The Westlake Foundation is named for William C. Westlake, who was Scoutmaster of Troop 8 from 1927 to 1961.  Bill joined Troop 8 as a 12-year old charter member when the Troop was organized in March of 1919.  At 18 he became an Assistant Scoutmaster, and upon becoming 21 he was appointed Scoutmaster.

In 1929 Bill took a contingent of Scouts to the World Jamboree in London, and he returned to Europe in 1937 to attend the World Scout Jamboree in Holland, as a representative of the National Capital Area Council.

Bill Westlake was awarded the Silver Beaver Medal by the National Capital Area Council, in recognition of his unselfish devotion to the cause of Scouting.

Bill was born in Marion, Indiana.  He moved to Washington, DC as a youth and joined the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company where he worked throughout his 35 year career.  He died at the age of 54, on January 11, 1961.