Adult Leader AwardS
2024 Adult Leader Award Nominations now open!
Silver Beaver Award (Due Sun 10/27)
The Silver Beaver Award is a council‐level distinguished service award. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the council.
Nomination form submissions are due no later than Sunday, October 27th and should be sent to Roslyn Rakowsky at roslynr@ocbsa.org
RSJ District Adult Leader Award Nominations due Sunday Dec 1, 2024
District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is awarded by a District to volunteers for service to youth in the District. It is the highest award given to a Scouter at the District level.
Unit Exceptional Scouter
The Unit Exceptional Scouter (UES) Award is for Adult Volunteers who have stepped up and gone beyond the expectations of their position. This award is nominated by the Unit Committee (Pack, Troop, Crew).
Leader of the Year Awards
The Leader of the Year award is RSJ's own special recognition award, presented to adult leaders as exemplary examples In their respective positions. Recipients of this award are nominated by RSJ units, and are decided by the District Committee.
Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners!
District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is awarded by a District to volunteers for service to youth in the District. It is the highest award given to a Scouter at the District level. The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils.
Patricia Miyake Quynh-Phuong Le
Leaders of the year
The Leader of the Year award is Rancho San Joaquin District's own special recognition award, presented to adult leaders as exemplary examples In their respective positions. Recipients of this award are nominated by RSJ units, and are decided by the District Committee.
Cubmaster of the Year
Peter Alix - Pack 654
Pack Committee Member of the Year
Christina Hom - Pack 616
Den Leader of the Year
Eric Lindsay - Pack 607
Scoutmaster of the Year
Jody Johannessen - Troop 691
Troop Committee Member of the Year
Jen Wierks - Troop 675G
Crew Advisor of the Year
Jon Wierks - Crew 675
Crew Committee Member of the Year
Aimee Schabilion - Crew 675
Charter Org Representative of the Year
Ereinee Abdelmalek
St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church
Extra Miler (Unit Exceptional Scouter)
The Unit Exceptional Scouter (UES) Award is for Adult Volunteers who have stepped up and gone beyond the expectations of their position. This award is nominated by the Unit Committee (Pack, Troop, Crew).
Pack 105
Hien Tran
Pack 607
Jonathan Lai
Jorge Solorzano
Shuya Yin
Pack 616
Christina Hom
Jonathan Olson
Pack 626
Marc Packey
Mark Serpa
Pack 654
Byron Salvatierra
Kenneth Liao
Pack 696
Srikanth Sherman
Kevin McArthur
David Barrett
Troop 105B
Hieu Bui
Troop 606B
Gregory Brandt
Kenneth Liao
Troop 606G
Carolyn Nguyen
Shuheng "Sue" Zhao
Troop 616B
Mark Morgan
Rosanne Bravo
Troop 616G
Vivan Slater
Tawny Luu
Troop 622B
Bhuvaneshwaran Vijayakumar
Prasad Papudesi
Raja Balakrishnan
Troop 622G
Rupesh Goel
Troop 675B
Yuki Rennels
Kai Wang
Che-hao "Howard" Kao
Troop 675G
Chenxi "Tracy" Qu
Gu "Dory" Xu
Troop 691
Kimberly Sakai
Monical Ghebrial
Troop 695
Junichi Robert Motoshige
Anita Leung
Christine Bucklin
Crew 105
Jaqueline Nguyen
Crew 606
Yui "Ella" Wu
Crew 675
Rebecca Roberts
Crew 691
Lorina Crockett
Historical Award Winners
Silver Beaver
2022 - Cali Simancek
2021 - Heidi Bramlet
2019 - Thomas Doherty
2018 - Wes Thoroughman
2017 - Marianne Perkins, Jeff Simancek
2015 - Jason Perkins
2014 - Michael Bergler
2013 - Sherry Thien Huong Pham
2012 - Brian Holmes, Larry Voelz
District Award of Merit
2022 - Aimee Schabilion, Paul Strasma
2021 - Joni Rank, Alvin Kuo
2020 - Chris Bank, Victor Ma
2019 - Heidi Bramlet, Genevieve Pelissie, Joe Sloate
2018 - Christopher Hane, Oddsverre "Jody" Johannessen
2017 - Thomas Doherty, Clysta Simancek
2016 - Susan Berkel, Robert Rude, Preeti Thakore
2015 - Lesley Muir, Marianne Perkins, Wes Thoroughman
2014 - Chris Kim, Traci Maynard, Marilyn Teague
2013 - Khanh Nguyen, Jason Perkins, Brad Stone
2012 - Mike Bergler, Chiara Day, Mark Kasperowicz, Kimberly Kich, Steve Kupferer, Susana White
Leaders of the Year
Cubmaster of the Year
2022 - Mauri Paz - Pack 626
2021 - Shane Oakes - Pack 607
2018 - Demian Hernandez - Pack 653
2017 - Melanie Andico - Pack 653
2016 - Chris Bank - Pack 626
2015 - William Fukuda - Pack 699
2014 - Quynh Le - Pack 105
2013 - Juergen Giesow - Pack 697
Pack Committee Member of the Year
2022 - Weyland Jung - Pack 654
2020 - Jenny Vosloo - Pack 654
2017 - Katie Porter - Pack 631
2016 - Paul Strasma - Pack 654
2015 - Sorrell Hanson - Pack 697
2014 - Ryan Harlow - Pack 672
2013 - Marcy Billings - Pack 697
Den Leader of the Year
2022 - Genevieve Oakes - Pack 607
2021 - Michelle Smith - Pack 654
2020 - William Chu - Pack 626
2018 - Antonia Cheek - Pack 654
2017 - Emily Burke - Pack 631
2016 - David Q. Su - Pack 105
2015 - Rob Groceman - Pack 654
2014 - Chris Bank - Pack 626
2013 - John Arena - Pack 672
Scoutmaster of the Year
2022 - Joe Vu - Troop 616
2021 - Paul Strasma - Troop 675
2020 - Greg Nylen - Troop 606
2018 - Jason Perkins - Troop 695
2017 - Brad Stone - Troop 616
2016 - Gregory Dunlap - Troop 645
2015 - Chris Hane - Troop 675
2014 - Roy Huang - Troop 606
2013 - KJ Nguyen - Troop 105
Troop Committee Member of the Year
2022 - Jill Delsman - Troop 691
2020 - Troop 606 B/G/C
2018 - Mike Bergler - Troop 691
2017 - Frank Do - Troop 695
2016 - Alvin Chang - Troop 675
2015 - Adrienne Heckman - Troop 616
2014 - Susan Berkel - Troop 691
2013 - Traci Maynard - Troop 675
Crew Advisor of the Year
2022 - Kevin Do - Crew 606
2020 - Thao-Ann Nguyen - Crew 105
Crew Committee Member of the Year
2021 - Kevin Khoi Nguyen Pham- Crew 105
Scouting Spouse of the Year (Golden Kiss)
2020 - Diana Lamperts
Extra Miler Award (Unit Exceptional Scouter)
Pack 105
2020 - Dan Hoang, Nguyen Khanh Hong
2019 - Jenny Lam, Khanie Nguyen
2018 - Tuan Ngoc Cao, Khoi Minh Hoang
2017 - Tuan Cao, Trung Nguyen
2016 - Ha Duong, Khanie Nguyen
Pack 607
2022 - Genevieve Oakes
2022 - Ivana Kim
2021 - Jia Lu
Pack 616
2022 - Lance Kuboyama
2022 - Ellen Wong
2021 - Avinash Shanbhag
Pack 626
2022 - Manish Khandelwal, Jordan Irwin
Pack 654
2022 - Stephanie Lay, Nathan Taketani, Lisbeth Merrill
2021 - Carolyn Nguyen, Melissa Lund
2020 - Katherine Oemkhe, Liz Yoshida
2019 - Joni Rank, Becca Voight
2018 - Yoli Averitt, Mark Morgan, Weyland Jung
2017 - Michelle Smith, Khoi Ta, Pete Alix
2016 - Jennifer Baky, Sabrina Jones, Mike Saravia
Pack 696
2020 - Michael Anderson
Troop 105B
2022 - Thomas Bao, Calvin Pham
2020 - Nicholas That Ton, Trung Quang Nguyen
Troop 105G
2022 - Bangtam Ngo
Troop 606B
2022 - Tony Chiang, Xerxes Commissariat, Yi Zhou
2021 - Merry Fan, Jenny Franklin
2020 - Barry Yuen, Wendy Mok
2019 - Kevin Do, Hardip Passanatti
2018 - Jill Shea, Sarah Riebe, Steve Cobbs
2017 - Patty Brown, Sora Cho, Alan Tao
2015 - Marcy Billings, Chris Riebe, Gwen Isarowong, Clysta Simancek
2014 - Patty Brown, Dane Nygaard, Alan Tao, Christine Ohashi
2013 - Lilian Chang, Kathy Nygaard
2012 - Marcy Billings, Chris Riebe, Gwen Isarowong
Troop 606G
2022 - Lisa Tarlton, Kristin Chan
2021 - Pearl Corcoran, Richard Fann
2020 - Child Sun, Amanda Thornhill
2019 - Chris Bank, Lea Fukushima
Troop 616B
2022 - James Sagun
2020 - Nancy Reisinger-Sandoval, Tom Kluksdahl
2017 - Kenny Chin, Robert Lee
2016 - Hilton L. Yee, Jeffrey J. Darst
Troop 616B
2022 - Ann Nguyen, Elaine Wong Haselhuhn
Troop 622B
2022 - Alf Doberstein
Troop 675B
2022 - James Kim, Weyland Jung, Kris Peterson
2020 - Ross Fleischman, Vivek Pai
2019 - Nicole Bradley, Mike Saravia
2017 - Lisa Yang, Yen Tran
2016 - Cathy Kurani, Keith Bangs
Troop 675G
2022 - Kathleen Vo, Richard Haas
2021 - Casey Corona, Ed Cottone
2020 - Jennifer Wierks
Troop 691
2022 - Stuart Blakeney
2019 - Laura Rodriguez, Child Sun
2018 - Marci Loftis, Trisha Santiago
2017 - Yoli Averitt, Roger Ledina
2016 - Kellly Blew, Lindsay Litton
Troop 695
2022 - Tracy Kuo, Elizabeth Alam, Karen Kamel
2020 - Ebi Ahoobim, Ken Malone
2018 - Joe Gozdieski, Sharon Huff, Raidis Smet, Will Fukuda
2017 - Dr. Jun Ihara, Allison King, Cherie Badri, Paul King
2016 - Alesia Jackson, Arlene Petokas
Crew 105
2022 - Duc Nguyen, Katelyn Nguyen
2020 - Kevin Pham, Marvin Pham
Crew 606
2022 - Allison Duong
2021 - Alvin Kuo
Crew 675
2022 - Jon Wierks
Crew 695
2018 - Bernard Smet