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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.
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is granted by the Governor of North Carolina and is the state's highest civilian honor. [1] Although the award was first given in 1964, records of recipients were not kept until 1983. [1]
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 ...
The Medal of Honor, in an earlier iteration, was first established in 1861, and there have been 3,519 recipients, including more than 1,500 during the Civil War. There were 472 honored for acts of ...
Among Shingleton's publications are three American Civil War era biographies. He received a Darton College Foundation Grant to commission the eight original maps for John Taylor Wood: Sea Ghost of the Confederacy, and its second printing (in both hardcover and paperback) was a National Historical Society Book Club edition.
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 ...
Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award: New York City, United States of America Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters: Berea College, United States of America Gandhi Peace Prize: India Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters: University of North Florida, United States of America Desmond Tutu TB Centre founded: Stellenbosch University, South Africa
North Carolina civil procedure requires judges making decisions without a jury to find facts on the issues, declare related conclusions of law, and enter a judgment.