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On November 27, 2000, William S. Powell received the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor. Only 176 of the state's citizens have been so honored since the award's inception in 1964. Powell is emeritus professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a distinguished scholar of the state's history.
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Dr. H.G. Jones received the 2002 North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor for \"distinguished service and achievement.\" Among his many accomplishments are service as state archivist, 1956 to 1968; director Division of Archives and History, 1968 to 1974; and curator of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina Collection at Chapel Hill. Jones has published over one hundred works on North Carolina history.
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The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian honor given by the state for a lifetime of achievement in the fields of public service, fine arts, science, and literature. The award has been presented annually since 1964. The award winners for 2003 are Etta Baker, musician; Jaki Shelton Green, author; Frank Borden Hanes, benefactor; James Baxter Hunt, Jr., governor; Mary Ann Scheer, artisan; and William E. Thornton, medicine.
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The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian honor given by the state for a lifetime of achievement in selected fields. In November 2004, seven more North Carolinians were added to this prestigious list of recipients. They are Voit Gilmore, environmentalist; Dr. Walter J. Harrelson, Bible scholar and educator; William Ivey Long, costume designer; Penelope Niven, writer and teacher; Elizabeth Matheson, photographer; LeRoy T. Walker, track coach; and Dr. Annie Louise Wilkerson, physician.
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The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian honor bestowed on citizens of the state. On November 21, 2005, the following six individuals received the award for lifetime achievements in public service, literature, fine arts, and science: Joseph M. Bryan (Philanthropist); Betty Debnam Hunt (Author); Randall Kenan (Author); Thomas Willis Lambeth (Education and Civil Rights); Bland Simpson (Author); and Dr. Mansukh C. Wani (Medical Research).
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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.' Bernice Kelly Harris (literature), Luther H. Hodges (public service), A. G. Odell, Jr. (fine arts - architect), and Oscar K. Rice (science) received the award in 1966.
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10567
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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.' Albert Coates (public service), Jonathan Daniels (literature), Carl W. Gottschalk (science), Hiram Houston Merritt Jr. (science), and Benjamin F. Swalin (fine arts - music) received the award in 1967.
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10568
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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.' Robert Lee Humber (public service), Hobson Pittman (fine arts), Vermont Connecticut Royster (literature), Charles Phillips Russell (literature) and Stanley G. Stephens (science) received the award in 1968.
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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.' Philip Handler (science), Frances Gray Patton (literature), Henry C. Pearson (fine arts), and Terry Sanford (public service) received the award in 1970.
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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.' Guy Owen (literature), James Hustead Semans and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (fine arts), Capus Waynick (public service), and James Edwin Webb, for (creative leadership in the United States program) received the award in 1971. The award to the Semans is the first North Carolina Award given jointly.
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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.' Sidney Alderman Blackmer (fine arts - actor), Edward E. David, Jr. (science), John Ehle, (literature), William Dallas Herring (public service), and Harold Hotelling (science) received the award in 1972.
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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.' Helen Smith Bevington (literature), Ellis Brevier Cowling (science), Burke Davis (literature), Sam J. Ervin (public service), and Kenneth Ness (fine arts) received the award for 1973.
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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.' James B. Wyngaarden (science), Thad G. Stem, Jr. (literature), William C. Fields (fine arts), and Ellen Black Winston (public service) received the award in 1974.
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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.' Robert Ward (fine arts composer), Doris W. Betts (literature), William C. Friday (public service), and John L. Etchells (science) received the award in 1975.
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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.' Foster Fitz-Simons (fine arts), Romare Bearden (fine arts), Richard Walser (literature), Juanita M. Kreps (public service) and C. Clark Cockerham (science) received the award in 1976.
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