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Richard Burdick

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Richard Burdick
International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America
In office
1996–2003
Personal details
Born28 May 1929
New Braunfels, Texas
DiedFebruary 25 2018
New Braunfels, Texas

Richard "Dick" Burdick, (28 May 1929-February 25 2018) served as the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America from 1996 to 2003, after a long career with the BSA.[1] While working at E.I. duPont de Numours in La Porte, Texas, he developed Heat Transfer Cement which became the basis of his company, Thermon Manufacturing, founded by him in Houston in 1954.[2]

In 2004, Burdick was awarded the 299th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard L. "Dick" Burdick". Herald-Zeitung Online. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. ^ "Richard Burdick". www.legacy.com/. 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award | World Scouting". Scout.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.