Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 16, 2016 – Peter S. Brunstetter, executive vice president and chief legal officer for Novant Health, joined a prestigious list of North Carolinians when he was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest honor the state can give for those with a proven record of extraordinary service. Justice Paul M. Newby presented Brunstetter with the award Dec. 14, 2016.
Since its creation in 1963, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine honors outstanding North Carolinians who have a proven record of service to the state and who have inspired and encouraged acts of kindness, charity and service throughout their lifetime. It recognizes those citizens who have devoted their lives to serving others and have made a significant impact and strengthened North Carolina.
Brunstetter has been an attorney for over 30 years and served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1977 to 1981. He resigned his commission from the Navy Reserve in 1990, with the rank of lieutenant commander. From 2006 to 2013, Brunstetter served in the North Carolina State Senate as co-chair of the Appropriations Committee, chair of the Judiciary I Committee and vice chair of the Rules Committee. He was also a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners from 1991 to 2004, serving as chairman of the board from 1994 through 2004. Brunstetter has served as an adjunct professor of law at Elon University School of Law and a member of the board of visitors at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He has also donated time to serve many other organizations, including the YMCAs of Northwest North Carolina and the North Carolina Hospital Association. In addition to his Novant Health position, he is a member of the board of governors of the North Carolina Bar Association and a member of the board of Go Global NC.
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