SOSSI Honorary Directors

No. Name App'td Notes
1 Lady Olave Baden-Powell* 1967 Appt'd at 12th World Jamboree, Chief Girl Guide
2 Harry D. Thorsen, Jr.* 1967 SOSSI #1, Founder, JOURNAL Editor & Author of SOSOW
3 W. Arthur McKinney* 1967 SOSSI #2, President, Editor, Co-Author SOSOW
4 William E. Hoffman* 1975 President, Chair, Co-Author SOSOW
5 Irving J. Feist* 1976 President BSA 1968-71, Chair BS World Committee
6 Joseph A. Muller* 1982 Director, Editor, JOURNAL Production Mgr.
7 William A. Parkin* 1983 Director, Chairman, Treasurer, President, SOSOW
8 Howard J. Kaplan* 1985 Director, Chair, Co-Author SOSOW, Sunset Trails Chapter
9 Robert W. Rapp 1986 President, SOSSI Co-ordinator for many Nat. Jamborees
10 Carl Schauer* 1987 Corresponding Sec. 1970-75, Executive Sec. 1976-2004
11 W.C. (Bill) Cowen* 1988 Editor, Tarheel Chapter
12 Destie Lowry (Bovee)* 1989 Director, Vice President, National Jamborees
13 Carl R. Hallman* 1990 Corresponding Secretary 1976-83
14 Barry Mann* 1992 SOSSI Sales Service Mgr., Director, Nat. Jamborees
15 Kenneth A. Shuker* 1993 Corresponding Secretary 1984-2002
16 Tony Manson 1995 Director, Chairman 98-2004, Author, Maple Leaf Chapter
17 Theodore Zubar* 1996 Director, Nat. Jamborees, Liberty Bell Chapter
18 Jeanne Hudak* 1997 Director, Vice President, Forest City Chapter
19 Richard P. Grosshans* 1999 Director, Vice President, SOSSI Historian, Nat. Jamborees
20 Gerald K. Hill 2000 Director, SOSSI Coordinator Nat. Jamborees
21 Lawrence E. Clay 2003 Director, Chairperson, President, Secretary
22 J. Alex Hadden 2004 Director, Treasurer, CJ & WJ Postmaster, Dogwood Chapter
23 Randall S. Frank 2006 President, Webmaster, Exhibitor, Director, FRPSL
24 Jay L. Rogers 2007 Secretary, Editor, Director, Chapter President, Vice President, Author
25 A. Jan Thomas, Jr.* 2014 Director, Chair, President, US Jamboree SOSSI Trading Post Coordinator
26 Frederick P. Lawrence, Ph.D. 2017 Director, author, exhibitor, international judge, expertizer, FRPSL
27 Patrick R. Rourk 2020 Journal Editor (1999 - present)
 

* Deceased