Requester Information

Mailing Information

Nominee Information

Nominee's Full Name (exactly as it should appear on the award/certificate) field is required.

(Retirement date, date of achievement, etc)

All requests must be submitted 90 days before the requested date of receipt. We cannot guarantee that requests will be processed on time if received less than 90 days prior to the requested date of receipt.

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

Please include details of the nominee's years of service in North Carolina as well as any published works, newspaper articles, and notable leadership within a department, organization, or business. It is also appropriate to detail community involvement and volunteerism, and to provide stories about the nominee, descriptions of his/her life perspectives, or other information that allows the Governor's Office to gain an understanding of his/her character.

All nominations of current state employees must be submitted by a Human Resources Officer and include a statement of service. This information must be on official letterhead.

All non-state employee nominations must include three (3) letters of recommendation. A statement of service from Human Resources is also required, if available. This information must be on official letterhead.

Letters of Recommendation: recommenders can include any person who can speak to the nominee's service, work ethic, character, leadership skills, community involvement, volunteerism, etc. Anyone can be a recommender, including but not limited to: congressional leaders, former teachers, coworkers, community leaders, religious leaders, mentors, students, family friends, etc. Recommenders CANNOT be immediate family members.

All supporting documentation must be collected by the requestor prior to submitting and ALL DOCUMENTS must be uploaded below. 

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

Please include details of the nominee's years of service in North Carolina as well as any published works, newspaper articles, and notable leadership within a department, organization, or business. It is also appropriate to detail community involvement and volunteerism, and to provide stories about the nominee, descriptions of his/her life perspectives, or other information that allows the Governor's Office to gain an understanding of his/her character.

All nominations of current state employees must be submitted by a Human Resources Officer and include a statement of service. This information must be on official letterhead.

All supporting documentation must be collected by the requestor prior to submitting and ALL DOCUMENTS must be uploaded below.

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

Please include details of the nominee's years of service in North Carolina as well as any published works, newspaper articles, and notable leadership within a department, organization, or business. It is also appropriate to detail community involvement and volunteerism, and to provide stories about the nominee, descriptions of his/her life perspectives, or other information that allows the Governor's Office to gain an understanding of his/her character.

All nominations of current state employees must be submitted by a Human Resources Officer and include a statement of service. This information must be on official letterhead.

All supporting documentation must be collected by the requestor prior to submitting and ALL DOCUMENTS must be uploaded below. 

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

Please include details of the athlete or coach's career in North Carolina as well as any newspaper articles, awards, or accolades received at the school, local, state, or national level. It is also appropriate to detail community involvement and volunteerism, and to provide stories about the nominee, descriptions of his/her sportsmanship, or other information that allows the Governor's Office to gain an understanding of his/her character. 

NOTE: Nominations for coaches should be submitted by an athletic director.

All nominations must include a letter of recommendation from a coach or athletic director. This information must be on official letterhead.

All supporting documentation must be collected by the requestor prior to submitting and ALL DOCUMENTS must be uploaded below. 

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.

NOTE: Student Excellence Award nominations must be submitted by a principal, teacher, counselor, school administrator, or community leader who is not a family member of the nominee.

Please include details of the student's work in North Carolina as well as any published works, newspaper articles, and notable leadership within an organization, church or civic group, or business. It is also appropriate to detail community involvement and volunteerism, and to provide stories about the nominee, descriptions of his/her life perspectives, or other information that allows the Governor's Office to gain an understanding of his/her character.

All nominations must include two (2) letters of recommendation. At least one recommender must be the nominee's school principal, teacher, counselor, or administrator. Recommenders CANNOT be immediate family members.

Letters of Recommendation: recommenders can include any person who can speak to the nominee's service, work ethic, character, leadership skills, community involvement, volunteerism, etc. Anyone can be a recommender, including but not limited to: congressional leaders, teachers, coworkers, community leaders, religious leaders, mentors, etc.

All supporting documentation must be collected by the requestor prior to submitting and ALL DOCUMENTS must be uploaded below. 

Correspondence to and from this website may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official.