For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today awarded 22 North Carolinians with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. Each of today’s 22 recipients have been working to address issues that make North Carolina safer and stronger, including testing sexual assault kits, fighting addiction, protecting our environment, addressing food insecurity, improving people’s health, and facilitating reentry of formerly incarcerated people.
“This year’s Dogwood Award winners are working hard in their communities on behalf of their friends and neighbors,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “I applaud their commitment to service and their contributions to our state. I am proud to honor each with a Dogwood Award.”
A full list of 2019 Dogwood Award Recipients is below:
- Wanda Boone, Together for Resilient Youth, Durham
- Mark Bowling, East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health, Greenville
- Tom Brewer, President, Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Association of North Carolina, Charlotte
- Danny Britt, Columbus and Robeson County
- Mandy Cohen, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh
- Casey Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Cherokee Indian Hospital, Cherokee
- Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis, Durham Police Department
- Molly Diggins, State Director, Sierra Club, Raleigh
- Officer D.K. Evans, School Resource Officer, Greensboro Police Department
- Randy Evans, Founder and Director, Walking Tall Wilmington
- Dennis Gaddy, Founder and Executive Director, Community Success Initiative, Raleigh
- Chief Gina Hawkins, Fayetteville Police Department
- Sheriff John Ingram, Brunswick County
- Luka Kinard, Student/Speaker on Dangers of E-cigarettes, High Point
- Sheriff Alan Norman, Cleveland County
- Dennis Riddell, Alamance County
- Mayor Bob Scott, Franklin
- Chief Wayne Scott, Greensboro Police Department
- Mayor Patrick Taylor, Highlands
- Chief Catrina Thompson, Winston-Salem Police Department
- Don Waddell, General Manager, Carolina Hurricanes, Raleigh
- Chief Mike Yaniero, Jacksonville Police Department
Contact:
Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484
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