GMC Celebrates Dave McAllister – 2026 Silver Antelope Recipient🏅
To: Registered Scouters and Stakeholders
Dear Green Mountain Council Scouting Family – We are thrilled to announce that David “Dave” McAllister of Morrisville, Vermont, has been selected by the National Court of Honor as a member of the Silver Antelope Class of 2026. The Silver Antelope Award, created in 1942, is the Council Service Territory level distinguished award of Scouting America and recognizes registered Scouters of exceptional character for their distinguished service to youth. Dave will be honored at Scouting America’s National Annual Meeting Luncheon on Wednesday, May 13, in Dallas, Texas.
Dave’s Scouting journey began as a Cub Scout in Pack 876, where he earned the Arrow of Light before joining Troop 876 and ultimately achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Over the decades that followed, he has served in nearly every volunteer capacity imaginable—Assistant Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster, Tiger Den Leader, Roundtable Commissioner, District Activities Chair, Council President, Council Commissioner, and currently as Vice President of Youth Programs for the Green Mountain Council. His dedication to leadership development runs just as deep, with decades of service on Wood Badge staff, National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), and Junior Leader Training Conference (JLTC), and as Chancellor of the Area 3 College of Commissioner Science.
Dave’s impact reaches well beyond Vermont. He has led contingents to Philmont, advised at National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC), and served on seven National Jamboree staffs. His exceptional service has earned him recognition at every level, including the Silver Beaver, Vigil Honor, District Award of Merit, Scoutmaster’s Key, and the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award. He has recently been named President-Elect for Council Service Territory 10 and will serve as Vice Chief for Subcamp Charlie 3 at the 2026 National Jamboree—further testament to the confidence and respect he has earned across the Scouting movement.
Beyond Scouting, Dave serves as CEO of Laraway Youth and Family Services, where he has spent over 23 years supporting Vermont youth and families. His civic leadership extends to roles with the Vermont Coalition of Residential Providers, Healthy Lamoille Valley Steering Team, the Elmore-Morristown School Board, Rotary, and Freemasonry.
Please join us in congratulating Dave—along with his wife, Kristi, and their four children, Ella, Bayden, Brody, and Emberly, all of whom are active in Scouting—on this extraordinary and well-deserved honor.
His cheerful spirit, servant leadership, and unwavering belief in the potential of young people have enriched the lives of countless Scouts, leaders, and families across our council and beyond. It is fitting that Scouting is truly a family affair for the McAllisters.
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
e’s Scouting journey began as a Cub Scout in Pack 876, where he earned the Arrow of Light before joining Troop 876 and ultimately achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Over the decades that followed, he has served in nearly every volunteer capacity imaginable—Assistant Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster, Tiger Den Leader, Roundtable Commissioner, District Activities Chair, Council President, Council Commissioner, and currently as Vice President of Youth Programs for the Green Mountain Council. His dedication to leadership development runs just as deep, with decades of service on Wood Badge staff, National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), and Junior Leader Training Conference (JLTC), and as Chancellor of the Area 3 College of Commissioner Science.
Dave’s impact reaches well beyond Vermont. He has led contingents to Philmont, advised at National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC), and served on seven National Jamboree staffs. His exceptional service has earned him recognition at every level, including the Silver Beaver, Vigil Honor, District Award of Merit, Scoutmaster’s Key, and the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award. He has recently been named President-Elect for Council Service Territory 10 and will serve as Vice Chief for Subcamp Charlie 3 at the 2026 National Jamboree—further testament to the confidence and respect he has earned across the Scouting movement.
