"This is a prestigious honor recognizing the country's top high school seniors who will be tomorrow's leaders and help address the world's most pressing issues," he said in a statement.
The prestigious award show recognizes artists with significant achievements and humanitarian causes in honor of Jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald, and has previously celebrated the efforts of Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, Barry Manilow, and Tony Bennett among many others.
On 5 August 2014, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEEE) honored Rejewski, Różycki and Zygalski with its prestigious Milestone award, which recognizes achievements that have changed the world.
In 2001, he received the prestigious Gödel Prize, which recognizes breakthroughs in theoretical computer science.
The band was also on the short list for the Mercury Prize, the U.K.'s prestigious annual award recognizing the best new talent.
The CLIO Awards are prestigious international awards recognizing the world's most creative and innovative work in a broad range of media and communications.
The 35th edition of the prestigious prizes, which recognize outstanding achievement in traditional and emerging genres, was held at the University of Southern California's iconic Bovard Auditorium.
The award, considered one of the most prestigious building prizes in Britain, recognizes quality in design and construction.
Rihanna is the distinguished honoree of the evening, accepting the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which recognizes musicians who have contributed significantly to MTV culture.
In 2010 she received the prestigious CEW Achiever Award, which recognizes extraordinary women who have contributed significantly to the growth of the beauty industry.
