Award Ceremony, Reception and Dinner
November 30th
The Legacy Club at Woodcrest, Cherry Hill
Garden State Council, Boy Scouts of America, Presents...
Carlos M. Bollar Archer Law
Steve Sweeney NEMR Total HR
Susan Shin Angulo Mayor, Cherry Hill Township
Masters of Ceremony
John S. Galati and Jason W. Miller
Opening Ceremony: Pledge, Scout Oath and Law, Invocation
Scouts BSA Troop 166, chartered by Holy Eucharist Roman Catholic Church, Cherry Hill
Scout Presentation
Thomas Miller, Eagle Scout, Scouts BSA Troop 65, chartered by First United Methodist Church of Haddonfield
Scoutreach Profile
Cub Scout Pack 3270, chartered by Hope Community Charter School, Camden
Remarks by the Council President
Debra Rosen, Archer Law
Presentation of the Hispanic Heritage Award
Carlos M. Bollar, Partner, Archer Law
Pesentation of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award
Susan Shin Angulo, Mayor, Cherry Hill Township
Presentation of the Distinguished Citizen “Good Scout” Award
Steve Sweeney, President, NEMR Total HR
Remarks by the Scout Executive, Garden State Council
Patrick Linfors
Closing
Jason W. Miller
Thank you; be safe going home
The Distinguished Citizen “Good Scout” Award is presented to community leaders who exemplify in their daily lives the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America as expressed in the Scout Law and Scout Oath. The recipients are chosen for their outstanding service as evidenced by the interest and leadership they have provided to many worthwhile organizations, as well as the respect and esteem in which they are held by their colleagues.
A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent
On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
The Good Scout Award statuette is patterned after the statue of a Scout that stands before both the Loren S. Riggins, Jr., Scout Resource Center in Millville and the Rowan Scout Resource Center in Westampton. Here is the story behind the sculpture and its significance in Scouting History.
The sculptor was Dr. R. Tait McKenzie. In 1914 at the request of Dr. Charles D. Hart, President of the then Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America, McKenzie created a statuette of the “Ideal Boy Scout.” His model, selected in a competition of Scout parades, was 12 year-old Franklin Williamson Hoover. Ten bronze 18 inch-high statuettes were cast as part of the Boy Scout Friends of Scouting Program. The edition was closed and Dr. McKenzie presented the copyright to the Philadelphia Council.
Plaster, bronze and epoxy reproductions were sold, beginning in 1916. Later, smaller copies, suitable for desk ornaments, were made available and are highly popular. In 1930, when the Philadelphia Council moved from 916 Walnut Street to 22nd and Winter Streets, it was hoped Dr. McKenzie would create a life-size statue to stand before the new building. He obliged, not by reproducing the small figure, but with a restudied statue with many changes, incorporating the new Scouting insignia.
Scout Douglas Shannon was the “Model in Chief” with Scout Joseph Straub in reserve, but several other Scouts also served as models for head, body and various detailed studies. The statue was unveiled June 12, 1937, Dr. McKenzie making the presentation address. Many life-sized copies are exhibited throughout the United States and in other countries around the Scouting world.
Garden State Council presents “The Ideal Boy Scout Statue” to the Distinguished Citizen because it embodies the meaning of Scouting found in the Scout Oath and Law. These same principles are found in this year’s honorees.
Gold Life
Silver Star
Second Class
Galati
Bronze First Class Thank
Event Donors
Event Co-Chairs: John S. Galati and Jason W. Miller
Michael Borinski
John Finley
Timothy Guim
Patrick Haynes
Brian W. Jones
Bill Mandia
Thank you for your support of Scouting!
Jeff Nash
Debra Rosen, Esq.
Carlos is a partner at Archer & Greiner where he represents clients in complex toxic tort, product liability and environmental litigation matters. He is experienced in handling environmental litigation cases in all of the contexts in which they arise, including single plaintiff cases, mass actions involving hundreds of plaintiffs, class actions and defending clients against state and federal government. Carlos typically handles high stakes litigation with massive potential damages. He has tried numerous contested matters in federal and state courts and has experience in all aspects of pretrial and trial work.
Carlos has been involved in many professional, charitable and community organizations over the years. Carlos currently serves on the board of Legal Services of New Jersey and on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is the Immediate Past President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and a Past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ). Carlos currently serves on the Board of Directors at Archer & Greiner and is the Co-Chair of the Personnel Committee.
Carlos has received numerous awards and recognition over the years. Carlos is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell. Carlos was recently named “Top Attorney” for environmental law by SJ Magazine (2021). In 2020, Carlos was named “Top Lawyer” by Al Día News. In 2019, Carlos was named to the list of the “Nation’s Best Attorneys” by Lawyers of Color. Carlos was also named “Latino Lawyer of the Year” by the HNBA in 2019. In November 2017, Carlos was named one of the “2017
Partner Archer Law
Recipient: Carlos M. Bollar
Professional Lawyers of the Year” by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law. Under Carlos’s leadership, the HBA-NJ received the Affiliate of the Year Award from the HNBA. Carlos has also received the Leadership Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Carlos was named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s “Forty Under 40.” Carlos also received the Campiones de la Justicia Award presented by Alianza, Rutgers School of Law.
Carlos frequently lectures on various topics relating to environmental law, complex litigation, e-discovery and diversity in the legal profession. Some of Carlos’s speaking engagements include: “Environmental Justice – the Emergence of New Jersey as a Leader,” New Jersey State Bar Association (October 2020), “Serving the Hispanic Business Community”, South Jersey Chamber of Commerce (September 21, 2018), “The Next Generation of Trial Attorneys”, Corporate Litigation Retreat, March 1, 2018, “Managing Outside Counsel Spend: Strategies for In House Counsel”, HBA-NJ Corporate Counsel Roundtable (January 23, 2018), “How and When To Break the Rules: Effective Cross-Examinations”, HNBA Annual Conference (September 8, 2017), “2017 Recent Developments in New Jersey Law”, New Jersey State Bar Association (July 27, 2017); and “Taking and Defending Depositions”, Camden County Bar Association (November 29, 2016).
Carlos graduated from Rutgers College in 1994 and Rutgers School of Law, Camden Campus in 1997. Carlos clerked for the Honorable William J. Cook in the New Jersey Superior Court, Camden County from 1997-1998.
Like the Good Scout Award, the recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Award is someone who has provided exemplary service to Scouting and our community… is someone with character and integrity… someone who lives the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
Congratulations on being chosen for this years’ Distinguished Citizen Good Scout Award! Your family and friends are very proud of your dedication and commitment to the Garden State Council Boy Scouts of America!
Steve Sweeney is the President of NEMR Total HR –an HR Advisory Business in Marlton, N.J. With over 21 years of HRO industry experience, Steve’s primary goals are strategic company direction and external relationship building. Steve has been a featured speaker both locally and nationally on employmentrelated topics that include: The Business of Having Employees, Employee Benefit Plans, Building vs. Buying HR Infrastructure, HR Outsourcing, Employer Compliance and Healthcare Reform. He is also a licensed insurance producer in the areas of life and health for the past two decades.
Steve is an alumnus of Drexel University, sits on the Board of Directors for the LeBow Alumni Association and currently resides in N.J. with his wife, 10-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. He is passionate about connecting people to one another, community, family and helping others in need however he can.
Steve is a youth mentor for the Liguori Academy and an active member of The Union League of Philadelphia.
When Steve isn’t working on his business or playing golf, he can be found traveling the country with his family for his son’s ice hockey or lacrosse team.
Steve Sweeney President
NEMR Total HR
On January 2, 2020, the Honorable Susan Shin Angulo was sworn in as Mayor of Cherry Hill, becoming the first Korean-American woman to hold the office of Mayor in Cherry Hill and the State of New Jersey. Mayor Angulo is dedicated to working tirelessly and passionately to keep Cherry Hill a safe, thriving community. She is committed to keeping neighborhoods strong and supporting effective public safety initiatives, so that Cherry Hill families are safe and can thrive as a community together. Mayor Angulo has pledged to work closely with Township Council to responsibly manage the Township’s budget in an open and transparent manner, so that Cherry Hill residents can rely on stable property taxes and a government that is accountable to them. Mayor Angulo is also committed to finding ways to engage the younger members of our community and getting children involved at an early age.
Mayor Angulo has a strong record of public service incorporating a broad range of responsibilities and accomplishments. From 2015 through 2019, Mayor Angulo served on the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders, now called the Camden County Board of Commissioners. At the time of her swearingin in 2015, Angulo became the first Asian-American commissioner in all of New Jersey’s twenty-one counties. As a Commissioner, she was responsible for overseeing the Camden County Department of Public Works and was the liaison to the Camden
Susan Shin Angulo
Mayor
Cherry Hill Township
County Mayor’s Association and the Camden County Planning Board.
Prior to her tenure on the Board of Commissioners, Mayor Angulo served on the Cherry Hill Township Council. At the time of her election in 2010, she became the first Korean-American woman to hold elected office in New Jersey. She also served as a member of the Cherry Hill Zoning Board of Adjustments and the Human Relations Advisory Committee. Additionally, she is an alumnus of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Leadership Academy and a volunteer member at the Food Bank of South Jersey. Most recently, she was featured in the publication: Korean Americans Who Have Empowered the KoreanAmerican Community (Min, Pyong Gap 2014).
Mayor Angulo received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Wilkes University, and a Post Baccalaureate in Cytogenetics from Thomas Jefferson University. Professionally, she has worked as a genetic researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, and has held sales and marketing positions in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. She is also experienced in commercial real estate management and redevelopment.
Mayor Angulo is a frequent speaker on issues affecting the Asian-American community, public service, small business development, and international investment in New Jersey.
The purpose of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award is to recognize outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds, in fulfullment of Dr. Young’s dream of justice and equality for all.
2011 William Kindle
2016 James Bennett
It costs the Garden State Council about $200 per member annually to deliver Scouting to the young people in the six-plus counties we serve. We invite you to consider an annual gift of support to keep Scouting the most costeffective, comprehensive youth development program on the planet. This QR code will take you to our Friends
Source: Tufts University
Congratulate Steve Sweeney for being a Distinguished Citizen and receiving the Good Scout Award. Your tireless work and dedication to our community are greatly appreciated.
Archer & Greiner, P.C. is Proud to Support the Boy Scouts of America Garden State Council BSA and the Distinguished Citizen Good Scout Award
We extend our congratulations to our colleague Carlos M. Bollar on recieving the Hispanic Heritage Award
Congratulations to all of this year’s Good Scout Honorees
Archer & Greiner, P.C. is a full-service law firm providing high-quality, results-driven legal services. We encourage our attorneys to be stewards of not only the law, but also their communities. And it’s our belief that our involvement has made us better. That’s why we are pleased to support the Boy Scouts of America and the Camden County Distinguished Citizen Awards. We proudly celebrate all of this year’s honorees!
