Historical Award Recipients
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| Below is a list of all recipients of awards bestowed by Kanwa tho Lodge, Order of the Arrow. The year listed is the year for which the award was bestowed. The awards are presented at the banquet in January of the following year. |
Lodge Awards |
Heart of the Fire Award Awarded to a youth Arrowman who has given extraordinary service to Kanwa tho Lodge. Before 2022, this was called the Outstanding Arrowman Award. | 2024 - 2023 - Abby Bork 2022 - Josiah Reinholz 2021 - Carter Sura 2020 - Nicholas Duda 2019 - Vaughn Rognsvoog, Kyle Waiss 2018 - Trevor Galligan 2017 - Mark Greaves 2016 - Sean T. Waiss 2015 - Dylan Jensen 2014 - Tyler Gerds 2013 - Tyler Victory |
Honored Scouter Award Awarded to an adult Arrowman who has gone above and beyond in his or her duties in service to Kanwa tho Lodge. Before 2022, this was called the Super Scouter Award. | 2024 - 2023 - Ken Walton 2022 - Michael Dubis 2021 - Doug Reed II 2020 - Cari Hush, Katie Schneider 2019 - Christopher Kraidich 2018 - G. Allen Daily 2017 - Randy Sharp 2016 - Richard Rognsvoog 2015 - Sean A. Waiss 2014 - Robert Frick 2013 - Kyle Kaczmarek |
Founder's Award The Founder's Award recognizes Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to their lodge. The award is reserved for an Arrowman who demonstrates that he or she personifies the spirit of selfless service, as advocated by founder E. Urner Goodman and cofounder Carroll A. Edson. | 2024 - 2023 - Evan Smazal, Joseph Bonow 2022 - Vaughn Rognsvoog, Matthew Murdaugh 2021 - Jared Ziegelbauer, Pat Daugherty 2020 - Trevor Galligan, Leland Kammerer 2019 - Mark Greaves, Rev. Sherman Martell 2018 - Ryan Daugherty, Richard Rognsvoog 2017 - Michael Cohoon, Steve Faller, Robert Farrell 2016 - Dean Busalacchi, Graeme Gross, Steven Gerds 2015 - Tyler Gerds, Tyler Victory, David Mokros 2014 - Sean T. Waiss, Ken Walton, Vicki Dubis 2013 - Clayton Zortman, Sean A. Waiss, John Donahue |
James E. West Fellowship The James E. West Fellowship is designed to recognize gifts of $1,000 or more to the local council's endowment fund. Kanwa tho Lodge donates each year in the name of at least one Arrowman who has shown unselfish service to the lodge. | 2024 - 2023 - Kadyn Barsch, Frank Russ 2022 - Carter Sura, Richard Rognsvoog 2021 - Kyle Waiss, Angela Bucher 2020 - Jared Ziegelbauer, Randy Sharp 2019 - Casey Ernst, Robert Farrell, Sean A. Waiss 2018 - Tyler Gerds, Mark Greaves 2017 - Ryan Daugherty, Michael Dubis, Vicki Dubis, Douglas Reed II 2016 - Dylan Jensen, Fr. Mark Carr, S.J. 2015 - Mitchell Russ, Graeme Gross 2014 - Ricky Carrillo, Terri Best 2013 - Sean T. Waiss, Dave Mokros |
Lodge Chief Mentor Coins The lodge chief bestows a specially-engraved gold OA challenge coin to the mentor(s) who have guided them during their term. | 2024 - 2023 - Vicki Dubis, Sean Waiss, Jared Ziegelbauer 2022 - Doug Reed II, Kyle Waiss, Ken Walton 2021 - Tyler Gerds, Douglas Reed II 2019 - None presented 2018 - Robert Farrell, Ken Walton 2017 - Ken Walton 2016 - Robert Farrell, Matthew Murdaugh, Ken Walton 2015 - Sean A. Waiss, Sean T. Waiss, Ken Walton 2014 - Robert Farrell, Richard Polivka 2013 - Bryan Hoff, Jared Robinson |
Lodge Adviser's Award The Lodge Adviser's Award is a specially-made lodge flap that is given out by the lodge adviser for outstanding service to the lodge. This award patch cannot be purchased or obtained by any other means. | 2024 - 2023 - Tyler Gerds 2022 - Michael Dubis, Anthony Heider, Lee Kammerer 2021 - John Donahue, Vicki Dubis, Matthew Murdaugh, Lena Ziegelabuer 2020 - Patrick Daugherty, Steven Gerds 2019 - Randy Sharp, Sean Waiss 2018 - Robert Farrell, Douglas Reed II, Richard Rognsvoog |
Kanwa tho Activities Fellowship Award The Kanwa tho Activities Fellowship Award is given to an Arrowman who donates to the Kanwa tho Activities Scholarship Fund in the amount of $250.00 or more. The donor may also choose to donate the money in honor of a different named individual. In addition, each year, the lodge will donate $500 to the scholarship fund and name two fellows under the age of 21 who have given significant time and service to the lodge. | 2024 - 2023 - Caden Schaefer-Rose, Josh Susmilch 2022 - Madilynn Puetz, Rebecca Susmilch, Kyle Waiss 2021 - Josiah Reinholz, Caden Schaefer-Rose, Vaughn Rognsvoog |
OA Endowment Legacy Fellow The Legacy Fellow award is a donation of $1,000 or more to the national OA endowment fund by (or on behalf of) someone who has previously been designated a James E. West Fellow. The awardee is given a special gold arrowhead device to wear on the James E. West Fellowship knot. | 2018 - Douglas Reed II |
The Centurion Award The Centurion Award aims to highlight “Hometown Heroes,” or Arrowmen who have meaningfully contributed to the forming, maturing and ongoing operational excellence of their local council’s lodge, and who, in doing so, inspired others to follow in their footsteps. This recognition is an opportunity to highlight lodge development over the OA's first century and the many individuals, both youth and adult, who were instrumental to this success. These honorees serve as exemplars of leadership, modeling to others a commitment to cheerful service to the Order of the Arrow in its second century. | For Service as an Adult: Dr. Cedor Aronow, MD Terri Best John Donahue Tim Falendysz George Fix Robert Nelson Ken Walton | For Service as a Youth: G. Allen Daily Douglas Reed II Brian Schaeffer Sean T. Waiss Clayton Zortman |
Vigil Honor Recipients 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 the lodge, the Order of the Arrow, the Scouting community and/or Scout camp. The year listed below is the year in which the candidate would have kept their Vigil. Kanwa tho Lodge Vigil Honor Candidates |
| 2025 | 2024 Aaron Dorr, Austin Gulbrandson, Emmitt Esselstrom, Jacob Rezutek, Jason Reinholz, Jayme Zachow, Jeffrey Mantes, Lloyd Hoeper Sr., Madilynn Puetz, Rebecca Susmilch, Steve Polacheck, William Steingraber | 2023 Eric Conley Aedan Cram Bryce Cram Sam Forgie Anthony Heider Jean Hrpcek Tyler Jossart Ian Lawler Martin Mausing Jonathan Schroeder Payden Schulz Joseph Seif Evan Smazal Emily Thomas | 2022 Joseph Bahr Kadyn Barsch Robert Bonow Luther Esselstrom Spencer Gross Brennen Hautzinger Donna Jaworski Nancy Lalla Jonathan Nelson Josiah Reinholz Mary Sekey Carter Sura Travis Teeters |
2021 Diego Alanis Eli Allison Bernie Barczak James Dorr Jarrett Dorr Andrew Hardin Aaron Harper Carter Kurzka Nick Opels Keith Rahn Vaughn Rognsvoog Tim Seipel Alex Shaw Wally Smith Kyle Waiss | Angela Bucher Robert Chayer, Sr. Josh Crow Matthew Deacon Nick Duda William Greenhill Lawrence Hapeman Peter Keepman Matthew Koronka Nick Murphy Rob Murphy Bryce Sekey Ryan Spellecy Grant Thomas Adrian Vargas Lena Ziegelbauer | 2019 Matthew Ballman David Beland Tanner Crow Casey Ernst Edmund Greaves Steve Hansen Benjermin Kansaku Rob Platek Katie Schneider Randy Sharp Nolan Tremelling Larry Wesner Jared Ziegelbauer | 2018 Jeff Adams Erin Buhrmester Patrick Daugherty Ryan Daugherty John Dziubinski Jr. Elijiah Fegley Trevor Galligan Mark Greaves Alex Kaboskey Harvey Kansaku Jeff Myszewski Simon Wingate |
2017 Nick Cina Jonah Freuler Colten Greenhill Daniel Gross Graeme Gross John LaBonte Bob Lane Tony Langoehr Kathy Milas Brandon Milligan Matthew Murdaugh Robert Polivka Richard Rognsvoog Rhett Suhre Terry Williams Tom Zamba Sr. | 2016 Zachary Blohm Joseph Bonow Thomas Bonow Dean Busalacchi Michael Cohoon Dominic Gemignani Steven Gerds Kenneth Heitmann Richard Polivka James Reeder II Mitchell Russ Thomas Zamba | 2015 Timothy Aikens Brian Boehm Tyler Gerds Susan Idzikowski Matthew Jacob Dylan Jensen Jeremy Laffin Zachary Raetzman Frank Russ Paul Scheidt Robert Scheidt Patrick Upton | 2014 Robert Frick Daniel Fullmer Robert Garrett Cari Hush Sean Marshall Kathleen Myszewski William Sherry Scott Skowronski Sean A. Waiss Sean T. Waiss Bradley Woller |
| 2013 Pamela Bradley Tyler Jankowski Michael Moser Joel Potega Jeffrey Pucel Lyle Strahota James Zeszutek Clayton Zortman Logan Zortman | | | |
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