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Jack Lengyel	He received the 2005 John L. Toner Award from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame for his service at Navy.
Barry Black	In 2004, the Old Dominion University chapter of the NAACP conferred on him the Image Award,'' Reaffirming the Dream - Realizing the Vision'', for military excellence.
Elizabeth Warren	Time 100 Gala In 2009, the Boston Globe named her the Bostonian of the Year, and the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts honored her with the Lelia J. Robinson Award.
George Bundy Smith	In December 2005, Smith was awarded the William Nelson Cromwell Award by the New York County Lawyers Association.
George Steinbrenner	In 1992, Steinbrenner was presented with Tampa's most prestigious civic service award, the Tampa Metro Civitan Club's Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award.
Bill Griffeth	In 2000, CSUN honored him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Paul Ruffin	In 2011, President Barack Obama bestowed upon Ruffin the Rank of Meritorious Senior Professional for sustained superior accomplishment in the conduct of programs of the U. S. Government and noteworthy achievement of quality and efficiency in public service.
Lauro Baja	He was awarded the Most Outstanding Alumni of theBatangas High Schoolin 2004 and Most Outstanding Alpha Phi Beta, a UP law fraternity, also in the same year.
Tito Oreta	And then, the CAMANAVA Press Corporation recognized him as 1994 Outstanding Barangay Captain in the North Sector of Metropolitan Manila.
Frances Tilton Weaver	Also in 1993, Tilton received an award from the Indiana State Bar Association as a woman honoree in the celebration of 100 years of women in the legal profession.
Reynato Puno	He was also one of the Outstanding Alumnus of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity - UP College of Law in 1975.
Linda Addison (lawyer)	In 2009, the American Bar Association awarded Addison its Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way to success for other women.
Herold C. Hunt	He was cited for his contributions to Scouting and received the highest award given volunteers, the Silver Buffalo, in 1963.
Clifford Scott Green	Judge Green was the first recipient of the NAACP's William H. Hastie award in 1985.
Bob Henry Baber	In May 2007, he and the mayor of Lewisburg, West Virginia, John Manchester, received the 2007 Environmental Hero Award of The Wilderness Society.
Joseph Costa (aviator)	In 1994 the Rochester Flight Standards District Office of the Federal Aviation Administration gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his 65 years in aviation.
Bill Doolittle	In 1988, Doolittle received the Man of the Year Award from Western Michigan's Alumni'' W'' Club.
Richard Carmona	In 2000, Carmona was honored at the National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award ceremony.
Lon Simmons	Simmons received the 2004 Ford C. Frick Award, given annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster.
William A. Schnader	His public service included many other contributions, including five years' work as Chairman of the American Bar Association Bill of Rights Committee (the forerunner of the present Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities), and service as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1962 -- 63.
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan	Rowallan was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest award of the Boy Scouts of America in 1948.
Steven Lindsey	Lindsey is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award which was presented to him by the San Gabriel Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America on November 10, 2012 on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America.
Nick Bostrom	Bostrom is the 2009 recipient of the Eugene R. Gannon Award for the Continued Pursuit of Human Advancement and was named in Foreign Policy's 2009 list of top global thinkers'' for accepting no limits on human potential.''
Michael J. Skindell	In 2004, he received the award for Ohio Environmental Council Public Servant of the Year.
Barbara Bodine	She was the recipient of the UC Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award in 1991.
James A. Barclay	In 2010 he received the Dick Grimm Award from the Golf Journalists Association of Canada.
Gail H. Bates	She is a member of the Therapeutic Horsemanship Association and received the Life Achievement Award from the Howard County Republican Central Committee in 1990.
Helen Kennard Bettin	In recognition of her long-time volunteer activities and civic spirit, she was honored as the Glendora Citizen of the Year, in 1977.
Frances Oldham Kelsey	thumb | 1962 : Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey receiving the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service from President -LSB- -LSB- John F. Kennedy -RSB- -RSB- thumb | Dr. Kelsey (age 87) at the FDA Reception commemorating her induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame Upon completing her Ph. D., Kelsey joined the University of Chicago faculty.
Peter Gammons	Peter Gammons (born April 9, 1945) is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.
Tony Avella	In 1997 Avella was awarded New York State's Community Service Award from nominations received across New York State for his volunteer civic endeavors on behalf of New Yorkers.
Buddy MacMaster	He has performed He also received the Order of Nova Scotia in 2003 for outstanding achievement benefiting the province and its residents.
Winfred Overholser	Boston University award him its alumni medal in 1962.
Ron Jaworski	In 1997, he received the Pinnacle Award from the South Jersey Chamber of Commerce for his outstanding volunteer work and longtime service to the South Jersey Chamber as well as the business community.
Sheila Bair	In 2009, Bair was presented the Consumer Federation of America's Philip Hart Public Service Award.
John Tyler Caldwell	In 1988, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges named Caldwell one of Mississippi State's 10 distinguished alumni.
Ron Grzywinski	asp?cid 262 In 1988, Ron received the Medal for Entrepreneurial Excellence from the Yale School of Management.
Frances Clarke Sayers	In 1965 she was given the Joseph W. Lippincott Award for her distinguished service in librarianship.
Peter George Peterson	In 2006 Peterson was honored with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution.
Jim Petro	Petro was named 2011 recipient of the Champion of Justice Award for Public Service by the Innocence Network.
Warren Fales Draper	In 1949, after Draper's retirement from the Public Health Service, he was given an award of recognition from the Conference of State and Provincial Health Associations of North America for his long and meritorious public health service.
Arnie Sowell	For this he has received accolades from the African American Alumni Council (AAAC) and the 1996 Award of Distinction by the Varsity Letter Club.
Walter J. Boyne	In 2005, the Aircraft Industries Association presented Boyne with the Lauren D. Lyman Award for outstanding achievement in aviation public relations.
Linda Addison (lawyer)	She was selected as the 2008 Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Texas School of Law, the first woman in active law practice to receive this award.
John Wilce	His academic honors include the Ohio State Distinguished Service Award in 1956.
Raymond Monsour Scurfield	He most recently has received the 2012 Mississippi Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi chapter, National Association of Social Work.
Brenda Jackson	Additionally, she received the Sara Blocker Award 2012 from Florida Memorial University, the highest award given to a female for exceptional service to the university and for community service.
Alan Heatherington	In 2010 he received the Cultural Leadership Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, for'' sustained leadership, extending beyond his own organizations and community, that has profoundly impacted the state of the Arts in Illinois.''
Gustavo Cisneros	For his work, in March 2004, Gustavo was presented with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, in Miami, Florida, by the Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sanjay Pinto	Although it was a tradition in Loyola College for many years to give the highest award for ` The Most Outstanding Student' of the year to the elected college Students Union President, the management made an exception in 1994 and crowned Sanjay with this honour and a Gold Medal.
Ishwar Puri	In 2010, his alma mater, St. Xavier's School, Delhi, honored him with the Xaverian Excellence Award for his outstanding achievements, pioneering spirit, leadership and public service.
Jonathan Cuneo	Cuneo was selected by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice as a finalist for its 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
Carl Zehr	Zehr is also the 2006 recipient of the Ontario Pharmacist Association Visionary Award, and a Paul P. Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Kitchener, in recognition of service to the community and club.
James A. Michener	In 1993, the U. S. Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Michener its Lone Sailor Award for his naval service and his literary achievements.
Maureen Orth	In 2006 she won a national Alumnae Achievement Award of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.
Andr? Marin	In October 2012, Marin also received an award for achievement in oversight by the U. S. - based National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE).
Margarett Best	Best has also received the BBPA Women of Distinction Award and, in October 2009, was bestowed with a 2009 National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada Award in the Distinguished Services category of Equality/Social Justice.
Brian Greenspan	In 2013 he was awarded the Alumni Gold Key for Achievement by Osgoode Hall Law School ; he was presented with the' Key to the City' of his hometown, Niagara Falls, Ontario and was selected as one of the' Alumni of Influence by University College of the University of Toronto.
Danny Morgan (politician)	The Selective Service gave him their Honored Patriot Award in 2005.
Bob Uecker	In 2003, he received the Ford C. Frick Award, bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for'' major contributions to baseball''.
Michael Goldsmith	In addition to Goldsmith's numerous Law Professor of the Year awards, he was also the first annual recipient of the Michael Goldsmith outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, bestowed by the organizers of the Orrin G. Hatch Distinguished Trial Lawyer Lecture Series in November 2008.
Stan Stephens	In 1986 Stephens was recognized by the National Republican Legislators' Association as one of the country's ten most outstanding state lawmakers.
Jeff Jacoby (columnist)	In 2004, he received the Thomas Paine Award of the libertarian law firm the Institute for Justice, an award presented to journalists'' who dedicate their work to the preservation and championing of individual liberty.''
Michael Kutza	In 2009, Kutza was honored by the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois as one of its'' Legendary Landmarks'', a title bestowed on'' citizens who have made contributions to the civic and cultural life of Chicago and Illinois.''
Ann Claire Williams	In 2005, she received the Arabella Babb Mansfield Award from the National Association of Women Lawyers, the organization's highest honor.
Raymond J. Dearie	Dearie received an Alumni Professional Achievement Award from Fairfield University in 1986.
Brigid Callahan Harrison	She was awarded the `` Distinguished Alumna of the Year'' in 2003 from the Richard Stockton College Council of Black Faculty and Staff ; Atlantic County Zonta's `` Women Who Make a Difference'' award ; Recipient of the Harold J. Goodfriend Award for Public Service ; Recipient of the national MENSA Graduate fellowship.
Andrew P. Harris	Harris has received the Laughlin Award for Distinguished Public Officer, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland in 2001.
Eric Cunningham	He worked as an advertising executive, was a founder of the Ontario New Liberal Association, and received a provincial recognition award in 1968.
Neil Armstrong	Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, Soviet Union, 1970 Armstrong received many honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy, the Sylvanus Thayer Award, the Collier Trophy from the National Aeronautics Association, and the Congressional Gold Medal.
Robert J. Ross	In 2007, Ross received the national Beyond Z Award, presented at the KIPP School Summit, for his dedication and support to KIPP Reach College Preparatory in Oklahoma City.
Alan Hanks	In 2008, he received the Rapid City Elks Club's Distinguished Citizenship Award and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the South Dakota State Municipal League.
Sue Sanders	In 2007, Sanders received the Clio's Silver Cup Award from the International Lesbian and Gay Cultural Network for outstanding achievements in documenting and disseminating information about LGBT History.
John Lewis (U.S. politician)	In 2001, The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation awarded Lewis the Profile in Courage Award'' for his extraordinary courage, leadership and commitment to civil rights.''
Matthew Michalewicz	He received the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina in 2002.
Joseph Costa (aviator)	Also in 1994, the U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Administration Administration, Eastern Region, gave him a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of 65 years of distinction as an aviator.
Kurt Danziger	In 1994, he received the Canadian Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training for his role in creating the graduate program in history and theory of psychology at York University, Toronto.
H. Abram Wilson	Wilson was the e 2005 recipient of the National Music Educator Association, State Legislator of the Year award'' for his support of music education in the schools.''
Eunice Kennedy Shriver	Shriver received the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt Award (the Teddy), an annual award given by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to a graduate from an NCAA member institution who earned a varsity letter in college for participation in intercollegiate athletics, and who ultimately became a distinguished citizen of national reputation based on outstanding life accomplishment.
Judith Giuliani	Also in that year, she and her husband received the Spirit of Cabrini Service Award from the Cabrini Mission Foundation ; and in May 2006 she received the New York University College of Nursing Humanitarian Award.
David Zien	During his time in office, Zien was the recipient of many awards, including the following : Legislator of the Year, membership in the American Legion, National MC Hall of Fame inductee with Peter Fonda, NRA Defender of Freedom Award presented by Charlton Heston, Outstanding Legislator, 1995 -- 96, and NFlB Guardian of Small Business, 1995 -- 96.
Paul Torgersen	He received Tech's first Affirmative Action Award, its 1992 Sporn Award for Teaching Excellence and was named Virginia's Engineering Educator of the Year in 1992.
Nido Qubein	In 1999, Qubein was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business & Economics.
Robert W. Baird	In 1951, he and his wife, Ora, were named as joint recipients of the McGeoch distinguished citizenship award by the Milwaukee League of Women Voters for their activities with youth organizations, higher education, public and private health and welfare, business and government.
R. Fred Lewis	In 2002, the University of Central Florida honored Justice Lewis by creating the Justice R. Fred Lewis Award, which will be awarded annually to the individual who has demonstrated the highest level of social responsibility.
Jacob Burns (attorney)	At George Washington, he was a trustee for many years and a member of the board of directors of the George Washington Law Association, which presented him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1975.
Jackie Robinson	and on March 2, 2005, President George W. Bush gave Robinson's widow the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress ; Robinson was only the second baseball player to receive the award, after Roberto Clemente.
Frank Karel	In 1990, he was named an alumnus of distinction by the UF College of Journalism and Communications.
Herbert H. Lang	In 1970, Lang received an'' Achievement Award'' from the TAMU Association of Former Students.
Frank Kell	In 1930, The Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce honored Kell as the'' Outstanding Philanthropist'' of the community.
Rafael Peralta	In December 2004, U. S. Congressman Bob Filner of California introduced legislation to award Sgt. Peralta the Medal of Honor.
Cecil Howard Green	In 1998, the UBC Alumni Association gave Green and Gibson alumni'' Lifetime Achievement Awards'' in recognition of their support for the University.
Frank Lowy	On 2 October 2007 Lowy received the Henni Friedlander Award for the Common Good at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, United States.
Joan M. Plaisted	She is a graduate of the National War College Class of 1988 and is a recipient of the Department of State's Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.
Eric Mar	In 1999, Mar received the community service award from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA).
Mario Garcia	In October 2011 he was awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism by the Missouri School of Journalism.
Jack Youngblood	In April, 2007, Youngblood was inducted into the National Football League Alumni Association's prestigious Order of the Leather Helmet, which is the highest award for the NFL Alumni given to those `` who make a lasting impression on the game''.
P. O. Davis	Among his honors, he was voted `` Man of the Year'' in Agriculture by Progressive Farmer magazine and awarded a medal and certificate from the American Farm Bureau in 1945 for distinguished service to American agriculture.
Ann Claire Williams	In 2010, Williams became a recipient of the 28th Annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.
Michelle T. Friedland	She maintains an active pro bono practice, for which the State Bar of California recently named her a recipient of the 2013 President's Pro Bono Service Award.