Citation Award Dinner
Citation Award Dinner Chairs
Tim and Carolynn Rice
2011 Citation Award Dinner Chairs
The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of the Piedmont Triad elected Carolynn and Tim Rice to serve as co-chairs of its 2011 Citation Award Dinner. The 45th annual dinner is scheduled for November 3, 2011, to honor the winner of the 2011 NCCJ Brotherhood/Sisterhood Citation Award.
The Rices have worked for more than three decades each in health care in the Triad. Tim is president and chief executive officer of the Moses Cone Health System, where he has served his entire 32-year career, beginning as a pharmacist and holding many administrative roles before being named CEO seven years ago. Carolynn has worked as a nurse, managing nurse, and as director of two health care organizations, most recently as senior director of quality improvement with Advanced Home Care.
The Rices have long records of community service as well. Carolynn serves on the boards of Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro and University of North Carolina-Greensboro’s Excellence Foundation. She volunteers with the Mobile Meals program and as a nurse and is active with the Master Gardener program. Tim has served as board chair for the Greensboro Partnership, the Central Atlantic VHA Board, and the United Way of Greensboro campaign. He chairs the North Carolina Hospital Association and serves on the boards of Guilford Technical Community College Foundation and The Joint Commission, among other professional civic, and church efforts. The Rices have two children.
“I look at our community, our workforce, our world,” Tim Rice says of the urgent need to build respect across races, cultures, and ethnicities. “In the health system, our patients speak 110 languages. We have to build understanding, a common ‘language’ that helps us bridge differences in today’s world. NCCJ is a vital organization in our quest to build an inclusive community in the Triad, and Carolynn and I are honored to help NCCJ accomplish its mission.”
The NCCJ Citation Award recognizes a citizen or citizens of the Piedmont Triad region who have made significant contributions towards creating a community free of bias, bigotry, and racism. The Citation Award Dinner also spotlights NCCJ’s community outreach activities, including its ANYTOWN high school program, and serves as its primary fundraising event.