2025 Good Scout Award Luncheon

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Cincinnati Music Hall

1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Networking: 10:30am | Program: 11:30am-1:00pm

The Good Scout Award Luncheon is the biggest annual fundraising event for the Dan Beard Council, BSA, and is attended by nearly 1,000 business leaders from our community who gather to support local Scouting programs in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Each year, the Good Scout Award is presented to a business or individual who has made a lasting impact in our community over the years.

Honoree and Keynote Speaker – Coming Soon!

Congratulations to Our 2025 Good Scout Award Luncheon Honoree

Each year, the Good Scout Award is presented at this event to a business or individual who has made a lasting impact in our community over the years. Stay tuned to hear about this years’ honoree!

HONOREE | Paul Verst
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Paul T. Verst is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verst Group Logistics and Zenith Logistics.

Paul assumed the leadership role from his father, William G. Verst, in 1993. Since that time, he has overseen the expansion of the company’s strategic plan and customer solutions. Of utmost importance to Paul is the commitment to putting the customer first.

A strong believer in giving back, Paul is currently on the boards of the Kenton County Airport Board (CVG), WOW Logistics, OneNKY Alliance, Horizon Community Fund, Central Bank Board of Advisors, and Xavier University’s Board of Trustees. He is a past board member of Gateway Community & Technical College Foundation and the Dan Beard Boy Scout Council. As co-chair, Paul recently completed a $6 million capital campaign at Camp Michaels in Union, KY for the Dan Beard Scout Council. Paul is also a past chair of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), the Ohio Warehouse Association (OWA), Tri-County Economic Development Foundation (TriED), the Cincinnati Grocery Manufacturers’ Representatives, and the Executive Board of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

Active in the logistics industry, Paul is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the Warehousing Educational Research Council (WERC), and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Paul obtained a BSBA in Accounting and MBA in Management from Xavier University.

Paul resides in Cold Spring with his wife Sue of 38 years. Paul and Sue have three children, Christine, Christopher, and Patrick along with three grandchildren, Savannah, Rory, and Peri. His hobbies include golf, reading, coin collecting, Xavier basketball and spending time at their summer house in Charlevoix, Michigan.

We are Excited to Announce our 2025 Keynote Speaker – Stay Tuned!

Rudy Ruettiger is an Emmy Award-winning motivational speaker, author and producer. His early life and career were the inspiration for the 1993 film “Rudy.”

Ruettiger carved his name into history books as a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team when he sacked the opposing team’s quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the contest — his only play in the only game of his college football career. His life story was immortalized in the critically acclaimed film, “Rudy,” one of the most beloved and best-known sports movies of all time.

Ruettiger’s message of overcoming obstacles and persevering through adversity continues in his work as speaker, published author, and co-founder of the Rudy Foundation, whose mission is to strengthen communities by offering scholarships in education, sports and the performing arts.