Al Gore awards and honors

Al Gore awards and honors

Al Gore has been the recipient of a number of important awards and honors:

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. cite web
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*2008 Named one of "Foreign Policy Magazine's" Top 100 Public Intellectuals [ [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4314#bios Top 100 Public Intellectuals] ]
*2008 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCitation
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year =May 19, 2008
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*2008 Doctor "honoris causa", École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneCitation
title =EPFL Research Day 2008, in the presence of Al Gore
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*2008 Dan David Prize: "Social Responsibility with Particular Emphasis on the Environment"Citation
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*2008 "The Gore resolution (HJR712)" passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives which honors Gore's "efforts to curb global warming" [cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jan/11/house-passes-resolution-to-honor-gores-efforts/ |title= House passes resolution to honor Gore's efforts |accessdate=2008-01-11 |publisher=knoxnews.com]

2007 awards and honors

*2007 "Gothenburg Prize for Sustainable Development" [cite web|url=http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&Nyheter=&artikel=1542600|title=Al Gore To Be Awarded Gothenburg Prize For Sustainability |accessdate=2008-01-06 |publisher=SR International - Radio Sweden]
*2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (environment)
*2007 Primetime Emmy Award: "Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television" for "Current TV" (interactive technology)
*2007 International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: "Founders Award" for "Current TV" and for work in the area of global warming [ [http://www.iemmys.tv/news_item.aspx?id=45 2007 Awards for the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences] ]
*2007 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, "The Assault on Reason"
*2007 Prince of Asturias Award in Spain (environment) [ cite web|url=http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/ing/04/premiados/trayectorias/trayectoria815.html |title=Al Gore |accessdate=2007-07-17 |publisher=Prince of Asturias Foundation]
*2007 "The Sir David Attenborough Award for Excellence in Nature Filmmaking" (environment) [Lisa Knox Burns. [http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=1656 "Gore to People: It's Up to US"] "edhat.com".]
*2007 Honorary Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences [ [http://www.amacad.org/news/new2007.aspx Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows] ]
*2007 Honorary Doctorate, Concordia University [cite web |url= http://cjournal.concordia.ca/journalarchives/2006-07/mar_22/009006.shtml |title= Hon Doc for Al Gore |work=Concordia Journal |date=|accessdate=2007-06-14]

Other awards

*2006 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, "An Inconvenient Truth"
*2005 Webby Award: "Lifetime Achievement Award" (interactive technology)cite web
url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-05-04-gore-webby_x.htm
title=Webby Awards not laughing at Gore's contribution to Net Former Vice President of the United States
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*1998 The Computerworld Honors Program Honoring Those Who Use Information Technology to Benefit Society: "Toshiba America Leadership Award for Education" [ [http://www.cwhonors.org/leadership/indexpast.html The Computerworld Honors Program: Honoring Those Who Use Information Technology to Benefit Society] ]
*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"Citation
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