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The Vigil Honor is the highest honor that the Order of the Arrow can bestow upon its members for service to their lodge and local council. It dates back to the year 1915 when its founder, E. Urner Goodman, became the first Vigil Honor member.

        It is a mark of distinction and recognition for those arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilites of their position or office to one or more of the following: Their Lodge, The Order of the Arrow, Scouting or Their Camp.
Nendawen Lodge Vigil Members:
1956    Robart L. Harper, SR

1957    Leland D. "Sparky" Hawkins*

1958    Ted Forbes
            Richard Life
            Robert A. Meeks*
            Dr. Jack J. Stark

1959    Jack Howard Blair
            James Hathaway
            Billy Jo Meeks

1960    Herman H. Cummings*
            Michael Cummings*
            John T. "Jack" Marinaro*
            Robert F. Meeks

1961    Richard Calendine
            Robert Henderson
            John Ingraham
            Larry McDaniel
            James Waybright

1962    V. R. Harbert
            Robert E. Mahn, Jr
            Jack Mollendick
            David G. Treharne

1963    Stanley Board*
            Jennings B. Haney
            Leroy D. "Butch" Hawkins
            Francic Marinaro

1964    Robert J. Archer
            Ricklin Brown
            Thomas D. MacIver*
            Harold Jogn Marshall
            Patrick J. McDonough

1965    Ricklin O. Clark
            George Davis
            Robert J. Eisenhauer*
            Robert L. Hayes
            Percy C. Karickoff
            Ted E. Mollendick
            Robert Recker
            William J. Ryall
            Andrew Walker
            Kenneth A. DeVeau

1966    Barry Band, Sr.
            Robert Mahaffey*
            Ensel F. Miller, Jr.*

1967    Peter Abdella
            Carl Aylestock
            Terry Lee Baldwin
            Richard A. Board
            Leon Staff Newman, Jr.
            James E. Park
            David C. Powers
            David Bradley Chuman
            Nolen E. Wilson

1968    James C. Bennon
            Ricky D. Deem
            Stearling Hall
            Richard Nay
            John Nern
            Donal L Reynolds
            Robert Salser
            John Roy Snider
            William Studley
            Ronnie VanStewart
            Thomas J. Whittingslow

1969    Delbert B. "Curly" Camp
            Lewis Camp
            Robert K. Cloud
            Robert Dennison
            Mike Feaster
            William Feaster
            Bruce Dunn
            David Kehow
            David C. Kehoe
            Greg Park
            Thomas Summers
            Seldon D. Taylor*
            James Wigal

1970    Barton Lee
            Dwight C. Davis
            James J. Lovell*
            Frank L. Grubbs
            Randall C. Prince
            Charles E. Prince
            Danne L. Sniders
            Donald Teter
            Evert L. Whitlatch

1971    Robert Sinnett
            Gary L. Sims

1972    Ralph V. Brown
            Phillip R. Collins
            John R. Snyder
            William M. Crandall, Jr

1973    Wilbur Conkey
            Don Godenschwager
            Jeff Green
            Mark McTheny
            Ralph Board
            Leon Skagas

1974    Mike Fletcher
            Dave Hartley
            Forrest Greathouse
            William Allender
            Conrad Sterling
            Richerd Sterling
            James Malcolm

1975    Jeffrey Depuy
            Charles Deem
            Lawrence E. Jognson
            Bobbie L. Robinson

1976   Richard Nicholson
            Ted E. Semenik
            Michael A. Russell
            James R. Snider
            David Staten
            David T. Williams

1977    David B. Snider
            Karl D. Snider
            Denzil W. Hodge
            Scott A. Brookover

1978    Scott Clay
            Joe Giles
            Dick Schrider
            Phil Smith
            John Maher
            Jim Vincent

1979    Harld Conner
            Marty Gilchrist
            John Turner
            John R. Snyder, II

1980    Jeffrew G. James
            John Harrison Gasper
            Peter Pannier
            Robert W. Welsh*
            Michael A. Welsh
            Steven L. Parks
            Gregory Maher
            Harold C. Conner, III
            Ted L. McDonald
            Jack Maher
            John Vankirk, Sr

1981    Mike Brumley
            Harold T. "Ted" Cox
            Craig Casper
            Robert L. Harber, Jr
            Joseph R. Krupinski
            John A. Rice

1982    Kent Churchill
            Howard "Pete" Clayton
            D. Kevin Davis
            Tom Hamrick
            Wesley D. Hawkins
            Harold J. Buck Marshall

1983    Homer Conner
            Richard E. Couglin
            Scott Gregory
            Johnny Hutchison
            Jeff McDonald
            John Vankirk
            Regan Whited

1984    James R. Bower
            Neil Gregory
            Kyle Gregory
            Heath Conner
            David J. Hosaflook
            Matt Jarrell
            Karl E. Kyle
            Ellison C. Bud McKeefer

1985    Kenny Keirns
            Greg Hutchison
            Bill Asbury
            John Adams
            Kevin Boyce
            Don Dennis
            Russell Ferrell
            Richard Green*
            C. Thomas Kramer
            Rick Loudin
            Jon E. Rauer
1986    James B. Asbury
            Robert J. McCloy, IV
            Thurman "Friday" Hayes
            Troy D. Householder
            Scott A. Kramer
            Paul L. "Rusty" Davis
            Robert J. McCloy
            Sella S. Board*
            David L. Mays
            David M. Morrison
            James R. Saffle
            Carl Mays

1987    William M. Asbury
            Alan T. Billips
            Alfred T. Billips
            William O. Blosser
            Eric S. Brady
            Robert L. Elliott
            Michael N. Fielder
            Norman A. Fielder
            Alvin Glover
            Bernard C. "Shorty" Matheny
            William A. Perkins
            Matt L. Smith
            David Stanley
            Terry Wetmore

1988    David E. Canfield
            Mark W. Douglas
            Richard S. Hutchison
            Luther D. Jenkins
            Aaron E. Linger
            James F. Linger
            James S. "Scott" Linger
            Charles E. "Eric" Riley
            Ronald C. Smith

1989    David Anderson
            Carmen D. Congi
            Mark A. Echstenkamper
            Robert L. Elliott, Jr
            Richaed D. Stanley
            Theodore E. "Teddy" Hicks
            Roger C. Hornsby
            Robert L. Kurka
            Mighael C. "Casey" Linger
            G. Andrew Sole

1990    Kenneth Barnhouse
            Christopher Campbell
            Rodd C. Hartley
            W. Grep Midcap
            Gus Morris
            Doug Vermaaten

1991    Marion "Whitey" Bailey
            Paul Bargstadt
            Jamie Campbell
            Christopher A. Gregory
            Jeffrey S. Kisner
            Victor A. Maxson
            Ronald P. Roth
            Steve Shepler
            Charles Underwood I
            Charles Underwood II

1992    Charles Campbell
            Charles Friddle, III
            Vince Jett
            Robert W. Somazze

1993    James M. Amrine
            Wilma J. Davis
            Ward Henline
            Scott Smitley
            Ben Vermaaten

1994    Jason Barton
            Bennie K. Billips
            Jimmie L. Cox
            Daniel A. Gregory
            Jeffery T. Johnson
            Thomas J. Thomas

1995    Charlie    Akers
            Jess Amick
            Matt Baker
            Tim Corner, Jr
            Howard King
            David McCoy
            Brad Reynolds

1996    T.J. Bullman
            Tyrell Childers
            Adam Reichardt
            John Reichardt
            Tim Rice
            Benjamin Shepler
            James Wedig

1997    David Brewer
            David Byers
            Bruce Enlow
            Jonathon Enlow
            Howard Fox
            Arden Skidmore
            Gary St. Clair*
            Jeremy Starkey

1998    Paul Chapman
            Shaun Harris
            Scott Nale
            Kenner Sims 
            Jackie Starkey
            Daniel Wedig

1999    Chris Chambers
            Jason Cox
            Jeremy Cox
            James Goodwin III
            Jon Dorman
            Stanlew Masoner
            Kenneth Nale
            Ted Swallow II
            Wendell "Jay" Wilson

2000    Anthony Chambers
            Richard Cox
            Jimmie L. Cox, Jr.
            Thomas Ewing
            Carl Harris
            Justin Hook
            Louis A. Martin III
            Christopher Perry
            Richard Ritz
            Homer Zirkle

2001    Johnny Dye
            Russel Dye
            Keith Morrow
            Nicholas Orndorff
            Justin Quick
            Mason Wiseman

2002    Leonard Bergfeld
            Alexander Conatser
            Richard Huddleston*
            Jacob Jackson
            George Lake
            Adam Pulice
            Steven Pulice

2003    David Chambers
            Jeffrey Enlow
            Louis Martin, Jr
            Eric Megert
            Charles Merckle
            Ronald Pfile
            Daniel Propst
            Howard "Ben" Propst
            Joshua Wiseman

2004    John "Trip" Triplett
            Sam Propst
            Terry Jackson
            Tyler Ludolph
            Larry Hostottle
            Bradley Snyder
            Kyle Ellis
            Carl Goodwin
            William "Bill" Gray

2005     James R. Kane
            Brian C. McQueen
            Adam Veit
            Craig Dutton
            Jacob Shifflett
            Bill Lane
            Patrick Orndorff
            Ross Eddy


2006   William "Andy" Shaffer
           Rob Kerns
           Brandon Amos
           Rick Moore
           Brian Schoolcraft
           Dan Shapiro
           Michael Dibenedetto
           Clayton Tenny

2007  David Bradley
        Nathan Bradley
        Jonathan Chambers
        Michael Chambers
        James Kochman
        Rick Miller
        Pat Shook
        Jacob Steele
        Joseph K. Testerman
        Alan Treadway
        Charles Veit