The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) was created in 1940 from the need to honor those Arrowmen who rendered exceptional service to the Order beyond the lodge. The first Distinguished Service Awards were then presented at Camp Twin Echo in Pennsylvania to E. Urner Goodman, Carroll A. Edson and nine others. Between 1940 and the first national Order of the Arrow conference in 1948, the DSA was presented at national meetings as deserving individuals were identified. Thereafter, the award became a traditional part of the pageantry and ceremony of the national conference. Since the time of the first awards in 1940 till the present, 908 DSA's have been presented. This alone is testament to its standard of excellence. We salute all DSA recipients.
Northeast Region Recipients of the DSA
| Year | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard M. Aberle | Commack, NY |
| 2012 | Brian T. Ahrens | Eastampton, NJ |
| 2004 | Courtney S. Allen | West Orange, NJ |
| 2015 | Tyler J. Allen | Edinboro, PA |
| 1981 | George B. Andrews | New Wilmington, PA |
| 2020 | Samuel J. Aronson | Washington, D.C. |
| 1988 | Glenn T. Ault | Whitehall, PA |
| 2006 | Thomas S. Bain | New York, NY |
| 1975 | Alden G. Barber | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 1977 | James R. Barbieri | Schenectady, NY |
| 1998 | Joseph D. Barton, Jr. | McKeesport, PA |
| 1994 | Brian M. Beaverstock | Foxboro, MA |
| 1965 | James M. Becker | North Arlington, NJ |
| 2020 | Jeremy D. Bedient | Plainsboro, NJ |
| 1986 | Mark B. Beese | Honeoye Falls, NY |
| 2012 | Ryan J. Bell | Marlton, NJ |
| 2018 | Matthew L. Bell | West Decatur, PA |
| 1983 | Frank R. Berger | Medina, NY |
| 2015 | Scott M. Best | Coplay, PA |
| 1979 | Jeffery Bevan, Sr. | Middlesex, NJ |
| 1977 | J. Fred Billet | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 2015 | Peter Scott Bird | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2006 | Robert C Black Jr. | Vestal, NY |
| 1973 | Jack C. Blitz | Oil City, PA |
| 1979 | Gary H. Bonas, Jr. | Ardmore, PA |
| 1973 | David J. Boshea | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 2002 | Patrick S. Boyd | Moosup, CT |
| 2018 | Christopher J. Boyle | Massapequa, NY |
| 2015 | Derrick P. Bransby | Lancaster, PA |
| 1942 | Joseph H. Brinton | Jamaica, NY |
| 1946 | Joseph A. Brunton | New York, NY |
| 1998 | Gregory D. Buckler | Columbia, MD |
| 1994 | Steve M. Burinsky | Pottstown, PA |
| 2015 | Eric W. Bush | West Newton, PA |
| 1967 | Harold W. Cairney | Highland Park, NY |
| 1940 | Thomas G. Cairns | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1956 | William D. Campbell | New York, NY |
| 1979 | Carroll J. Carbonneau | Laconia, NH |
| 2012 | Michael R. Card | Bridgeport, CT |
| 2012 | David W. Carlson | Leicester, MA |
| 2020 | James G. Castanzo | Downingtown, PA |
| 2012 | Robert Chaballa | Downingtown, PA |
| 1946 | George W. Chapman | Jenkintown, PA |
| 1958 | Richard L. Chappell | Eggertsville, NY |
| 1990 | Charles A. Chase, Sr. | Annandale, VA |
| 2015 | Raymond T. Cheung | Quincy, MA |
| 1990 | Mark J. Chilutti | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 | William B. Chin | Trumbull, CT |
| 1969 | Marcel L. Cinquina | Massena, NY |
| 2012 | Marc H. Circus | Valley Forge, PA |
| 1996 | David M. Clark | Newark, DE |
| 2004 | Edward T. Clifford, III | Broomall, PA |
| 1981 | James W. Clough | South Glens Falls, NY |
| 1967 | Jud Compton | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 1975 | John T. Cox | Red Bank, NJ |
| 2002 | Don Cunningham | Dillsburg, PA |
| 2012 | Travis Ardrey Cunningham | Pittsfield, PA |
| 2006 | Brian M. Cutino | Nesconset, NY |
| 2006 | Jared Penn Davis | Alexandria, VA |
| 1977 | Kenneth Penn Davis | Alexandria, VA |
| 2018 | Michael D. DeSocio | |
| 1971 | Harry J. Deyo | Union, NY |
| 2009 | Darrell W. Donahue | Old Town, ME |
| 1992 | Craig Stephen Donais | North Attleborough, MA |
| 1971 | Thomas J. Doran | Syracuse, NY |
| 1977 | William F. Downs | Hightstown, NJ |
| 2006 | David C. Dowty | APO, AE |
| 1971 | Bernard M. Drock | Parlin, NJ |
| 1958 | David M. Dunbar | New York, NY |
| 1977 | James Y. "Jay" Dunbar, Jr. | New Shrewsbury, NJ |
| 1969 | Vincent J. Dunn, Jr. | Stamford, CT |
| 1988 | Mark M. Dyer | Dover, DE |
| 1940 | Carroll A. Edson | Syracuse, NY |
| 1988 | David A. Erb | Leominster, MA |
| 1992 | William C. Evans | Woodbridge, VA |
| 1963 | Henry M. Faucett | Allentown, PA |
| 1998 | Rees A. Faulkner | Portland, ME |
| 2004 | Brian J. Favat | Gibbsboro, NJ |
| 1973 | Michael Feigenbaum | Bronx, NY |
| 1990 | Robert E. Fenty, Jr. | Peekskill, NY |
| 1965 | Milton M. Fluegelman | Scarsdale, NY |
| 1973 | Douglas Fluery | Holyoke, MA |
| 1990 | Rudolph B. Flythe | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 2006 | Tyson E. Ford | Watertown, NY |
| 1977 | Carroll E. France, Jr. | Kendall Park, NJ |
| 2009 | Jonathan E. Fuller | Columbia Cross Roads, PA |
| 1994 | Douglas C. Fullman | Plainsboro, NJ |
| 1986 | Joseph P. Gareri | Westboro, MA |
| 2015 | Elliot Gault | Seekonk, MA |
| 2000 | Michael A. George II | Endicott, NY |
| 2018 | Forrest J. Gertin | Henrietta, NY |
| 1973 | Charles C. Gibbs | North Syracuse, NY |
| 1981 | Richard E. Gingras | Agawam, MA |
| 2006 | Jeffrey R. Godley | North Stonington, CT |
| 1992 | Jeffrey H. Goldsmith | Brick, NJ |
| 1940 | E. Urner Goodman | New York, NY |
| 1940 | Harvey A. Gordon | New York, NY |
| 1977 | William E. Grau | Clifton, NJ |
| 1988 | Elmer B. Greey, Jr. | Bridgewater, NJ |
| 2018 | Glenn J. Greubel, Sr. | |
| 2018 | Stephen A. Grover | |
| 1990 | John T. Gutkoski | Worcester, MA |
| 2009 | Kenneth J. Hager | Smock, PA |
| 2018 | Jonathan T. Hagenow | Suffield, CT |
| 1954 | Frank W. Hall, Jr. | Wilkinsburg, PA |
| 2020 | Benjamin L. Harper | Hilton, NY |
| 2012 | Ryan M. Hay | Bethlehem, PA |
| 1996 | Christopher R. Hayes | Cohoes, NY |
| 2009 | Adam D. Heaps | New Holland, PA |
| 1950 | Robert H. Heistand | Baltimore, MD |
| 1952 | Charles M. Heistand | New York, NY |
| 1979 | Eric W. Helgemoe | Bow, NH |
| 1940 | Robert S. Henderson | Reading, PA |
| 1954 | Henry J. Henning | New York, NY |
| 1990 | Mark A. Henry | Mount Pleasant, PA |
| 1981 | Jeffrie A. Herrmann | St. James, NY |
| 2012 | Daniel J. Higham | Binghamton, NY |
| 1940 | William M. Hinkle | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 | Jordan A. Hitchens | Birdsboro, PA |
| 1992 | Matthew David Hoag | Waldorf, MD |
| 1946 | William E. Hoffman | Springfield MA |
| 2002 | Mark F. Hogan | Walpole, MA |
| 1996 | Roger F. Honberger | Burke, VA |
| 2004 | Kenneth E. Hood | Staten Island, NY |
| 1975 | A. Camp Hopkins, Jr. | Cranford, NJ |
| 1992 | Grant Michael Howe | Glens Falls, NY |
| 1977 | Walter J. Hrycenko | Elizabeth, NJ |
| 2015 | Jordan L. Hughes | Clarks Summit, PA |
| 2012 | Jess A. Hurwitz | Yorktown Heights, NY |
| Year | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kenneth R. Jenkins | Oak Ridge, NJ |
| 1942 | Thomas J. Keane | New York, NY |
| 1986 | Christopher R. Klenk | Willingboro, NJ |
| 1983 | Craig H. Kliger | Vienna, VA |
| 1950 | Wes H. Klusmann | New York, NY |
| 1990 | Gordon A. Knapp | Clayville, NY |
| 1975 | Dennis J. Kohl | Jersey City, NJ |
| 1994 | J. David Konopka | West Henrietta, NY |
| 1975 | Ned C. Krouskop | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1994 | John P. Larney | Medway, MA |
| 1965 | Earl P. Leiby | Lebanon, PA |
| 2002 | C. Sage Lichtenwalner | Lebanon, NJ |
| 2004 | Brian Francis Love | Horseheads, NY |
| 1981 | Leonard Louis Lucchi | Bowie MD |
| 2006 | Edward T. Lynes | Needham, MA |
| 1971 | Francis J. MaGuire, Jr. | South Portland, ME |
| 1965 | Joseph Mancini | St. Johnsville, NY |
| 1961 | Elliott W. Mangam | Fitchburg, MA |
| 1958 | Carl M. Marchetti | Union City, NJ |
| 1961 | Louis L. Marchetti | Union City, NJ |
| 1998 | Joseph M. Marsicano | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| 1986 | Richard A. Mason | Portsmouth, NH |
| 1958 | Harry P. Maxwell | West Collingswood, NJ |
| 1952 | Thomas G. McBride | Wilkinsburg, PA |
| 2000 | Michael P. McCrea | Lansdale, PA |
| 1996 | Daniel McDonough, Jr. | Secaucus, NJ |
| 1996 | Ryan S. McFarland | Fairport, NY |
| 1961 | Richard R. McGee | New Britain, CT |
| 1998 | Brian Scott McGrath | Lowville, NY |
| 1973 | John D. McLaughlin | Watertown, NY |
| 1992 | John E. Meckley III | Milton, PA |
| 1994 | Jeffrey G. Middendorf | Owego, NY |
| 1998 | Terrel W. Miller | Arlington, VA |
| 1994 | Carl Ernst Miller | Johnstown, PA |
| 1986 | Stephen D. Mimnaugh | Simsbury, CT |
| 1963 | Martin Mockford | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 1990 | Kerry R. Molin | Bow, NH |
| 1977 | Paul W. Moore | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 2000 | Thomas L. Moore | Eldersburg, MD |
| 1996 | Branden C. Morris | Townsend, MA |
| 2004 | David A. Moskal | New Britain, CT |
| 2009 | Sean M. Murray | Norwich, NY |
| 1940 | H. Lloyd Nelson | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2009 | David J. Nguyen | Scranton, PA |
| 1940 | Alfred C. Nichols, Jr. | New York, NY |
| 1948 | John C. Norsk | Springfield, MA |
| 1986 | Douglas K. O Connell | Sykesville, MD |
| 2006 | Daniel J. O'Rourke | Wilbraham, MA |
| 1956 | Jack A. Obermeyer | Lexington, MA |
| 2000 | Andrew S. Oh | McLean, VA |
| 1994 | Sean A. Oldroyd | Black Rock, CT |
| 1992 | Donald S. Oplinger | Whitehall, PA |
| 1977 | Thomas S. Pallone | Little Silver, NJ |
| 2009 | James W, Palmer, Jr. | Jackson, NJ |
| 1940 | Joseph N. Pattison III | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 | Joshua A. Peloquin | Lititz, PA |
| 1988 | John Perry | Norton, MA |
| 1969 | Frederick J. Peters | New Britain, CT |
| 1971 | Raymond C. Petit | Alexandria, VA |
| 2000 | David M. Petrush | Vestal, NY |
| 1952 | John M. Pfeil | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1990 | C. Randy Piland | Northampton, MA |
| 2015 | Colin R. Pinnavaia | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2004 | Ian M. Pinnavaia | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2015 | Kyle James Piper | Churchville, NY |
| 1971 | Dennis R. Prefontaine | Portland, ME |
| 1977 | Harvey L. Price | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 2018 | Kyle M. Raffensperger | Leesburg, VA |
| 1986 | Thomas E. Reddin | Rockville, MD |
| 1988 | Christopher T. Retajczyk | Clinton, NJ |
| 2015 | John Peter Rehm Jr | Turbotville, PA |
| 2006 | C. Thomas Ritchey | Bloomsburg, PA |
| 1954 | Phillip W. Robins | New York, NY |
| 1988 | James A. Rock | Leesburg, VA |
| 2018 | Robert W. Rodriguez | |
| 2006 | Gilbert R. Rogers, III | Middletown, CT |
| 1990 | Louis Romond | Runnemede, NJ |
| 2009 | Patrick W. Rooney | Springfield, VA |
| 1992 | Ashley C. Rose | Swedesboro, NJ |
| 2018 | Sven J. Rundman | |
| 1992 | Lawrence A. Ruh | Silver Spring, MD |
| 1973 | Ronald L. Rupp | East Brunswick, NJ |
| 2000 | David H. Sargent | New Holland, PA |
| 1988 | Joseph L. Scalise | Farmingdale, NY |
| 2009 | David E. Schaub | Boothwyn, PA |
| 2002 | Scott A. Schmidt | Alden, NY |
| 1979 | Jay E. Schnapp | Alexandria, VA |
| 1942 | Arthur A. Schuck | New York, NY |
| 1958 | John F. C. Sheridan | Glen Rock, NJ |
| 2015 | Michael Shostek | Scranton, PA |
| 2004 | Raymond Siegrist | Demarest, NJ |
| 1961 | Cedric H. Sintsnich | Pelham, NY |
| 1958 | Paul A. Siple | Washington, DC |
| 2000 | Robert J. Sirhal | Kingston, RI |
| 1967 | William E. Slesnick | Hanover, MA |
| 1986 | James B. Stanton | Boylston, MA |
| 2012 | Jeffery L. St.Cyr | Alton, NH |
| 1983 | Thomas C. Steffens | Secaucus, NJ |
| 2018 | Donald J. "Donnie" Stephens | Worcester, MA |
| 1940 | William A. Stumpp | New York, NY |
| 1986 | Richard A. Sullivan | Bowie, MD |
| 1996 | Patrick L. Sullivan | Trumbull, CT |
| 1967 | Harris M. Tanner | Holyoke, MA |
| 2012 | John E. Thomas, Jr. | Arlington, VA |
| 2009 | Kaylene D. Trick | New Berlin, PA |
| 1981 | Joseph "Jody" Troyan | Folson, PA |
| 1958 | Russell A. Turner | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 1992 | Scott A. Valcourt | Auburn, ME |
| 2006 | Phillip B. Vanderwerker | Glen Rock, NJ |
| 1965 | Frank H. Wadsworth | Rio Piedras, PR |
| 1965 | William H. Wadsworth | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2004 | Thomas E. Watson, Jr. | Woodbridge, VA |
| 1975 | Thomas J. Webb | Alexandria, VA |
| 1963 | Dwayne E. Welling | Connellsville, PA |
| 2000 | Christopher L. Wells | New Castle, PA |
| 1940 | James E. West | New York, NY |
| 1952 | J. Richard Wilson | Washington, PA |
| 1952 | Norman C. Wood | Springfield, MA |
| 1971 | Larry A. Young | Lehigh Valley, PA |
| 1975 | Noel K. Zakin | White Plains, NY |
| 1973 | Gregory S. Ziegler | West Caldwell, NJ |
| 1983 | William R. Ziegler, Jr. | New Brunswick, NJ |
