The Annual Aptakisic District Dinner is a chance for all Scouting Volunteers in the district to fellowship and recognize the good work of individual Scouters. The District Award of Merit will be awarded, along with Outstanding Leader, Silent Service and Scouting Spirit. Veteran Awards will also be handed out and leaders that have earned Training Knots and other national awards through out 2017 will be recognized.

This years Awardees are:

District Award of Merit

Dave Davies – Libertyville, Troop 72

Dave Kline - District Committee

Bill Munro – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Dan Kublank – Libertyville, Troop 71

Paul Johnson – Deerfield, Troop 52

 

 Outstanding Leader Award

Jeff Barrus – Buffalo Grove Troop 288

Mike Borkowski - Lake Forest, Troop 48

Chris Carlson – Libertyville, Troop 71

John Cerauli – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Mike Durbala – Deerfield, Troop 52

Jim Foley - Lake Forest, Troop 48

Melinda Fox – Deerfield, Crew 150

Brady Gibson – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Michael Hamilton – Deerfield, Troop 150

Andy Kamai – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Pieter Kreunen – Lake Bluff, Troop 42

Alfredo Nunez – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Cary Schmidt – Deerfield, Troop 52

Geoffrey Waldron – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Rob Weiss – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Jennifer Wilson – Deerfield, Troop 150

 

Silent Service Award

Cindy Aronson – Deerfield, Troop 52

Caroline DiNardo – Deerfield, Troop 52

Cathy Gehrett – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Erin Gibson – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Nairy Hagopian – Libertyville, Troop 194

Dave Pattie - Lake Forest, Troop 48

Doug Rallo – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Jonathan Thompson – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

David Wacnik – Libertyville, Troop 71

Lisa Waldron – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

 

Scouting Spirit Award

Martha Arroyo – Libertyville, Troop 194

Stephanie Barrus – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Elise Bouc – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

James Bouc – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Lynn Brandl – Vernon Hills Troop 273

Chris Carlson – Libertyville, Troop 71

John Cerauli – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Chris Collins - Lake Forest, Troop 48

John Devaney – Libertyville, Troop 71

Steve Droll – Highland Park, Pack 31

Pat Dupras – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Tom Ennis – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

Tim Fisher – Deerfield, Troop 52

Mark Gilson – Libertyville, Troop 71

Blair Holbrook, Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Amee Howard – Highland Park, Troop 324

Andy Kamai – Vernon Hills, Troop 273

David Kyllo, Deerfield, Troop 150

Ken Lofland, Deerfield, Troop 52

Elizabeth Mach – Deerfield, Crew 150

Mark Maresco – Highland Park, Troop 324

Erik Mason – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Roger Moffat – Buffalo Grove, Troop 288

Darin Osmond – Buffalo Grove Troop 288

Jackson Sanderson – Libertyville, Troop 194

Bernard Tucker – Libertyville, Troop 194

Doug Wilson – Deerfield, Troop 150

Glenn Woo – Libertyville, Troop 194

 

Training and Unit Awards

Homer Benavides – Den Leader

Marry Black – Boy Scout Leader

Jeff Chien – Boy Scout Leader

Timothy Clifford - Woodbadge

Dave Davies – Unit Leader Award of Merit, Scoutmaster Key

Heather Decker – Den Leader, Cub Scouter

Vince Draa - Woodbadge

Mike Grambo – Den Leader

Seth Hughes – Woodbadge

Paul Johnson – Unit Leader Award of Merit

Kevin Kellow – Unit Leader Award of Merit

David Kline – District Committee Scouter

John Kobza - Woodbadge

Ken LaCrosse – Boy Scout Leader

Peter Larsen - Woodbadge

Norin Merchant – Den Leader, Cub Scouter

Brian Olson – Boy Scout Leader

Wendy Powers - Woodbadge

Christine Rallo – Woodbadge

John Ropiequet – Unit Commissioner Key

Jennifer Shoemaker – Den Leader

Becky Sims – Den Leader

Christy Swanson – Den Leader, Cub Scouter

Dale Thomas – Cubmaster Key, Unit Leader Award of Merit

Sam Wagliardo – Den Leader