Introduced at the 1981 National Order of the Arrow Conference, the Founder's Award was created to honor and recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to their lodge. The award is reserved for an Arrowmen who demonstrates to fellow Arrowmen that he or she memorializes in his or her everyday life the spirit of achievement as personified by founder E. Urner Goodman and co-founder Carroll A. Edson.

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FOUNDERS AWARD RECIPIENTS

1983   Jeffrey Gray     Carmer Bean
1984   David Atkinson     Norman Harrill
1985   Jeffrey Cole     Thomas Atkinson
1986   David Kafitz     Jim Hatley
1987   Tony Rice     Melvin Law
1988   Steve Curtis     Harry Frick
1989   Dallas Hicks     George Todd
1990   Brian McMullen     William McMullen
1991   Greg Galloway     Ted White
1992   Burney Mack     Ken Hadermann
1993   Heath Kinsland     Dan Little
1994   Ryan Banning     Glen Banning
1995   Bill Hixson     William Horton
1996   Greg Bias     Bob Taubert
1997   Robbie Southern     Mitchell Stevens
1998   Tee Pruitt     Henry Goodson
1999   Jason Laney     Charlie Krug
2000   Todd Knaperek     Al Cauble
2001          --         Bob Litten
2002   William Barry     Hub Simmons
2003   Brian Simpson     Chris Bertolini
2004   Chris Hoover     Jhon Ward
2005   James Greene     Keith Sharpton
2006   Adam Kuykendall     Bill Dyar
2007   Brian Boushey     Lewis Kuykendall
2008   Mark Birdsong     Hank Birdsong
2009   Mitchell May     Eddie Hollifield
2010   Scott Martin     Garrick Smith
2011   Zach Pruitt     Dr. Harry Summerlin
2012   James Hylemon      Benjamin Birdsong 
2013   Ashby Gale    Richard Hulme
2014   Travis Broadhurst    Joe DiGregorio
2015   Kevin Elliot     Tony Johnson
2016   Lucas Johnson     Randall Barnett
2017   Pierce Asaad     David Kayne
​2018   Eli Kayne     Michael Nail
2019   Zach Haas     Shane Owenby
2020   Davis Roberts     Tyler Cole
​2021   Samuel Brown     Weldon Clinard
2022   Nathan Gates     Matty Gates
​2023   Thomas Elley     John Lampley