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Jan 31, 2007 - Ernest Thompson Seton (August 14, 1860 - October 23, 1946) was an Anglo-Canadian (and naturalized U.S. citizen) who became a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Seton also heavily influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the strong influence of American Indian culture in the BSA.

Feb 28, 2007 - E. Urner Goodman (1891-1980) is one of the two founders (along with co-founder Carroll A. Edson) of the Order of the Arrow (OA), an official program of the Boy Scouts of America designed to recognize Scouts and Scouters for their service, and to aid in the retention of older boys in the Scouting program. One must be elected into the OA by fellow Scouts. Goodman first became involved in Boy Scouting in 1911 when he became Scoutmaster of Troop 1, the first Scout Troop Philadelphia. In 1913 he took a position teaching at the Potter School in the Philadelphia school system.

Mar 31, 2007 - J.S. Wilson was a Scottish Scouting luminary and friend and contemporary of Lord Baden-Powell, recruited by him to head the International Bureau, later to become the World Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. B-P met Wilson when Wilson was serving with the Calcutta police in 1921 and as Calcutta's District Scout Commissioner. Colonel Wilson ran Gilwell Park for The Scout Association in the early 1920s. He served as Director of the Boy Scouts International Bureau for 15 years, tasked with coordinating various Scout movements within countries and between them prior to the establishment of World Scout Regions. After retirement, he served as Honorary President of the Boy Scouts International Committee for a further four years. Colonel Wilson was awarded the Bronze Wolf.

Apr 30, 2007 - Dr. László Nagy (born 1921) was the Chief Executive of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1968-1985. A Swiss citizen of Hungarian origin, Dr. Nagy is a sociologist, historian and Doctor of Political Science, a former journalist and the author of a number of books on politics. In 1966, Dr. Nagy undertook a two year critical study of the Scouting movement around the world, financed by the Ford Foundation. In 1968, WOSM invited him to put his recommendations into practice and appointed him to his WOSM post, for a three year term that eventually lasted 17 years. Nagy was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1977.