Friend of the Counties Award

The Friend of the Counties Award was created to encourage noncounty persons and organizations to take significant actions that advance the interests of counties and the association. Any person or organization in North Carolina or the Unites States who or which is not directly associated with North Carolina county government or the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) is eligible to receive the award.

Selection shall be made each year by the NCACC president after consultation with the NCACC officers. The award shall be presented at the association’s annual conference each year. An appropriate plaque and/or certificate shall commemorate the award.

Friend of the Counties Award Recipients

Year	Recipient
2005	North Carolina Representatives Becky Carney (Mecklenburg) and Carolyn Justice (Pender)
2006	North Carolina Representatives Bill Owens (Pasquotank) and Wilma Sherrill (Buncombe)
2007	All members of the General Assembly
2008	Ralph W Ketner
2009	Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) President Maurice Smith
2010	North Carolina Representative Angela Bryant (Nash)
2013	State Sen. Jim Davis (Macon County)
2014	Dr. Joe Zublena, Cooperative Extension Director
2015	Rep. Chuck McGrady (Henderson County) and Rep. Howard J. Hunter III (Hertford County)
2016	David Baker, North Carolina Department of Revenue
2017	Michael Sprayberry, Director, NC Emergency Management
2018	Robert Ingram, GlaxoSmithKline
2019	Dr. Mike Yoder and Ms. Sarah Kotzian, North Carolina 4-H Youth Development