List of awards and honors received by Jimmy Carter explained

U.S. President Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924) has received numerous accolades, awards, and honorary degrees. Several places, institutions, and other things have been named for him.

Honorary doctorates

Honorary Fellow

Accolades

Among the honors Carter has received are the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Others include:

Namesakes

Navy submarine

In 1998, the U.S. Navy named the third and last Seawolf-class submarine the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) in honor of former President Carter and his service as a submariner officer. It became one of the first Navy vessels to be named for a person living at the time of naming.[20]

Fish species

In 2002, a fish species was given a scientific name after him, the bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter), for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights.[21]

U.S. Naval Academy building

In February 2023, the United States Naval Academy changed the name of its engineering building from Maury Hall to Carter Hall in honor of the former president and Naval Academy graduate. The building was previously named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, an oceanographer and U.S. naval officer who gave up his commission to fight against the United States by serving as a naval officer and diplomatic envoy to England for the Confederacy.[22] [23]

Grammy Awards

President Carter has been nominated for the Grammy Awards 9 times in the Best Spoken Word Album category, winning three times.[24]

Spoken Word Grammy

YearCategoryNominated workResult
1997Best Spoken Word Album Living Faith
1998Best Spoken Word Album The Virtues of Aging
2001Best Spoken Word Album An Hour Before Daylight
2006Best Spoken Word Album Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
2007Best Spoken Word AlbumSunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World
2009Best Spoken Word AlbumWe Can Have Peace In The Holy Land
2014Best Spoken Word Album A Call to Action
2015Best Spoken Word AlbumA Full Life: Reflections at 90
2018Best Spoken Word AlbumFaith - A Journey for All

His win in 2019 at the age of 94 years and 132 days made him the third oldest person to win a Grammy. The current record holder is Pinetop Perkins, who was 97 when he won a Grammy in 2011 (one month before his death). Carter is the oldest still-living Grammy winner.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oxford University Gazette, 17 May 2007: University Agenda . www.ox.ac.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070616102309/http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2006-7/weekly/170507/agen.htm . 2007-06-16.
  2. Web site: Jimmy Carter . 2022-12-05 . www.hkbu.edu.hk . en.
  3. Web site: President Jimmy Carter spurs Class of 2018 to success through service » Liberty News . 19 May 2018 .
  4. Web site: Heritage Collections . 27 June 2016 . www.rcsi.com.
  5. http://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/about/news/article/article/president-jimmy-carter-visits-mansfield.html President Jimmy Carter visits Mansfield
  6. Web site: Phi Beta Kappa Presidents . PBK.org.
  7. Web site: The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award . Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages . August 28, 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193635/http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award . August 21, 2014 .
  8. Web site: National Winners | public service awards . Jefferson Awards.org . November 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national . November 24, 2010 . dead .
  9. News: Former President Carter Awarded Audubon Medal . Orlando Sentinel . November 14, 1994 . March 19, 2014.
  10. Web site: Salute to the Parks Awards: Past Awardees . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725210138/http://www.npca.org/annualdinner/past_awardees.html. July 25, 2011. . June 14, 2010.
  11. Web site: Grammy Winning Presidents and Candidates . upvenue.com.
  12. David Lev, "Gush Etzion Residents: Keep Carter out of our Town", Arutz Sheva, June 14, 2009.
  13. Web site: The American Peace Award . The American Peace Award . June 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513162113/http://americanpeaceaward.org/recipient09.html . May 13, 2011 . dead .
  14. http://cardozojcr.com/blog/2013/04/president-jimmy-carter-awarded-journals-2013-iap-award/ President Jimmy Carter awarded Journal’s 2013 IAP Award
  15. News: Former President Jimmy Carter wins Grammy Award. 15 February 2016 . CNN . February 16, 2016.
  16. News: Argentina otorga Orden del Libertador San Martín a Jimmy Carter . CNN . 11 November 2017 . es.
  17. Web site: Jimmy Carter - Alumni & Giving College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. 2021-04-20. www.caes.uga.edu.
  18. News: Karanth . Sanjana . Jimmy Carter Wins 2019 Grammy Award For Spoken Word Album . Huffington Post . 11 February 2019 . 11 February 2019.
  19. Web site: J Street to present Jimmy Carter with peacemaker award at its annual conference. 2021-04-20. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
  20. News: 8 April 1998 . Navy to name submarine after former president Jimmy Carter . 4 August 2008 . CNN.
  21. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=66659&AT=bluegrass+darter/ "Etheostoma jimmycarter"
  22. News: US Naval Academy renames building in honor of Jimmy Carter . February 20, 2023 . WAGA-TV.
  23. News: U.S. Naval Academy Building 105 Renaming Ceremony in Honor of Former President James "Jimmy" Earl Carter, Jr. . 17 February 2023 . United States Navy.
  24. Web site: JIMMY CARTER . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411205644/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jimmy-carter-0 . 11 April 2019 . Grammy.com.

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