Record #:

10583

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Award is the highest honor the state can bestow on its citizens. Suggested by Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Greenville and instituted by the 1961 General Assembly, the award recognizes 'notable accomplishments by North Carolina citizens in the fields of scholarship, research, the fine arts, and public leadership.' Nancy Winborn Chase (public service), Floyd W. Denny, Jr. (science), Willie Snow Ethridge (literature), R. Philip Hanes, Jr. (fine arts) and Selma Hortense Burke (fine arts) received the award in 1982.

Source:

North Carolina Awards (NoCar Oversize F 253 N67x), Vol. Issue 19, November 1982, punnumbered, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Biography; North Carolina Award