northeast
1989 Tahosa Lodge North Central
1989 Tichora Lodge East Central
1989 Seminole Lodge Southeast
1989 Nishkin-Halupa A Pe Lache Lodge South Central
1989 Tatanka Lodge Western

1991 Allemakewink Lodge Northeast
1991 Anpetu-We Lodge North Central
1991 Tapawingo Lodge East Central
1991 Eswau Huppeday Lodge Southeast
1991 Huaco Lodge South Central
1991 Skyloo Lodge Western

1992 Yokahu Lodge Northeast
1992 Tamegonit Lodge North Central
1992 Wag-O-Shag Lodge East Central
1992 Kawida Lodge Southeast
1992 Kotso Lodge South Central
1992 Moskwa Lodge Western

1994 Gyantwachia Lodge Northeast
1994 Otena Lodge Southern
1994 Muc-Kis-Sou Lodge Central
1994 Nanuk Lodge Western

1995 Tuckahoe Lodge Northeast
1995 Monaken Lodge Northeast
1995 Washita Lodge Southern
1995 Ta Tsu Haw Lodge Southern
1995 Chemokemno Lodge Central
1995 Mitigwa Lodge Central
1995 Miwok Lodge Western
1995 Skyloo Lodge Western

1996 Delmont Lodge Northeast
1996 Allemakewink Lodge Northeast
1996 Santee Lodge Southern
1996 Ta Tsu Haw Lodge Southern
1996 Kiskakon Lodge Central
1996 Konepaka Ketiwa Lodge Central
1996 Cahuilla Lodge Western
1996 Ya-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess Lodge Western

1997 Ah'Tic Lodge Northeast
1997 Ganeodiyo Lodge Northeast
1997 Pellissippi Lodge Southern
1997 Un A Li'Yi Lodge Southern
1997 Tonkawampus Lodge Central
1997 Timmeu Lodge Central
1997 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western
1997 Orca Lodge Western

1998 Yokahu Lodge Northeast
1998 Enda Lechauhanna Lodge Northeast
1998 Karankawa Lodge Southern
1998 Atchafalaya Lodge Southern
1998 Wulakamike Lodge Central
1998 Tom Kita Chara Lodge Central
1998 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western
1998 Wauna La Mon'Tay Lodge Western

1999 Na Tsi Hi Lodge Northeast
1999 Octoraro Lodge Northeast
1999 Sequoyah Lodge Southern
1999 Tonkawa Lodge Southern
1999 Ku-Ni-Eh Lodge Central
1999 Mi-Gi-Si O-Paw-Gan Lodge Central
1999 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western
1999 Tahosa Lodge Western

2000 Amangamek-Wipit Lodge Northeast
2000 Paugassett Lodge Northeast
2000 Nawakwa Lodge Southern
2000 Colonneh Lodge Southern
2000 Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut Lodge Central
2000 Mi-Gi-Si O-Paw-Gan Lodge Central
2000 Awaxaawe' Awachia Lodge Western
2000 Lo La'Qam Geela Lodge Western

2001 Loon Lodge Northeast
2001 Grand Monadnock Lodge Northeast
2001 Chilantakoba Lodge Southern
2001 Aracoma Lodge Southern
2001 Mawat Woakus Lodge Central
2001 Mitigwa Lodge Central
2001 Es-Kaielgu Lodge Western
2001 Tataliya Lodge Western

2002 Woapalanne Lodge Northeast
2002 Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee Lodge Northeast
2002 Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge Southern
2002 Timuquan Lodge Southern
2002 Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge Central
2002 Tecumseh Lodge Central
2002 Cahuilla Lodge Western
2002 Wiatava Lodge Western

2003 Wyona Lodge Northeast
2003 Kittatinny Lodge Northeast
2003 Washita Lodge Southern
2003 Wahunsenakah Lodge Southern
2003 Awase Lodge Central
2003 Timmeu Lodge Central
2003 Siwinis Lodge Western
2003 Wiatava Lodge Western

2004 Wyona Lodge Northeast
2004 Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee Lodge Northeast
2004 Atta Kulla Kulla Lodge Southern
2004 White Horse Lodge Southern
2004 Lowaneu Allanque Lodge Central
2004 Tecumseh Lodge Central
2004 Awaxaawe Awachia Lodge Western
2004 Wiatava Lodge Western

2005 Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge Northeast
2005 Lowwapaneu Lodge Northeast
2005 Wihinipa Hinsa Lodge Southern
2005 Pellissippi Lodge Southern
2005 Kiondaga Lodge Central
2005 Nischa Chuppecat Lodge Central
2005 Toloma Lodge Western
2005 Miwok Lodge Western

2006 Tisquantum Lodge Northeast
2006 Kittatinny Lodge Northeast
2006 Ittawamba Lodge Southern
2006 Colonneh Lodge Southern
2006 Mi-Gi-Si O-Paw-Gan Lodge Central
2006 Golden Sun Lodge Central
2006 Talako Lodge Western
2006 Cahuilla Lodge Western

2007 Wipala Wiki Lodge Western
2007 Cahuilla Lodge Western
2007 Tom Kita Chara Lodge Central
2007 Nischa Chuppecat Lodge Central
2007 Ittawamba Lodge Southern
2007 Coosa Lodge Southern
2007 Wyona Lodge Northeast
2007 Gyantawachia Lodge Northeast

2009 Wyona Lodge Northeast Region
2009 Na Tsi Hi Lodge Northeast Region
2009 Jaccos Towne Lodge Central Region
2009 Mischigonong Lodge Central Region
2009 Wachtschu Mawachpo Lodge Southern Region
2009 Chicksa Lodge Southern Region
2009 Cahuilla Lodge Western Region
2009 Orca Lodge Western Region

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NOAC 1971

For the second time, the Order of the Arrow met at the University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana. Another NOAC attendance record was set, this time with 5,112 delegates. The size was so large; it was actually unwieldy as any picture of registration or memory of a delegate can attest. Future meetings would be smaller… for a while.

The 1971 NOAC attendance record would stand until the 75th Anniversary NOAC in 1990 and the 401 lodges present will stand as the record for all time (because with mergers, there will never be enough councils with lodges to break this mark). Chief Scout Executive Alden Barber was the featured speaker. Barber had entered the Order as one of ten charter members of Tamet Lodge in 1942 at Camp Josepho in the Santa Monica Mountains of California.

Training retained a vital role at the conference. For the first time, Operation REACH, the BSA drug abuse awareness plan was included. There was a brotherhood flame that was kept burning throughout the Conference extinguished at the closing ceremony when the OA Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was presented and Goodman delivered his challenge to all Arrowmen.

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NOAC 1967

Building on the great success of the 1965 NOAC, 4,148 delegates traveled to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Over 400 different lodges had a contingent. The Conference theme "With Hearts and Wills United" also built on the 1965 theme. They both came from the same stanza of the Ordeal ceremony:

We who bear the obligation

Of the Order of the Arrow

Mindful of our high tradition

Ponder that which is our purpose

Pledge ourselves to cheerful service

With the guidance of our Maker

We with hearts and wills united

Pledge to serve His holy purpose.

Golden Sun Lodge of the Cornhusker Council served as the host lodge. Alden Barber, Scout Executive of Chicago Area Council was the keynote speaker. Barber had recently been selected to become Chief Scout Executive upon Joseph Brunton’s retirement. E. Urner Goodman gave his traditional challenge at the close of the conference.

Along with the traditions of training, Indian Pageant and the OA Distinguished Service Award (DSA) presentation, this conference had an unusual first (and likely last). The NOAC program started with a parade. The parade began with five white Chrysler Imperial convertibles. The first contained incoming Chief Scout Executive Alden Barber and the Lt. Governor of Nebraska. The next contained the Founders, Goodman and Edson. Unami Lodge led off the parade of lodges that were presented in lodge number order with all 4,000 delegates marching along. They carried banners and blow-ups of their lodge flaps. There were floats, Indian dancing with music provided by the Offutt Air Force Band and the Brotherhood Arrow Band. The parade took an hour to pass in review.

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1967 DSA Recipients

The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented to those Arrowmen who have rendered distinguished and outstanding service to the Order on a sectional, regional, or national basis. The following were presented the DSA at the 1967 National Order of the Arrow Conference - Alma D. Banks, Harold W. "Hal" Cairney, William R. Clary, Judson "Jud" Compton, Michael S. Costello, Roger J. Frey, John R. Miltner, Bruce A. Moore, Walter W. Nappa, James J. Petro, Robert H. Schley, William E. Slesnick, Harris M. Tanner, Gary A. Waldorf and Arthur B. Wood.

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Red Arrow Award

The Red Arrow award was created in 1967 to recognize individuals who are not members of the Order of the Arrow, for outstanding service to the Order. In many ways this award is the OA’s equivalent award to the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) for Arrowmen, except it is the award for non-OA members only. This attractive award has varied in design over the years. The award currently is a red arrow and medallion superimposed on an engraved plaque. A miniature charm for civilian wear is also available. The Red Arrow Award can only be awarded by action of the National Order of the Arrow Committee. Recommendations by nomination form are sent to the National OA Director.

The National Order of the Arrow Committee at each NOAC presents the Red Arrow Award at the same time as the DSA. The recipients of the Red Arrow Award are either non-Scouters or Scouters who are not members of the Order of the Arrow. Prior to 1988 this included all women.  The service to the Order of the Arrow may take many forms and usually involves a significant period of time, as opposed to a single event. Only a limited number of awards are presented (52 have been awarded in just over 43 years), therefore, only those nominees whose accomplishments are of the highest magnitude are recognized. Nominations are not accepted or considered for posthumous awards.

Year Name Hometown

1967 William DeGrace - Birmingham, MI

1967 Harvey U. Gill - Indianapolis, IN

1967 Jack E. Platt - Union, NJ

1969 W. Norris Wentworth - Bloomington, IN

1971 Dominic Spilatro - New Brunswick, NJ

1975 Natasha Hawaka - North Brunswick, NJ

1975 Doris Tonemah - Norman, OK

1975 Scott Tonemah - Norman, OK

1977 Paul Y. Dunn - Cranbury, NJ

1977 Annaliese Kruegar - New Brunswick, NJ

1977 Allen White - Bloomington, IN

1979 Mary L. Feil - Cascade, CO

1979 Louise Goodman - Penney Farms, FL

1981 Hilda Abbot - Atlanta, GA

1981 David Christensen - Big Timber, MO

1981 Ginger Ihlow - Bloomington, MN

1981 Bonnie Stock - Irving, TX

1983 Ann P. Jennings - Memphis, TN

1983 Nettie Shawaway - Parker, WA

1985 Judy M. Kolb - Lewisville, TX

1986 Robert A. Patyk - Philadelphia, PA

1986 Marjory Phillips - Dayton, NJ

1986 Arthur F. Werner - Kenmore, NY

1988 Sharon Bartholomew - Sunnyvale, CA

1988 Margaret B. Cash - Memphis, TN

1988 Rachel Rand Jones - Kensington, CA

1988 Alayne M. Werner - Kenmore, NY

1990 Nina C. Dukes - Findlay, OH

1990 Jeanne Hudak - Irving, TX

1990 Melvin Kerchee Sr. - Lawton, OK

1990 Nettie Kerchee - Lawton, OK

1990 Marion Sanders - Chicago, IL

1992 Katie Chase - Annadale, VA

1992 Carolyn Jaegers Thom - Louisville, KY

1994 Karen Lee Chastain - Kennesaw, GA

1994 Elizabeth B. Knapp - Clayville, NY

1994 Jeanne Ann Rivera - South River, NJ

1996 Phyllis Collins - Cridersville, OH

1996 Vivian B. Haskell - Downers Grove, IL

1996 Sandra Story - Cincinnati, OH

2000 Chief Curtis Zunigha - Tulsa, OK

2002 Carolyn A. Bartlett - Middletown, OH

2002 Daniel Andrew Norris - Bloomington, IN

2002 Michael W. Schwandt - Bloomington, IN

2002 Carolyn Toler - Irving, TX

2004 Joseph Csatari - South River, NJ

2004 Nancy Gully - Naperville, IL

2004 Paula G. Mont - Powder Springs, GA

2006 Irene Fujimoto - Tempe, AZ

2009 Rosetta LeClair - Ponca City, OK

2009 Sandra Reti - Parlin, NJ

2009 Patricia Swedenburg - Dallas, GA

2012 Barry G. Funderberg - DeMotte, IN

2012 Jeanette Lord - Nashville, TN

2012 Cory Mensen - Ely, MN

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Onward Arrowman Plan II

Based on the success of the Onward Arrowmen Plan implemented in 1965, an Onward Arrowmen Plan II was announced at the 1967 National Conference. It included a two-year focus by the Order in four main areas: a Personal Challenge, a Lodge Challenge, an Area Conference Challenge and a National Challenge.

As presented in the winter 1968 national bulletin, it read as follows:

   ONWARD ARROWMEN PLAN II

   With hearts and wills united, let us strive to meet these challenges:

   PERSONAL CHALLENGE

   Each Arrowman will strive to:

- Be more aware of his spiritual commitment.

- Seal his bond in the Order by attaining the Brotherhood Honor.

- Accept his obligation as an Arrowman and a Boy Scout or Explorer today – as a Scouter tomorrow.

- Advance in Scout rank, or as an Explorer, fulfill his responsibilities in his post program.

- Recruit one new boy or adult into Scouting annually.

- Promote the correct wearing of the uniform through personal example.

   LODGE CHALLENGE

   Every lodge, in cooperation with council camping and conservation committees, will strive to:

- Improve its support of the council camping and conservation program.

- Perpetuate our American Indian culture and traditions.

- Develop a training program for new lodge and chapter officers and advisers.

- Promote leadership among younger members.

- Assist with promotion of outdoor and camping skills by:

1. Providing visual aids for camping promotion.

2. Compiling an up-to-date “Where to Go Camping” booklet for Boy Scout troops and Explorer posts.

- Improve communication through regular publication of lodge bulletins and newsletters.

- Conduct annual Order of the Arrow membership elections in every eligible Boy Scout troop and Explorer post.

- Maintain complete and current membership and financial records.

- Implement revised membership requirements through the lodge program as they become effective.

   AREA CONFERENCE CHALLENGE

   Area training conferences are held at least every other year for the purpose of training lodge and chapter officers and advisers. Emphasis will be placed on:

- Camping promotion and service to camping.

- Improving interlodge relationships in the spirit of Brotherhood.

- The national Order of the Arrow training program.

   NATIONAL CHALLENGE

   The National Order of the Arrow Committee, together with the camping and conservation service, will aid Arrowmen, lodges, and areas by:

- Maintaining national standards for lodge organization and administration.

- Providing training aids and information.

- Encouraging total lodge participation in a nation-wide Order of the Arrow camping and conservation promotion program.

- Promoting professional Scouting as a career.

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Fifth National OA Secretary

In the fall of 1968 Martin Mockford stepped down from the position of National Secretary of the Order of the Arrow. Mockford had served for nearly 10 years in the position, longer than any previous secretary. Mockford was moving on to become Deputy Regional Scout Executive in Dallas, Texas.

Mockford’s replacement was David J. Boshea. Boshea was coming into the position with the most professional Scouter experience of any new National Secretary. Boshea had been a professional for 18 years and was serving as an Assistant Borough Scout Executive in the Greater New York Councils. Boshea served as National Secretary for five years.

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