The World Citizen Award Dinner serves as a high profile award dinner featuring recipients and organizations from the Carolinas with prominent influence in international development, international affairs and/or international education.

World Citizen Award 2010

The WACC will honor Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation on April 22nd, 2010. Details

Previous recipients:              

Rev. Billy Graham (1990)
William (Bill) Lee (1991)
Hugh McColl, Jr. (1992)
Dr. LeRoy Walker (1993)
Dean Rusk (1994)
Elizabeth Dole (1995)
William (Bill) Friday (1996)
John Belk (1997)
Herman Blumenthal (1998)
Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte (1999)
Charlie Rose (2000)
Loonis McGlohon (2001)
General Hugh Shelton, Ret. (2002)
Irwin Belk (2003)
Jerry Richardson (2004)
Erskine & Crandall Bowles (2005)
Graham Allison (2006)
Dr. Francis Robicsek (2007)
Carolinas Freedom Foundation, founded by Col. J. Quincy Collins, Jr., USAF (Ret.)

World Citizen Award 2010

World Citizen Award 2009

World Citizen Award 2007

World Citizen Award 2006