Only six have ever won the Tony, Broadway's highest honor, for directing plays and musicals.
In June the city's police union awarded him the Golden Shield, its highest honor for nonofficers.
In 2001 she received the Order of Canada, the country's highest honor for lifetime achievement.
A week ago she was awarded the state's highest honor for her successful return home.
She also won Bryn Mawr's European Fellowship, the college's highest honor for a member of the graduating class.
In recognition of his achievements and idealism, he was awarded a Whitley Gold Award, England's highest honor for conservationists.
He was the first African-American to receive the Caldecott Medal, considered the nation's highest honor for children's-book illustration.
He considers the chance to represent his country to be the highest honor for a coach or a player.
The award is the nation's highest honor for math and science teachers, and Ms. Gaston was a state finalist.
In 1999, Dick was the recipient of the Gannon Award, Loyola School's highest honor for our graduates.
The N.E.A. Jazz Masters award, generally considered the highest honor for a living jazz musician, has been given each year since 1982.
