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'''Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera''' of the [[Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela]] is a Cornell Univessity graduate civil engineer who served on the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1963 to 1969 and again from 1973 to 1979.
'''Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera''' of the [[Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela]] is a Cornell Univesity graduate civil engineer who served on the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1963 to 1969 and again from 1973 to 1979.


In 1969, Vollmer was awarded the ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 22nd World Scout Conference. He also received the [[Silver Buffalo]] in 1965.
In 1969, Vollmer was awarded the ''[[Bronze Wolf]]'', the only distinction of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]], awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 22nd World Scout Conference. He also received the [[Silver Buffalo]] in 1965.


Vollmer is the oldest surviving member of the Vollmer clan in Venezuela, the country's oldest business dynasty.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Although extremely low profile, the Vollmer family maintains an active management role handling the operations of the [[Santa Teresa Rum]] company located in [[Aragua state]], as well as Azucar Montalban, a sugar plant he helped build in neighboring El Palmar, Aragua.
Vollmer is the oldest surviving member of the Vollmer clan in Venezuela, the country's oldest business dynasty.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Although extremely low profile, the Vollmer family maintains an active management role handling the operations of the [[Santa Teresa Rum]] company located in [[Aragua state]], as well as Azucar Montalban, a sugar plant Vollmer helped build in neighboring El Palmar, Aragua.


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Revision as of 07:28, 29 January 2010

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Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera of the Asociación de Scouts de Venezuela is a Cornell Univesity graduate civil engineer who served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1963 to 1969 and again from 1973 to 1979.

In 1969, Vollmer was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 22nd World Scout Conference. He also received the Silver Buffalo in 1965.

Vollmer is the oldest surviving member of the Vollmer clan in Venezuela, the country's oldest business dynasty.[citation needed] Although extremely low profile, the Vollmer family maintains an active management role handling the operations of the Santa Teresa Rum company located in Aragua state, as well as Azucar Montalban, a sugar plant Vollmer helped build in neighboring El Palmar, Aragua.

References

  • Dr. László Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985, complete list through 1981, from which the French Scoutopedia article is sourced