NCAD History

The 1908 establishment of the North Carolina Association of the Deaf (NCAD) is the oldest and largest organization of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in North Carolina.

1908 NCAD CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON: John C. Miller

Year

1908

1910

1912

1914

1916

1918

1920

1922

1924

1926

1928

1930

1932

1934

1936

1938

1940

1942

1944

1946

1948

1950

1952

1954

1956

1958

1960

1962

1964

1966

President Elected

David Ray Tillinghast

Robert S. Taylor

Robert S. Taylor

C.E. Jones

(No Record)

(No Convention)

Leslie D. Mebane

J.M. Roberson

Charles C. Vestal

W.R. Hackney

W.R. Hackney

J.M. Vestal

(No Convention)

Sam L. York

Charles C. Vestal

John Crutchfield

William S. McCord

(No Convention)

(No Convention)

George Bailey

David Morrill

Edward Farnell

Edward Farnell

John Crutchfield

George Morrison

John Crutchfield

John Crutchfield

Edgar Winecoff

Edgar Winecoff

Edgar Winecoff

Location of the Election

Raleigh

Durham

Greensboro

Charlotte

Wilmington

(No Convention)

Durham

Raleigh

Asheville

Winston-Salem

Wilmington

Charlotte

(No Convention)

High Point

Carolina Beach

Greensboro

Morganton

(No Convention)

(No Convention)

Winston-Salem

Raleigh

Charlotte

Morganton

Winston-Salem

Charlotte

Raleigh

Durham

Winston-Salem

Charlotte

Greensboro

Year

1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

President Elected

Edgar Winecoff

Ralph Crutchfield

Ralph Crutchfield

Ralph Crutchfield

Sterling White

James Vaughn

Hayward Wright

Hayward Wright

Mikki Simpson

Stephen Kugel

Stephen Kugel

Stephen Kugel

James Wilson

James Wilson

Hal Wright

Hal Wright

Dave Binning

Dave Binning

Herb Pickell

Jimmy Autrey

Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson

Frank Griffin

Christina Bryant

Craig Blevins

Craig Blevins

Craig Blevins

Craig Blevins

(No Convention)

Mike Lupo

Location of the Election

Greensboro

Burlington

High Point

Fayetteville

Greensboro

Hendersonville

High Point

New Bern

Charlotte

Raleigh

Asheville

Clemmons

Hickory

Fayetteville

Burlington

Raleigh

Charlotte

Fayetteville

Raleigh

Morganton

Greensboro

Wilson

Hickory

Greensboro

Raleigh

Charlotte

Winston-Salem

Charlotte

(No Convention)

Charlotte

The NCAD President’s Award for Distinguished Service may be awarded to no more than two (2) persons during the Biennium. The award is made only during the Biennial Conference of the Association. To be eligible for the award, the following criteria must be met: The nominee has been a member of the NCAD for at least five (5) years before the Biennial Conference: The nominee has consistently contributed to the welfare of deaf persons throughout North Carolina; and The nominee has consistently contributed to the improvement of the North Carolina Association of the Deaf.

The William H. Peace Golden Dogwood Award goes to a deaf or hard of hearing resident North Carolinian, who has demonstrated distinguished leadership and service to the deaf and hard of hearing North Carolinians in professional and civic leadership capabilities during the last two (2) years prior to this incoming NCAD Conference. This award is given in memory of the late William H. Peace (commonly known as Bill Peace) who was the first director of NC Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, and who had served in other leadership roles with Sprint, and in states of Georgia, and Florida. This Award is given to only a deaf or hard of hearing person at the biennial conference of the North Carolina Association of the Deaf. The nominating statement must clearly describe the leadership exemplified and services rendered for which the nomination is made.

The John E. Crutchfield Award, given biennially, goes to a deaf individual deemed to exhibit distinguished leadership and service to the deaf in North Carolina during the previous two (2) years. This award is given in memory of the late John E. Crutchfield who devoted his life to the service and betterment of Deaf people as a leader in North Carolina during the 1960 to 1975 period before his untimely passing. This award is given only to deaf person at the biennial conference of the NCAD. The nominating statement must clearly describe the leadership exemplified and services rendered for which the nomination is made.

President's Award for Distinguished Service Donna McCord Smolik

President's Award for Distinguished Service Pat Hauser The William H. Peace Golden Dogwood Award Donna Platt The John E. Crutchfield Award Meredith Kaplan The Golden Hand Award Donna McCord Smolik The Helping Hand Award Mary Polly Easley Certification of Appreciation Theresa Moss, Jaime Marshall, Martina Moore-Reid,  Laura Herman, Linda Nelson & Donnie Dove

President's Award for Distinguished Service  Julia Adams-Scheurich & Linda Nelson