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Each year, individuals who have gone above the
average to promote not only their fair or cause, but have
made a difference to the entire fair industry in North
Carolina, are considered for the Holmes/McBride
Humanity Award.
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Holmes/McBride Award Recipients - Fair Members
1987 Art Pitzer, NC State Fair, Raleigh, NC
1988 Honorable James A. Graham, NC Commissioner of
Agriculture, Raleigh, NC
1989 Ray Gallimore, Game Supervisor for State Fair &
Cleveland County Fair, Shelby, NC
1990 Eugene E. Carroll, Jr., NCDA Fair Coordinator,
Raleigh, NC
1991 Joe A. Gorforth, Cleveland County Fair, Shelby,
NC
1992 W. B. "Bill" Austin, Jr., Dixie Classic Fair,
Winston Salem, NC
1993 W. A. Perry, Chowan County Fair, Edenton, NC
1994 James Andrew, Caldwell County Fair, Lenoir, NC
1995 Della Stephens, Dixie Classic Fair, Winston
Salem, NC
1996 Russell Isley, Alamance County Fair,
Burlington, NC
1997 Elvy & Bettie Sue Forrest, Pitt County Fair,
Greenville, NC
1998 Charlie Campbell, NCDA Fair Coordinator,
Raleigh, NC
1999 Joan Long, NCAOAF Executive Secretary, Raleigh,
NC
2000 Bill Bowers, Stanly County Fair, Albemarle, NC
2001 Mary Ann Cooper, Cabarrus County Agricultural
Fair, Concord, NC
2002 Hubert Bullard, Cumberland County Fair,
Fayetteville, NC
2003 Milton Ingram, Wayne Regional Agricultural
Fair, Goldsboro, NC
2004 Jimmy Ferguson, Columbus County Fair,
Whiteville, NC
2005 Paul "Jaybird" McCrary, Davidson County
Agricultural Fair, Lexington, NC
2006 E. C. Toppin, Chowan County Regional Fair,
Edenton, NC
2007 Eric Ennis, Rowan County Fair, Salisbury, NC
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Holmes/McBride Award Recipients -
Associate Memebers
1995 Ferrell Jenks, Jenks Concessions, Vale, NC
1996 James E. Strates, Strates Shows, Orlando, FL
1997 Dick Janas, Powers Great American Midways, Corfu, NY
1998 Jamie Adams, Coastal Show Services, Wilmington, NC
1999 Bettie McBride, McBride Concessions, Eden, NC
2000 James A. Drew, Drew Exposition, Augusta, GA
2002 Commerford, R.W. Commerford & Sons
2003 Clyde Wagner, NC Dept. of Labor, Amusements Device
Division, Raleigh, NC
2004 Les Powers, Powers Great American Midways,
Wilmington, NC
2005 Billy Clark, Smokey Mountain Amusements,
Robbinsville, NC
2006 Honorable Cherie Berry, Commissioner, NC Dept. of
Labor, Raleigh, NC
2007 Morris Vivona, Sr. Amusements of America, Monroe
Township, NJ
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Another award is the Honorary Life Membership
award,
which has only been awarded to six people since
1979. |
Max
Fesperman
Stanly County Fair
Albemarle, NC
Bill Perry*
Chowan County Fair
Edenton, NC
Art Pitzer
NC State Fair
Raleigh, NC
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James A. Graham*
NC Commissioner of Agriculture
Raleigh, NC
Joe Goforth
Cleveland County Fair
Shelby, NC
Joan Long
NCAOAF Executive Secretary
Raleigh, NC |
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