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The award was proposed by state Senator Robert Lee Humber of Pitt County, who wanted to recognize people who had contributed to the betterment of North Carolina and inspire others. He won the award for public service in 1968. Biographical essays are available for each North Carolina Award recipient in the ceremony program for that year.
Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina and chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party: Gerald Ford: President of the United States [7] [1] John Hope Franklin: 1995 Historian and writer [7] William C. Friday: 2004 Head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986 [5] Shirley Fulton: 2011
The certificate reads in part: Reposing special confidence in the integrity, learning and zeal of [honoree], I [the Governor of North Carolina] do by these presents confer The Order of the Long Leaf Pine with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary, privileged to enjoy fully all rights granted to members of this exalted order, among which is the special privilege to propose the following North ...
2008 - Willie Parker Peace History Book Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians, for Remembering North Carolina's Confederates (Arcadia Publishing, 2007). [ 2 ] 2006 - Willie Parker Peace History Book Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians, for A Short History of Watauga County (Parkway Publishing, 2005).
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Jonathan Worth was born on November 18, 1802, in Randolph County, North Carolina [1] to Dr. David Worth and Eunice Worth (née Gardner). A native of Guilford County, Worth settled in Randolph County and made his fame and fortune there as an attorney and legislator.
Alston-Jones International Civil & Human Rights Award: Bestowed by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, honoring individuals who have contributed to the Civil Rights Movement [31] [18] 1998 National Women's Hall of Fame: Inducted for making contributions to society and for the freedom and progress of ...
Governors Henry McMaster and Nikki Haley received the award prior to their assuming office. [3] Mary Simms Oliphant, honored in 1982, was the first woman to receive the award. [5] Other notable recipients include novelist Pat Conroy, civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark, football coach Lou Holtz, naturalist Rudy Mancke, and musician ...