The M.H. “Jack” Brock Outstanding County Commissioner Award is presented annually to a commissioner who has demonstrated special achievements and efforts, primarily during the past 12 months, on behalf of county government throughout the state and/or region, not just within his or her county.
For more information on the Outstanding County Commissioner Award, please contact the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) by calling (919) 715-2893.
- M.H. “Jack” Brock Outstanding County Commissioner Award Recipients
Year Commissioner County 1963 Carson Bain Guilford 1964 Lloyd C. Amos Guilford 1965 Wayne Shoaf Davidson 1966 John E Boon Northampton 1967 F.J. "Jeff" Cloud Jr. Anson 1968 George F. Kirkland Durham 1969 R.B. Jordan Jr. Montgomery 1970 Dr. John E Dotterer Lee 1971 Russell S Newman Rockingham 1972 Gordon Greenwood Buncombe 1973 T. Cass Ballenger Catawba 1974 W.T. Harris Mecklenburg 1975 Dr. Glenn Deal Alexander 1976 Elmer Daniel Nash 1977 Elisabeth Hair Mecklenburg Dewey Scarboro Durham 1978 James Warren Lincoln Fred Cooper Nash 1979 Robert G. Hester Bladen 1980 Fred D. Hauser Forsyth 1981 Marion H. "Jack" Brock Harnett Robert Martin Pitt Richard Conder Richmond 1982 J. Henry Currin Granville 1983 Richard E Whitted Orange 1984 Wayne Hooper Jackson 1985 John Balfour Hoke 1986 Claud "Buck" O'Shields New Hanover Jesse Alphin Harnett 1987 Virginia T. Oliver Cumberland 1988 Robert Ewing Moore Michael Wilkins Person 1989 Grady J. Hunter Yadkin 1990 Eva Clayton Warren 1991 Robert E Hibbitts Catawba 1992 Darrell Frye Randolph 1993 W.C. "Bill" Owens Jr. Pasquotank 1994 Frank Emory Wilson 1995 Rebecca Heron Durham 1996 Tim Glass Alexander 1997 Moses Carey Jr. Orange 1998 Patricia Ferguson Bertie 1999 Frank Bonner Beaufort 2000 Becky Carney Mecklenburg 2001 Bill Stanley Buncombe 2002 Dr. John Thuss Caldwell Dr. Breeden Blackwell Cumberland William Brisson Bladen 2003 David Plyler Forsyth 2004 J. Robert Landreth Guilford 2005 Atlas Price Wayne 2006 Kipling Godwin Columbus 2007 Kitty Barnes Catawba Viola Harris Edgecombe 2008 Norman Mitchell Mecklenburg 2009 Chuck McGrady Henderson Danny Wright Vance 2010 Lee Kyle Allen Craven Terry Garrison Vance 2011 Donnie Loftis Gaston 2012 Ann Holton Pamlico Ken Richardson Alleghany 2013 Ronnie Beale Macon 2014 Jimmy Clayton Person Howard J. Hunter, III Hertford 2015 Leon Inman Stokes 2016 Gary D. Blevins Wilkes Jeannette Council Cumberland 2017 Fred McClure Davidson 2018 Trevor Fuller Mecklenburg Gloria Whisenhunt Forsyth 2019 Kay Cashion Guilford 2020 Kevin Austin Yadkin Renee Price Orange 2021 County Commissioners on the 5-5-5 Committee: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County Commissioner; Johnnie Carswell, Burke County Commissioner; Sally Greene, Orange County Commissioner; Reece Pyrtle, Rockingham County Commissioner; Ronnie Smith, Martin County Commissioner Buncombe, Burke, Carswell, Martin, Orange, Rockingham 2022 Sig Hutchinson Wake 2023 Vickie Adamson
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Davidson - Outstanding County Official Recipients (1959-1963)
From 1959-1963, the award was presented to an “Outstanding County Official.”
Year Recipient County and Title 1959 J.C. Elli Nash County Accountant 1960 Berry A. Williams New Hanover County Commissioner 1961 J. Harry Weatherly Guilford County Manager 1962 Jennings A. Bryson Jackson County Commissioner 1963 Faison W McGowen Duplin County Accountant - North Carolina’s Outstanding County Commissioner Recipients (1963)
In 1963, the association awarded a “North Carolina’s Outstanding County Commissioner” Award.
Year Commissioner County and Title 1963 Carson Bain Guilford