Janice Young Awarded
the Order of the Longleaf Pine
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 During a surprise presentation at the Reuben Brown House
Preservation Society’s annual luncheon fundraiser Thursday, Janice
Young was awarded the state’s
highest honor, The Order of the
Longleaf Pine. Merrie Jo Alcoke,
director of the governor’s eastern
offi ce, presented the award.
"It is my honor on behalf of
the 75th governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, to present this
award,” Alcoke said during the
event at Vineland Station. "I am
happy to be here and to help honor
an outstanding member of your
community — your immediate
past-president of the preservation society, Mrs. Janice Jordan
Young.”
"I can tell by the look on your
face, you do not care for the attention,” Alcoke said after revealing
the winner’s name. "We at the governor’s offi ce have learned about
her life and work, and we want to
help celebrate what she has done
for your community.”
Alcoke explained some phrases
that stood out to her during the
nomination process: "an extraordinary human being, an effective
role model for healthy living,
strong proponent for art as a unifying force, a change agent, faith and
family fi rst, innumerable talents,
skilled negotiator, morals beyond
reproach and the best of the Old
North State.”
"I keep getting surprises,”
Young said to the audience after
winning the award. "I’m not good
with surprises. I need time to
process.”
"But let me just say from the
bottom of my heart, this is an honor that I truly appreciate,” Young
explained. "I am humbled by the
faith and opportunities Bob and
I have had since we moved here.
"What I do know is that we are
all brothers and sisters,” Young
said. "We are all North Carolinians, and we are all Whitevillians.
And I thank you for this honor.”
Young’s past accomplishments
include serving as president of
Reuben Brown House Preservation Society for the past fi ve years,
serving as executive vice president
of the Greater Whiteville Chamber of Commerce for 12 years and
winning the Duke Energy Lifetime
Membership Award in January at
the chamber’s annual banquet and
mini business expo.
"I am overwhelmingly proud,
and I couldn’t have imagined a better role model growing up,” said
Young’s daughter, Peyton Earey.
"Seeing and understanding all
the things she has accomplished
along the way is just inspirational
to me as a mom, as a daughter, as
a citizen.”
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Article and Images Courtesy of and as Published April 16, 2019 in The News Reporter www.NRColumbus.com |
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