Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, a senior adviser at Middle Tennessee State University, has been honored with the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award for his military career and service to the university.
The Middle Tennessee Council of Scouting America presented Huber with the award during a ceremony in September. The honor recognizes Eagle Scouts who achieve notable accomplishments beyond their Scouting careers through their professional or community service.
Huber joined MTSU in January 2015 and serves as the university’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives as well as a distinguished visiting professor.
He also founded MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center in 2015. The center is described by MTSU as the largest and most comprehensive facility of its kind at a public or private university in Tennessee.
Huber earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, in 1968. He later attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1975.
MTSU Trustee J.B. Baker, who also previously received the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award and serves as chairman of the council’s Board of Endowment Trustees, nominated Huber for the honor.
“Scouting taught me that individual skills are a requirement for leaders, and that I needed to meet the expectations of the people I lead,” Huber said.
Huber also connected the Scout oath to his military career, saying its emphasis on doing one’s best and serving God and country reflects the essence of military leadership.
Baker described Huber as “dynamic and multifaceted” while presenting the nomination.
John Bright Cage, a former council president, said during the ceremony that the award is reserved for people whose efforts have made a positive impact.
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