National Academy of Honor
Kay Dickinson, a 30-Year Miss North Carolina Volunteer, Recieves the 2007 Miss America "Academy of Honor" Award
 The Miss America Organization has named Kay Dickinson of the Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant this year’s Academy of Honor award winner for her outstanding volunteer accomplishments.
Each year, the Miss America Organization inducts into its National Academy of Honor a volunteer who has devoted 30 years or more of service to significant contributions on the local, state and national levels. Kay, as a Miss North Carolina volunteer for 30 years, was the perfect choice as she began her commitment to this Organization as the traveling companion to Susan Griffin, Miss North Carolina in 1974.
"The Miss America program’s success depends on its dedicated volunteer force," said Art McMaster, Miss America Organization president and CEO. "Kay's commitment to the Miss North Carolina program is legendary. Her work has dramatically increased the amount of scholarships awarded and her passion has driven new programs and improvements at every level.
"She approaches each project with enthusiasm and has the best interest of the Miss America Pageant at heart. Her commitment has left a legacy of excellence and countless improvements in her organization. She is a true role model and we thank her," McMaster said.
Kay will accept a Waterford crystal eagle at the award ceremony. Her name will be engraved with other Academy of Honor winners at the Miss America Organization’s national headquarters.
The Academy of Honor was established in 1996 to honor volunteers who have provided outstanding service to the Miss America Organization. Past recipients include Bruce Robert, Massachusetts's, 2006, Gail Sanders, South Carolina 2004, Charles Welch, Oklahoma, 2003; Tess Beauchamp, Connecticut, 2002; Robert W. Arnhym, California, 2001; Joseph P. Sanders, South Carolina, 2000; Larry Webber, Missouri, 1999; Meg Geraghty, New Hampshire, 1998; Robert Wheeler, Arkansas, 1997; and Tom Hensley, Tennessee, 1996.
As the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation’s leading achievement programs, The Miss America Organization last year made available more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance.
Based in Linwood, N.J., the Miss America Organization provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs.
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