Summersell becomes Eagle Scout

Cole Harrington Summersell, 17, of Mountain Brook earned the highest advancement award offered by the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Award. 

Summersell will be recognized during ceremonies Sunday, Dec. 13, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. 

A member of Troop 86, Summersell is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster David Millhouse. Each candidate must earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a community, church or synagogue-related service project to earn his Eagle. Summersell chose to build warehouse shelving for Magic City Harvest. 

Summersell joins other outstanding American citizens who have become Eagle Scouts, among them former President Gerald R. Ford, Jr., astronaut Neil A. Armstrong and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.  

Summersell was elected to the position of Senior Patrol Leader for Troop 86 and participated in a weeklong high adventure sailing outing at Sea Base, Florida. He is a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and a member of the cross-country and track teams at Mountain Brook High School, where he is a senior. Summersell is a member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. He is the son of Trip and Margaret Summersell of Mountain Brook. His grandfather, Dr. William H. Dodson, of Mountain Brook, is also an Eagle Scout. 

– Submitted by Trip Summersell