What is Outstanding Eagle Scout Award?
The '''NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award''' (NOESA) is a distinguished service [[award]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA). It is awarded to an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] by the [[:en:National Eagle Scout Association|National Eagle Scout Association]] for distinguished service to his [[profession]] and [[community]]. He must be recommended by his local BSA [[:wikt:council|council]], NESA committee, Scout [[:wikt:executive|executive]] and council [[president]]. A council may present one NOESA per year plus one award for every 100 Eagle Scout awards above of 200 awards presented to youth the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|title=NOESA Nomination Proceedures|url=http://www.nesa.org/PDF/542-057_WB.pdf|work=NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award|publisher=BSA-NESA|accessdate=9 October 2011|archive-date=15 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015124847/http://nesa.org/PDF/542-057_WB.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] (DESA) is a similar distinguished award, but requires twenty-five years as an Eagle Scout. NOESA is not required for the DESA award, but DESA recipients may not receive the NOESA. ==Award== The award consists of a round [[gold]] [[pendant]] with the NOESA emblem in silver. It is suspended from a blue [[ribbon]]. The NOESA emblem is in the shape of the NESA logo. It is round with a descending knot, with an [[eagle]] in flight and the word NOESA. A smaller pin-on version of the NOESA emblem may be worn on the Eagle Scout [[square knot]] patch on the Scout uniform. A lapel pin version of the NOESA emblem may be worn on the lapel when not in [[:wikt:uniform|uniform]]. The [[:wikt:recipient|recipient]] is also presented with a [[certificate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award |work=Boy Scouts of America |url=http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards_Central/NESAOutstanding.aspx |accessdate=9 October 2011}}</ref> ==History== The NOESA was introduced during BSA'a 100th [[Anniversary]] year with the first 152