Woodmen of the World Board of Directors
Daniel W. Rice III
Director
Kinston, N.C.
Daniel W. Rice III was elected to the Board of Directors of Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society as National Watchman on July 27, 2001. He had previously served on Woodmen of the World’s National Judiciary Committee since 1997.
A member for 35 years and current president of Kinston Lodge 46, Rice graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science degree in social work and received his Master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently director of Specialized Services at Caswell Center in Kinston, NC, and Executive Director of the Caswell Center Foundation, Inc.
Rice has served on Woodmen of the World’s National Legislative Committee and as a National Representative. He has also served as Chairman of Trustees, Vice President and President of the Jurisdiction of North Carolina. A member and Treasurer of the East North Carolina Woodmen Youth Camp Board of Directors, Rice is also past president of the Bright Belt District Association. In addition, he chairs the Jurisdiction of North Carolina’s fraternal project, the Children’s Home Program.
Rice is the recipient of Woodmen of the World’s Youth Program award and Mr. Woodman (Fraternal Spirit) award, and was awarded the Fraternalist of the Year Award twice by the North Carolina Fraternal Congress. He has also received numerous recognitions for service to his community, including the Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Governors Award of Excellence for Volunteer Service, and the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award. He is the 2008 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service, the highest award a state employee can receive in North Carolina.
Rice and his wife, Johnnee, piano accompanist at the 2001 and 2005 National Conventions, have two sons, Jonathan and Carson. |
