SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERAN RECEIVES SCOUTING’S HIGHEST HONOR

Nathan Rosenberg to Receive Silver Buffalo Award From Boy Scouts of America

ORLANDO, Fla.– A Scouting veteran and business consultant from Laguna Beach, Calif., will soon have something in common with 13 U.S. presidents, Hank Aaron, Neil Armstrong, Walt Disney, Charles Lindbergh, and Colin Powell. Nathan Rosenberg will receive the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s highest commendation for service to youth, at the National Annual Meeting of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on May 22 in Orlando. For more than 15 years, Rosenberg has utilized his experience in organizational transformation, leadership, and strategic planning to help guide the BSA into its second century of service.

The Silver Buffalo has been awarded annually since 1925 to civic-minded men and women for their invaluable contributions and service to youth. Rosenberg is one of 11 Silver Buffalo recipients this year, including NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon.

An active Scout as a youth, Rosenberg has been an avid supporter and volunteer to both the National Council and his local council. Through his role on the executive board he has helped strengthen and grow the Orange County Council and areas within the Western Region. On the national level, Rosenberg has been involved with numerous BSA committees, including helping to plan the 2001 and 2005 National Scout Jamborees. Rosenberg has also received the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards.

“Nathan has dedicated his life to serving young people through the Boy Scouts and volunteer activities in Orange County,” said Robert Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. “The Silver Buffalo Award recognizes the immeasurable impact Nathan has made on generations of young people in California and across our country.”

Beyond Scouting, Rosenberg has served young people as a Little League coach, a youth soccer coach, and a fundraiser for Orangewood Children’s Foundation. He also has been a guest lecturer at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Rosenberg is a founding partner of the global management consultant firm Insigniam Performance. Over the past quarter-century, he has personally coached and trained thousands of business leaders.

A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Rosenberg saw military service as a naval aviator flying search and rescue missions in the Caribbean Sea. He and his wife, Karen, have five grown children and reside in Laguna Beach.

Joining Rosenberg as the 2009 recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award are Thomas Buffenbarger of Maryland, Kent Clayburn of California, Randall Cline of Pennsylvania, Larry Cunningham of Texas, Tommy Dortch of New York, Jeff Gordon of North Carolina, Ronald Migita of Hawaii, James Turley of New York, Charles Walneck of Illinois, and Lance Wickman of Utah.

About the Boy Scouts of America
Serving nearly 4.1 million young people between the ages of 7 and 20 with more than 300 local councils throughout the United States and its territories, the Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. For more information on the Boy Scouts of America, please visit www.scouting.org.