List of Order of the Long Leaf Pine recipients

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The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is granted by the Governor of North Carolina and is the state's highest civilian honor.[1] Although the award was first given in 1964, records of recipients were not kept until 1983.[1] Following is a partial list of its recipients.[2][1]

Recipient Award

Year

 Notability References
1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team 1982 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament National Champions; Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Champions and Regular Season Co-champions [1]
Charles W. Albertson North Carolina Senate
Elreta Alexander-Ralston 1995 Trial attorney and North Carolina District Court Judge
Gordon P. Allen 2010 North Carolina Senate
Jo Allen 2024 President of Meredith College [3]
American Red Cross 1982 Humanitarian organization
Maya Angelou 1992 Poet, author, and civil rights activist [4][5]
Balsam Range 2015 Bluegrass band [6]
William Barber II 2010 Minister and political activist
Harry Belafonte Calypso singer and actor [7][1]
Jack Betts 2006 Journalist and associate editor of The Charlotte Observer
Dan Blue 2003 Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate
Blue Angels 2003 United States Navy flight demonstration squadron [7]
John Baker 1971, 1987, 2004 Professional football player and Wake County Sheriff
George W. BonDurant 2009 Founder and first president of Atlanta Christian College and Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Charlie Boney 2014 Architect
Rod Brind'Amour 2024 Professional hockey player and coach [8]
Jim Broyhill 1992 United States House of Representatives and United States Senate
Peter S. Brunstetter 2016 North Carolina Senate
Wanda G. Bryant 1980 Associate judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Shirley Caesar 1979, 1995, 2016 Grammy Awards winning Gospel singer [7]
Isabella Cannon 1999 First female Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina
Rod Carew 1984 Baseball player and coach [7]
Fred Chappell 2003 North Carolina Poet Laureate
Richard Childress 1994 NASCAR race car driver and businessman [9]: 634 
Shirley Chisholm First Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress [7][1]
Janice Cole 2001 United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina [10]
Linda Combs 2022 Comptroller of the Office of Management and Budget
Bonnie Ethel Cone 2003 Founder of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Janet Cowell 2017 North Carolina State Treasurer and North Carolina Senate
David Crabtree 2022 Journalist and lead anchor of WRAL-TV
Joan Crawford Actress [7][1]
Paul R. Cunningham 2016 Dean of The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Margaret Currin 2015 First woman United States Attorney in North Carolina [11]
Charlie Daniels 1984 Singer, musician, and songwriter [7]
Frank A. Daniels Jr. 1995 Publisher of The News and Observer [1][12]
Chuck Davis 2007 Dancer
Crash Davis 1979 Minor League Baseball player
Claude DeBruhl 1981 North Carolina House of Representatives and veterans advocate
Ruby Dee 2000 Actress
Walter Dellinger 2010 Acting United States Solicitor General and law professor
Walter DeVries 1998 Political consultant and founder of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership
James Dodson 2012 Sports writer
Phil Donahue 1982 Talk show host and writer [7]
Philip L. Dubois 2020 President of the University of Wyoming and chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Dale Earnhardt 1994 NASCAR stock car racing driver and racing team owner [9]: 634 
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2018 NASCAR stock car racing driver, team owner, and broadcaster
Thereasea Elder 2001 First African American public health nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina
Karl Eikenberry 2016 United States Army lieutenant general and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Myrlie Evers-Williams 1995 Civil rights activist
S. Scott Ferebee Jr. 2001 Architect
Tom Fetzer 1992 Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina and chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party
Allison Fisher 2026 Professional billiards and snooker player [13]
Gerald Ford President of the United States [7][1]
John Hope Franklin 1995 Historian and writer [7]
William C. Friday 2004 Head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986 [5]
Shirley Fulton 2011 First African American female judge in the North Carolina Superior Court
Roman Gabriel 1988 Professional football player [7]
Norman C. Gaddis 2023 United States Air Force Brigadier General
Clarence Gaines 1979, 1988, 1993 Mens basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University
Harvey Gantt 1984 Architect and the first black Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
John Glenn 1979 NASA astronaut and United States Senate [7]
Danny Glover 2003 Actor [10]
Jeff Gordon 2016 NASCAR stock car racing driver and stock car racing executive [9]: 654 
Tipper Gore 1997 Second Lady of the United States and co-founder of the Parents Music Resource Center [7]
Billy Graham 1996 Evangelist, Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate [4][5]
Franklin Graham 2015 Christian Evangelist and missionary
William A. Griffin 2010 Preacher and president of Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Andy Griffith 2012 Actor [14]
Philip F. Gura 2019 Cultural historian and academic [15]
Lloyd V. Hackley 1992 Chancellor of Fayetteville State University and president of the North Carolina Community College System [16]
Bob Hall 2017 Executive Director of Democracy North Carolina
Mia Hamm 1995 Professional soccer player [7]
Bob Harris 2017 Sportscaster
Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. 1992 North Carolina Senate
Nathan O. Hatch 2021 President of Wake Forest University [17]
Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll 1986 Earl of Erroll
Rick Hendrick 1996 NASCAR racing driver and team owner [4][9]: 654 
George M. Holmes 1992 North Carolina House of Representatives
James Holshouser 1983 Governor of North Carolina
Jonathan Howes 1997 Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources [18]
Engelbert Humperdink Pop singer [7][1]
Catfish Hunter Professional baseball player [7]
William E. Ingram Jr. 1995 Lieutenant General and director of the Army National Guard
Jesse Jackson 1982 Civil rights activist and shadow congressperson for Washington, D.C. [7]
J. Charles Jennette 2020 Nephropathologist, academic, and author
George Jessel 1979 Vaudeville performer and actor [7]
Junior Johnson 1984 NASCAR stock car racing driver and team owner [7]
George Jones 1970 Country musician
Wilbur D. Jones Jr. 2023 Author, military historian, and preservationist [19]
Michael Jordan 1985 College and professional basketball player [20][5]
Alexander Julian 1980 Fashion designer [7]
Ralph Ketner 2015 Founder of Food Lion [21]
Jean-Claude Killy Olympic Alpine skier [7]
Coretta Scott King 2002 Civil rights leader and wife of Martin Luther King Jr. [10]
Earline Heath King 2003 Sculptor [22]
Fred Kirby 1980 Singer-songwriter [7]
Mike Krzyzewski 2022 College basketball coach [23]
I. Beverly Lake Jr. 2006 Chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court [10]
Bill Leslie 2018 News anchor for WRAL-TV and New-age music recording artist [24]
William Ivey Long 2001 Costume designer [10]
Betty Lynn 2016 Actress
Doug Marlette 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist
John C. Martin 2014 Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
David T. McCoy 2000 N.C. State Controller and Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation [25]
Scotty McCreery 2017 Country music singer [26]
Mike McIntyre 2014 U.S. House of Representatives [27]
Kenneth Merritt Parachutist
Mary Lee Mills Nurse [28][29]
Ronnie Milsap 1984 Country music singer [7]
Michael A. Milton 2018 Minister, theologian, and singer-songwriter
Burley Mitchell 1992 Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Jerry Moore 2012 Football player and coach
Hugh Morton 1984 Photographer and conservationist who developed Grandfather Mountain [7]
Wendell H. Murphy 1992 North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate
Bess Myerson 1979 Miss America, model, and television actress [7]
Hal Needham 1983 Stunt performer and film director [7]
Leslie Nielsen Actor [7][1]
Virginia Newell 2017 Mathematics educator, author, and politician
Edward Francis North, Earl of Guilford 1982 9th Earl of Guilford [1]
Margaret Nygard 1995 Educator and conservationist
Carmen Hooker Odom 2007 Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Benny Parsons 2007 NASCAR driver and pit reporter
Itzhak Perlman 1983 Violinist [7]
Gaylord Perry Professional baseball player [7]
Richard Petty 1988 NASCAR stock car racing driver [14]
Gary Player 1983 Professional golfer [7]
Sidney Poitier 1993 Actor and diplomat [7]
Art Pope 1992 North Carolina House of Representatives and businessman [7]
Colin Powell 1993 United States secretary of state
Marc Pruett 2015 Bluegrass banjo player [6]
Nido Qubein 2005 Businessman and motivational speaker
André Raphel 2001 Conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra [30][31]
James E. Ramsey 2012 Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Robert Redford 1984 Actor and filmmaker
Lee H. Roberts 2016 13th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [32]
John Shelton Reed 2023 Sociologist, essayist, and author
William Rehnquist 1994 Chief Justice of the United States [7]
Gene Roberts 2015 National and executive editor of The New York Times
Kenny Rogers 1982 Country music singer and songwriter [7]
Thomas Warren Ross 1999 President of the University of North Carolina system
Robert W. Scott 1971 Governor of North Carolina
Earl Scruggs 1984 Bluegrass musician [7]
Hugh Shelton Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [7][1]
Claude Sitton 1985 The New York Times reporter and editor, The News & Observer editor
Enos Slaughter 1983 Professional baseball player [7]
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith 1984 Composer, musician, and record producer [7]
Dean Smith 1988 College basketball coach [14]
James Smith 1993, 1995 Boxer and World Boxing Association heavyweight champion [7]
Mike Sprayberry 1998 North Carolina Emergency management director
Ted G. Stone 1999 Evangelist
Curtis Strange 1991 Professional golfer [7]
Ben C. Sutton Jr. 2014 Investor, philanthropist, and the founder of Teall Capital
Wendell Tabb 2022 Theater teacher
Bob Timberlake 2006 Artist [4]
Patricia Timmons-Goodson 1999, 2005 North Carolina Supreme Court and federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina [10]
Randy Travis 1987 Country music and gospel music singer [7]
Lanny Wadkins 1988 Professional golfer [7]
George Walker 1997 Classical composer and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Jerry M. Wallace 2015 President of Campbell University [33]
Rusty Wallace 2005 NASCAR racing driver
Edith D. Warren 2012 North Carolina General Assembly [34]
Robert D. Warren Sr. 2005 North Carolina Senate
Doc Watson 1999 Grammy Awards winning bluegrass singer and songwriter [7]
Norman Adrian Wiggins 1976, 1980, 1996, 1998 President of Campbell University [1]
Laura I. Wiley 2016 North Carolina House of Representatives
Harvey D. Williams 1996 U.S. Army major general and first African-American commander of Fort Myer
Ted Williams 1981 Professional baseball player [7]
Tennessee Williams 1981 Playwright and screenwriter [7]
Oprah Winfrey 1987 Talk show host, actress, producer, and author [14]
Leslie Winner 1999 North Carolina Senate and general counsel and vice president for the University of North Carolina system
Jeremiah Wolfe 2017 Cherokee stonecutter, stickball caller, and storyteller [35]
Ira David Wood III 1994 Actor, playwright, and executive director of Theatre in the Park
James Worthy 1985 College and professional basketball player
Aldona Wos 2015 United States Ambassador to Estonia and Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [36]
Tammy Wynette 1970 Country music singer [7]
Andrew Young 2002 Civil rights activist, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the Mayor of Atlanta [7]

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