List of awards and honours received by 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 Jr. 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 | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Freedom of the City | Florence, Italy | |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity | University of Rochester, United States of America | |
| 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 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws | Mount Allison University, Canada | |
| 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 | |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws[1][2] | Brown University, Providence, RI, 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)[3] | The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia |
| 1995 | Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of Venerable Order of Saint John | International |
| 1996 | 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[4] | France |
| Four Freedoms 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 | |
| Recipient of the Gold Class of the Order for Meritorious Service | 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 | |
| Honorary Doctor of Public Service [5] | The George Washington University, United States of America | |
| 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[6] | 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[7] | 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 Builders 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[8] | Danish Kennedy Society, Denmark | |
| Honorary Fellowship | Guild of Church Musicians, London, England | |
| Tutu Foundation UK launched[9] | 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[10] | 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 of Theology[11] | University of Vienna, Austria | |
| Honorary Doctorate | University of Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Honorary Doctorate | Bangor University, Wales | |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | United States of America | |
| 2010 | The Juliet Hollister Awards | New York, USA |
| Bynum Tudor Fellow[12] | Kellogg College, Oxford, England | |
| Audie Awards for Audiobook of the Year and Multi-Voiced Performance for Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Audio Publishers Association | |
| 2011 | Global Treasure Award of the Skoll Foundation | Oxford, England |
| 2012 | Honorary Doctorate of Theology | University of Groningen, Netherlands |
| 2014 | International Catalonia Prize[13] | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| 2015 | Honorary Companion of Honour (CH) | Commonwealth realms |
| Audie Awards for Audiobook of the Year and Original Work for Mandela: An Audio History | Audio Publishers Association | |
| 2017 | Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ)[14] | Commonwealth realms |
References
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- ^ "Honorary graduates". About ANU. The Australian National University. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "World: Africa. Tutu awarded Legion of Honour". BBC News. 28 June 1998. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ https://www2.gwu.edu/~media/pressreleases/05_10_1999_tutu.html
- ^ Nelson Mandela pays tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, BBC, 28 April 2001.
- ^ Porter, Lindsay. "Tutu offers peaceful words of inspiration". Elon Pendulum. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Desmond Tutu receives Danish award Archived 10 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tutu Foundation UK
- ^ Giuseppe Motta Medal Website Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Desmond Tutu to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Vienna – website of the University of Vienna
- ^ "Archbishop Desmond Tutu". Kellogg College. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Desmond Tutu, guardonat amb el Premi Internacional Catalunya 2014 324.cat, 8-05-2014 (in Catalan)
- ^ "No. 2871020". The London Gazette. 21 September 2017. p. 1120.