Peter West Hummel (4 July 1929 – 25 July 2015) was a geologist and oil company president, who served as the Vice-Chairman of the

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as a

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delegate to the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...

. Hummel was a Scout from his youth. From Nevada, he served locally before serving as International Commissioner of BSA in 1980, and in 1982 he became President of the National Committee of Cub Scouts.

Background

In 1983, Hummel was awarded the 167th ''

Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has r ...

'', the only distinction of WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. In 1982, he was received as a member of the Baden-Powell Companions in recognition of his action for World Scouting. In addition, he was decorated with the

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and

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. A graduate of

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and

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, he worked in ore mining in

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and in the

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. Involved for 25 years in the mining commission of Nevada, he worked to create the current rules for the exploration and exploitation of the mineral resources. He was married and the father of four sons, all of whom are

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, and a daughter.

References

Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award 1929 births World Scout Committee members Harvard Business School alumni 2015 deaths Stanford University alumni {{US-geologist-stub