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John Danby, Chairman of the Northumbrian Association said: 'The University received a good representation of nominations from the 海角直播 area, along with other areas further afield.
'Past winners have included athlete Brendan Foster, former footballer Niall Quinn and Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley, who are all inspirational people.
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The individual recipient of the award was Andrew Dixon, former boss of the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, which promotes the area as a place to live and work.
Mr Danby added: 'We use the term Northumbria to apply to North East England from the valley of the Tees to the Tweed. We believe that moving our historic culture into the mainstream of regional life can play a vital role in regeneration.'
The association is a registered charity which aims to promote Northumbrian culture. An all-party croup of the Northumbrian Association has been formed in the House of Commons to represent these views at the highest level.
The association is also involved in a campaign for the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East from The British Library in London.