10 area leaders, 2 groups join city hall of fame

RALEIGH -- A developer of subdivisions and shopping centers, the founders of a national hotel company and the organization that cares for Historic Oakwood Cemetery were among those inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame on Monday.

Altogether, 10 people and two organizations became members of the hall of fame at a dinner and ceremony at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Mayor Charles Meeker presented inductees with acorn-shaped medallions.

The inductees join 76 other people who have been inducted into the Raleigh hall since 2005, including U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, N.C. State basketball coaches Everett Case and Kay Yow, and longtime Wake County Sheriff John Baker Jr.

Ten nonprofit organizations have also been inducted previously.

This year's inductees were:

Justus "Jud" Ammons: Ammons, a developer and land planner, built, owned and operated industrial parks, shopping centers and subdivisions, including Greystone Village. He created Springmoor, Raleigh's first continuing care retirement community. He also championed Raleigh's greenway system.

J. Ruffin Bailey: Bailey, a former state senator and member of the N.C. Courts Commission, advocated for changes that helped shape North Carolina's modern court system, including the establishment of a uniform district court network throughout the state.

Tom Bradshaw: Bradshaw, the youngest City Council member and mayor in Raleigh's history, was later appointed Secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation and is now managing director of the Transportation Group for Citigroup Global Markets.

George R. Greene: Greene, a civil rights attorney who represented students from Shaw University and St. Augustine's College during the lunch counter sit-ins, became the first African-American elected to the Wake County District Court in 1974 and later became a Superior Court judge.

William and Mary Coker Joslin: The Joslins were pioneering land conservationists and leaders in the establishment of local land conservancies as well as stewards of a woodland garden and botanical refuge, which, through their gift to the city, will become part of Raleigh's park system.

Harold and Lucille Webb: His career as a teacher and principal led to leadership positions in government, including a seat on the Wake County Board of Commissioners, while she contributed to numerous efforts to improve public health and has worked with several community organizations.

Charles McKimmon Winston and Florence Barclay Winston: The co-founders of theAngus Barn, Darryl's and Pizza Inn restaurants and Winston Hotels contributed time and money to numerous civic and education initiatives, including construction of the Jane S. McKimmon Center at N.C. State University, named in honor of Charles' grandmother.

Raleigh Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: This chapter of the African-American women's service club has been active in the city for more than 70 years, working in economic and educational development, international awareness, physical and mental health, and political involvement.

The Raleigh Cemetery Association: This organization was founded in 1869 to protect and preserve Historic Oakwood Cemetery as an outdoor history museum, a resource for historical research and a contemplative public garden, where visitors can commune with nature in the historic heart of the city.

Also Monday, Dr. Hubert Ashley Royster, North Carolina's first general surgeon, co-founder of the American Board of Surgery and American College of Surgeons, and mentor to hundreds of Raleigh physicians, was inducted into Raleigh's Centennial Hall of Fame. Royster died in 1959.