News Release

North Carolina Delegates to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging Announced

June 7, 2005

The 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) announced the names of 21 delegates who will represent the state of North Carolina at the conference to be held in Washington, DC from December 11 to 14, 2005. The delegation consists of 5 delegates named by Governor Michael F. Easley, 15 named by members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation and one named by the National Congress of American Indians.

Gubernatorial delegates:

• Alice Bordsen, Raleigh
• Beverly Earle, Raleigh
• Karen Gottovi, Raleigh
• Ann Johnson, Chapel Hill
• Beverly Perdue, Raleigh

Congressional delegates:

• Senator Elizabeth Dole
  Richard Eldridge, Salisbury
• Senator Richard Burr
  Leonard Trujillo, Greenville
• Rep. G.K. Butterfield
  Patricia Capehart, Washington
• Rep. Howard Coble
  Ellen Whitlock, Greensboro
• Rep. Bob Ethridge
  Roxanne Bragg-Cash, Louisburg
• Rep. Virginia Foxx
  Doris Dick, Yadkinville 2
• Rep. Robin Hayes
  Gayla Woody, Charlotte
• Rep. Walter Jones
  Millie Anderson, Atlantic Beach
• Rep. Patrick McHenry
  Harriett Bannon, Hickory
• Rep. Mike McIntyre
  Delilah Blanks, Riegelwood
• Rep. Brad Miller
  Betty Hutchinson Wiser, Raleigh
• Rep. Sue Myrick
  Dan Owens, Charlotte
• Rep. David Price
  Dan Blazer, Durham
• Rep. Charles Taylor
  Robert Carpenter, Franklin
• Rep. Melvin Watt
  Dean Burgess, Winston-Salem

National Congress of American Indians delegates:

• Bruce Jones Raleigh

Twelve hundred delegates from throughout the country will participate in the 2005 WHCoA, the fifth such conference in our nation’s history. Delegates will vote on resolutions and develop implementation strategies that will help the President and Congress shape aging policies for the next ten years and beyond.

The formula for state distribution of delegates was based on a total of 200 delegates divided among the states, U.S. Territories, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Each state had the opportunity to select a minimum of two delegates. Additional state delegates were based upon each state’s percentage of individuals age 55 and older compared to the nation’s total population of persons aged 55 and older. In addition, a number of At-Large Delegates will be selected by the Policy Committee based on an open application process that ends on June 1, 2005.

More information about the WHCoA may be found on the website http://www.whcoa.gov.

For more information on North Carolina's preparation for the WHCoA, see WHCoA in NC.