Dr. Spencer A. Long, from Prospect Heights, Illinois, is the 2024 honoree for Territories 4, 5, 6 and 9. Long is the founder and inaugural chair of the BSA Alumni Association Educators Affinity Group, which has grown to more than 170 members and has hosted three national scholarship merit badge clinics.
Under Dr. Long’s leadership, this group has also developed its Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award and the BSA Alumni Educators Thank You program. Dr. Long’s service has greatly benefitted the National Eagle Scout Association, for which he has created a training guide to effectively complete NESA scholarship applications.
Dr. Long continues to serve on the Territories NESA Scholarship Selection committees and will be serving on the National NESA Scholarship Selection Committee beginning in 2024. In his career and community, both locally and nationally, Dr. Long has left a significant impact as a leader of his school district’s board of education, Central Michigan University, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.