Dedication Ceremony Unveils Three New NCBF Justice Funds

This article originally appeared in the May 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer.

Three new North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment Justice Funds were dedicated on Thursday, May 16, during a Named Endowment Funds Dedication Ceremony at the N.C. Bar Center.

The Justice Funds were established in honor of Charles L. Becton and Rosemary Gill Kenyon and in memory of Judge J. Herbert W. Small, who died in 2022 at the age of 96.

The ceremony opened with remarks from Jason M. Hensley, executive director of the North Carolina Bar Association and NCBF.

“It is wonderful to be in this space, on this particular occasion, to recognize North Carolina attorneys who have committed support to the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Endowment,” Hensley said, “and whose impressive careers and professional accomplishments have inspired others to make gifts of support as well.

“Each of the attorneys we celebrate today has a different story, but they all are united in a commitment to serving the people of North Carolina by advancing the Foundation’s core values of access to justice, service through the profession, civic education, professionalism, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Your presence here today demonstrates your appreciation of these distinguished attorneys and our shared commitment to service through the profession.”