Educator, Historian and UNC Statistician Freddie Kiger Inducted Into Order of Longleaf Pine

Posted Jan 10, 2026
A Chapel Hill institution and longtime community contributor was recent recognized with the highest civilian honor in North Carolina. Members of the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club surprised Freddie Kiger with his induction into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine during its holiday party on December 5. Kiger is a two-time graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

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