Former Silver Star / Lone Star District in the Longhorn Council
After the Boy Scouts of America (now Scouting America) Longhorn Council district reorganization in 2020, the new Lone Star District was created and included areas from several previous districts but notably included all of the previous Silver Star District.
In September of 2025, the Lone Star District was disbanded and split among Brazos Valley, Mustang, and Trailblazer Districts.
I was active in Silver Star and Lone Star District from 2013-2024 in various positions including as Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner, Religious Emblems Coordinator, and finally District Commissioner.
For historical purposes the previous the recipients of the Silver Star and Lone Star District Award of Merit from 1970-2023 are posted here.
Silver Star District Award of Merit Recipients
1970
Jimmy Mammons
1971
Carl Beck
George Gatchel
1972
Forrest Beckett
Walter Deets
Luther Moore Sr.
Marlyn Wenberg
Klaus Winter
1973
Dion Geiger
Sam Stewart
1974
Mildred McMillion
Harry Saville
Robert Wilson
1975
Pete Larson
Woody Wood
1976
Sunice Stewart
1977
Raleigh Long
1978
Jim Junker
John Townsend
1979
John Hernandez
Nell Thronborrow
1980
Coleman Reitan
Katherine Wilson
1981
Al Graham
Gary Yowell
1982
Doug Smalley
Jesse Wycoff
1983
Sileen Stewart
Kathleen Stowe
Lemmie White
1984
Norman Leek
Monte Nichols
Fred Stewart
1985
Jim Lyons
Jenna Stewart
1986
Donna Harmon
Jim Powell
1987
Linda Culler
Jim Turner
Martha Turner
1988
Jerry Plowman
Segundo Soto
1989
George Kearn
Carol Plowman
Jean Schmidt
Stephen Schmidt
1990
Jim Bass
David McGraw
Traci McGraw
1991
Bob Burkett
David Huff
Mary McLane
1992
Randy Smith
Steve Gate
1993
Rick Harmon
Rich Lockwood
1994
Susan Burkett
Rick Sloan
1995
Dot Breitling
Sam Milligan
1996
James Lemons
Sharon Lemons
1997
Don Bogan
Bobbie Lockwood
Krag Schmedel
1998
Tony Brown
Sandy Sanzero
Margaret Schnffner
1999
Rick Frey
Gloria Moody
Marilyn Nance
2000
Daleen Perrin
Mike Roberts
Adrianna Russell
2001
Roger Cox
Mike Perrin
Jim Story
2002
Brian Skates
2003
Carol Letherman
2004
Charles C. Martin, Jr.
Lynda Janzen
Eric Anderson
2005
Karen Hatch
Jeff Mace
Ray Mackey
2009
Maria Whitehead
John Yovanovitch
2010
Mike Perrin
Lindsay Foster
2011
Julie Geho
Ed Neel
2012
Homer Roderick
Steve Woika
2014
Marcey Martin
Shareen Barrett
2015
Patricia Washburn
Patrick Bryant
2016
Andy Stokes
Angel Unger
2017
Paula Pratt
Jason Puryear
2018
Amy Scieneaux
Jeff Mahlmann
2019
Michelle Perry
Francine Brown
Lone Star District Award of Merit Recipients
2022
Fred Fleury
Duane Mann
2023
Thomas Kisner
District Award of Merit
The District/Division Award of Merit is awarded by a District or Exploring Division to volunteer and professional adults for service to youth in the District or Division. Normally, the award is presented for service to youth in excess of five years. A person may receive more than one District/Division Award of Merit, although there are no provisions for the wearing of a device or emblem officially to denote the second or subsequent awards. Unofficially, those Award holders that have received more than one may wear a small Universal device centered on the knot. The BSA has no records of any volunteer or professional earning the Award of Merit in more than two separate Districts or Divisions. Career members of the Boy Scouts of America may receive this award upon concurrence of the Council Scout Executive and the Director of Operations at the National office, BSA.
Candidates for this award must be nominated. Self-nomination disqualifies the candidate.
Requirements
- A nominee must be a registered Scouter.
A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in Scouting, outside of Scouting, or both.
- Note: The nature and value of "noteworthy service to youth" may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time.
- Consideration must be given to the nominee's Scouting position and the corresponding opportunity to render outstanding service beyond the expectations of that Scouting position.
- The nominee's attitude toward and cooperation with the district, division, and/or council is to be taken into consideration.