Scouting America is an IRS 501c3 Non Profit Corporation with the specific missions of character, citizenship and physical fitness development of youth from Kindergarten to age 21. David Alan GIngras WHG MS, Accounting, 1975 and MBA, 1976 started serving the inner city youth of West Philadelphia in 1974 when he…Read More
Crandall Challenge
2025 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2025 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Carl Shaifer, WG’57James Wilbur, WG’67Howard Kroplick, WG’73Carl Shaifer, WG’57 Carl Shaifer, WG’57 Philadelphia, PA One of the original founders and chairs of WGES, Carl passed away in March 2025. He was what our generation would call a “Renaissance man.” His devotion to Wharton and WGES…Read More 2017 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2017 - Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Charles Decker, WG'64Michael Wallace, WG’65Charles Decker, WG'64 Charles Decker, WG'64 New York City and Dominican Republic Charlie had a notable career in advertising and marketing with BBDO Advertising, Quaker Oats and Warner Brothers.Upon ‘retirement’, he started living in the Dominican Republic half-time in 2004…Read More 2024 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2024 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners John Campbell, WG’78John Edwards, WG’72John Campbell, WG’78 John Campbell, WG’78 New York, NY John Campbell’s Wharton education provided the basis for a very successful career on Wall Street, which in turn provided the opportunity to learn the lesson that ‘some of the greatest contributions to…Read More 2023 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2023 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Sivaporn Dardarananda, WG’70Carmen Hill, WG’74Gerald Rothstein, WG’65Sivaporn Dardarananda, WG’70 Sivaporn Dardarananda, WG’70 Bangkok, Thailand Once finished with his career as an investment banker, Sivaporn became Chair of the Rama IX Art Museum Foundation dedicated to the promotion of modern art. He is the long time…Read More 2022 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2022 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Robert Crawford, WG'63George 'Chip' Fisher IV WG'64Robert Crawford, WG'63 Robert Crawford, WG'63 Lake Forest, IL Robert founded Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab (NEL) in Chicago in 2017. Paired with non-profit lender, NEL works with entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities providing mentoring, business plan awards, capital. Currently there are 20…Read More 2021 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2021 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Malcolm Bund, WG'74David Nevins, WG'70Malcolm Bund, WG'74 Malcolm Bund, WG'74 San Deigo, CA My private equity group bought Precision Alternator and Starter. Thereafter I started a private/public sector non-profit to provide transportation to the needy, Vehicles for Change (VFC). VFC has been a home run. Today,…Read More 2020 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2020 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Reid Becker, WG'74Filemon Berba, WG'64Russell Redenbaugh, WG’69William Sands, WG’66Reid Becker, WG'74 Reid Becker, WG'74 Zirconia, NC Reid’s career included starting his own medical diagnostic business. When he ‘retired’ , he become part of a STEAM Tech Team, volunteers who work to support Science, Technology, Engineering…Read More 2019 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2019 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Louis D'Amore, WG'64Fred Hallahan, WG'61Milton Silver, WG'52Louis D'Amore, WG'64 Louis D'Amore, WG'64 Utica, NY After a successful career in economic and conservation consulting, Lous introduced “Tourscan” — an environmental scanning and forecasting project for the Canadian Tourism industry. That led to the formation of the International…Read More 2018 – Challenge Winners and Nominees
2018 Crandall Challenge Citation Winners Gordon Dowsley, WG'69Anthony 'Tony' Gallo, WG'63John 'Jack' Smith, WG'52Richard Tecca, WG'58Gordon Dowsley, WG'69 Gordon Dowsley, WG'69 Oshawa, Ontario Gordon’s career was in Financial Reinsurance for Crown Life Insurance of Canada. During his work years, he held a number of positions in a Canadian political party…Read More