Service to others is part of the Boy Scout Oath, and Lloyd Roitstein certainly took that to heart. He has been in scouting for 62 years, as a scout, volunteer leader, and 40 years as a professional scouter, including two decades leading the three-state Mid America Council headquartered in Omaha. He joined scouting at age eight and achieved scouting’s highest rank of Eagle Scout, remaining active while attending Central. Roitstein started his career in 1971 in Omaha and advanced his career here until being promoted to Scout Executive in Illinois in 1984 and the National Staff in 1988 and then returning to Omaha in 1992 as President/Scout Executive of the Mid America Council. In 2010 this Council was recognized as No. 1 in the Boy Scouts of America. Roitstein’s leadership was tested in June 2008 when a tornado struck Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa killing four scouts and injuring nearly 50. Under his leadership, he led a team of volunteers who responded to all facets of the tragedy. Months later, he led the scouts along with their parents and leaders who were involved in this tragedy to the White House to meet with President George W. Bush. Before he retired in 2011, Roitstein was awarded the Distinguished Executive Award by the Boy Scouts of America.