Gov. Mike Easley inducted close associates on his last day.
The two-term Democrat awarded 15 of his staffers and Cabinet members the Order of the Long Leaf Pine on his last day in office, Jan. 9, 2009.
The list includes longtime aide Franklin Freeman, chief legal counsel Reuben Young, spokeswoman Sherri Johnson, state health director Leah Devlin and senior assistant Susan Rabon.
He also gave an award to troubled parole chief Robert Lee Guy, although it was not included in state records.
As noted previously, Easley gave the award to more than 4,000 people over eight years, a rate of more than one a day.
A list of last-day awards after the jump.
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Anita Berry
Samuel Swann Bland
Michael G. DeSilva (posthumously)
Daniel H. DeVane
Leah McCall Devlin
Edgar C. Evans
Franklin Freeman
W. David Guice
Alan S. Hirsch
Sherri Creech Johnson
Cameron McRae
Charles Ruffin Poole
Susan W. Rabon
Reuben F. Young
Robert Lee Guy
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