The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the
World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement".
It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world
and it is the only award given by the WSC. Since the award's creation in 1935, fewer than 400 of the several millions of Scouts throughout the world have received the award.
History
Scouting's founder,
Robert Baden-Powell, initially recognized outstanding contributions to Scouting by any
Scout
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with the bestowal of the
Silver Wolf, but although he was Chief Scout of the World, the Silver Wolf was associated with British Scouting.
In 1924, the International Committee, predecessor of the WSC, determined that it needed an award to be given out in its own name and at its own recommendation. Baden-Powell wanted to limit the number of awards, but recognized that the concerns of the committee were valid. Conversation about the matter was re-opened in 1932, with a decision reached in June 1934. The WSC approved use of the award in
Stockholm
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on 2 August 1935 and unanimously awarded the first Bronze Wolf to Baden-Powell.
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Qualifications
The Bronze Wolf Award is the highest honor that is given a volunteer Scout leader throughout the world.
Recipients
In order to keep the award a notable honor, the International Committee limited the number of awards within a two-year period to two, though in practice it was given even more rarely, with only 12 awards being bestowed between 1935 and 1955.Hamengkubuwono IX
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, Vice President of Indonesia, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Bhumibol Adulyadej
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and Philippine president Fidel Ramos
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Description
The Bronze Wolf award consists of a dark green ribbon bordered by two narrow stripes of yellow from which descends a bronze pendant
A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace". A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. Its name stems from the Latin word ' ...
of a wolf, statant. The wolf bears the World Scout Emblem
The World Scout Emblem is the emblem of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and is worn by Scouts and Scouters around the world to indicate their membership. Each national Scout organization determines the manner in which the emblem is wo ...
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References
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Awards established in 1935
Scout and Guide awards