John E Gottschalk was an American business executive who served as the national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 2008 to 2010.
13 Facts About John Gottschalk
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John Gottschalk was previously the chief executive officer and publisher of the Omaha World-Herald.
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John Gottschalk was a Boy Scout from 1951 until 1958, earning the rank of Life Scout.
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John Gottschalk attended the University of Nebraska and majored in political science and journalism.
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John Gottschalk was the mayor of Sidney, Nebraska, from 1972 to 1975.
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John Gottschalk became a vice president and board member in 1980, president in 1985 and CEO and publisher in 1989.
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John Gottschalk retired as CEO and publisher of the World-Herald on January 1,2008 but remained the corporate chairman.
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John Gottschalk was a member of the 1910 Society and the Founders Circle.
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John Gottschalk received the national Silver Buffalo Award in 2002.
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John Gottschalk served as the chairman for the Mid-America Council from 1994 to 1995, the president of the Central Region, the national chairman for the 2001 National Scout Jamboree and the national executive vice president of the BSA from 2006 to 2008.
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John Gottschalk was selected as the national president of the BSA on May 23,2008.
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John Gottschalk was a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, the organization's governing body.
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John Gottschalk died in Omaha on November 3,2024, at the age of 81.