The Silver Wolf is the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character." It is an unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout. The award consists of a Silver Wolf suspended from a dark green and yellow neck ribbon. History Since its inception by Robert Baden-Powell, the Silver Wolf has remained the "unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout", although "County Commissioners and overseas Chief Scouts may submit recommendations to Scout Headquarters." During the early years of the development of the Scout Movement throughout the world, it was the practice of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to give the Silver Wolf to Scouters in any country who had done outstandingly valuable work for the Movement. The Silver Wolf was first awarded to King's Scouts or King's Sea Scouts of at least 2 years service and who earned 12 proficiency badges, who performed under exceptional circumstances like saving a life or repeated acts of bravery, endurance, or self-sacrifice. This Silver Wolf remained a Youth award until 1922, when it became an award for Adult volunteers for Services to Scouting. The award was of course highly valued, but it began to be realized that the Silver Wolf was a British Scout decoration, even though it was given by the Chief Scout of the World. Accordingly, in 1934, the Bronze Wolf Award was created as the only award made by the World Scout Committee. Recipients John Dawe Hazel Adair (novelist) Demetrios Alexatos Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Vera Barclay Daniel Carter Beard Edward Wentworth Beatty Annie Besant Glad Bincham Walter von Bonstetten John Buchan Carol II of Romania Mario di Carpegna Bernard Chacksfield Jean Corbisier Donald Deacon Juan Antonio Dimas Haydn Dimmock Rosemary Fletcher MBE William Gentry Michal Grazynski Jacques Guérin-Desjardins Gustaf V Victor Halward Charles Hoadley Forbes Howie Stanley Ince André Lefèvre (Scouting) Colin H. Livingstone William de Bois Maclaren Hubert S. Martin Douglas Mawson John May (youth worker) Roy Morris Garth Morrison P. B. Nevill Louis-Clément Picalausa Rudolf Plajner Roger Plumb Jean Jacques Rambonnet Henry Way Rymill Jacques Sevin Sano Tsuneha Mortimer L. Schiff Alec Spalding Francis George Stevens John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke George Turner Waldegrave W. F. Waters James E. West John Frederick Wilkinson J. S. Wilson Simon C. Yew Gail Langton Alan Naylor Roderick Lloyd Musette Majendie Maurice William Lee Steve Sudbury References Vera Barclay: A Scouting Pioneer – heritage.scouts.org.uk Scout and Guide awards