National Eagle Scout Association Archives

NESA recognizes most recent winners of its Distinguished Service Award

May 22, 2024 1

The NESA Distinguished Service Award is reserved for those who have provided service over a sustained period of years to NESA, dedicating themselves to the promotion of Eagle Scouting, staying active or returning to Scouting, and promoting and helping young people earning the rank of Eagle Scout.

A photo of Eagle Scout mountaineering guide Larry Gumina

Former NESA World Explorer shares how the program shaped his life

December 6, 2023 0

Gumina is an accomplished wilderness guide, leading treks through the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley and White Mountains.

NESA member mushes in famous Alaskan sled dog race

March 27, 2018 4

Tom Schonberger, a lifetime National Eagle Scout Association member and former Philmont staff member, trekked more than 500 miles with his sled team of Siberian huskies in his first Iditarod.

Eagle Scout Astronomer gets a glimpse at rare mirror-firing for the Giant Magellan Telescope

August 28, 2013 5

Stellar accomplishments, like earning the Eagle Scout award, reap stellar rewards. Eagle Scout Tristan Bullard can attest to this, as he watched astronomers take one step closer to completing the Giant Magellan Telescope at Saturday’s