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Eggers, Students Recognized At Law Day
Article Date: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Written By: Russell Rawlings
Dayton Cole, left, presents Liberty Bell Award to Stacy Eggers Jr. |
The North Carolina Bar Association, through the efforts of the Young Lawyers Division, observed Law Day on Friday in Raleigh.
Stacy C. Eggers Jr., an institution in his native Watauga County and 1996 inductee of the NCBA General Practice Hall of Fame, received the Liberty Bell Award.
The Liberty Bell Award is one of the most prestigious awards given annually by the NCBA and is presented to one “who has strengthened the American System of freedom under law.”
The award is presented by the Young Lawyers Division which sponsors the association’s Law Week events, including student competitions in essay writing, photography, poster art and moot court.
Eggers and all of the student winners were recognized during an afternoon awards ceremony at the N.C. Museum of History in Daniels Auditorium.
From left, Justice Robert Edmunds, Highland Tech's Jana Sigmon and Laura Page, and NCBA President Janet Ward Black. |
Highland School of Technology in Gastonia prevailed for the third consecutive year in the moot court finals. Jana Sigmon and Laura Page represented the Western Region champion, which edged the N.C. School of Science and Math in Durham for the title.
Will Burgo and Anupam Dalvi argued on behalf of Science and Math, the Eastern Region champion making its first appearance in the moot court finals.
The winning team, as judged by members of the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, was announced at the awards ceremony. Jurists comprising the moot court panel were Chief Justice Sarah Parker and Associate Justices Robert Edmunds and Robin Hudson of the Supreme Court, and Judges John Tyson and Douglas McCullough of the Court of Appeals.
Edmunds, Hudson and McCullough also participated in the awards ceremony, where they were joined by Judge Ann Marie Calabria of the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Winners in the Essay, Poster Art and Photo/Essay contests were:
Walker Harnden |
Junior High (grades 6-8) Essay Contest: 1st – Walker Harnden, Perry Harrison School, Pittsboro; 2nd – Amelia Gaither, Grandview Middle School, Hickory; 3rd – Jonathan Cox, Ligon Middle School, Raleigh.
Senior High (grades 9-12) Essay Contest: 1st – Caitlin Stepp, North Henderson High School, Hendersonville; 2nd – Jessica Green, North Henderson High School; Hendersonville.
Poster Art Contest (grade 4-6): 1st – William Tyson Franklin, Sparta School, Sparta; 2nd – Jade Shepherd, Sparta School, Sparta; 3rd – McKenzie Miller, Sparta School, Sparta. Honorable mention – Renae Harper and Tyler Weir, North Pines Elementary School, Wake Forest.
Photo/Essay Contest (grade 8): 1st – Peyton Ashton Daly, Southern Middle School, Greensboro; 2nd – Jessica Porter, Southern Middle School, Greensboro.
Caitlin Stepp |
Eggers was born in Boone on March 20, 1924, and has practiced law there since 1950 with the family firm that now goes by the name of Eggers, Eggers, Eggers and Eggers. He served three terms as a State Bar councilor for the 24th Judicial District in addition to serving as president of the district bar and the Watauga County Bar Association.
The 2008 Liberty Bell recipient has also devoted extensive time and effort to community service while serving as attorney for Watauga County and the towns of Seven Devils and Blowing Rock.
Previous winners were E. Maurice Braswell, Herbert L. Richardson, William Joslin, Henry Frye, Robert R. Browning, Lacy Thornburg, James B. Hunt Jr., William C. Friday, Sam J. Ervin III, Terry Sanford, Herbert H. Taylor Jr., James Dickson Phillips Jr., Wade E. Brown, Hiram H. Ward, Kathrine Everett, L. Richardson Preyer, J. Frank Huskins, McNeill Smith, Franklin T. Dupree Jr., Thad Eure, Joseph Branch, Dr. Robert E. Lee, William B. Aycock, Susie Sharp and Sam Ervin Jr.
Peyton Daly |
The national observance of Law Day was first proclaimed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 3, 1958, and is celebrated annually by the NCBA on the first Friday in May.
NCBA President Janet Ward Black read this year’s Law Day proclamation on behalf of Gov. Mike Easley. Program participants also included YLD Chair Kim Sieredzki, Law Week Committee Co-Chairs Jennifer Jones and Vanessa Totten and Liberty Bell Award Chair Kimberly Brackett-Jones.
Funding for Law Day and Law Week events is provided by the Beverly C. Moore Justice Fund of the NCBA Foundation.
From left, Sparta's Ty Franklin, Jade Shepherd and McKenzie Miller. |