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Founders Day Dinner

Mar. 5, 2013

Hundreds of NC State supporters attended the annual dinner honoring the legacy of the university’s founders. It was also the occasion to bestow the Watauga Medal, NC State’s highest nonacademic honor, on three longtime benefactors of the university.

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Chancellor Woodson greets Bob Jordan, center and Burley Mitchell.

Tom Kenan III and Chancellor Randy Woodson chat during the reception for Watauga Medal winners.

Tom Cabaniss receives congratulations just before the Founders' Day dinner.

Bob Kennel, left, chats with Grover Gore Sr at the Watauga medal dinner.

Tom Cabaniss (left) and Bob Kennel share a laugh during the reception.

Chancellor Woodson greets a table at the Watauga Medal dinner last evening.

Tom Ross, President of the University of North Carolina system, leads a tribute to William C. Friday.

Tom Cabaniss is given the Watauga Medal by current Board of Trustee chair Barbara Mulkey.

Tom Cabaniss addresses friends and family during the Watauga Medal ceremonies.

Tom Kenan III dons his Watauga medal and recieves his Watauga proclamation.

Tom Kenan III shares remarks with the audience.

Bob Kennel recieves his Watauga medal from current Board of Trustees chair Barbara Mulkey.

Bob Kennel accepts his 2013 Watauga award.

Watauga Medalists Tom Kenan III (left) and Bob Kennel share congratulations during Founders' Day ceremonies.

New 2013 Watauga Medalists (from left) Tom Cabaniss, Tom Kenan III, and Bob Kennel exit the stage.

The current and former Watauga medal winners who attended the dinner pose for a photograph after the ceremony.

Chancellor Woodson, left, with 2013 Watauga Medal winners Tom Kenan III, Tom Cabaniss, and Bob Kennel.

New and former Watauga Medalists sing the NC State Alma Mater to conclude the 2013 Founders' Day ceremonies.

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