NCCBI Membership News
Goodmon,
Robinson to Receive Top Awards
Raleigh
broadcasting executive Jim Goodmon and Charlotte attorney Russell
Robinson II will receive NCCBI’s highest honors during the
association’s historic 60th Annual Meeting at the Raleigh Convention
and Conference Center on March 20. Goodmon will receive the Citation
for Distinguished Citizenship and Robinson will receive the Citation
for Distinguished Public Service.
Goodmon, the president and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Co., a media
conglomerate whose holdings include five TV stations and the Durham
Bulls baseball team, is one of the Triangle’s hardest working
community activists. He has volunteered untold hours of his time to a
host of worthy causes ranging from the Boy Scouts to youth soccer to
public health education. He and his wife, Barbara, who have served on
the boards of more than 60 nonprofit organizations, were honored in
November as the Triangle’s “Outstanding Volunteer Fund Raisers”
by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Robinson, a founding partner in the prestigious Robinson, Bradshaw
& Hinson law firm, is widely known for his enthusiastic support
for education and community affairs. He was a trustee of UNC Charlotte
from 1987 to 1997 and board chairman the last eight of those years. A
graduate of Duke University and its law school, Robinson has served on
Duke’s Board of Visitors since 1983. He also served on the Johnson
C. Smith University board of visitors for several years.
“We are very pleased to honor two of North Carolina’s finest
citizens with these awards because I know, as so many other people
know, that our state is a much better place today because of what they
have contributed over the years,” NCCBI President Phil Kirk says.
“One thing they have in common is their commitment to the hard,
often unglamorous, work of improving their communities.”
Goodmon’s concern for his community is perhaps most clearly visible
through his leadership of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, a charitable
organization named for his grandfather, the man who brought
broadcasting to Raleigh.
Similarly, Robinson has channeled much of his public service through
the Duke Endowment. He has served as a trustee of the endowment since
1987 and is the current board chairman. Robinson also has worked
diligently for the United Way of the Central Carolinas and has twice
served as the campaign chairman.
Goodmon has won many awards recognizing his civic and charitable
efforts. In just the past two years he has received the Dialogo
Pacesetter Award from the Latin American Resource Center; the
President’s Award from the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health
Education; the Plott Hound Courage Award from Common Cause North
Carolina; and the North Carolina Award, the highest honor given by the
state for public service.
Robinson has served as a director of the Presbyterian Hospital
Foundation since 1980. Active in several committees of the N.C. State
Bar Association, he has twice served terms as a director of Legal
Services of the Southern Piedmont.
NCCBI has bestowed the Citation for Distinguished Citizenship annually
since 1963 to honor an individual’s life of service to the state and
their community. Paul J. Rizzo, former dean of the Kenan Flagler
Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, was last year’s recipient. The
Citation for Distinguished Public Service has been awarded annually
since 1963 to honor an individual’s contributions to good government
and leadership of civic causes. U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms was last
year’s honoree.
The 60th Annual Meeting will again be a day-long affair with a
luncheon, afternoon executive seminars, a trade show and an evening
reception and dinner. Further details about the meeting, including the
identities of the keynote luncheon and dinner speakers, will be
announced soon. NCCBI members will be mailed registration materials.
Wilson Reception Planned: NCCBI will hold a reception for
members in the Wilson area on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the home of Russell
Stephenson from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by RBC Centura.
Hosts include NCCBI board members Russ Stephenson and Bruce Beasley
and Frank Eagles, Vance Forbes, Randy Harrison, Ken Hyde and Jennifer
Lantz. NCCBI members are encouraged to bring a prospective member to
the event. NCCBI President Phil Kirk will give a review of the
legislative session.
Membership News: Technical problems have prevented us from
listing new members for several months. New members from Aug. 1, 2001
through Nov. 30, 2001 include: Albemarle Electric Membership Corp.,
Hertford; Arby’s, Asheville; Badger Sportswear Inc., Asheboro; Bank
of Asheville, Asheville; Beaufort County Schools, Washington; Harlan
E. Boyles, Raleigh; Bryant Electric Supply, Lowell; Capital Management
of the Carolinas, Charlotte; Capitol Broadcasting Co., Raleigh;
Carolina Community Bank, Murphy; Carolina Envelope & Printing,
Lexington; Carolina Hurricanes, Raleigh; Caudle & Spears, PA,
Charlotte; Chapel Hill Tire Co., Chapel Hill; ChemTex International,
Inc., Wilmington; City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville; Craft Insurance
Group, Greensboro; CT Group, Claremont; Cyberessence, Greenville;
Davidson Economic Development Commission, Lexington; Debbie’s
Staffing Services, Winston-Salem; Eastern Petroleum Corp., Enfield;
Elizabeth Bruns Jewelers, Charlotte; First Charter Bank, Charlotte;
Fortis Homes, Cary; Frontier Spinning Mills, Sanford; Fyock &
Associates, Winston-Salem; G.R. Little Agency Inc., Elizabeth City;
GKN Automotive Inc., Timberlake; Graham County Schools, Robbinsville;
Green Printing Co. Inc., Lexington; Guardian Corp., Rocky Mount; Gus
Tulloss Insurance, Rocky Mount; Hall Chrysler Dodge Jeep Inc., Boone;
HBD Inc., Greensboro; Hickory Leather Co. Inc., Vale; Hickory Metro
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Hickory; Office of Rudy Hinnant, High
Point; Hoffer Flow Controls Inc., Elizabeth City; Office of Elsie
Hollowell-Pugh, Camden; Ilderton Dodge Chrysler, High Point; Impact
Design-Build, Cary; Industrial Opportunities Inc., Marble; Isoph,
Chapel Hill; Jackson County Economic Development Commission, Sylva;
Johnston Community College, Smithfield; JP Davenport & Son,
Greenville; Lee Builder Mart, Sanford; Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy,
Charlotte; Macon County Manager, Franklin; Macon County Schools,
Franklin; Maestro Homes, Raleigh; Mars Hill College, Mars Hill; Martin
Architectural Products, Cary; McKinney & Silver, Raleigh; MedCath
Inc., Charlotte; Mitchell County Board of Education, Bakersville; N.C.
Outward Bound School, Asheville; N.C. Pork Council, Raleigh;
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, Nashville; N.C. Rural Center, Raleigh;
Neuville Industries Inc., Hildebran; Norelli & Co., Charlotte;
North Carolina Partnership for Children, Raleigh; Northampton Economic
Development Commission, Jackson; Orange County Schools, Hillsborough;
Paradigm Genetics, Inc., RTP; PARTNERS National Health Plans of North
Carolina Inc., Winston-Salem; Lonnie Pridgen Real Estate, New Bern;
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America Inc., Fayetteville; Rippy Autopark,
Wilmington; RSM McGladrey Inc., Raleigh; Office of Jack Runion,
Littleton; Smith, Helms, Mulliss & Moore, Raleigh; Snowden
Associates, Washington; Southwestern Commission, Bryson City; Office
of Bob Spivey, Windsor; Office of Katherine Stern, Greensboro; Office
of Buck Suiter, Ahoskie; Swain County Schools, Bryson City; Town &
Country Developers at Wilmington Inc., Wilmington; Transylvania County
Schools, Brevard; Walker Marketing & Advertising Inc., Concord;
Washington County Board of Education, Plymouth; Whiteville Plywoods
Inc., Whiteville; Wilmington Star-News, Wilmington; Office of Lanny
Wilson, Wilmington; W.J. Wray, Gaston; Yadkin County Schools,
Yadkinville;Office of Charlie Zeigler Jr., Gastonia.
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