List of honors and awards received by George W. Bush

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. These include:

National honors

Country	Date	Decoration	Post-nominal letters
United States of America	6 January 2009	Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service

Foreign honors

Country	Date	Decoration
Estonia	1 February 2002	Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class) [1]
Latvia	7 May 2005	Order of the Three Stars (Commander Grand Cross with Chain) [2]
Albania	10 June 2007	National Flag Decoration [3]
Saudi Arabia	14 January 2008	Order of King Abdulaziz (Collar) [4]
Benin	16 February 2008	National Order of Benin (Grand Cross) [5]
Liberia	21 February 2008	Order of the Pioneers of Liberia (Grand Cordon) [6]

Scholastic

Honorary degrees

Location	Date	School	Degree	Gave Commencement Address
Texas	16 May 1998	Baylor University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)	Yes [7]
Connecticut	2001	Central Connecticut State University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [8]
Indiana	20 May 2001	University of Notre Dame	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)	Yes [9]
Connecticut	2001	Yale University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [10][11]
Ohio	14 June 2002	Ohio State University	Doctor of Public Administration (DPS) [12]
South Carolina	2003	University of South Carolina	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [13]
Wisconsin	2004	Concordia University Wisconsin	Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [14]
Louisiana	22 May 2004	Louisiana State University	Doctor of Science (D.Sc)	Yes [15]
Oklahoma	7 May 2006	Oklahoma State University	Doctor of Laws (LL.D)	Yes [16]
New York	15 December 2014	Yeshiva University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Yes [17][18]
Texas	11 February 2015	University of Mary Hardin–Baylor	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)	Yes [19]

Awards

Location	Date	Institution	Award
New York	2000	TIME magazine	Time Person of the Year
New York	2004	TIME magazine	Time Person of the Year
Pennsylvania	11 November 2018	National Constitution Center	Liberty Medal Awarded with Laura Bush [20]
Illinois	2019	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation	Lincoln Leadership Prize [21]

Freedom of the City

30 August 2018: Vilnius. [22]

Namesakes

George W. Bush Elementary School, Stockton, California[23]
George W. Bush Elementary School, St. Paul, Texas[23]

References

Sivonen, Erkki (1 February 2008). "George W. Bush to Be Awarded Cross of Terra Mariana". news.err.ee. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"President Presented the Order of Three Stars, First-Class in Latvia". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"President George W. Bush accepts the Order of the National Flag Award from President Alfred Moisiu of Albania Sunday, June 10, 2007, during arrival ceremonies in Tirana welcoming the President and Mrs. Bush to the country". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"President George W. Bush and King Abdullah bin Abdul Al-Aziz walk the red carpet at Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport after the President arrived Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the final stop of his Mideast visit". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"President Bush Presented Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (21 February 2008). "Bush ends tour of Africa with a visit to Liberia". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
"Governor George W. Bush to Speak at Afternoon Commencement". Baylor Media Communications. Baylor University. 29 April 1998. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
"Progress being made on education reform". The Daily Reporter. Spencer, Iowa. AP. 19 April 2001. p. 12B. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Brown, Dennis (16 April 2001). "President Bush to address Notre Dame graduates at Commencement". nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Chen, Edwin (22 May 2001). "Bush Returns to Yale, Gives Graduates the Last Laugh". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
"Yale University Honorary Degree Honoranda 1977-2016" (PDF). yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
"University Awards & Recognition: Honorary Degrees Awarded". osu.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Kropf, Schuyler (10 May 2003). "Bush Shares Vision at USC". The Post and Courier. Charleston, S.C. p. A1.
"Seminaries, colleges give spring honorary degrees, awards". LCMS.edu. The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Milbank, Dana (22 May 2004). "Bush gives new college graduates advice on friendship". SFGate.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Bumiller, Elisabeth (7 May 2006). "Bush Urges Graduates to Use Science to Protect Human Dignity". The New York Times.
"President Bush Keynotes Hanukkah Convocation". YU News. Yeshiva University. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Mehl, David (9 February 2015). "President Bush Highlights Hanukkah Convocation, Despite Miscues". YU Commentator. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
"ARCHIVE: George W. Bush Delivers 2015 McLane Lecture". umhb.edu. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Anapol, Avery (12 November 2018). "Biden presents Liberty Medal to George and Laura Bush: Bush was my opposition, not my enemy". The Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
"2019 Lincoln Leadership Prize Recipient". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
Schlee, Maxime (30 August 2018). "George W. Bush named honorary citizen of Vilnius". POLITICO.
Fancher, Julie (15 September 2016). "George W. Bush visits Wylie ISD's new elementary school bearing his name". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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[1] Sivonen, Erkki (1 February 2008). "George W. Bush to Be Awarded Cross of Terra Mariana". news.err.ee. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[2] "President Presented the Order of Three Stars, First-Class in Latvia". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[3] "President George W. Bush accepts the Order of the National Flag Award from President Alfred Moisiu of Albania Sunday, June 10, 2007, during arrival ceremonies in Tirana welcoming the President and Mrs. Bush to the country". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[4] "President George W. Bush and King Abdullah bin Abdul Al-Aziz walk the red carpet at Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport after the President arrived Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the final stop of his Mideast visit". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[5] "President Bush Presented Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[6] Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (21 February 2008). "Bush ends tour of Africa with a visit to Liberia". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[7] "Governor George W. Bush to Speak at Afternoon Commencement". Baylor Media Communications. Baylor University. 29 April 1998. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

[8] "Progress being made on education reform". The Daily Reporter. Spencer, Iowa. AP. 19 April 2001. p. 12B. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[9] Brown, Dennis (16 April 2001). "President Bush to address Notre Dame graduates at Commencement". nd.edu. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[10] Chen, Edwin (22 May 2001). "Bush Returns to Yale, Gives Graduates the Last Laugh". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[11] "Yale University Honorary Degree Honoranda 1977-2016" (PDF). yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[12] "University Awards & Recognition: Honorary Degrees Awarded". osu.edu. Ohio State University. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[13] Kropf, Schuyler (10 May 2003). "Bush Shares Vision at USC". The Post and Courier. Charleston, S.C. p. A1.

[14] "Seminaries, colleges give spring honorary degrees, awards". LCMS.edu. The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[15] Milbank, Dana (22 May 2004). "Bush gives new college graduates advice on friendship". SFGate.com. Washington Post. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[16] Bumiller, Elisabeth (7 May 2006). "Bush Urges Graduates to Use Science to Protect Human Dignity". The New York Times.

[17] "President Bush Keynotes Hanukkah Convocation". YU News. Yeshiva University. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[18] Mehl, David (9 February 2015). "President Bush Highlights Hanukkah Convocation, Despite Miscues". YU Commentator. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[19] "ARCHIVE: George W. Bush Delivers 2015 McLane Lecture". umhb.edu. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[20] Anapol, Avery (12 November 2018). "Biden presents Liberty Medal to George and Laura Bush: Bush was my opposition, not my enemy". The Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[21] "2019 Lincoln Leadership Prize Recipient". Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[22] Schlee, Maxime (30 August 2018). "George W. Bush named honorary citizen of Vilnius". POLITICO.

[fancher-23] Fancher, Julie (15 September 2016). "George W. Bush visits Wylie ISD's new elementary school bearing his name". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 23 June 2020.