Rosa Brodie Awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine

            Rosa Brodie, secretary of the Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners, educator and community advocate, was recently honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which was presented to her by NC Representative Angela Bryant at a Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners meeting on December 2. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is one of the highest awards given to North Carolinians for a lifetime of service to the state.

            Brodie, of Rocky Mount, has received numerous accolades throughout the years for her service and dedication to the community, including the J.B. Harren Service Award and an Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the president of the NC Community College System. She was selected as one of the 88 nominees for the first Distinguished Women of North Carolina Awards by the council of the Status of Women. She is a lifetime member of the National Education Association, a member of the National Association of University Women, the NAACP, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

She is a Deacon at Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church and a delegate to the North Carolina's Women Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Conventions and the Lott Carey Convention of the Baptist State Convention.

            “Rosa Brodie is a wonderful asset to our board and to the community she has served throughout her life,” said Larry Chewning, president and CEO of Nash Health Care. “We would like to congratulate her on this honor.”
            Members of Brodie’s family, her sorority, and her fellow parishioners were present at the board meeting when she received her award.

Brodie earned her BS degree in natural sciences from St. Augustine's College and her master's degree in science from Howard University in Washington, D.C. She served as an instructor in nursing education at Nash Community College from 1968-1992. In addition, she worked extensively with Nash Rocky Mount Schools, both as a science teacher and a supervisor of science in Target Schools. She did post-graduate work at NC State University, North Carolina Central University and East Carolina University.

NC Representative Angela Bryant (right) presents  Rosa Brodie, (left) secretary of the Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the highest civilian honors bestowed by the state.