First Female receives Golden Eagle Award

“Chrissy is a servant. She’s a humble servant,” stated Brig. Gen. John Kubinec.

The Golden Eagle recipient, Chrissy Miner, was the first female to ever receive the honor that she was presented by the Boy Scouts of America at the 2020 Golden Eagle Award Dinner on Thursday, October 29.

The award is presented to those who are champions of community service and displays the scouts’ qualities such as being trustworthy, showing love, and being helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful and more.

The dinner was held benefiting the Central Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America and for the scouts to recognize Miner for her continued service in the middle Georgia Community.

Kubinec introduced Miner before she was presented with the award. Miner has worn several hats, and Kubinec reflected on those that had truly impacted the community.

Miner was once the CEO of the Museum of Aviation and the 21st Century Partnership. She also still serves the nation in uniform in the Georgia National Guard.

During the time that Miner became the CEO of the Museum of Aviation, there were some financial chapters. “And when you have a problem you need to solve, you call on the best,” Kubinec said. “You call on Chrissy Miner.”

Although the museum, which is a National Treasure, was going through this chapter, Kubinec expressed how Miner came in and turned things around so that it could be all that it needed to be for the future.

Kubinec is now the CEO of the partnership, which he followed Miner.

“I realize, if you want to be successful, just follow Chrissy into a job,” stated Kubinec.

Miner was described as a person who is going to get it done and not wait to be asked, because she sees what needs to be done and goes after it.

Kubinec stated, “That is what Chrissy Miner does every day. And I’m honored to call her my friend. We’re honored to have her as a leader here in middle Georgia.”

“What is it that Chrissy can’t do?” stated Dr. Scott Malone.

Before presenting Miner with the award, Malone stated that she had done several things that she has not gotten paid for and she strictly did it out of the kindness of her heart and for the community.

“No one is more surprised to be standing here than I am,” expressed Miner.

Miner said that it was an honor to be present with three past honorees of the same award. She named a host of people that she was thankful for, giving a special thanks to her daughter, McKenna.

Miner referred to her daughter as her mini me. “I watch as she faces some of the same hurdles that I did at her age,” she said.

Minor directed a message to her daughter that they were blessed with a brain that feeds information hard and fast. With humor, she included that they had no shortage of ideas and that they may not even let you finish your sentence.

“I can look at Mckenna tonight with a big smile and say, see it gets better,” said Miner.

Minor dedicated her award to her father-in-law, Charlie. “He was not a scout, but he absolutely exemplifies the true characteristics,” she stated emotionally.

Brent King, Troop 109 and Savannah Scarisbrick, Troop 1 both shared a speech about what scouting meant to them. Dinner was served before the presentation of the award to Miner.

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