FTCC Trustee Dr. Vikki Andrews receives the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from NC Rep. Mike Colvin on March 22, 2026. [Contributed photo]
Fayetteville Technical Community College Board of Trustees member Dr. Vikki Andrews received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award this month, recognizing a decades-long career of statewide civic service.
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is the highest award for state service granted by the Office of the Governor. Nominations for the award are considered for individuals with 30 or more years of service to the state.
Andrews received the award in a ceremony held March 22 in Fayetteville. She said she was “pleasantly surprised and humbled” by the honor and considers volunteer service a foundational part of her life philosophy.
“I think we owe it to others to help if we can,” Andrews said. “Everything I’ve done has been because I had the time, a resource, and the ability to do so.”
Andrews, a retired U.S. Army officer, has a career of service that spans more than three decades. She is the current Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Veterans & Military Families Caucus and has served two terms as the Chair of the Cumberland County Democratic Party.
While not a native of North Carolina, Andrews attended Duke University and returned to North Carolina permanently in 1990 at the end of her military service. She has considered the Tar Heel State home ever since.
“It’s special when the people you work, live, and play with think enough of you to say thank you and recognize the things that you’ve done,” Andrews said.
Dr. Vikki Andrews holds her certificate recognizing her induction into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine with former NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, retired NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, and former NC Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan. [Contributed photo]
In addition to her state-level service, she has served stints on numerous community and county boards. She was appointed in November by the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners to FTCC’s Board of Trustees, where she’ll serve through 2029.
Andrews said she hopes her work serves to inspire others to give when they can.
“I’ve had many opportunities in my life, and with each of those opportunities, I’ve tried to leave a legacy of service and impact,” she said. “People do what they see modeled, and my hope is that others will see the service, and when they have an opportunity, they will do the same.”
