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Chief Scout Executive Roy L. Williams
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The 7,200 attendees of NOAC were honored to have Roy L. Williams, the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, as a special guest at the
History and Recognitions Show. Mr. Williams, a Vigil Honor member and DSA
recipient is a 30 year veteran in professional BSA service. His work as a
professional Scouter has taken him from Fort Worth, Texas, to Topeka,
Kansas, to Providence, Rhode Island. He has held many positions during his
tenure as a professional, but most recently he served as the Region Director
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Mr. Williams took the Chief Scout Executive post on June 1st, 2000 when
Jere B. Ratcliffe retired. He has spoken at the past two National Order of the
Arrow Conferences--in 2002 at Bloomington, Indiana, and in 2000 at Knoxville,
Tennessee. It was at NOAC 2000 that Mr. Williams received the Order of the
Arrow's Distinguished Service Award.
Mr. Williams thanked the Order of the Arrow for the many hours of service to
local councils and communities. Mr. Williams complimented the 2003-2008 OA
Strategic Plan, and spoke of its alignment with the BSA's Strategic Plan. He
said that he felt it was very important that the OA and the BSA work together to
achieve our goals. In closing, Mr. Williams reiterated the importance of the
OA's existence as an integral part of the BSA.

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