Thomas Kubota Honor Award The late Thomas Kubota was an outstanding and dynamic Scouting leader who served as a District Commissioner and a District Committee Chairman in the Thunderbird District during the 1990’s.  During that time there was a movement within the Chief Seattle Council to merge our small central Seattle area district with a much larger suburban district. As the District Committee Chairman using his strong administrative skills and devotion to serving the youth of our community, Mr. Kubota led a grassroots effort to prevent the assimilation. His actions preserved our distinctively diverse Thunderbird District and solidified a generation of strong leaders to guide Thunderbird District into the future This Thunderbird District award is to honor Thomas Kubota’s vision of the district as an unique and vibrant entity. A typical candidate will demonstrate significant administrative skills in the performance as a Thunderbird District leader. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to encourage the service of other adult leaders as well as possess the vision to the achieve long-range goals in which the youth of our community will benefit. The Thomas Kubota Honor Award is awarded by nomination and presented at the annual Thunderbird District Unit Leaders’ Recognition Dinner.