The recipients of the awards shall be chosen by the North Carolina Awards Committee, for each category of achievement, but no award shall be made in any field unless the Committee deems the recognized accomplishment to be outstanding in merit, value, and distinction.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 140A-5
Selection of recipients for awards
1961, c. 1143, s. 5; 1973, c. 476, s. 73; 2025-25, s. 19(b), (d).
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