This list of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award includes people who have been awarded the highest commendation of Scouting America. Since the Silver Buffalo Award was first awarded in 1926, 881 have been presented as of 2025.
1926
During the first presentation in 1926, twenty-two awards were presented in a particular order determined by Chief Scout Executive James E. West.
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1938
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1978
1980
1981
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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