The award includes a medal and a cash prize of $25,000.
After the shooting Bruce gets a lot of publicity, including a medal for distinguished municipal service.
The prize, which includes a medal and certificate, will be awarded at a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December.
He will receive the award, which includes a medal and cash prize, before giving the Dickson Prize Lecture on Thursday (March 8) at CMU's Oakland campus.
While heading Komi region's prison service from 2010 to 2015, Protopopov won awards, including a medal for creating "spiritual unity", according to the prison service's website.
"That's nice, eh?" he said with a grin, showing off prizes that he has won, including a medal for completing last year's marathon in New York.
In Romania itself, where Mungiu's Palme d'Or was front-page news and occasioned a burst of national pride (including a medal bestowed on the director by the country's president), there is a bit more skepticism.
But a crowd there was and there would be many more in the weeks and months ahead: a ticker tape parade in New York, invitations from royalty and numerous award ceremonies, including a medal for his heroism bestowed by a special act of Congress.
The purpose of the redesign was to help distinguish the Medal of Honor from other medals, including a medal issued by the Grand Army of the Republic.
Obama pressed on with an array of events unrelated to Syria, including a Medal of Honor ceremony for an Afghan war veteran.
