The BSA program is designed to allow the Scout, on his own initiative and at his own pace, to set goals and choose objectives which lead to Scouting’s highest rank, the Eagle Scout. This award demands a high level of achievement, demonstrated leadership skills, and a significant amount of community service. The Troop 48 program provides numerous opportunities for advancement and service, with support and guidance from the troop leaders.
On a national basis, about four percent of Boy Scouts earn this award during their Scouting career. Our troop’s level of accomplishment is several times higher than this performance. Nevertheless, the goals of Scouting (citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness) remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.
Listed below are the Troop 48 Scouts who have achieved the Eagle rank and their Eagle service projects:
| Award No. | COH Date | Name | Community Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 | David Taylor | Warriors Path Park development work. |
| 2 | 1963 | Chris Brown | Cut new nature trail through Warriors Path State Park and planted trees. |
| 3 | 10/6/1964 | James Pat Gray | Planted trees in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 4 | 1965 | Doug Dellinger | Cut new nature trail through Warriors Path State Park and planted trees. |
| 5 | 9/24/1968 | Eddie Kiefer | Built bridge across Fall Creek in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 6 | 9/24/1968 | Gordon Kuhfuss | Assisted in organizing and leading a new Boy Scout troop at Bethany Presbyterian Church. |
| 7 | 1969 | David Chew | Planted pine trees in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 8 | 1969 | David Long | Organized a new youth group at First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport. |
| 9 | 1969 | Parker Smith | Did trail development project in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 10 | 1970 | Bruce Chamberlin | Cleared Appalachian Trail section and painted blazes, near Camp Tom Howard. |
| 11 | 9/22/1970 | Craig Lady | Built new sign for entrance to Forest Hills subdivision. |
| 12 | 1970 | Chuck Hasbrouck | Installed stop signs at street intersections in west Colonial Heights. |
| 13 | 1970 | Doug Wheeler | Installed street signs in west Colonial Heights. |
| 14 | 4/20/1971 | Duane Simmons | Cleared and marked new Fall Creek Trail in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 15 | 1971 | Joe Sheriff | Planted shrubbery at entrance gate to Warriors Path State Park. |
| 16 | 1971 | Joey Watkins | Community improvement project |
| 17 | 1972 | Steve Buckles | Tilled, raked and planted grass on eroded plot at Col Hts Middle School. |
| 18 | 1973 | Mike Overton | Installed stop signs at street intersections in west Colonial Heights. |
| 19 | 11/20/1973 | Bruce Hasbrouck | Made and placed bluebird houses and bird feeders at Colonial Heights homes. |
| 20 | 11/20/1973 | James A. Whitlock | Built new coal bin at elderly couple's home; filled bin with coal. |
| 21 | 11/20/1973 | Craig Long | Did landscape plantings at all entrances to Warriors Path State Park. |
| 22 | 11/20/1973 | Hugh Montgomery | Collected a large box full of prescription drug samples from local doctors and sent drugs to Church World Service. |
| 23 | 11/20/1973 | Emmett Montgomery | Cleared area and built picnic table and benches on Kendricks Creek, near Fort Henry Drive. |
| 24 | 11/3/1975 | Lawrence Queen,Jr. | Collected used eyeglasses for Lions Club. |
| 25 | 6/1/1976 | Bobby Fink | Built a set of intravenous injection boards for Kingsport nursing home. |
| 26 | 6/1/1976 | Ralph L.Lincoln,III | Collected scout uniforms for Troop 85, Palmer Memorial Center. |
| 27 | 6/1/1976 | John Perdue | Built 50 bluebird houses and placed in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 28 | 6/1/1976 | Carl Purvis | Scraped old exterior paint off Bethel Zion Methodist Church in Kingsport. |
| 29 | 8/10/1976 | Keith Hasbrouck | Made and installed redwood trail signs for Bays Mtn Park. |
| 30 | 8/10/1976 | Conrad Ottenfeld | Collected toys and books and built bookcase for Grandfather Home children. |
| 31 | 9/6/1977 | Tom Ward | Built and installed bluebird houses and studied bird habits in Hawkins County. |
| 32 | 9/6/1977 | Eddie Smith | Built picnic table, benches, and grill for Omni Center yard at Col. Hts. Presby. Church. |
| 33 | 5/23/1978 | Robert G. Lincoln | Made and installed redwood sign for Omni Center and Community Library. |
| 34 | 5/23/1978 | David Scales | Filled and painted walls & made bulletin board for Col Hts Presby classroom. |
| 35 | 5/15/1979 | Rob Turner | Cleared brush from around and painted fire hydrants in Colonial Heights. |
| 36 | 2/10/1981 | Jon Lee | Inventory and inspection of traffic signs on part of Kingsport streets. |
| 37 | 9/15/1981 | Kevin Purvis | Painted concession stand building and made counter and shelving for Optimist Park. |
| 38 | 9/15/1981 | Robbie Day | Cleared brush around and painted 41 fire hydrants in Colonial Heights. |
| 39 | 9/14/1982 | Robbie English | Made and installed tree identification signs on Bays Mtn Park nature trail. |
| 40 | 3/8/1983 | Steve Wilmoth | Built bridge over creek in Sullivan County Baptist Camp. |
| 41 | 9/13/1983 | Bobby Parker | Constructed extension of Lake Hollow Trail in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 42 | 9/13/1983 | Alan Johnson | Built volleyball court and horseshoe pits at Sullivan County Baptist Camp. |
| 43 | 12/13/1983 | Gary McGraw, Jr. | Cleared brush and small trees off "West Bank" for Colonial Heights Presbyterian. |
| 44 | 3/6/1984 | Mark Loggins | Built stairway of crossties down bank into Meadowview Marsh for Watauga Audubon Society. |
| 45 | 9/11/1984 | Scott Treadway | Planted and cared for new trees in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 46 | 12/11/1984 | Tim Wallace | Constructed nature trail, made and installed trail signs for Sullivan County Baptist Camp. |
| 47 | 12/11/1984 | Jim Bishop | Made pressure/flow tests on fire hydrants in Colonial Heights to support WPVFD request for lower insurance rates. |
| 48 | 5/14/1985 | Ronnie Johnson | Constructed children's playground at Sullivan County Baptist Camp. |
| 49 | 5/14/1985 | Jeff Harris | Built footbridge on Lakeside Trail in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 50 | 8/27/1985 | Walter McGraw | Planted new trees and improved hiking trails in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 51 | 8/27/1985 | Jack Litz III | Made twelve swimming pool benches for Sullivan South High School. |
| 52 | 1/21/1986 | Dan Beverly | Planted and cared for English Ivy (from Draper Chapel at Berea College) on the "West Bank" at Col Heights Presby. |
| 53 | 5/27/1986 | Bill Pardue | Cut and pruned trees, brush, and vines from the area behind troop equipment garage at corner of CHP Church parking. |
| 54 | 12/16/1986 | Brian Chase | Dismantled old cinder block structure and removed masonry rubble from area behind Troop 48 equipment garage. |
| 55 | 9/8/1987 | Scott Simmons | Built and installed raccoon nesting boxes in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 56 | 11/24/1987 | Scott Wilmoth | Cleared around, tested, and painted 40 fire hydrants in Colonial Heights. |
| 57 | 3/8/1988 | Rick Gill | Planted shrubbery around Kingsport Red Cross building. |
| 58 | 6/14/1988 | Gorty Poe | Built 90-ft sidewalk and ramp for the handicapped at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church. |
| 59 | 6/14/1988 | Benny Parker | Built access ramp for the handicapped at Colonial Heights Presbyterian. |
| 60 | 1/10/1989 | Brian Stalans | Filled and leveled a half?acre plot of land at Pactolus Community Center. |
| 61 | 1/10/1989 | Chris McGraw | Dug basement for Habitat for Humanity House in Elizabethton. |
| 62 | 3/7/1989 | John Litz | Dug ditch for water lines for Habitat for Humanity House in Kingsport. |
| 63 | 8/15/1989 | Dan Miller | Built volleyball court and horseshoe pits for Kendricks Creek United Methodist Church. |
| 64 | 5/22/1990 | Joe Bishop | Repaired and painted playground painted the art supply room for the Colonial Heights Presby. Preschool. |
| 65 | 5/22/1990 | Brad Reed | Did landscaping for the Wilcox Hall grounds and entrance at Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center. |
| 66 | 11/20/1990 | David Virost | Built hillside observation steps at South High School Band practice field. |
| 67 | 3/17/1992 | Michael Smith | Planted new shrubbery at Rock Springs Elementary School. |
| 68 | 9/15/1992 | Robert Wicker | Built wooden recycling bins for Warriors Path State Park. |
| 69 | 3/23/1993 | Marcus Crim | Cleared hiking trail to Fall Creek camping area, Warriors Path State Park. |
| 70 | 9/7/1993 | Alan Wilson | Extended Devil's Backbone Trail in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 71 | 3/8/1994 | Robbie Feathers | Painted interior of gymnasium at Liberty Church of the Brethren. |
| 72 | 9/6/1994 | David Johnson | Landscaped parking lot islands at Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church. |
| 73 | 5/23/1995 | Michael Haynes | Improved campfire area at Warriors Path State Park; made new benches and steps. |
| 74 | 5/23/1995 | Christian Hawley | Made and installed new trail signs and steps at Bays Mountain Nature Center. |
| 75 | 12/5/1995 | Ben Wilson | Packed books and shelving from Colonial Heights Library at CHPC Omni and moved them to Pactolus Community Center. |
| 76 | 12/5/1995 | Matthew Couch | Unpacked books and shelving at new library location in Pactolus Community Center. |
| 77 | 9/17/1996 | William Rheinhardt | Built 12-ft bridge over Sinking Waters Creek at Warriors Path State Park. |
| 78 | 10/2/1997 | Dustin Batson | Designed, built and installed three new park benches for Warriors Path State Park. |
| 79 | 2/22/1997 | Steven Fischer | Designed and constructed a 90-ft walkway and steps at the campfire area in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 80 | 2/22/1997 | Mark Treece | Designed, built and installed a set of bleachers for spectators at the Sullivan South High School tennis courts. |
| 81 | 5/20/1997 | Jonathan Vonk | Did a landscaping project for Tri-Cities Baptist Church. |
| 82 | 5/20/1997 | Rob Simmons | Rebuilt and upgraded parts of the Lake Hollow Trail at Warriors Path State Park. |
| 83 | 3/10/1998 | Peter Raber | Built a horse-drawn sled for the Exchange Place. |
| 84 | 12/1/1998 | Clay Haselton | Planted 16 large, red maple trees at Southview Community Park. |
| 85 | 12/1/1998 | Jesse Swanson | Built two wooden bridges on a walking trail in Southview Community Park. |
| 86 | 12/1/1998 | David Vonk | Painted the unfinished walls of Bancroft Bible Camp gymnasium. |
| 87 | 3/9/1999 | Andrew Headrick | Dug drainage ditch at foot of "East Bank",Colonial Heights Presby.Church. |
| 88 | 3/9/1999 | Dustin Hite | Removed & replaced steps leading to band practice field observation tower at South High School. |
| 89 | 5/25/1999 | Andrew Johnson | Planted shrubbery at entrance to Southview Community Park. |
| 90 | 5/25/1999 | John M. Nickels | Planted shrubbery on east side of Tri-Cities Baptist Church. |
| 91 | 3/14/2000 | Michael Lewis | Constructed a playground at St. Dominic Church. |
| 92 | 5/23/2000 | Jeff Headrick | Re-built horseshoe pits at Warriors Path State Park. |
| 93 | 5/23/2000 | Richie Kirkpatrick | Built 3 benches at Warriors Path Park disc golf course. |
| 94 | 8/8/2000 | Emerson Sharpe | Built new swing set for and cleaned, painted and mulched Project Promise playground at Sullivan South High School. |
| 95 | 8/8/2000 | Ben Treece | Built and installed practice boards at Sullivan South High School tennis courts. |
| 96 | 3/6/2001 | Matthew Steinmetz | Built steps for the children's restroom at St. Dominic Church. |
| 97 | 5/22/2001 | Ryan Whitney | Made improvements to Holston Bluff Trail at Warriors Path State Park. |
| 98 | 5/25/2002 | Joe Russum | Did landscaping and built exercise stations at the Girls, Inc. center. |
| 99 | 5/25/2002 | John Treece | Built two long jump pits at Sullivan South High School. |
| 100 | 3/11/2003 | Joe Simmons | Built and installed outfield spectator benches at Colonial Heights Middle School. |
| 101 | 3/11/2003 | Chase Putnam | Built a shelter over a hiking trail in Warriors Path State Park. |
| 102 | 9/9/2003 | Corey Jewell | Made storage lockers and benches for Hope Haven Ministries. |
| 103 | 5/11/2004 | Colby Mann | Built a storage shed for Prokhnevskiy family Habitat House. |
| 104 | 12/31/2004 | Thomas Ryland | Did interior and exterior painting for Prokhnevskiy family Habitat House. |
| 105 | 12/31/2004 | Josh Stevenson | Did additional landscaping for front of South High School. |
| 106 | 12/31/2004 | Andrew Booth | Did landscaping for the Sullivan County Library at Pactolus. |
| 107 | 12/31/2004 | Chris Wilson | Made handrail and rebuilt steps to spring house at Exchange Place. |
| 108 | 5/17/2005 | Caleb Becker | Painted six classrooms at Concordia Lutheran Church. |
| 109 | 5/17/2005 | Brett Smith | Did landscaping for Prokhnevskiy family Habitat House. |
| 110 | 12/13/2005 | Kenny Denmark | Built a meditation labyrinth on the grounds of St Christopher's Episcopal Church. |
| 111 | 5/23/2006 | Jacob Hite | Re-worked landscaping for Colonial Heights Middle School. |
| 112 | 3/13/2007 | Jonathan Broome | Did landscaping for the Sullivan County Library at Sullivan Gardens. |
| 113 | 5/15/2007 | Michael Birdwell | Did landscaping around church sign at Living Word Lutheran Church. |
| 114 | 3/18/2008 | Steven Bedford | Built and installed a new picnic area at Andrew Johnson Elementary School. |
| 115 | 3/18/2008 | Mitchell Tanner | Built amphitheater platforms for Colonial Heights Baptist Church. |
| 116 | 3/18/2008 | Wesley Tanner | Remodeled 6th Grade Sunday School Classroom at Colonial Heights Baptist. |
| 117 | 3/18/2008 | Josiah Becker | Cleared and landscaped a prayer garden at Concordia Lutheran Church. |
| 118 | 8/12/2008 | Dalton Miller | Installed flag pole and landscaping at Brookhaven Nursing Home. |
| 119 | 11/17/2009 | Nick Robe | Built bench/storage box and new fencing around vegetable garden for Girls, Inc. |
| 120 | 11/17/2009 | Graham Witherspoon | Built handicap walkway, reworked sidewalk and patio for Bethany Presbyterian Church. |
| 121 | 3/9/2010 | Karter Doyal | Built steps up a slope at Jackson Elementary School and repaired and painted shed at Grace Bible Church. |
| 122 | 3/9/2010 | Matthew McConnell | Cleaned up the Rock Springs Community Park and built railings and sign for the landmark spring. |
| 123 | 3/9/2010 | Peter Windes | Built a new sign and improved landscaping at Hope Haven men's home. |
| 124 | 5/24/2011 | Isaac Robe | Remodeled, painted, and carpeted unfinished room in Rascal's Teen Center in Kingsport. |
| 125 | 5/24/2011 | Brian Shone | Built a new outdoor playground for youth at St Christopher's Episcopal Church. |
| 126 | 8/16/2011 | Ben Firth | Renovated a storage space to create a location for archives at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. |
| 127 | 8/16/2011 | Jake Beverly | Upgraded landscaping at Hope Haven Women's Shelter and painted porch, fence, and shutters. |
| 128 | 11/5/2011 | Jacob Tilley | Built deck and two sets of steps to a cabin at Bays Mountain Park. |
| 129 | 11/5/2011 | Mitchell Floyd | Measured and marked 0.2 mile increment posts on The Kingsport Greenbelt (total of 7 miles) |
| 130 | 8/14/2012 | Ayden Farmer | Constructed CHPC fenced playground addition for small children. |
| 131 | 8/14/2012 | Chris Foehringer | Built sidewalk to memory garden at Preston Hills Presbyterian Church. |
| 132 | 3/5/2013 | Philip Bunn | Made and installed 8 trash can enclosures at Bays Mtn Park. |
| 133 | 3/5/2013 | Matthew White | Installed flag pole, monument, and landscaping at Orebnk Missionary Baptist Church. |
| 134 | 8/13/2013 | Andrew Windes | Planted and labeled 18 new species of trees in the Borden Park Arboretum. |
| 135 | 3/18/2014 | Drew Bays | Did repairs, painting, and landscaping for a Storage building at Hope Haven, Kingsport |
| 136 | 3/18/2014 | Ben Luffman | Created a community garden at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church |
| 137 | 3/18/2014 | Taylor Davis | Built a storage building at Higher Ground Baptist Church. |
| 138 | 3/18/2014 | Jake Brickey | Cleaned off and did landscaping on a bank at Rock Heritage Baptist Church. |
| 139 | 3/18/2014 | Spencer Brandon | Re-built and improved shooting range target bases at Cherokee Rod & Gun Club. |
| 140 | 11/11/2014 | John Davis | Built raccoon-proof trashcan holders for Holston View United Methodist Church. |
| 141 | 11/11/2014 | Grant Miller | Built two conductor's stands for band practice field at Sullivan South High School |
| 142 | 3/10/2015 | Sam Compton | Built split rail fencing to mark part of Overmountain Victory Trail near Bluff City |
| 143 | 3/10/2015 | Charlie Compton | Built prayer and meditation labyrinth at First Presbyterian Church, Kingsport |
| 144 | 11/10/2015 | Alex Layne | Built mountain biking kiosk at Bays Mtn Park |
| 145 | 11/10/2015 | Bryant Denmark | Renovated five previous Eagle projects at St.Christopher's Episcopal Church, Kingsport |
| 146 | 3/8/2016 | Noah Rutherford | Improved Band Director's stands and stairs and built drum storage at Sullivan South High |
| 147 | 11/8/2016 | Will Beverly | Built benches and stone fire ring at Camp Hope, near Surgoinsville |
| 148 | 11/8/2016 | Ben Davis | Built youth playground at Arcadia Baptist Church, Kingsport |
| 149 | 8/15/2017 | Jonah Rutherford | Did Landscaping and painting project for Gravelly Baptist Church, Kingsport |
| 150 | 11/21/2017 | Joey Thomas | Built benches and fire pit and planted rhododendrons at Camp Bays Mountain |
| 151 | 4/3/2018 | Ben McNabb | Re-constructed and re-finished six outdoor tables for Rock Springs Elementary School |
| 152 | 5/15/2018 | Nathan Davis | Did flagpole Landscaping for Community Fellowship Baptist Church, Gate City, VA |
| 153 | 11/13/2018 | Joseph Fox, Jr. | Built and installed information kiosk for Mendota, VA Hiking trail |
| 154 | 4/2/2019 | Benjamin Kiser | Installed new landscaping for Colonial Heights Christian Church |
| 155 | 8/13/2019 | Joshua White | Built a memorial garden at Bays Mtn Park in honor of Weston Keeton |
| 156 | 11/12/2019 | Hunter Jones | Built improvements to band director’s stairs and stand at Sullivan South HS |
| 157 | 12/08/2020 | Michael Skotty | Made five portable trash enclosures for Andrew Johnson School grounds |
| 158 | 12/08/2020 | Samuel Tallent | Painted Funfest balloon mural on alley wall off Broad Street, Kingsport |
| 159 | 12/08/2020 | Jonathan Preshong | Renovated a mobile chapel for Child Evangelism Fellowship |
| 160 | 12/08/2020 | Drew Utterback | Created prayer labyrinth and garden at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church |
| 161 | 12/8/2020 | Preston Lloyd | Built six bat boxes for Warriors Path State Park |
| 162 | 4/13/2021 | Nathan Michalik | Built a footbridge in Laurel Run Park (Church Hill) |
| 163 | 4/13/2021 | Vincent Gould | Built an open donation community library for Indian Springs Elementary |
| 164 | 8/17/2021 | Avery Padgett | Provided supplies, beds, and enrichment for shelter animals |
| 165 | 11/16/2021 | Luke Peters | Built beds for kids who did not have one in Sullivan County. |
| 166 | 11/16/2021 | Tristan Fox | Built and installed an awning and 2 flower boxes for St. Marks United Methodist Church in Kingsport. |
| 167 | 11/16/2021 | David Davenport | Paver patio for Sullivan West Volunteer Fire Dept. |
| 168 | 4/12/2022 | Paul Garrett | Cleared Forest Walk trail at Eastman Rec Area and installed a covered bench halfway through the trail. |
| 169 | 4/12/2022 | Jordan Reed | Built beds for children in need in Sullivan County. |
| 170 | 4/12/2022 | Parker Pickup | Outdoor learning environment |
| 171 | 4/12/2022 | Bruno Zagolin | Built steps for St. Dominics Catholic Church. |
| 172 | 4/12/2022 | Jonathan Smith | Renovated classrooms at B'nai Sholom congregation. |
| 173 | 4/12/2022 | Finn Hounshell | Built a outdoor playground for OASIS of Kingsport. |
| 174 | 4/12/2022 | Bennett Smith | Built two knot presentation boards, and two knot use and learn stations, for Bays Mountain. |
| 175 | 4/12/2022 | Derek Depew | Created a outdoor story time area for the Colonial Heights Library |
| 176 | 8/16/2022 | Grayson Hoffman | Built a walking bridge at Camp Bays Mountain |
| 177 | 11/15/2022 | Aiden McNabb | Built octoball pit and improved play area landscaping for Salem UMC |
| 178 | 4/18/2023 | Easton Keeton | Built and installed flag retirement boxes at Weaver United Methodist Church and Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department. |
| 179 | 4/9/2024 | Jasper Duncan | Built a gathering area with fire pit and benches at Grace Fellowship Church |
| 180 | 4/9/2024 | Timothy Preshong | Built two Blessing Boxes and installed one at Thankful Baptist Church, and one at Central Baptist Church, both in Johnson City. |
| 181 | 4/9/2024 | Nathan Browning | Rebuilt exterior stairs at Saint Dominic Catholic Church, from the parish life center down to the Stations of the Cross Field. |
| 182 | 4/9/2024 | Langley Brents | Built a Square 9 play set at Bays Mountain Camp |
| 183 | 8/13/2024 | Noah Malik | Built raised garden boxes for Colonial Heights Methodist Church |
| 184 | 11/19/2024 | Riley Ketchum | Replaced two baseball dugout roofs at Southview Community Park |
| 185 | 11/19/2024 | Dylan Lawrence | Transformed classroom into a mock apartment to teach daily, independent, living skills at Jeremiah School. |
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