Gentry Locke Partner John M. Scheib to Receive the Scouting America Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
NORFOLK, Va. (April 15, 2026) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that John M. Scheib, a partner in the firm’s General Commercial Practice Group and current President of Scouting America Tidewater Council, has been selected by the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) to receive its highest Eagle Scout honor, the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
“Earning the Distinguished Eagle Scout award is a testament to John’s leadership, integrity, and long-standing commitment to excellence. Those qualities align directly with his law practice and are evident in the way he serves clients, his colleagues, and the community,” said Managing Partner K. Brett Marston. “We are proud to have him on our team and to recognize this well-deserved honor.”
Scheib currently sits on the firm’s Executive Board, is the head of Gentry Locke’s Norfolk office, and serves as the Business Development Chair, leading the Business Development Department. He is the former Chief Legal Officer and a former Senior Executive of Norfolk Southern Corporation, and has extensive deal-making, legislative, regulatory, and business experience.
Scheib is President of Scouting America Tidewater Council, the fifth-oldest Scouting America council in the United States, established in 1911. Today, the council serves approximately 4,000 youth and 1,700 adult volunteers in the Virginia cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach and the North Carolina counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans.
Scheib has a distinguished record of service and numerous honors within Scouting America. He is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow (OA), Scouting America’s honor society. He has served as a Chapter Advisor and Associate Lodge Advisor in Tidewater Council’s Blue Heron Lodge, as a Host Lodge Advisor, and as a Shows Advisor for several Section SR-7A Conclaves. He was on the training staff at the 2018 and 2020 National OA Conferences. Blue Heron Lodge bestowed Scheib with the Silver Heron Award in 2016, the same year in which his son, Will, received it. The Silver Heron Award is presented to no more than two members of the lodge each year. It recognizes individuals who best represent cheerful service in their local lodge, chapter, unit, and outside of Scouting.
Scheib will receive the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award at the Scouting America Tidewater Council Recognition Banquet on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Khedive Shrine Temple in Chesapeake.
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