List of honours for Desmond Tutu
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This is a list of awards given to Desmond Tutu.
| Year | Award | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | General Theological Seminary, United States of America | |
| Fellow of King's College London | London, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law | University of Kent, England | ||
| 1979 | Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Harvard University, United States of America | |
| 1980 | Prix d'Athene | Onassis Foundation, Greece | |
| 1981 | Honorary Doctorate of Theology | Ruhr University, Bochum, West Germany | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Newsmaker of the year | Southern African Society of Journalists, South Africa | ||
| 1982 | Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology | Columbia University, United States of America | |
| 1983 | Family of Man Gold Medal Award | ||
| 1984 | Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian Award | United States of America | |
| Nobel Peace Prize | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Saint Paul's College, Virginia, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Claremont Graduate University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology | Dickinson College, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Howard University, United States of America | ||
| 1985 | Freedom of The City | Florence, Italy | |
| 1986 | Freedom of The City | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |
| Magubela prize for liberty | |||
| 1987 | Freedom of The City | Durham, England | |
| Pacem in Terris Award | United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of the West Indies, West Indies | ||
| 1988 | Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 1989 | Third World Prize (jointly) | ||
| 1990 | Freedom of The City | Lewisham, England | |
| Freedom of The City | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Honorary Degree | Oxford University, England | ||
| Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | University of Missouri-Kansas City, United States of America | ||
| 1991 | Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 1992 | Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award | ||
| 1993 | Honorary Doctorate | Albion College, Albion, Michigan, USA | |
| 1994 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)[1] | The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia | |
| 1995 | Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of Venerable Order of Saint John | International | |
| 1996 | Order for Meritorious Service Award (Gold) | South Africa | |
| Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion | Lambeth Palace, England | ||
| 1997 | Humanitarian Award | African Times, New York, United States of America | |
| Bill of Rights Award | American Civil Liberation Union Fund, United States of America | ||
| ROBIE award | Jackie Robinson Foundation, New York, United States of America | ||
| 1998 | Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur | France | |
| Roosevelt Freedom Award | Middelburg, The Netherlands | ||
| Honorary Degree | Bishop's University, Canada | ||
| 1999 | Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award | United States of America | |
| Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Germany | ||
| Dedicatee of the Annual Survey of American Law | New York University School of Law, United States of America | ||
| Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) | South Africa | ||
| Sydney Peace Prize | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Freedom of the City | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Cambridge, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Florida International University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | University of Hull, England | ||
| Wilberforce Medal | England | ||
| 2000 | Delta Prize for Global Understanding | Atlanta, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Toronto, Canada | ||
| Honorary Degree | Yale University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Trinity College, Canada | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Alberta, Canada | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities | Seattle University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Pompeu Fabra University, Spain | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada | ||
| Honorary Degree | University of Oklahoma, United States of America | ||
| Athenagoras Prize for Human Rights | Chicago, United States of America | ||
| 2001 | One room named for Desmond Tutu at Southwark Cathedral[2] | London, England | |
| Honorary Degree | Fort Hare University, South Africa | ||
| 2002 | Honorary Doctorate | Vaal University of Technology, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Washington, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Potchefstroom University, South Africa | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Theology | University of Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award | Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America | ||
| 2003 | International Advocate for Peace Award | Cardozo School of Law, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters[3] | Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Rhodes University, South Africa | ||
| Golden Plate Award | Academy of Achievement, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | Willamette University, United States of America | ||
| Père Marquette Discovery Award | Marquette University, United States of America | ||
| James Parks Morton Interfaith Award | Interfaith Center of New York, United States of America | ||
| 2004 | Desmond Tutu HIV Centre founded | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate | Warsaw University, Poland | ||
| Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace founded | Liverpool Hope University, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 2005 | Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award | New York City, United States of America | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Berea College, United States of America | ||
| Gandhi Peace Prize | India | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of North Florida, United States of America | ||
| Desmond Tutu TB Centre founded | Stellenbosch University, South Africa | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Fordham University, United States of America | ||
| Desmond Tutu Education Center founded | General Theological Seminary, United States of America | ||
| Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal | Harrogate, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Ghent University, Belgium | ||
| 2006 | Union Medal | Union Theological Seminary, United States of America | |
| Light of Truth Award from the International Campaign for Tibet | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Desmond Tutu Centre for the ARROW Project founded | Plymouth, England | ||
| Honorary Doctorate in Public Service | The College of William & Mary, United States of America | ||
| Gandhi King Ikeda Community Builder's Prize | Morehouse College, United States of America | ||
| King Hussein Prize | New York, United States of America | ||
| 2007 | Honorary Doctorate in Education | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa | |
| Alumnus of the Year | King's College London, England | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award | James Madison University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | University of Ulster, Northern Ireland | ||
| Profiles in Courage Award[4] | Danish Kennedy Society, Denmark | ||
| Honorary Fellowship | Guild of Church Musicians, London, England | ||
| Tutu Foundation UK launched[5] | London, England | ||
| Marion Doenhoff Prize for International Reconciliation and Understanding | Germany | ||
| Washington National Cathedral Prize for Advancement in Religious Understanding | Washington, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | University of Pittsburgh, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters | Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Wheelock College, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities | James Madison University, United States of America | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Giuseppe Motta Medal[6] | Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development, Switzerland | ||
| 2008 | OUTSPOKEN Award | International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, United States of America | |
| Lincoln Leadership Prize | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, Chicago, United States of America | ||
| J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding | United States Department of State, United States of America | ||
| 2009 | Spiritual Leadership Award | Humanity's Team, Pretoria, South Africa | |
| Honorary Doctorate in Theology | Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna, Austria | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | University of Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Honorary Doctorate[7] | Bangor University, Wales | ||
| Presidential Medal of Freedom[8] | United States of America | ||
| 2010 | Nautilus Book Award, Made for Goodness | New York, United States | |
| 2011 | Global Treasure award | Skoll World Forum, Oxford, England | |
| 2012 | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau[9] | Netherlands | |
| Honorary Doctorate[10] | University of Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Extraordinary Ibrahim Award[11] | The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, South Africa | ||
| Honorary Doctorate | Gonzaga University, United States | ||
| 2013 | Templeton Prize[12] | Guildhall, London, England | |
| Honorary Freedom[13] | City of London Corporation, England | ||
| 2014 | Catalonia International Prize[14] | Government of Catalonia, Catalonia | |
| 2015 | Order of the Companions of Honour | United Kingdom |
References
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- ↑ Nelson Mandela pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, BBC, 28 April 2001.
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- ↑ Desmond Tutu receives Danish award
- ↑ Tutu Foundation UK
- ↑ Giuseppe Motta Medal Website
- ↑ Nobel Peace Prize winner honoured by University, Bangor University, 10 June 2009
- ↑ "President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients", White House Office of the Press Secretary, 30 July 2009
- ↑ Desmond Tutu Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau – website of the NRC Handelsblad
- ↑ Desmond Tutu awarded honorary doctorate, University of Groningen, 24 September 2012
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- ↑ [1] Templeton Organisation
- ↑ [2] City of London website
- ↑ South-African Archbishop Desmond Tutu awarded the prestigious Premi Internacional Catalunya Catalan News Agency, 8 May 2014
