From the TheSunNews.com:
RALEIGH, N.C. — Six North Carolinians are being honored with the highest civilian award the state bestows.
The six will receive the North Carolina Award on Thursday at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.
Among those being honored are Winston-Salem attorney Mike Leonard; High Point poet and author Carole Boston Weatherford; Greenville artist and teacher Robert Ebendorf; and Asheville painter and sculptor Donald Sultan. …
The North Carolina Awards were created by the General Assembly in 1961 and have been presented annually since 1964. It recognizes contributions to the state and nation in fine arts, literature, public service and science.