RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Carmen Russoniello of ECU and Sylvia Flack of Winston-Salem State are the recipients of the 2015 James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.

The award comes with a $7,500 cash prize. It was named for North Carolina Gov. Jim Holshouser.

The award recognizes public service and outreach by faculty that improves the lives of North Carolinians.

Russoniello founded the Center for Applied Psychophysiology in 2013 to help members of the Armed Forces dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Flack has helped to eliminate inequality in health care for minorities, and has been instrumental in bringing a variety of programs to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to address the needs of the community.

The full details can be found at northcarolina.edu.