The Founder’s Award was created to honor and recognize those Arrowmen who have given outstanding service to the lodge. The award is reserved for those Arrowmen who memorialize in their everyday life, the spirit of achievement as described by our founder Dr. E. Urner Goodman. Nominations are to be made by the Lodge Executive Committee to the Founder’s Award Committee who will choose the recipients. The Founder’s Award Committee is made up of the past recipients of the Founder’s Award.
| Year | Youth | Adult |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WIlson Benavides Brady Whipple | Kerri Thompson |
| 2021 | Hayden Crawford Abby Bowlin | Jim Behrens Ryan Roberts |
| 2020 | Evan Hardt Trevor Roberts | Carter Davis |
| 2019 | JD Carlton Matthew Crawford | Thomas Hardt JP Cassar |
| 2018 | Cohen Ward Matthew Tweden | John Crawford David Stroud |
| 2017 | James Reid Dustin White | Brad Smith Jim Graves |
| 2016 | Andrew Herrera Brendan Kinney | Kenneth Ashley Barnett Erich Stokes |
| 2015 | Dustin Barnett Shay Rutenberg | Codie Smith Trey Walls |
| 2014 | Archer Hadley Cayman Ward | John Culpepper Jack Ward |
| 2013 | Brian Ellis Joshua Moses | Rich Wahl John Hajdik |
| 2012 | James Williams Micah Culpepper | James Boyer Patty Derrickson |
| 2011 | Anthony Rabaey Grant Phifer | James Sylvester Rick Denison |
| 2010 | Austin Edmiston Nick Gallagher | Douglas Spencer |
| 2009 | James McMahon | Bill Conrad Keith Edmiston Beverly Roddy |
| 2008 | Scott Nelson | Rob Brown Herb Keirstead Richard South |
| 2007 | Colin Evans Jonathan Hillis Brian Lackey | Michael Sullivan |
| 2006 | Ryan Friday | Priscilla Davis Chrissy Davol Josh Stark |
| 2005 | Devin Curry | Frank Davol Jason Riley |
| 2004 | Chris Blanc | Eddie Arlidge Dale Davis |
| 2003 | Aaron Vrazel | Karen Bellinghausen Bill Bellinghausen Billy Russell |
| 2002 | Warren Langston | Paul Watkins Art Williams |
| 2001 | Mark Pena | Stewart Myrick Tom Stock |
| 2000 | Chris Caffey | Paul Snider Ricky Dolifka |
| 1999 | Cory Rogers | Mike Ferris Nicholas Cowey |
| 1998 | Eric Johnson | Wade Classen Don England |
| 1997 | Nico Pena | Jim Burris Wesley Tucker |
| 1996 | James Davis | Jeff Wiginton Ronnie Ellis |
| 1995 | Scott Tucker | William Groves |
| 1994 | Edward Groves | James Beck |
| 1993 | Paul Hendrix, Jr | Jack Jenkins |
| 1992 | Ryan Agnell | Keith Johnson |
| 1991 | Mike Aldridge | Larry Lindsay |
| 1990 | Randy Yandall | Danny Kaiser, Sr |
| 1989 | none | none |
| 1988 | Travis Wootton | Pat Callan |
| 1987 | none | Kent Hall |
| 1986 | Tommy Kerbow | Sam West |
| 1985 | Jeff Brown | Jack Nelson |
| 1984 | Bill Bacon | WT McAuley |
| 1983 | Jeff Givens | Carl Forrester |
| 1982 | Dan Churay | Jack Swenson |
| 1981 | Te Starr | Ben Lindsay |