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The Society was pleased to host the first statewide reception for recipients of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award April 11, 2015 at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. To view reception photos click here. To view and download a copy of “The Order of the Long Leaf Pine” poem written for the occasion by former North Carolina Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson (OLLP 2011), click here.
In Memoriam
The Society regrets to announce the passing during 2025 of the following recipients of The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award who are named below with their award date (if known) based upon the best information available.
Appanaitis, Kitty McDonald (2003)
Austin, Albert (Bert) Sheriff (2005)
Barger, Glenn Edward (2010)
Barker, John (1983)
Barwick, Plato Collins “P.C.”, Jr. (2014)
Beasley, Jean F. (2021)
Benson, Burritt E., Jr.
Biggs, Bruce Arthur (2019)
Blackwood, George Steven “Steve” (Sgt. Major) (2004)
Bland, R. Mickey (2002)
Blanton, Jacqueline
Bolick, Annie Ruth
Bowes, Major Harley (1984)
Brickhouse, Emmett Leon (2017)
Britt, Richard Lonnie (2015)
Bryan, Charles Ives (1990)
Bryant, Juanita M. (2000)
Bumgarner, Terry, Sr. (2018)
Burger, Lois Rose (1999)
Burnette, Dennis Edward (2016)
Caddell, Langdon Dowd “L.D.”, Jr. (2007)
Carpenter, Jean Michael (1987)
Carr, Henry James, Jr. (Dr.) (2008)
Choi, San Ho (Dr.) (2016)
Coleman, John Maron (1994)
Collins, Mary Jo Ashby (2016)
Covert, Jon B. (1982)
Cox, Louise R. (2008)
Culbertson, James Blair
Currin, Samuel Booth, III (2014)
Daniel, Tucker Dewitt (1998)
D’Arruda, Jose J. (2018)
Davis, E. Lawrence, III (2019)
Dillon, Alfred Marion (Colonel, Ret.) (2014)
Dornan, John Neill (2012)
Dunn, Bobby Thomas, Jr. (2017)
Dunn, Karen White (2003)
Dunn, Mary Catherine “Mary Kit” (1984)
Eagles, Frank L. (Dr.) (2003)
Easley, Margaret “Margie” (1993)
Edwards, Alton Clarence
Finley, Carolyn Inman (1992)
Fisher, Bobby Jo (2017)
Freeman, Dee Andrew (2012)
Fulton, Phyllis Banks (2013)
Futrell, Jonas Richard “Dick”, Jr. (2004)
Gaddy, Charlie (1994)
Gammon, Cecil Vernon (2022)
Gantt, Charles Bernard (1992)
Gardner, Benjamin Norfleet (1995)
Gomes, Delilah Taylor
Goolsby, Frances Alene Crocker (1999)
Greene, John Dexter
Greene, K. Edward (2016)
Groves, Cecil Lewis (Dr.)
Hagan, Kenneth F. “Ken” (2011)
Hall, Roland Grant (2025)
Hamilton, Robert “Bobby” Lewis (2005)
Hammond, Clyde Elery (2006)
Hart, Brenda Joyce Long (1980)
Haste, T. Erie, Jr. (2012)
Hastings, James “Jim” (1992)
Hennessee, Manassa Nixon, III (1992)
Hennike, John Michael (2007)
Hibbitts, Robert Eugene “Bob” (2000, 2013)
Hobart, John Donald (2002)
Hodson, Ronald G. (2006)
Howerton, Roger Douglas (2013)
Hudson, Larry Dean (2003)
Hunt, James Baxter, Jr. (2013)
Hyde, Jeanette (Wallace) (Ambassador) (1985,2011)
Jacumin, Jimmy R. (1991)
James, Leroy (Deacon) (2016)
Jarrell, Mary Long (2012)
Jarrett, James Thomas (2000)
John, Joseph Robert, Sr. (2000)
Jolly, Walter Bion “Buck”, Sr. (2006)
Jones, Forrest Craig (2003)
Jordan, Weymouth Tyree “Hank”, Jr. (2004)
Kaylor, Ronald Gene, Sr. (2016)
Kernodle, Michael H., II (2007)
Koger, William Morris, Jr. (1995)
Little, William “Billy”, Jr. (2016)
Looney, Jewel Dean
Lunsford, Fred Bruner (2015)
Lynch, Floyd Alton “Buddy” (2005)
Malter, Frank J.
Martinat, Martha (1981)
Mayhew, Ken (1992)
McCracken, David Ross (2021)
McKay, Marie Paige Wilbourne (1985)
McMillan, Betty Maize (1996)
Meeks, Charlie Lee (1997)
Miles, Belinda (2012)
Miles, Donald Wayne “D.W.”, Sr. (2010)
Miller, Jerry (2025)
Miller, Stephen Earl (2024)
Morgan, William Kenneth, Sr. (Dr.) (2016)
Moss, Kathy Martin (2008)
Moss, William “Bill” Brady (2014)
Neathery, J. Marshall (Rev.) (2004)
Newell, Virginia K. (Dr.) (2017)
Odham, Carl Joseph (2013)
Odom, Sadie Lytch (2019)
Oxendine, Linda (Dr.) (2011)
Parris, Maynard Earl (2017)
Pate, J. M. “Mike”, Jr. (2015)
Phillips, Tom Paxton (2002)
Plemmons, Jerry (1998)
Pratt, Michael Joseph (2012)
Price, Donny Kay “Don” (2009)
Pridgen, Jimmy Ray (1982)
Rauch, Marshall A. (2018)
Ritchie, William Vernon “Bill” (1993)
Robinson, Russell M., II (2013)
Rose, Nell (2018)
Rosenbaum, Betty Wilkerson (1984)
Royal, Billy Williamson (Dr.) (1979)
Sandy, Priscilla G. (2003)
Scott, Andrew S. III (2016)
Seamon, Wesley B. (2011)
Shatley, Maude (2020)
Shaw, Linda Owens (1992, 2008)
Sheats, Roger E., Jr. (2013)
Sherrill, Wilma M. (1992)
Shuler, Ruth Crawford
Singleton, Sharon “JoJo” Elizabeth (2014)
Smith, James “Jim” Weldon, II (2012)
Smith, John M. (2011)
Snead, Mary Bradley (2024)
Stallings, Ann Bailey
Stewart, Carl, Jr. (2017)
Stewart, Kenneth Ashley (2022)
Stewart, Russia Elizabeth “Lib” (1999)
Strickland, Bobby Sherrill (2000)
Surface, Sallie (2015)
Sweeney, William “Eddie” (1992)
Tate, Marjorie Warlick (2000)
Teague, Noah Reginald “Regie” (Dr.) (2024)
Tedder, Steve W. (1988)
Thomas, Marjalene Midgett (2022)
Trado, Charles Elmendorf (M.D.) (1999)
Upchurch, Larry Vernon (Dr.) (2011)
Walker, Thomas L. (Reverend, Dr.) (1981)
Ward, Ellen Whitehurst (2003)
Warren, Carole (2010)
Warren, Mary Alice (Fulk) (1992)
Watkins, John William (1999)
Watson, Evelyn Marie Shepherd (Dr.) (2018)
Watson, Margaret Gay (1999)
Webb, Joseph Bernard (1993)
Whitaker, Ray “Pat” (2009)
Wicker, Robert “Bob” Ambrose (2012, 2024)
Williams, Jay Reigle (1984)
Wilmoth, Wade (2010)
Winslow, Laura Watkins (2004)
Wolfe, Donna L. (2012)
Wong, Oscar Peter (2023)
Wood, Thomas “Tommy” Benbury (2003)
Wright, Melvin F., Jr. (2003)
Wynne, Richard B. (Dick) (1984)
York, Gary Thomas (2025)
