WORK SHEET FOR BUILDING A
MERIT BADGE
COUNSELOR LIST
PURPOSE
This work sheet is designed for use by a district
or council committee responsible for advancement. It provides a convenient method for building
a merit badge counselor list.
In all cases, merit badge counselors must be
approved by the district or council committee
responsible for advancement and must be registered as an adult with the Boy Scouts of America.
HOW TO USE
1. Determine the area that the merit badge counselor list must serve.
2. Select head counselors for each merit badge
group listed inside this work sheet. Enter their
names and addresses in the proper spaces.
The head counselor is responsible for all badges in
the group.The counselor is not expected to be an expert
in each badge, but should be capable of recruiting those
who are qualified.
The number of counselors required for each badge
depends upon the badge’s popularity with Scouts.
3. Check all existing lists of counselors to determine who are active.
4. Obtain a supply of “A Guide for Recommending
Merit Badge Counselors.” These leaflets will
help you recruit new counselors.
Each leaflet tells the merit badge story and includes a
form on which an individual may recommend prospective
merit badge counselors. Distribute the leaflets at meetings of organizations such as service clubs, professional
groups, parents’meetings, and other such meetings. This
will produce the names of many prospective counselors
for recruiting.
5. When this work sheet is complete, use it as a
guide for reproducing additional lists for distribution to all units.
6. Keep this work sheet updated by continually
recruiting new counselors to replace the inactive ones and to meet the increased needs of
the Scouts it serves. Reproduce revised lists
and distribute them at least annually.
7. So that all counselors may learn their jobs,
send them a copy of “Merit Badge Counseling.”
BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA
MERIT BADGE LIST
This printing includes new merit badge subjects available through December 1999.
Instructions: In the spaces provided below, list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of head counselors for each of the
merit badge groups. To the right of each merit badge title, list the number assigned to each counselor who is qualified to certify Scouts in that subject. To the left of each merit badge, enter the number earned during the past year.
Keep this list up to date by adding new merit badge titles in blank spaces as they are announced by your council.
This list should be revised annually to include new merit badges and changes of counselors.
GROUP 1—AGRIBUSINESS
GROUP 4—CONSERVATION
GROUP 6—NATURAL SCIENCE
Head Counselor __________________
Head Counselor __________________
Head Counselor __________________
Address ________________________
Address ________________________
Address ________________________
Telephone ______________________
Telephone ______________________
Telephone ______________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
No. Earned in 20 ____
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Animal Science ____________
______ Environmental Science _______
______ Archaeology _______________
______ Farm Mechanics ____________
______ Fish and Wildlife
______ Astronomy ________________
______ Plant Science ______________
Management ______________
______ Bird Study _________________
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______ Forestry __________________
______ Geology __________________
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______ Soil and Water
Conservation ______________
______ Insect Study _______________
______ Mammal Study _____________
GROUP 2—ARTS AND CRAFTS
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______ Nature ___________________
Head Counselor __________________
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______ Oceanography _____________
Address ________________________
Telephone ______________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Art _______________________
______ Basketry __________________
______ Bugling ___________________
______ Leatherwork _______________
______ Metalwork _________________
______ Music ____________________
______ Pottery ___________________
______ Sculpture _________________
______ Theater ___________________
______ Wood Carving ______________
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GROUP 3—BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRY
______ Reptile and
GROUP 5—HOBBIES
Amphibian Study ___________
Head Counselor __________________
______ Weather __________________
Address ________________________
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Telephone ______________________
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No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Backpacking _______________
GROUP 7—COMMUNICATIONS
______ Camping __________________
Head Counselor __________________
______ Coin Collecting _____________
Address ________________________
______ Collections ________________
Telephone ______________________
______ Cooking __________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Dog Care _________________
______ Cinematography ____________
______ Gardening ________________
______ Journalism ________________
______ Hiking ____________________
______ Photography _______________
______ Home Repairs _____________
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______ Indian Lore ________________
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______ Model Design
Head Counselor __________________
and Building _______________
Address ________________________
______ Pets _____________________
GROUP 8—PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Telephone ______________________
______ Pioneering ________________
Head Counselor __________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Radio ____________________
Address ________________________
______ American Business _________
______ Rowing ___________________
Telephone ______________________
______ Entrepreneurship ___________
______ Stamp Collecting ___________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Pulp and Paper _____________
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______ Salesmanship ______________
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______ Textile ____________________
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______ American Cultures __________
______ American Heritage __________
______ Citizenship in the
Community ________________
______ Citizenship in the
Nation ____________________
______ Citizenship in the
World ____________________
GROUP 11—PUBLIC SERVICE
GROUP 13—TRADES
Head Counselor __________________
Head Counselor __________________
Address ________________________
Address ________________________
Telephone ______________________
Telephone ______________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Disabilities Awareness _______
______ Crime Prevention ___________
______ American Labor ____________
______ Family Life ________________
______ Emergency
______ Communications ____________
______ Auto Mechanics ____________
______ Genealogy ________________
Preparedness ______________
______ Personal Fitness ____________
______ Fingerprinting ______________
______ Graphic Arts _______________
______ Personal Management _______
______ Fire Safety ________________
______ Painting __________________
______ Drafting ___________________
______ Public Speaking ____________
______ First Aid __________________
______ Plumbing _________________
______ Reading __________________
______ Lifesaving _________________
______ Woodwork _________________
______ Scholarship _______________
______ Public Health ______________
__________________________
______ Traffic Safety _______________
______ Safety ____________________
__________________________
______ Wilderness Survival _________
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GROUP 14—TRANSPORTATION
Head Counselor __________________
GROUP 12—SPORTS
Address ________________________
Head Counselor __________________
Telephone ______________________
Head Counselor __________________
Address ________________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
Address ________________________
Telephone ______________________
______ Aviation ___________________
Telephone ______________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Railroading ________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Archery ___________________
______ Truck Transportation _________
GROUP 9—PHYSICAL SCIENCE
______ Atomic Energy______________
______ Athletics __________________
__________________________
______ Chemistry _________________
______ Canoeing _________________
__________________________
______ Computers ________________
______ Climbing __________________
______ Electricity _________________
______ Cycling ___________________
______ Electronics ________________
______ Fishing ___________________
______ Energy ___________________
______ Golf ______________________
______ Space Exploration __________
______ Horsemanship _____________
__________________________
______ Motorboating ______________
__________________________
______ Orienteering _______________
______ Rifle Shooting ______________
GROUP 10—PROFESSIONS
______ Shotgun Shooting ___________
Head Counselor __________________
______ Skating ___________________
Address ________________________
______ Small-Boat Sailing __________
Telephone ______________________
______ Snow Sports _______________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Sports ____________________
______ Architecture _______________
______ Swimming _________________
______ Dentistry __________________
______ Waterskiing ________________
______ Engineering _______________
______ Whitewater ________________
______ Landscape Architecture ______
__________________________
______ Law ______________________
__________________________
______ Medicine __________________
______ Surveying _________________
______ Veterinary Medicine__________
__________________________
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MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS
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numbered lines below or on the following two pages. Then turn to the merit badge list and place the counselor’s
number on the line opposite the title of any merit badge in which he or she is qualified to certify Scouts.
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Literature about the merit badge plan and counseling is available at your local council service center:
#4439
PostScript
Picture
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Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures
“A Guide for Recommending Merit Badge Counselors”
“Merit Badge Counseling”
4439
“Merit Badge Counselor Information”
Boy Scout Requirements
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
2001 Printing