Vigil Honor

Alertness to the needs of others is the mark of the Vigil Honor. It calls for an individual with an unusual awareness of the possibilities within each situation.

The Vigil Honor is the highest honor that the Order of the Arrow can bestow upon its members for service to lodge, council, and Scouting. Membership cannot be won by a person's conscious endeavors.

The Vigil Honor is a high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position of office to one or more of the following:

Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Scouting community
Scout Camp

Under no circumstances should tenure in Scouting or the Order of the Arrow be considered as reason enough for a Vigil Honor recommendation.

Any member of the Order of the Arrow registered in Scouting and in good standing in a regularly chartered lodge is eligible for recommendation to the National Order of the Arrow Committee for elevation to the Vigil Honor provided that, at the time of the recommendation, the individual has been a Brotherhood member for a minimum of two years. A lodge may nominate a maximum of two percent of their registered Arrowmen once a year, through the Vigil Honor petition. At least 50 percent of all nominated must be under 21 at the time of nomination.

1953

Richard M. Ploss

1954

Norman Savelle

1955

Clyde O. Lovell

Dickie Lovell

1956

Lonnie Cahoon, Jr.

Dr. E. Cecil Rogers

1957

L. E. Cahoon, Sr.

Terry Dalemberte

James G. Evans

Bill Stanford

1958

W F. Hankins

Charles Henderson

Arthur Hufford

Frank Matthews

Freddy Nowak

1959

Alexander Campbell

Greg Deal

Bill Kennedy

John Taylor

Bill Walker

1960

Kimbrell Cunningham

John R. Hyland

Fred Nowak

Tom Rushing

James Stewart

Sidney Timbie

Charles Webb

Major Wright, Jr.

1961

Charles Boss

George Boss

Cliff H. Mims

Jimmy Ross

1962

Wayne Drown

Jeff Meeker

Barton Starr

Leon Starr

Lamar Tague

Thomas Thacker

Steenbergen Van

1963

Tom Baker

Clair Chellburg

Clay Davis

Randy Elzea

James Joiner

Donald Newton

Crawford Rainwater

David Wilson

1964

Bob Chellberg

Jerry Dean

Roland Deaton, Sr.

Dick James

Chris Martin

Don Oglesby

Gerald Smith

John Werner

1965

Larry Cravey

Doug Finley

Arthur Forrester

Richard Gregory

Herb Hensen

Clive Jenkins

Chris Meyer

Clifford Newton

Harry Read

1966

John Benton

Eddie Elam

Robert J. Howard

Steve Howard

Richard Newton

Gerald Palmer

John Benton

1967

Henry R. Harper

Gary Helms

Robert B. Jenkins

John M. Leahey, Jr.

J. E. Lemmon, REV

Cecil F. Marsh

Rodney Metcalf

Creig E. Sumner

Charles O. Warrell

1968

Thomas Townsend

Edward J. Biggers

Stanley Hooper

Robert L. Kibler

John C. McAllister

Lex A. Scott

Brian Young

1969

Donald Barker

John T. Boggers

Robert E. Broxton

Clifton Mims, Jr.

Shelby D. Neese

Wilburt W. Reeley

Oren B. Ritter

James M. Sheffer

1970

James A. Sloan

Edwin Babiak

David Bentley

Samuel Davison

Alan Hart

Herbert C. Henson

Claude R. McPherson

Eddie McPherson

Gordon Melton

Johnny Melton

Robert L. Page, Jr.

Howard Palmer

Edson H. Peak

Tim Sheffer

Robert Wilson, Jr.

Robert Wilson, Sr.

1971

Luther M. Collier

Rober T. Ezell

Pete G. Gregory

Clarence D. Jennings

John Kominsky

Victor Magee

Theodore S. Spangenberg, Sr.

Roger N. Thompson

1972

James A. Ashley

Robert G. Ayers

Charles Hoffman

Charles Hoffman J.

Michael H. Holmes

Paul Hudson

David Johnson

Edward Kneller

Robert Shaw

1973

Martin Baer

Gene D. Evans, Sr.

William H. Griffin

Claude Hillard

Allen M. Jones

William J. Kitchen

William Lamb

Martin D. Lewis

Edward A. Mason, Jr.

Jeffrey R. Mason

Donald Mitchell, Jr.

Paul D. Sims

Ted Spangenberg, Jr..

Buford E. Williams

1974

Russell L. Kaser

William L. Kibler

David D. Liter

Bert E. Moore

Dewey F. Weaver, Jr.

1975

Barry B. Bickman

Gene O. Evans, Sr.

Richard L. Kaser

Bret A. Moore

James E. Moore, Jr.

Clarence E. Sibley

David E. Sibley

Rabon A. Vause II

Donald Whitman

1976

Herbert A. Harrison

Thomas A. Johnston

Richard C. Keenan

Charles T. McCormick

John W. Price

Donald B. Smith, Jr.

Rabon A. Vause, Sr.

1977

Duane Baumert

Jim Gaunt

Billy Howell

Keith Lech

Jerry Murphree

Donal B. Smith

1978

Chester Hebert

John T. Abbott, Jr.

John T. Abbott, Sr.

Hamil R. Harris

Kevin L. Lech

Donald E. Miller

Jack R. Segler

1979

Donald W. Adie

Earl Horton

Kenneth L. Lamica

Edward B. Lipe

Chris D. Maier

William W. Sims

Samuel D. SmithA

Robert W. Vause

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