List of awards received by Al Gore

Al Gore has received a number of important awards and honors:

2017 awards and honors

2017 Honorary Doctorate, University of Melbourne[1]

2012 awards and honors

  • 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")[2]
  • 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[3]

2011 awards and honors

  • 2011 Honorary Doctorate, Hamilton College[4]

2010 awards and honors

2009 awards and honors

Al Gore receiving the Berkeley Medal, The University of California, Berkeley's highest honor, April 2009

Other

2008 awards and honors

  • 2008 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award (Theme: "A Climate of Change"): "The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire participation in civil and human rights efforts globally, through our collections, exhibitions, and educational programs." Diane Nash will also be honored.[10]
  • 2008 Named one of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Public Intellectuals[11]
  • 2008 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, Carnegie Mellon University[12]
  • 2008 Doctor honoris causa, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne[13]
  • 2008 Dan David Prize: "Social Responsibility with Particular Emphasis on the Environment"[14]

2007 awards and honors

Gore receives the Nobel Peace Prize in the city hall of Oslo, 2007

Other

  • Gore wrote, and starred in the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2007.

Additional awards

Notes

  1. 2012 Inductees, Internet Hall of Fame website. Last accessed April 24, 2012
  2. , Fishbase, 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Al Gore Praises Blum Center, Students
  5. Scripps to salute centennial of UCSD founder/oceanographer Roger Revelle
  6. 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
  7. "2008 Freedom Award Honors Al Gore and Diane Nash for 'A Climate of Change'". Wall Street Journal. August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  8. Top 100 Public Intellectuals
  9. Gore tells CMU graduates they can become heroes, AP, May 19, 2008, archived from the original on June 17, 2008
  10. EPFL Research Day 2008, in the presence of Al Gore, April 15, 2008
  11. Al Gore and Amos Oz Among 2008 Dan David Prize Winners, February 12, 2008
  12. "House passes resolution to honor Gore's efforts". knoxnews.com. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  13. "All Nobel Laureates". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  14. Bono (2007-12-19). "TIME Person of the Year 2007 Runners-Up: Al Gore". TIME. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  15. "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.
  16. "2007 Awards for the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  17. "Al Gore". Prince of Asturias Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  18. Lisa Knox Burns. "Gore to People: It's Up to US" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine edhat.com.
  19. "Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  20. "Hon Doc for Al Gore". Concordia Journal. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  21. "Honorary doctors and fellows". www.en.aau.dk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  22. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. 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.
  24. Carr, David (8 June 2005). "Accepting a Webby? Brevity, Please". American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  25. "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.
  26. Vice President Albert Gore Accepts Cisco Circle Award, cisco.com, June 23, 1993, archived from the original on February 24, 2007
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