On Sunday, January 29, 2017, Bishop Rice, with the Boy Scout Committee, presented Fr Tom with the St. George Emblem. The documentation states: "The National Catholic Committee on Scouting, acting through the local diocese, may award the St. George Emblem to members of the laity and clergy, Scouters and non-Scouters alike, who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the spiritual development of Catholic youth in Scouting."