List of national presidents of the Boy Scouts of America
National Chair | |||
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Incumbent | Daniel Gil "Dan" Ownby | ||
Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Created | February 8, 1910 | ||
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The national chair is the leading volunteer of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, a position comparable to the chairman of a board of directors.
Prior to 2018, the role of National Chair was titled National President.[1] The National Chair is a member of the National Key 3 along with the National Commissioner and the Chief Scout Executive.
List[]
Term | President |
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1910–1925 | Colin H. Livingstone |
1925–1926 | James J. Storrow (died in office) |
1926 (March–May) | Milton A. McRae |
1926–1931 | Walter W. Head |
1931 | Mortimer L. Schiff (died in office) |
1931–1946 | Walter W. Head |
1946–1951 | Amory Houghton |
1951–1956 | John Mortimer Schiff |
1956–1959 | Kenneth K. Bechtel |
1959–1964 | Ellsworth Hunt Augustus |
1964–1968 | Thomas J. Watson |
1968–1971 | |
1971–1973 | Norton Clapp |
1973–1975 | |
1975–1977 | |
1977–1979 | |
1979 | (died in office) |
1979–1980 | |
1980–1982 | Thomas C. MacAvoy |
1982–1984 | Edward C. Joullian III |
1984–1986 | Sanford N. McDonnell |
1986–1988 | |
1988–1990 | |
1990–1992 | |
1992–1994 | John Clendenin |
1994–1996 | Norman R. Augustine |
1996–1998 | John W. Creighton Jr. |
1998–2000 | Edward Whitacre |
2000–2002 | |
2002–2004 | Roy S. Roberts |
2004–2006 | John C. Cushman |
2006–2008 | Rick Cronk |
2008–2010 | John Gottschalk |
2010–2012 | Rex Tillerson |
2012–2014 | Wayne M. Perry |
2014–2016 | Robert Gates |
2016–2018 | Randall L. Stephenson |
2018–2020 | Jim Turley |
2020–present | Daniel Gil "Dan" Ownby |
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ "Meet the two new volunteers on the BSA's National Key 3". Bryan on Scouting. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
Sources[]
- Peterson, Robert W. (1984). The Boy Scouts: An American Adventure. American Heritage. ISBN 0-8281-1173-1.
- Halter, Jon C. (1999). "Strong Values, Strong Leaders". Scouting. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2006-06-24.
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