The Jesse Helms Center will honor Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
During its 20th anniversary celebration in Cary Friday, the center will present Scalia with the James W. Nance Medal of Freedom.
The award is given each year to an individual in government who best exemplifies a devotion to public service and "protection of the nation's foundational values."
The award is named for Helms' lifelong friend, chief of staff and retired Navy Rear Admiral James "Bud" Nance." Previous recipients include U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
The center will also induct five new members into its Free Enterprise Hall of Fame: John W. Pope. A.E. Finley, Ed Morris, Roger Milliken and T. Boone Pickens.
The center, a nonprofit based in Wingate, is named for former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms.
