FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2023
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Alison Harrison, Marketing and Communications Director
James Parnell, Scout Executive
VIRGINIA BEACH SCOUT LEADER JOHN SCHEIB RECEIVES OUTSTANDING EAGLE SCOUT AWARD
Virginia Beach, Va. – John Scheib, a member of the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout class of 1986, will be honored as a recipient of the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award by Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America.
John was the first Eagle Scout in Troop 25 (Waynesboro, VA). He has served on the Tidewater Council BSA Executive Board since 2010 and is its Executive Vice President. As the 2020 Campaign Chair for Friends of Scouting, John led a campaign that doubled its contributions to the council.
As an Eagle Mentor in Troop 419 in Virginia Beach, he mentored more than 20 youths and is the proud father of two Eagle Scouts. Today, he is an Assistant Scoutmaster in Troops 587 and 5587. He is a Wood Badge Eagle, a two-time graduate of National Camp School, and has been the Summer Resident Camp Director at Pipsico Scout Reservation since 2021.
John is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. He has served as Chapter Advisor and Associate Lodge Advisor in Blue Heron Lodge, Host Lodge Advisor, and Shows Advisor for several Section SR-7A Conclaves. He was on the training staff at the 2018 and 2020 National OA Conferences. Blue Heron Lodge awarded him the Silver Heron Award in 2017, when his son, Will, also received the same honor.
John is a partner at Gentry Locke Attorneys after serving as a senior leader at Norfolk Southern Corporation. He has been recognized multiple times as a Virginia Legal Elite. John holds a B.A. in American Government from the University of Virginia and received his J.D., magna cum laude, and Order of the Coif from Villanova University School of Law, where he served on the Villanova Law Review.
John will receive the award at the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America council recognition banquet at the Khedive Shrine Center in Chesapeake on May 11, 2023. He will recognized alongside fellow NOESA recipients Cutch Armstrong and Bill Campbell.
About the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award
The National Eagle Scout Association established the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award during the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary celebration in 2010. Popularly known by its acronym, “NOESA,” this award recognizes Eagle Scouts notable for their local, state, regional, or national distinguished service.
NOESA recipients have inspired others through their positive actions reflected by recognized accomplishments and devotion to their community, profession, avocation, and beliefs. Previous recipients include authors, explorers, scientists, physicians, military officers, judges, attorneys, government officials, community leaders, media personalities, entrepreneurs, and prominent businesspeople. Each recipient’s record of service and accomplishments elevates the public stature and reputation of Eagle Scouts.
About the National Eagle Scout Association
The National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) is an organization of individuals who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. NESA’s objective is “to serve Eagle Scouts and, through them, the entire movement of Scouting.” NESA administers several scholarships for Eagle Scouts, both academic merit and need-based.
About Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America
Tidewater Council is the 5th oldest Boy Scouts of America council in the United States, established in 1911. Today, the council serves approximately 4,000 youth and 2,000 adult volunteers in the Virginia cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and the North Carolina counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Information about Tidewater Council is available by visiting TidewaterBSA.com, emailing james.parnell@scouting.org, or calling 757-497-2688.
About the Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the nation’s foremost youth programs of character development and values-based leadership training. Since its inception in 1910, more than 130 million young men and women have participated in the BSA’s youth programs. More than 35 million adult volunteers have helped carry out the BSA’s mission.
BSA programs serve boys and girls ages five through 20, and their families, with age-appropriate curriculums that develop character, citizenship, leadership, and personal fitness.
More information about the Boy Scouts of America is available by visiting scouting.org.
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