List of honors and awards received by Jimmy Carter

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

Former President and Navy submariner Jimmy Carter (left) hoists a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) given to him by Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony in the Pentagon on April 28, 1998.

Honorary degrees and memberships

Carter has received honorary degrees from many American and foreign colleges and universities. They include:

He was made an honorary member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society at Kansas State University in 1991.[5]

Accolades

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

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.[17]

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.[18]

Grammy Awards

President Carter has been nominated for the Grammy Awards 9 times in the Best Spoken Word Album category, winning three times.[19]

Spoken Word Grammy
Year Category Nominated work Result
1997 Best Spoken Word Album Living Faith Nominated
1998 Best Spoken Word Album The Virtues of Aging Nominated
2001 Best Spoken Word Album An Hour Before Daylight Nominated
2006 Best Spoken Word Album Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Won
2007 Best Spoken Word Album Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World Nominated
2009 Best Spoken Word Album We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land Nominated
2014 Best Spoken Word Album A Call to Action Nominated
2015 Best Spoken Word Album A Full Life: Reflections at 90 Won
2018 Best Spoken Word Album Faith - A Journey for All Won
  • His win in 2019 at the age of 94 years and 132 days made him the third oldest person to win a Grammy. Record holder is Pinetop Perkins, who was 97 when he won a Grammy in 2011 (one month before his death). Carter is the oldest Grammy winner who is still alive.

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  9. Four Freedoms Award#Freedom Medal
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  19. Grammy.com
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