 For his service, Bates would be named an IFT Fellow in 1988 and receive the Calvert L. Willey Award in 1998.His father, Philip Sr. (1902–93) was IFT President in 1954-55, making them the only father-son combination to ever hold the IFT Presidency.Bates served for many years with the Boy Scouts of America (B.S.A.)