Awards Banquet 2017
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, North Star District honored its award winners from the 2016 Scouting Year. Thank you to Banquet Chair Mark Pishon for a wonderful evening, enjoyed by the over 100 attendees.
Thank you to former Pacer Eddie Gill for serving as our Keynote Speaker. He gave a very emotional and powerful personal story of the impact on youth service organizations on his life. He spoke very highly of scouting as a partner in the youth service organization movement.
Congratulations to 2016 honorees:
| Name | 2016 Award | Unit |
| Ron Wells | Arrowman of the Year | T343 |
| Sandra Mitchell-Holder | Boy Scout Committee Chair Person of the Year | T512 |
| Jeff Heck | Commissioner of the Year | |
| Tom Rude | Cub Scout Committee Chair Person of the Year | P358 |
| Jeremy Morin | Cubmaster of the Year | P105 |
| Tom Sugar | District Award of Merit | T358 |
| Michael Rodriguez | District Award of Merit | T514 |
| John Ruggles | Firecrafter of the Year | T343 |
| Derrick Daily | Hooked on Scouting | P105 |
| Geordie Hester | Hooked on Scouting | P105 |
| Seth Fleming | Hooked on Scouting | P105 |
| Joe Seufert | Hooked on Scouting | P171 |
| Brandi Jittjumnongk | Hooked on Scouting | P358 |
| Elizabeth Selm | Hooked on Scouting | P358 |
| Martin Price | Hooked on Scouting | P830 |
| Brendan Cavanaugh | Hooked on Scouting | T358 |
| Nancy Sugar | Hooked on Scouting | T358 |
| Dr. Jay Bhatt | Hooked on Scouting | T69 |
| Jennifer Buddenbaum | Hooked on Scouting | T69 |
| Brent Seiler | Hooked on Scouting | T804 |
| John “Rusty” Hitch | Hooked on Scouting | T804 |
| James Beck | Scoutmaster of the Year | T358 |
| Jeremy Morin | Spark Plug Award | P105 |
| Matt Rekeweg | Spark Plug Award | P105 |
| Theresa Arens | Spark Plug Award | P105 |
| Courtnay Henthorn | Spark Plug Award | P171 |
| Jenny Beyer | Spark Plug Award | P358 |
| Matt Selm | Spark Plug Award | P358 |
| Terry May | Spark Plug Award | P358 |
| Tammie Buchanon | Spark Plug Award | P830 |
| Jane Sullivan | Spark Plug Award | T358 |
| Kevin Russell | Spark Plug Award | T358 |
| Luther Rice | Spark Plug Award | T358 |
| Michael Luciani | Spark Plug Award | T358 |
| Toby Hlade | Spark Plug Award | T358 |
| Ed Parada | Spark Plug Award | T56 |
| Mike Faulk | Spark Plug Award | T56 |
| Mike Yates | Spark Plug Award | T56 |
| Jay Leinart | Spark Plug Award | T69 |
| Scott Stukenborg | Spark Plug Award | T69 |
| Beth Price | Spark Plug Award | T804 |
| James Corridan | Spark Plug Award | T804 |
| Jane Burgess | Spark Plug Award | T804 |
| Martin Rice | Spark Plug Award | T804 |
| David Bruce | Venture Advisor of the Year | C358 |
Director of Field Services Nathan Young was on hand, too, to award North Star District the Journey to Excellence Gold Award. This reflects not just on the District but on all of the units that earned their gold, allowing the District to bask in their glories.
Thank you to Nancy Sugar, Troop 358 and supporter of Pack 180’s rebuild, for taking these wonderful photographs of the evening.
