History of Troop 1

Troop 1 was chartered by First M. E. Church, Champaign, March 6, 1922.  The Troop has been sponsored by the Boy's Department, the Men's Club (1945), the Education Work Area (1970), the Local Outreach Focus Area (1996), and the Local Outreach & Social Awareness Ministry Team.

Scoutmasters (with known dates):
  1. Frank C. Schroeder (1922-23)
  2. F. Edgar Hubbard (1924-27)
  3. A. W. Borchers (1928-31)
  4. C. N. Fugua (1932-38)
  5. Howard F. Sharp (1939-40)
  6. O. R. Shoemaker (1942)
  7. Floyd Collins (1943)
  8. Duane C. Parris (1944-45)
  9. Dewey Green (1946-47)
  10. George P. Mitchell, Jr. (1948-49)
  11. Gerald J. Miller (1950)
  12. Donald N. Truman (1951)
  13. Richard Castle (1952)
  14. Gil Wakely (1955-57)
  15. Glenn R. Sward (1958)
  16. Charles W. Ellison (1959)
  17. Ted Hulett (1960-74)
  18. Richard Nagle (1975)
  19. Michael Bolin (1976-78)
  20. Harold Beightler (1979-80)
  21. Dennis Roberts (1981-83)
  22. Andre Grondin (1984-85)
  23. Donald J. Ennen (1986-90)
  24. William Morefield (1991-1999)
  25. Richard Harden (1999-2001)
  26. Vern Chavez (2001-2009)
  27. Tim Beaulin (2009-2012)
  28. Dan Maxwell (2012- 2013)
  29. Bonnie Whiteside (2014-2015)
  30. James P. Witte (2016-2019)
  31. Michael Costa (2019-2020)
  32. A.J. Martin (2020-present)
The Eagle rank was awarded to scouts in Troop 1 or Post 1 (P) or Team 1 (T) or Crew 1 (C) during the years listed:
  • 1924: Renick Buckles, Myrlin Johnson
  • 1928: Robert Keck
  • 1930: Stanley Campbell, Howard A. Messman, James H. Stein, George E. Troutt
  • 1931: William E. Nagel, Clifton Siler
  • 1932: Bob Bailey, Robert Bechtol, Gilbert Campbell, Don Frazier, Robert E. Getman, Loren J. W. Louks, Ralph Nagel
  • 1934: Donald Dunlap, Edward Ebert, George Hunt
  • 1935: Darwin Kirby, Robert Nagel, John Shapland
  • 1936: James Goodman, Thomas Wise
  • 1937: Thomas Jackson
  • 1946: John R. Bigger (P), Bruce Christy (P), Stuart Roberts (P)
  • 1947: Richard Martin (P)
  • 1948: Bill Boyer
  • 1952: Dave Crocker
  • 1966: John Hecker
  • 1972: Robert Smith (P)
  • 1978: Mark Murrell
  • 1980: Mark Tucker
  • 1989: Christopher S. Ennen, Sean W. Morefield
  • 1993: Aaron Trask
  • 1996: Wayne Henry, Justin Martin
  • 1998: Edward Harter, Edward Kammeyer, Elliot Kammeyer
  • 2001: Brien Lutton, A.J. Martin (T), Jeff J. Harden (T)
  • 2003: Kevin McNamara (T), J. Andrew Mardis (T), Richard W. Nelson (C)
  • 2009: Caleb Johnson
  • 2012: Madison Chaney (C)
  • 2013 Ben Flachsbart, Josh Jackson
  • 2015 Joshua Oyler
  • 2017 Tom McDermott
  • 2019 Jonah Witte
  • 2019 Joshua Witte
  • 2020 Caleb Konstanty

Troop 316

Troop 316 was formed in 2013, chartered to a parents group formed for the purpose. 
Troop 316 scoutmasters
  • 2013-2015 Dan Maxwell
  • 2015-2016 James Witte
Troop 316 and Troop 1 reunited in January 2016.

Troop 316 Eagle Scout
  • 2015 Jonathan Maxwell
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