Abstract:
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.