bachelor\u2019s degree in organizational leadership for nonprofits<\/a>, which will prepare young people for careers with organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America.<\/p>\nAn Eagle Scout with 40 years of adult service, Gee, a member of the Mountaineer Council, is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and serves on the National Executive Board.<\/p>\n
He has been the driving force behind a relationship between the Summit Bechtel Reserve and WVU that provided staff support for high adventure at the 2013 and 2017 national jamborees, including the Science Behind the Sport program and the canopy course.<\/p>\n
Gee, whom Time<\/em> magazine named as one of the nation\u2019s top 10 college presidents in 2009, is in his second term as WVU president. He has also led Ohio State University for two terms, Brown University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Colorado.<\/p>\nHe chairs the board of directors of the Big 12 Conference and serves on the board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain. Gee also serves on the national 4-H Foundation board and has co-authored more than a dozen books, including his two most recent, Leading Colleges and Universities<\/em> and Land-Grant Universities for the Future<\/em>.<\/p>\nGee, who is engaged to Laurie Erickson, has one daughter, Rebekah Gee, and five grandchildren: Ava, Elizabeth, Nathan, Elly and Ben. Gee is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kenneth D. King<\/strong><\/h3>\nNorthern New Jersey Council (Forked River, N.J.)<\/em><\/p>\nThe \u201copportunities and experiences, the skills it has taught me, and the friendships it has permitted me to develop\u201d are what, according to Dr. Kenneth D. King, make his more than 55 years as a Scout and Scouter so special. That, and \u201cthe opportunity to expose youth to the wonderful world of Scouting.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Eagle Scout, he has received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the Silver Antelope Award, the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award, the Silver Beaver Award and the District Award of Merit. He is a member of the Eagle Scout Hall of Fame for both the Northern New Jersey Council and the Patriots\u2019 Path Council.<\/p>\n
King has served on the management team of the world Scout jamboree, as Northeast Region jamboree commissioner, and as a National Eagle Scout Association member. He served the Northeast Region as commissioner and vice president, and as Area 5 president. He served as Essex Council president and commissioner and as Northern New Jersey Council commissioner and vice president for endowment.<\/p>\n
The president of King Educational Consulting, he is a past president of the New Jersey Council of Education. King has also served the youth in his community through service on the boards of the East Orange YMCA and the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges.<\/p>\n
King attends Lacey United Methodist Church, and he and his wife, Alease, have four children, Lorrie King-Morales, Douglas King, Leidene King and Dr. Tonya Cook.<\/p>\n
Robert E. Murray<\/strong><\/h3>\nOhio River Valley Council (St. Clairsville, Ohio)<\/em><\/p>\nFor businessman Bob Murray, the chairman, president and CEO of Murray Energy Corporation, his greatest contribution to Scouting has been helping the Ohio River Valley Council get back on its financial feet. In a similar vein, he has helped older youth through his endowment to the Department of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University and the funding of scholarships at the Ohio State University.<\/p>\n
Murray, a former First Class Scout with 37 years of service as a Scouter, is a member of the Second Century Society and has received numerous awards from the Ohio River Valley Council.<\/p>\n
Murray spearheaded the development and construction of the Robert E. Murray Leadership Ridge at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. He has also served as vice president of district operations of the Northern Lights Council and as an assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 309 of the Greater Cleveland Council.<\/p>\n
A member of the National Mining Hall of Fame, he is past president of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers and is a lifetime member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.<\/p>\n
His community involvement includes the development of the East Richland Friends Church School in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and the Murray Family Veterans Memorial Plaza and Clock Tower in Bethesda, Ohio.<\/p>\n
Murray attends East Richland Evangelical Friends Church. He and his wife, Brenda, have three sons\u2014 Robert Edward Murray, Jonathan Murray and Ryan Murray \u2014 and eight grandchildren: Colin, Julia, Jenna, Jillian, Grant, Sophia, Noelle and Evan. The entire family is involved in Scouting.<\/p>\n
William E. \u201cBill\u201d Rosner<\/strong><\/h3>\nLaurel Highlands Council (Pittsburgh)<\/em><\/p>\nBill Rosner and his wife, Linda, are sponsors of the development of the International Leadership Academy, which will produce values-based leaders through a field of study that can be adopted by Scouting organizations.<\/p>\n
Rosner, a former First Class Scout, has received the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award, the Silver Beaver Award and the Silver Antelope Award. He is a James E. West Fellow, a Baden-Powell Fellow, and a member of Second Century Society, the President\u2019s Leadership Council, the Order of the Arrow and the Order of the Condor.<\/p>\n
Rosner\u2019s extensive contributions to Scouting include service as chair of the national Program Development Committee and membership on the National Executive Board, National Leadership Council, and the human resources and membership committees.<\/p>\n
He has served on Family Scouting task forces, on the staffs of three national jamborees, and on faculty at the Philmont Training Center. For the Laurel Highlands Council, he served as an assistant Scoutmaster, troop committee member, merit badge counselor, advancement chair and council commissioner. Rosner has also served as a member of the Northeast Region executive board and as area commissioner and area president. He currently serves as a member of the Laurel Highlands Council executive committee and board.<\/p>\n
Rosner retired as chief human resources officer for the PNC Financial Services Group. He attends First Church of Christ,
\nScientist, in Winter Park, Fla., where he has served on the church board and taught Sunday school.<\/p>\n
They have three children \u2014 Brad, Katy (Diego) and David (Barbara) \u2014 and they are expecting their first grandchild in July. Both of their sons are Eagle Scouts.<\/p>\n
James A. Ryffel<\/strong><\/h3>\nLonghorn Council (Fort Worth, Texas)<\/em><\/p>\nJim Ryffel\u2019s most rewarding experience in Scouting has been his membership on the Philmont Ranch Committee, for which he is currently the chair.<\/p>\n
Ryffel, an Eagle Scout, is a member of the Regal Circle, and he has received the Silver Beaver Award and the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He has served Scouting as a member of the National Executive Board, the National Foundation\u2019s board of trustees, the National Finance Committee, the National High Adventure Committee, the World Scout Foundation and the Longhorn Council Foundation.<\/p>\n
A real estate developer and entrepreneur, he is the president of Woodcrest Capital. Outside of Scouting, Ryffel volunteers with youth through involvement with Camp Eagle youth camp in Rocksprings, Texas. He skied at both the North Pole and the South Pole on the centennials of their discovery, and he enjoys hunting, fishing, flying and camping with his family.<\/p>\n
Ryffel and his wife, Linda, attend Christ Chapel Bible Church. They have four children: Travis, Hunter, Madison and Elektra.<\/p>\n
C. Bari Saunders<\/strong><\/h3>\nSam Houston Area Council (Houston)<\/em><\/p>\nThe most rewarding aspect of Bari Saunders\u2019 50- plus years as a Scouter has been his involvement in international Scouting. He describes bringing Scouts together from around the world as \u201cthe most effective means we have for overcoming cultural and racial biases and promoting peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saunders is a recipient of the Silver Antelope Award, the Silver Beaver Award and the Venturing Leadership Award. He is a Baden-Powell Fellow and a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. A former Life Scout, Saunders will serve as lead of guest services at the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. He has served as national representative to the World Organization of Scouting Education Conference, as a state department\/Boy Scouts\/Girl Scouts representative in leadership exchange with Algerian Muslim Scouts and as contingent leader with the BSA\/Scout Association of Japan Scout exchange.<\/p>\n
Saunders has also served as chair of the national properties committee, on the Florida Sea Base committee, on the national Venturing committee, on the Southern Region executive board, as a Wood Badge course director, as council president and as an assistant Scoutmaster.<\/p>\n
Saunders and his wife, Carolyn, attend St. Peter\u2019s United Methodist Church in Katy, Texas. They have four children \u2014 Kristen Goldman, Paige Burton, Emlyn Minor and Justin Saunders \u2014 and 10 grandchildren: Hailey and Kyle Goldman; Lilly and Chloe Burton; Abby and Evie Minor; and Mason, Tanner, Smith and Fletcher Saunders.<\/p>\n
Gary M. Schroeder<\/strong><\/h3>\nChester County Council (Landenberg, Pa.)<\/em><\/p>\nThe proudest moments in Scouting for Gary Schroeder and his wife, Laurey, have been the development of their sons into Eagle Scouts and senior patrol leaders, and through national junior leadership training and their subsequent service on the staffs at Philmont.<\/p>\n
Schroeder, who has 45 years of service to Scouting, is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the Silver Antelope Award, the Silver Beaver Award and the District Award of Merit. He is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow.<\/p>\n
He serves nationally as chair of the Pilots Committee, the National Youth Leadership Training Leadership Academy, the Jamboree Adventure Program and the Summit Program. For the Northeast Region, he is vice president of membership and serves on the board of directors, and he is a board member of the Chester County Council.<\/p>\n
He has served the Northeast Region as vice president of marketing and helped found the NYLT Leadership Academy. For the Chester County Council, he founded and was Scoutmaster of Troop 62, founded and was Advisor of Crew 62, and served as assistant Cubmaster. He has also served as a Philmont Scout Ranch ranger and as Urraca Camp director.<\/p>\n
The CEO of Oakshire Naturals, Schroeder counts hiking, backpacking, and hunting among his favorite pastimes, and he founded Friends of White Clay Creek Preserve to promote and protect the state park.<\/p>\n
The Schroeders attend Kemblesville United Methodist Church and have three sons \u2014 Zachary, Quintin and Wyatt \u2014 and one granddaughter, Ella.<\/p>\n
Alison K. Schuler<\/strong><\/h3>\nGreat Southwest Council (Albuquerque, N.M.)<\/em><\/p>\nFor Alison Schuler, her most significant experiences in Scouting have been the journey of her son, Theodore Schuler-Sandy, through to Eagle Scout rank and her fellowship with the \u201csuperb and dynamic volunteers\u201d by whom she has been surrounded during her 23 years of Scouting.<\/p>\n
Schuler has received the Silver Antelope Award, the Silver Beaver Award and the District Award of Merit. She is a Second Century Society member and a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. Currently, she serves as a member of the National Executive Committee and the National Executive Board, and is the chair of the National Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Standing Committee, the first woman to head a national standing committee. Schuler, a Senior Scout in Girl Scouts of the USA, is a former Western Region vice president, area president, and council president and vice president. She still serves on the council board and as chartered organization representative for her troop.<\/p>\n
Now retired, Schuler practiced business, corporate, securities and complex transactions law. Her service outside of Scouting includes volunteering with special programs of the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. She is also a trustee and former president of the museum. Schuler participates in the Rotary Club of Albuquerque, the Albuquerque Astronomical Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of New Mexico.<\/p>\n
She enjoys archaeology, astronomy, reading, national and international travel (which includes chasing eclipses), hiking, music and art.<\/p>\n
Schuler is the widow of Lyman G. Sandy. She attends St. Luke Lutheran Church, where she serves as lector and communion assistant.<\/p>\n
Daniel Thomas Segersin<\/strong><\/h3>\nNorthern Star Council (Eden Prairie, Minn.)<\/em><\/p>\nDan Segersin\u2019s most significant experience in Scouting was serving as incident commander for the army of Arrowmen, staff and U.S. Forest Service personnel who built 12 miles of trail, road closure points and primitive campsites in the Teton Pass area, during the Bridger-Teton segment of the 2008 ArrowCorps5 project.<\/p>\n
He is also proud to have been a stem cell donor for his twin sister and believes that \u201cdonors can and do change lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
A retired senior vice president of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Segersin has received the Silver Antelope Award, the Distinguished Commissioner Award, the Silver Beaver Award, the Order of the Arrow Centurion Award, the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award and the William T. Hornaday Gold Badge. A Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow, he has
\nalso served as a Wood Badge course director.<\/p>\n
With 45 years of service as a Scouter, he has served as vice chairman of outdoor programs and on the national committee for the Order of the Arrow, as an incident commander with SummitCorps and on the National Camp Accreditation Program task force. He has served on the Central Region board, as Central Region OA chairman and on the North Central region\u2019s Ethics in Action task force.<\/p>\n
Segersin, a member of the Northern Star Council, has also served as Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, assistant Cubmaster and den leader.<\/p>\n
Segersin and his wife, Carol, attend Prairie Lutheran Church and have three children \u2014 Sean (Carolyn), Leanne and Thomas (Boo) \u2014 and two grandchildren: Alorie and James.<\/p>\n