The North Carolina Awards 2009
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The NorthCarolina Awards 2009 The Award The North Carolina Awards were instituted in 1961 by the North Carolina General Assembly. The awards have been given annually since 1964 to citizens who have distinguished themselves and obtained notable accomplishments in the fields of fine arts, literature, public service, and science. It is the highest honor the Governor and the State of North Carolina can bestow. The NorthCarolina Awards Committee Jack Cozort, Chairman Raleigh, North Carolina Hal Crowther Hillsborough, North Carolina Selma E. Fox Charlotte, North Carolina Jean W. McLaughlin Penland, North Carolina Charles A. Sanders Durham, North Carolina Message from the Governor The six outstanding North Carolinians who will receive the 2009 North Carolina Award embody North Carolina’s spirit. These distinguished luminaries are in good company. Previous recipients include Nobel Laureates, visionary leaders, statesmen and stateswomen, titans of business, and world renowned artists. Each recipient exemplifies the state motto, Esse Quam Videri, “To Be Rather Than To Seem.” It is my high honor and privilege to bestow upon them the North Carolina Award, our highest civilian tribute. They have our enduring thanks for sharing their great talents, leadership and service with us. Program 46th North Carolina Awards North Carolina Museum of History Raleigh, North Carolina October 29, 2009 Opening “America the Beautiful” Jodi Burns, Soprano University of North Carolina School of the Arts Remarks Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Jack Cozort, Chairman North Carolina Awards Committee Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue State of North Carolina Presentation of the Awards Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue Past Recipients 2008 Michael Fleming Parker Frank Borden Hanes Maurice S. Brookhart Literature Public Service Science Roy Parker, Jr. James Baxter Hunt, Jr. Charles Frazier Public Service Public Service Literature Charles A. Sanders Mary Ann Scherr Gerald Freedman Science Fine Arts Fine Arts William T. Williams William Thornton Ann Goodnight Fine Arts Science Public Service Emily Herring Wilson Literature 2002 Margaret Maron William G. Anlyan Literature 2005 Science James G. Martin Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Cynthia Bringle Public Service Public Service Fine Arts Alexander M. Rivera, Jr. Betty Debnam Hunt Julius L. Chambers Fine Arts Public Service Public Service Dean Smith Randall Kenan Martha Nell Hardy Public Service Literature Fine Arts Fred and Alice Stanback Thomas Willis Lambeth H.G. Jones Public Service Public Service Public Service 2007 Bland Simpson Romulus Linney Viney P. Aneja Fine Arts Literature Science Mansukh C. Wani Edwin Graves Wilson Jerry C. Cashion Science Public Service Public Service 2004 2001 Jan Davidson Voit Gilmore Kathryn Stripling Byer Fine Arts Public Service Literature Rosemary Harris Ehle Walter J. Harrelson W.W. Finlator Fine Arts Literature Public Service Henry E. Frye William Ivey long Robert B. Jordan, III Public Service Fine Arts Public Service William E. Leuchtenburg Elizabeth Matheson Royce W. Murray Literature Fine Arts Science Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. Penelope Niven Arthur Smith Public Service Literature Fine Arts Charlie Rose LeRoy T. Walker Shelby Stephenson Public Service Public Service Literature Darrell W. Stafford Annie Louise Wilkerson 2000 Science Science Henry Bowers 2006 2003 Public Service Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Etta Baker Harlan E. Boyles Public Service Fine Arts Public Service James E. Holshouser, Jr. Jaki Shelton Green S. Tucker Cooke Public Service Literature Fine Arts William T. Fletcher Elna B. Spaulding Eric Schopler Science Public Service Public Service James F. Goodmon Clyde Edgerton Billy Taylor Public Service Literature Fine Arts William S. Powell Literature 1996 1992 Robert W. Scott Louis D. Rubin, Jr. 1999 Public Service Literature Frank Arthur Daniels, Jr. Martha Clampitt Mckay John M.J. Madey Public Service Public Service Science Julia Jones Daniels John L. Sanders William McWhorter Cochrane Public Service Public Service Public Service Knut Schmidt-Nielsen Betty Adcock Maxwell R. Thurman Science Literature Public Service Robert G. Parr Joseph S. Pagano Charles R. “Chuck” Davis Science Science Fine Arts Allan Gurganus Joanne M. Bath Literature Fine Arts 1991 William J. Brown Jill McCorkle Fine Arts Literature 1995 Banks C. Talley, Jr. Mary Ellen Jones Frank L. Horton Public Service Science Fine Arts John S. Mayo Robert R. Morgan Herb Jackson Science Literature Fine Arts John Biggers Jesse H. Meredith Henry H. Shelton Fine Arts Public Service Public Service Clyde Hutchison, III Elizabeth H. Dole 1998 Science Public Service L. Richardson Preyer James Applewhite Public Service Literature 1990 Leon Rooke Emily Harris Preyer Kenneth Noland Literature Public Service Fine Arts H. Keith H. Brodie Kaye Gibbons Science Literature 1994 Sarah Blakeslee Bob Timberlake Robert W. Gray Fine Arts Fine Arts Fine Arts Richard Jenrette Dean Wallace Colvard Martin Rodbell Public Service Public Service Science Elizabeth Spencer Frank H. Kenan Marvin Saltzman Literature Public Service Fine Arts Marshall Edgell James V. Taylor Science 1989 Fine Arts Loonis McGlohon Freda Nicholson Fine Arts 1997 Public Service Gertrude B. Elion Thomas S. Kenan, III Science Public Service 1993 John Hope Franklin Ronald Bayes M. Mellanay Delhom Literature Literature Fine Arts Oliver Smithies Maxine M. Swalin Robert Ian Bruck Science Public Service Science Joe Cox Roy Park Fine Arts Public Service 1988 Maud Gatewood Dan K. Moore Edith London Fine Arts Public Service Fine Arts Lee Smith Jeanelle C. Moore Pedro Cuatrecasas Literature Public Service Science Joseph Mitchell Literature 1979 Charles Edward Eaton Archie K. Davis Literature Andy Griffith Public Service Fine Arts William S. Lee John D. deButts Public Service 1983 Public Service David Brinkley Heather Ross Miller Harry Golden Public Service Literature Literature 1987 Frank Guthrie Walter Gordy John T. Caldwell Science Science Public Service Mary Dalton Sam Ragan Charles Kuralt Fine Arts Fine Arts Public Service Harry Dalton Fine Arts 1978 Maya Angelou Robert Robey Garvey, Jr. Literature Hugh Morton Public Service Public Service Robert J. Lefkowitz Henry L. Kamphoefner Science 1982 Fine Arts Harvey K. Littleton Selma Hortense Burke David Coston Sabiston, Jr. Fine Arts Fine Arts Science 1986 Nancy Winbon Chase Harriet L. Tynes Joseph M. Bryan Public Service Public Service Public Service Floyd W. Denny, Jr. Manly Wade Wellman Billy Graham Science Literature Public Service Willie Snow Ethridge Literature 1977 A.R. Ammons Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Literature R. Phillip Hanes, Jr. Public Service Fine Arts Ernest L. Eliel Reginald Glennis Mitchiner Science 1981 Science Arthel “Doc” Watson Adeline McCall Reynolds Price Fine Arts Fine Arts Literature 1985 Glen Rounds Joseph Curtis Sloane J. Gordon Hanes, Jr. Literature Fine Arts Public Service Ralph H. Scott Jonathan Williams Wilma Dykeman Public Service Fine Arts Literature Vivian T. Stannett Science 1976 Irwin Fridovich Romare Bearden Science Tom Wicker Fine Arts Literature Claude F. Howell C. Clark Cockerham Fine Arts 1980 Science 1984 Fred Chappell Foster Fitz-Simons George Watts Hill Literature Fine Arts Public Service George H. Hitchings Juanita M. Kreps Robert L. Hill Science Public Service Science Robert Lindgren Richard Walser Fine Arts Literature 1975 Capus Waynick 1966 Doris W. Betts Public Service Bernice Kelly Harris Literature James Edwin Webb Literature John L. Etchells Science Luther H. Hodges Science 1970 Public Service William C. Friday Phillip Handler A.G. Odell, Jr. Public Service Science Fine Arts Robert Ward Frances Gray Patton Oscar K. Rice Fine Arts Literature Science 1974 Henry C. Pearson 1965 William C. Fields Fine Arts Frank P. Graham Fine Arts Terry Sanford Public Service Thad G. Stem, Jr. Public Service Paul Green Literature 1969 Literature Ellen Black Winston Kenneth M. Brinkhous Gerald W. Johnson Public Service Science Literature James B. Wyngaarden May Gordon Latham Hunter Johnson Science Kellenberger Fine Arts Public Service Frederick A. Wolf 1973 Science Helen Smith Bevington Ovid Williams Pierce Literature Literature 1964 Ellis Brevier Cowling Charles W. Stanford, Jr. John N. Couch Science Fine Arts Science Burke Davis 1968 Inglis Fletcher Literature Robert Lee Humber Literature Sam J. Ervin Public Service John Motley Morehead Public Service Hobson Pittman Public Service Kenneth Ness Fine Arts Clarence Poe Fine Arts Vermont C. Royster Public Service 1972 Literature Francis Speight Fine Arts Sidney Alderman Blackmer Charles Phillips Russell Fine Arts Literature Edward E. Davis, Jr. Stanley G. Stephens Science Science John Ehle 1967 Literature Albert Coates William Dallas Herring Public Service Public Service Jonathan Daniels Harold Hotelling Literature Science Carl W. Gottschalk 1971 Science Guy Owen Benjamin F. Swalin Literature Fine Arts James H. Semans Hiram Houston Merritt Fine Arts Science Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Fine Arts 2009 North Carolina Award Recipients Literature Gerald Barrax Respect for the craft of poetry is a hallmark of the work of Gerald Barrax. In fact, Barrax has been called a “poet’s poet.” His poems “resonate with intelligence, integrity and, yes, music” writes North Carolina Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer. He himself says that “I am curious about everything. Everything that I read goes into my work.. What I write is a natural outgrowth of what I read and what I learn through my reading.” For a life committed to truth-telling and