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Doctoral Thesis/Project Index

Sandra Abramson

Thesis: Increase Cub Scout to Boy Scout Retention by Utilizing The “Arrow of Light” Award

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Tim Acree

Conducting Your Council’s First College of Commissioner Science (Doctorate completed at Dan Beard Council – included with permission)

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Watson Ambruster

Commissioner Service and LDS Stakes: ACC-LDS
Philmont Survey
MTC Survey
Commissioner Service and LDS Stakes: ACC-LDS

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Karen Bengtson

Project:
Establishing an Online Library for Doctoral Theses/Project Files

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Lorie Berta

Project:
Recruitment of Parental Support for Scouting Units
Cub Scout Parent Handbook
Recruitment of Parental Support for Scouting Units
Parent Orientation Guides

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Tim Black

Thesis:
Information About the Commissioner Service And a Comparison of Units with an Active or Non-Active Unit Commissioner​

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Ray Capp

Thesis:
Starting a Scouting Alumni Outreach in the Middle Tennessee Council

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Tricia Cashon

Project:
Course Development of Continuing Education Courses Keeping God and Country in Scouting
Keeping Service in Scouting
Keeping Service in Scouting LHC
Keeping Service in Scouting LHC PLC II
Marketing to Today's Youth
Relationship Building
The Commissioner and the Professional-A Working Relationship
International Scouting
Marketing to Today's Youth Outline
Sea Scouts Commissioners
Service Project Planning Sheet
Youth Service Project Ideas

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David Chaffin

Thesis: Emphasizing Duty to God in Scouting

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Toni-Lee Crawley

Thesis: The History of Sea Scouts in America and the Current State of Sea Scouts in MTC

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Dan Fenlon

Project: District Training Day​

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Doug Ferguson

Thesis: Achieving Quality Control “Predicting Quality Status by Analyzing Performance Indicators”

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Regina Harrison

Thesis: Correlation of Roundtable Attendance and Quality Unit Achievement​

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Don Haynes

Thesis: The Necessity of Boy Led Troops

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Rob Hersh

Project: Preparing Today’s Commissioner for Tomorrow’s Venturing Success
Introduction to Venturing Commissioner Science
Introduction to Venturing Commssioner Science continue
Crew Visitation Worksheet
Crew Visitation
Safety Awareness
Class Outline Venturing FORUM (Roundtable)
Venturing Monthly Forum
Car Tag Registration 
Preparing Today’s Commissioner for Tomorrow’s Venturing Success.​

A J Jackson

Thesis:
Effective Communication Habits for Commissioners

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Jim Larson

Thesis:
Using JTE Scores as a Basis to Establish Roundtable Programs

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Dr. John Lea

Thesis: Building a Council Commissioner Service

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Dennis McNamee

Thesis:
Redefining the Basic Unit Commissioner Training Module Known as “Counseling” Into Correctly Defined Basic Components of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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Craig Munsee

Project:
Update and Standardize College of Commissioner Science Power Point Presentations

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Justin Myrick

Thesis:
Improving the Quality of Merit Badge Universities

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Kevin Phillips

Thesis:
The Value of Youth Leadership Training

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Gail Plucker

Project:
Voice of the Scout: A Commissioner’s Role and a Resource for Council, District and Unit Key 3’s​

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Greg Pope

Thesis:
A Methodology for Identifying and Repositioning Highly Ineffective Volunteer Leaders in the Boy Scouts of America

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Tracey Rodenbach

Thesis:

The District Commissioner/Professional Relationship:
The Commissioner’s Trail To Resolution When Things Go Off Course Doctoral

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Ian Romaine

A Commissioners Guide on How the Order of the Arrow can Help Support Their Units

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Theresa Stevenson

Thesis:
History of Scouting in the Heart of Tennessee​

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Linda Stinson

Project: Cub Scout “Where to Go” Booklet
Rank requirements Info for Den Leaders
Tiger Project
Wolf Project
Bear Project
Webelos Project

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Diogo Tavares

Thesis:
Commissioners: The Benefits to Understanding Language and Culture

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Rhonda Tenpenny

Thesis:
Women in Scouting – Then and Now

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Robert Weaver

Thesis:
Performance Metrics for the Administrative Commissioner

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Randy Worcester

Thesis: Commissioner Service – Our First Hundred Years

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