Mike Walton (otherwise known to Scouters on and off the Internet as "settummanque (set-tum-man-quay), the blackeagle") has had a long and quite exciting life - in and out of Scouting. The son of a professional beautician and a second-generation Army soldier, Mike has been involved in various youth programs since age 8. One of the first regular contributors to the Scouts-L youth programs discussion list in 1990, Walton continues to offer advice, support and information to Scouters around the world.

He is the webmaster of the Leaders' Online, Financing Scouting, and the Unofficial Uniform and Insignia sites, as the webmaster of his own personal site called "The Tree" and two military-related websites. Walton is also the author of "Patches and Pins" "The Commandments, those Laws and My Rules", and "Eagle Feathers", three unpublished books which outline and describe the varied Scouting experiences that Walton and other Scouters have had over the years and served as editor of the popular "EagleTips" series of information written by Scouters for Scouters working with youth toward the Eagle Scout Award.

He has served as a Scouter at the Pack, Troop, Team, Post and Ship levels, as a member of several District and Council-level operating committees; as a volunteer serving two Regional Areas, two Regions and on three National-level committees and have participated or served on staff of every National Jamboree since 1973. Additionally Mike served for almost four years as a Paraprofessional Executive working with rural and inner-city communities in five local Councils in western West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, northeastern Tennessee, and the eastern half of Kentucky.

He has been blessed with service overseas as a Lone Boy Scout as well as a unit Scout and later Scouter within the worldwide Direct Service Council and as a Scout and later Scouter within the Transatlantic Council in Europe. Walton was selected and served twice as a contingent leader for several European Scouting camping programs and served as the Transatlantic Council's contingent leader for the 1985 National Scout Jamboree. For these efforts, the Transatlantic Council has honored Walton with the title "sekkettummanque", which in the language of the Delaware Indian, means "blackeagle", a true testament to Walton's Scouting experiences and support of European camping programs. Walton shortened the title to "settummanque" (removing the two "k"s and an "e") to meet the 15-character limitation for student electronic mail account names at his alma mater, Eastern Kentucky University.

A Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's national camping and service honorary, Walton frequently talks with parents of Scouts about the importance of Scouting in contemporary American society. Walton enlightens families and organizations with stories featuring his and others' Scouting adventures and "things to bring from the program" and is a popular free public speaker.

Mike Walton has earned the Arrow of Light, Eagle with five palms, and is one of the first Exploring Achievement Award recipients. He is also the holder of the William T. Hornaday gold medal; the Heroism Award; the Youth Leadership in America Award; the God and Country youth religious award and several adult religious emblems including the Bronze Pelican Award from the Catholic Church; the Den Leaders and Den Leaders' Coaches' Training Awards and the Cub Scouter Award; the Scouters' Training Award as a Boy Scouter, Exploring leader and Sea Exploring leader; the Scouters' Key Award as an Explorer Advisor, Scoutmaster and Commissioner; the Scoutmaster Award of Merit; the Spurgeon, Bronze Big Horn and Silver Scouter Exploring Awards; and awards from a German and the British and Netherlands Scout Associations. Mike is also a Wood Badge and Sea Badge holder and is a former National Camping School and National Exploring Instructor graduate and regional leader of the Intercamp Scouters' Club. Walton also holds awards from several military professional associations, from another scout group, and from the United States Army or its reserve components for leadership, service and personal achievement.

Walton is married to the former Jessiann Ryan of Paris, Kentucky. They make their home in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he co-owns Rose Walton PC Coaches, a computer literacy and support firm. A member of America's Army, Major Walton frequently serves on extended active duty in his role as one of the Reserve Components' most senior contingency Public Affairs officers, having seen deployments to several countries in Africa, Far East and Central America; Bosnia, Hungary, and Sardinia in the past six years.