| Robert Chester Ruark, Jr. (1915-1965) North Carolina Native Son |
Each year the Robert Ruark Society of Chapel Hill sponsors an essay award in the form of a $1,000 scholarship check, honoring Robert Ruark. The Robert Ruark Award is presented as part of the English, Comparative Literature and Creative Writing ceremony for Honors, Highest Honors and Awards at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). For more information see the page titled "Ruark Essay Contest" found on this site.
--James Cheatham, President
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Welcome to the Robert Ruark Society's home on the Internet. The society is made up of a group of fans from all across Ruark's native North Carolina, the nation and from around the world. We remember Ruark and we want others to remember him, too.
Anyone may join the-is society. There are no dues or fees associated with any individual's membership. Once you provide the society with your contact information you are added to the membership list. Just complete the application and submit it to the society's address in Chapel Hill, NC (USA).
Download a membership Application now, complete the form and mail to the society.
You will find a few photos of Robert Ruark on this page and other pages for your enjoyment. Some pages, such as this one, feature a photo slide-presentation. Just click the point of the large center arrow below the first large photo and take the photographic slide-tour. Photos may also be saved and printed.
Greg Jenkins, Editor of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine has also given the society permission to place on this site an article that appeared in the November 2008 edition of that publication, titled "Ruark in His Prime." It's from Alan Ritchie's book, Ruark Remembered. Greg is also searching for two other articles on Ruark that appeared in Wildlife and will give the society permission to use those as well. To learn more about the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) and Wildlife in North Carolina check out the WRC website found at www.ncwildlife.org. The article "Ruark in His Prime" may be downloaded here.
This site is being rebuilt and is found at either domain name; www.robertruarksociety.org or at www.robertruark.org. It will continue to be a "work in progress" because we plan to continue inceasing the content of this site and will ultimately add a section for Ruark Archives. There we will park some of the older pages or other information for your continued reference and for review by new members. Note that we are actually just getting started and are also working on color, design and content.
We also plan to place a directory of the Robert Ruark Society online once we receive an electronic version of the directory. And too, we hope those winners of the Robert Ruark essay contest(s) will provide us an electronic copy of their essay, a photo and a brief bio for online publication. Members of the society want to see the works of those young (an older) individuals influenced by this great North Carolina writer.
Feel free to share your Robert Ruark photos and stories with the Robert Ruark Society.
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