List of awards and honors received by Al Gore
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Al Gore has received a number of important awards and honors:
Medals
[edit]- 1969 National Defense Service Medal
- 1992 Olmsted Medal, American Society of Landscape Architects
- 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom[1]
Honorary Doctorates
[edit]- 2007 : Doctor of Laws, Concordia University[2]
- 2007 : Doctor of Science, Aalborg University[3]
- 2008 : Doctor of Humane Letters, Carnegie Mellon University[4]
- 2008 : Doctor of Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[5]
- 2010 : Doctor of Science, Tilburg University[6]
- 2010 : Doctor of Laws, University of Tennessee-Knoxville[7]
- 2011 : Doctor of Laws, Hamilton College[8]
- 2017 : Doctor of Laws, University of Melbourne[9]
Accolades
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- 2007 Time Person of the Year: Runner - Up.[10]
- 2007 International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: Founders Award (Emmy) for Current TV and for work in the area of global warming[11]
- 2007 The Sir David Attenborough Award for Excellence in Nature Filmmaking (environment)[12]
- 2008 Named one of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Public Intellectuals[13]
- 2009 NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award (with Wangari Maathai) [14]
Literary Awards
[edit]- 2006 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, An Inconvenient Truth
- 2007 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, The Assault on Reason
Environmental Awards
[edit]- 1999 Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence: In recognition for his contributions to the Environmental Design Profession and in honor of Modernist architect Richard Neutra.[15]
- 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (environment)[16]
- 2007 Gothenburg Prize for Sustainable Development[17]
- 2007 Honorary Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18]
- 2007 Prince of Asturias Award in Spain (environment)[19]
- 2008 Dan David Prize: "Social Responsibility with Particular Emphasis on the Environment"[20]
- 2008 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award (Theme: "A Climate of Change") [21]
- 2008 The Gore resolution (HJR712) passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives which honors Gore's "efforts to curb global warming"[22]
- 2009 The Berkeley Medal from the University of California, Berkeley.[23]
- 2009 Roger Revelle Prize from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego[24]
- In 2012, a fish species was named after him, Etheostoma gore, for his environmental vision, commitment, and accomplishments throughout decades of public service and his role in educating the public and raising awareness on the issue of global climate change[25]
Technology Awards
[edit]- 1993 First Annual Cisco Systems Circle Award: "In recognition of his visionary leadership in building global awareness of computer networking through the National Information Highway Initiative"[26]
- 1998 The Computerworld Honors Program Honoring Those Who Use Information Technology to Benefit Society: Toshiba America Leadership Award for Education[27]
- 2005 Webby Award: Lifetime Achievement Award (interactive technology)[28][29]
- 2012 Inaugural member of the Internet Hall of Fame given by the Internet Society (Global Connectors: "Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet")[30]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Williams, Michael (May 3, 2024). "Biden presents Medal of Freedom to key political allies, civil rights leaders, celebrities and politicians". CNN. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hon Doc for Al Gore". Concordia Journal. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- ^ "Honorary doctors and fellows". www.en.aau.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ Gore tells CMU graduates they can become heroes, AP, May 19, 2008, archived from the original on June 17, 2008
- ^ EPFL Research Day 2008, in the presence of Al Gore, April 15, 2008
- ^ "Press release UvT 25 November 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "UT Knoxville Awards Former Vice President al Gore an Honorary Doctorate". 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Al Gore delivers Hamilton College commencement address". 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Al Gore awarded Honorary Doctorate". 15 July 2020.
- ^ Bono (2007-12-19). "TIME Person of the Year 2007 Runners-Up: Al Gore". TIME. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "2007 Awards for the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Lisa Knox Burns. "Gore to People: It's Up to US" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine edhat.com.
- ^ Top 100 Public Intellectuals
- ^ NAACP SETS A DATE FOR IMAGE AWARDS: Nominees to be announced in January; ceremony to be held following month Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cal Poly Pomona | Dept. Of Architecture". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "All Nobel Laureates". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ "Al Gore To Be Awarded Gothenburg Prize For Sustainability". SR International - Radio Sweden. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Al Gore". Prince of Asturias Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ Al Gore and Amos Oz Among 2008 Dan David Prize Winners, February 12, 2008, archived from the original on December 12, 2009, retrieved June 15, 2008
- ^ "2008 Freedom Award Honors Al Gore and Diane Nash for 'A Climate of Change'". Wall Street Journal. August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "House passes resolution to honor Gore's efforts". knoxnews.com. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Al Gore Praises Blum Center, Students[permanent dead link]
- ^ Scripps to salute centennial of UCSD founder/oceanographer Roger Revelle
- ^ [1], Fishbase, 2012.
- ^ Vice President Albert Gore Accepts Cisco Circle Award, cisco.com, June 23, 1993, archived from the original on February 24, 2007
- ^ "The Computerworld Honors Program: Honoring Those Who Use Information Technology to Benefit Society". Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ A.P. (5 May 2005). "Webby Awards not laughing at Gore's contribution to Net Former Vice President of the United States". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Carr, David (8 June 2005). "Accepting a Webby? Brevity, Please". American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ 2012 Inductees, Internet Hall of Fame website. Last accessed April 24, 2012
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