Spartanburg, SC – The Palmetto Council National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Committee is proud to announce our 2022 NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Recipients: John Gordon & Larry Fann. This award, popularly known as the NOESA, is granted to Eagle Scouts who distinguish themselves in their life work and who share their talents with their communities on a voluntary basis.
About John Gordon: John is a native of Clover, SC where he earned his Eagle in Troop 38. His organizational expertise is driven by more than 15 years of operational and leadership experience at some of the area’s most respected conservation and recreation facilities including the U.S. National Whitewater Center, YMCA Camp Thunderbird, and YMCA Camp Cherokee. This experience prepared him to assume his responsibility as the Executive Director of the Anne Springs Close Greenway, solidifying his position as a regional leader in outdoor education and recreation. In 2021, John was selected to be a Liberty Fellow, an incubator for exemplary leadership in South Carolina. Fellows make a lifelong commitment to use their creativity, network, and energy to move South Carolina forward.
About Larry Fann: Larry is a native of Spartanburg, SC where he earned his Eagle in Troop 19. Larry, is an electrician by trade and owns his own business, Fann Electric Company, Inc. Larry has always been a great supporter of Scouting and offers his time and talents to work with scouts and other youth to teach them many skills and trades. Larry is such a firm believer in the principles of scouting that he has the 12 points of the Scout Law painted on his company truck. Larry goes above and beyond to make sure all youth have the opportunity to be a Scout regardless of their background. For many years he supported a predominately Hispanic unit that worked with youth from the Lone Oak Community as well as students at the SC School for the Dead & Blind. In addition to Scouting, Larry is active in his church, the American Legion & VFW.
The Palmetto Council NESA Committee will award the NOESA recognitions, along with honoring the Palmetto Council 2021 Eagle Class, during the NESA Recognition Event on March 6, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church in Rock Hill. Register to attend as we recognize these Eagles at https://scoutingevent.com/549-nesa
