Honors & Awards
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Honorary Doctor of Laws
American Association for the Advancement of Science, William D. Carey Award American Educational Research Association, Distinguished Public Service Award World Affairs Council – Washington, D.C., Educator of the Year Award Black Engineer of the Year Award Heinz Award (Human Condition category) National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee Leadership Maryland, Outstanding Leader of the Year U.S. News & World Report STEM Solutions Leadership Hall of Fame Award The Links, Incorporated, Co-Founders Award for Services to Youth University of La Verne, Honorary Doctorate (Exemplary Leadership & Public Service) Bank Street College of Education, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters University of Maryland, Baltimore, President’s Award Ohio State University, William Henry Watson, Jr., Memorial Award Greater Baltimore Committee, Regional Visionary Award Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber, Visionary Leadership Award (inaugural) TIME – named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World |
| 2012 | Technology Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award |
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2011 |
Top American Leader Award – Washington Post and Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership |
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2011 |
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2011 |
GE African American Forum ICON Lifetime Achievement Award |
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2011 |
Gladstone Institute Leadership Award for Promoting Diversity in Science & Medicine, University of California, |
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2011 |
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Johns Hopkins University |
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2011 |
TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence |
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2010 |
Ruth L. Kirschstein Award, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students |
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2010 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Harvard University |
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2010 |
Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College |
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2010 |
Maryland’s “First Citizen” Award (Maryland State Senate) |
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2010 |
Frank W. Hale, Jr., Diversity Leadership Award, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education |
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2010 |
Candle in Education Award, Morehouse College |
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2009 |
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2009 |
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Georgetown University |
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2009 |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Biomedical Research |
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2009 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Michigan |
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2009 |
Virginia B. Smith Innovative Leadership Award, National Center for Public Policy & Higher Education and |
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2009 |
Honorary Doctor of Letters, Daniel Webster College |
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2009 |
Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award, American Council on Education |
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2008 |
Honorary Doctor of Sciences, North Carolina State University |
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2008 |
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2008 |
Frederick Douglass Award, University System of Maryland Achievement in Higher Education Award, Washington Center for Internships & Academic Seminars |
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2007 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Princeton University |
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2006 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Goucher College |
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2006 |
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Pace University |
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2006 |
Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service to Education, Teachers College-Columbia University |
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2006 |
Board of Judges, Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education |
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2005 |
Honorary Doctor of Humanities, University of Alabama, Birmingham |
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2005 |
Honorary Doctor of Letters, Duke University |
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2004 |
Citigroup Friends of Maryland Education Award |
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2004 |
Honorary Doctor of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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2004 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Gallaudet University |
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2004 |
Honorary Degree, Prince George’s Community College (Maryland) |
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2004 |
Speaker’s Medallion, Maryland House of Delegates |
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2004 |
John Hope Franklin Distinguished Contributor to Higher Education Award, Black Issues in Higher Education |
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2004 |
Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser in Maryland, Maryland Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals |
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2004 |
Ida B. Wells Risk Taker Award, National Alliance of Black School Educators |
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2003 |
American Philosophical Society, Fellow |
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2003 |
Honorary Doctor of Human Letters, Franklin & Marshall College |
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2003 |
Honorary Degree, Roosevelt University |
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2003 |
National Academy of Sciences – Induction into National Academy’s Portrait Collection of African Americans |
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2003 |
Phi Kappa Phi – University Service Award |
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2003 |
Maryland Business Hall of Fame, Membership Induction |
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2002 |
Yale University – Edward Bouchet Leadership Award in Minority Graduate Education |
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2002 |
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Binghamton University |
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2002 |
Honorary Degree, Medical University of South Carolina |
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2002 |
Honorary Degree, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York |
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2002 |
Fast 50 Champion of Innovation, Fast Company Magazine |
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2002 |
Council on Chemical Research, Diversity Award |
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2002 |
Marion C. Bascom, Sr., Leadership Award, Associated Black Charities |
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2001 |
American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Fellow |
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2001 |
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2001 |
Author-Illustrator Human & Civil Rights Award, National Education Association |
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2001 |
Honorary Degree, Mercy College |
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2001 |
Stuart M. Macht Award for Community & Business Leadership (Baltimore County, MD) |
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2000 |
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow |
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1999 |
Marylander of the Year, The Baltimore Sun |
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1999 |
Reginald H. Jones Distinguished Service Award, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering |
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1999 |
Golden Torch Academic Visionary Award, National Society of Black Engineers |
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1998 |
Honorary McCormick Scientist, McCormick Technology Worldwide, McCormick & Company, Inc. |
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1998 |
Henry A. Rosenberg, Sr. Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council |
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1998 |
BETA Award (Baltimore’s Extraordinary Technology Advocate), Greater Baltimore Committee’s Technology Council |
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1998 |
Human Relations Chairperson’s Award, Baltimore County Human Relations Commission |
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1997 |
Education Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore County, Maryland Chapter |
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1997 |
Paul Harris Fellow Award, Woodlawn-Westview Rotary Club |
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1996 |
U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Mentoring |
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1994 |
The Andrew White Medal, Loyola College of Maryland |
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1994 |
The Hatikvah Award, The Jewish National Fund |
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1994 |
The Educator Achievement Award, National Science Foundation |
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1993 |
Outstanding Science Educator Award, Eli Lilly & Company |