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Tutelo Lodge Awards and Honors

THE DSA

       The National Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is given to those Arrowmen who have rendered exceptional service on the sectional, regional, or national level. Given at a ceremony at the National Order of the Arrow Conference every two years, only 557 DSAs have been presented since the award’s introduction in 1940, which averages out to only about ten a year in the nation. This alone is a testament to its standard of excellence.

       The first Distinguished Service Awards were presented at Camp Twin Echo in Pennsylvania to E. Urner Goodman, Carroll A. Edson, and nine others.  The award is a sterling silver arrowhead bearing an arrow pointed to the wearer’s right, suspended from a white neck ribbon with red arrows embroidered upon it. A white square knot upon red cloth is worn on the uniform.

DSA Recipients

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 THE FOUNDER’S AWARD

Founders Award Recipients

           The Founder’s Award was created to recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to the lodge.  The award is reserved for an Arrowman who demonstrates to fellow brothers that he or she memorializes in his or her everyday life the spirit of achievement as described by Founder E. Urner Goodman, and Co-Founder Carroll A. Edson.

           The award is a handsome bronze medallion bearing the likenesses of Goodman and Edson with a wooden base. A golden arrow suspended from a red ribbon (similar to the OA Universal Arrow Ribbon) is available for uniform wear. The Founder’s Award was initiated in 1981 following the passing of Dr. Goodman.

           Since that time, our lodge has presented 18 Founder’s Awards. A lodge of Tutelo’s size (over 900 members) may give up to two awards annually at least one must be to a youth under 21 years of age. Tutelo Lodge traditionally presents this award at its annual Christmas Banquet.

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 The Carr Award

          The Carr Award was developed in 1997 to honor those adults who have significantly contributed to the development of youth leadership during the preceding year. The award honors George Carr Tutelo Lodge's first lodge advisor. This award is unique in that only youth members are involved in the nomination process. Each year, five adults are nominated, and one is selected to receive this prestigious award.

Carr Award Recipients

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