Record #:

10661

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

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.\" Joseph M. Bryan Jr. (public service), Betty Debnam Hunt (public service), Randall Kenan (literature), Thomas Willis Lambeth (public service), Bland Simpson (fine arts), and Mansukh C. Wani (science) received the award in 2005.

Source:

North Carolina Awards (NoCar Oversize F 253 N67x), Vol. Issue 42, Nov 2005, punnumbered, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Biography; North Carolina Award