UNC has presented four alumni with the William Richardson Davie Award, the highest honor that can be presented by the university’s Board of Trustees.
Barbara and Pitt Hyde, Teresa Artis Neal and Robert W. Winston III were all honored during a dinner Wednesday night at the Carolina Inn.
The award is for recognition of the honorees “dedication, commitment, loyalty and service,” according to UNC.
University trustees established the Davie Award in 1984. The award is named after a Revolutionary War veteran and North Carolina lawmaker who is considered “the father of UNC – Chapel Hill.”
Below is information provided by the university regarding each Davie Award recipient:
Joseph R. “Pitt” Hyde founded retail auto parts giant AutoZone and co-founded GTx Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes therapeutics for men’s health conditions. He currently leads Pittco Holdings, an investment portfolio of managed funds, real estate and private equity. Hyde graduated from Carolina with a degree in economics, and after establishing AutoZone, he became the youngest CEO on the New York Stock Exchange. He also served as director of FedEx Corporation, co-founded Memphis Tomorrow, chairs The National Civil Rights Museum executive committee and serves on the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle.
Barbara Hyde, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, came to Carolina as a Morehead Scholar graduating with degrees in English and religion. While working in Carolina’s development office, she launched the first Parents Fund and established the Morehead Alumni Fund, which supported the Honors Program and endowed the first million-dollar professorship established under the state’s matching grant program. Hyde is co-chair of UNC’s Campaign Steering Committee, which is leading Carolina through a major fundraising campaign expected to launch publicly in fall 2017. She is also a past member of the Board of Trustees, co-founder and co-chair of the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council and a past executive director of the Arts and Sciences Foundation. In Memphis, she helped found the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy and the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis.
Teresa Artis Neal, a media attorney for more than 25 years, is legal and strategic counsel to Cary-based Trans World Radio, an international distributor of inspirational and educational content. She also served in leadership capacities at Turner Broadcasting, Art.com and Capitol Broadcasting Company. A Pogue Scholar and North Carolina Fellow, Neal graduated from Carolina with honors in economics and earned a J.D./M.B.A. from Harvard University. She has served on UNC’s Board of Visitors, the General Alumni Association Board and the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council. She is also a past chair of the Alumni Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity and continues to encourage diverse alumni to support and raise money for the University.
Robert W. Winston III is CEO and owner of Winston Hospitality Inc., a hotel and restaurant- management company. He also founded Winston Hotels Inc. and numerous startups in the hospitality industry and beyond. Winston graduated from Carolina with degrees in economics and political science. He is past chair of the UNC Board of Trustees and a member of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities Board of Advisors, the National Development Council and the Board of Visitors. Winston is also a director of the Research Triangle Foundation and Higher Education Works. His has served the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the North Carolina Economic Development Board, the Wake County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission.
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