Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge
One hundred years after Arthur Eldred of New York earned this nation’s first Eagle Scout Award, new, independent research demonstrates the significant, positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society every day. Since it was first awarded in 1912, more than 2 million young men have achieved Scouting America’s highest rank. The study conducted by Baylor University, Merit Beyond the Badges, found that Eagle Scouts are more likely than men who have never been in Scouting to:
Have higher levels of planning and preparation skills, be goal-oriented, and network with others
Be in a leadership position at their place of employment or local community
Report having closer relationships with family and friends
Volunteer for religious and nonreligious organizations
Donate money to charitable groups
Work with others to improve their neighborhoods
This independent research was funded by the Templeton Foundation and conducted by Baylor University in 2010. Scouting America has linked to it with the permission of Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion, Program on Prosocial Behavior. This study only includes findings on men who are Eagle Scouts as women were not eligible to earn Eagle Scout at the time this study was conducted.
Troop 929 Graduated Eagle Scouts
Alexander Dabbs - 2025
Eli Corr - 2024
Oliver Powell - 2024
Jack Steuber - 2023
Luke Lister - 2023
Matthew Fiedler - 2023
John Leibforth - 2021
Luca Sciarra - 2020
Evan Rudolph - 2020
Aidan Vernon - 2020
Joseph Leibforth - 2019
Andrew Rejebian - 2018
Matthew Bernhardt - 2017
Charles Davis - 2017
Henry Peters - 2016
Peter Sparks - 2016
Nicholas Kastenholz - 2015
James Magiera - 2015
Andrew Jaffe - 2015
Turner Dobbs - 2014
Alastair Hood - 2014
William Swales, Jr. - 2014
James Long - 2013
James Davis Jr - 2012
John Boyer - 2012
Matthew Swartwout - 2011
Luke Austen-Smith - 2010
Brett Hobson - 2010
Shane P. Conners - 2009
Trevor Fero - 2009
Daniel Fronczak - 2009
Louis R. Schultz - 2009
Adam James Newman - 2008
Adam Ezekiel Spector - 2008