Distinguished Awards
Nobel Prize Winners
- Glashow, Sheldon Nobel Prize in Physics, 1979
- Shimomura, Osamu Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2008
- Tsui, Daniel Nobel Prize in Physics, 1998
- Walcott, Derek Nobel Prize in Literature, 1992
- Wiesel, Elie Nobel Peace Prize, 1986
US Government Distinctions
- DeLisi, Charles Presidential Citizens Medal, 2001
- Wiesel, Elie Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1992
- Wiesel, Elie Medal of Liberty, 1986
- Wiesel, Elie US Congressional Gold Medal, 1984
Pulitzer Prize Winners
- Fiedler, Thomas Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, 1991, for his investigative report into an extremist cult’s political tactics, part of a Miami Herald series. During his 2001–2007 tenure as executive editor, the newspaper was awarded two additional Pulitzer Prizes.
- Pfeiffer, Sacha Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, 2003, for her work as part of the Boston Globe’s investigative Spotlight Team on a series of articles about sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
US Poet Laureates
- Pinsky, Robert 1997–2000
American Academy of Arts and Letters Members
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members
- Bard, Kathryn
- Berger, Peter
- Brown, Robert A.
- Bucher, Nancy
- Chobanian, Aram
- Costello, Bonnie
- Eichenbaum, Howard
- Epstein, Larry
- Fredriksen, Paula
- Glashow, Sheldon
- Henderson, Jeffrey
- Hill, Sir Geoffrey
- Hintikka, Jaakko
- Jin, Ha
- Kopell, Nancy
- Kornberg, Sir Hans
- Kotlikoff, Laurence
- Leeman, Susan
- Pinsky, Robert
- Redford, Bruce
- Ricks, Sir Christopher
- Sapiro, Virginia
- Shimony, Abner
- Wiesel, Elie
American Academy of Political and Social Science Fellows
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
- Antman, Karen
- Callard, G.V.
- Campbell, David
- Cantor, Charles
- Castro Neto, Antonio
- Center, David
- Colton, Theodore
- Corley, Ronald
- Dupuis, Josee
- Eichenbaum, Howard
- El Baz, Farouk
- Katz, James
- Kornetsky, Conan
- Laursen, Richard
- Leeman, Susan
- Ravid, Katya
- Raymo, Maureen
- Salant, David
- Stanley, Eugene
- Tager-Flusberg, Helen
American Chemical Society Fellows
American Mathematical Society Fellows
- Blanchard, Paul
- Devaney, Robert
- Fried, David
- Hawkins, Thomas
- Kaper, Tasso
- Previato, Emma
- Rohrlich, David
American Physical Society
- Affleck, Ian Fellow
- Bansil, Rama Fellow
- Bishop, David Fellow
- Brecher, Kenneth Fellow
- Campbell, David K. Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize, 2010
- Castro-Neto, Antonio Fellow
- Chamon, Claudio Fellow
- Cohen, Andrew Fellow
- Cohen, Robert Fellow
- Dill, Dan Fellow
- Goldberg, Bennett Fellow
- Heintz, Ulrich Fellow
- Ivanov, Plamen Fellow
- Kearns, Edward Fellow
- Klein, William Fellow
- Lane, Kenneth Fellow
- Miller, James Fellow
- Redner, Sidney Fellow
- Ruckenstein, Andrei Fellow
- Sandvik, Anders Fellow
- Shimony, Abner Fellow
- Simmons, Elizabeth Fellow
- Skocpol, William Fellow
- Smith, Kevin Fellow
- Stanley, H. Eugene Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize
- Sulak, Lawrence Fellow
- Teich, Malvin Fellow
- Tsui, Ophelia Fellow
- Yakhot, Victor Fellow
- Zimmerman, George Fellow
Acoustical Society of America
- Paul E. Barbone, Fellow
- Frank H. Guenther, Fellow
- R. Glynn Holt, Fellow
- J. Gregory McDaniel, Fellow
- Allan D. Pierce, Fellow and Distinguished Service Citation recipient
- Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, Fellow
- Thomas L. Szabo, Fellow
Association of American Geographers
- Lakshmanan, T. R. James R. Anderson Medal, 1989
Metcalf Cup and Prize Winners
- Attaway, Stormy 2014
- Vaughan, Deborah 2013
- Duffy, Andrew 2012
- Chaffee, Judith 2011
- McDaniel, J. Gregory 2010
- Gilmore, Thomas 2009
- LaCourse, Michelle 2009
- Beatty, Jeffrey 2007
- Past Awardees
National Academy of Inventors
- Brown, Robert A.
- Cantor, Charles
- Center, David
- Cruikshank, William
- Gilchrest, Barbara
- Grinstaff, Mark
- Moustakas, Theodore
National Academy of Sciences Members
- Brown, Robert A.
- Glashow, Sheldon
- Kopell, Nancy
- Kornerg, Sir Hans
- Leeman, Susan
- Robbins, Phillips
- Stanley, H. Eugene
National Academy of Engineering Members
- Brown, Robert A. Simon Ramo Founders Award, 2014
- El-Baz, Farouk
- Gray, Robert
Institute of Medicine Members
Rhodes Scholars
- Michael Hasselmo, 1984
- Jon Westling, President Emeritus, 1964
Sloan Fellows
- Beck, Margaret 2012, Math
- Bose, Tulika 2012, Physics
- Caradonna, John 1993, Chemistry
- Chamon, Claudio 1999, Physics
- Dill, Dan 1975, Chemistry
- Farrer, Lindsay 1991, Neuroscience
- Fried, David 1983, Math
- Fulweiler, Robinson 2012, Ocean Sciences
- Goldberg, Bennett 1991, Physics
- Grinstaff, Mark 2000, Chemistry
- Grossberg, Stephen 1969, Math
- Guenther, Frank 1995, Neuroscience
- Hall, Glen Mathematics, 1985
- Han, Xue 2011, Neuroscience
- Heintz, Ulrich 1999, Physics
- Jasti, Ramesh 2013, Chemistry
- Kaper, Tasso 1995, Math
- Katz, Emanuel 2007, Physics
- Keyes, Tom 1976, Chemistry
- Lang, Kevin 1987, Economics
- Laursen, Richard 1972, Chemistry
- Mehta, Pankaj 2011, Physics
- Mohanty, Pritiraj 2003, Physics
- Polkovnikov, Anatoli 2009, Physics
- Pollack, Robert 2006, Math
- Ruckenstein, Andrei 1988, Physics
- Schmaltz, Martin 2003, Physics
- Shinn-Cunningham, Barbara 2000, Neuroscience
- Straub, John 1995–1997, Chemistry
- Teng, Shang-Hua Computer Science, 1996
- Tullius, Thomas 1988–1992, Chemistry
Society for Classical Studies
- Golder, Herbert Society for Classical Studies Outreach Prize
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellows
Guggenheim Fellowships
- Allison, Henry 1985, Humanities
- Antoniou, Theodore 1978, Creative Arts
- Atema, Jelle 1987, Natural Sciences
- Bai, Qianshen 2004, Humanities
- Barfield, Thomas 2006, Social Sciences
- Borinsky, Alicia 2001, Creative Arts
- Capper, Charles 1995–1996, Humanities
- Connor, Walter 1986, Social Sciences
- Costello, Bonnie 1990, Humanities
- Cottle, Thomas 1974, Social Sciences
- Dello Joio, Norman 1944 and 1945, Creative Arts
- Diefendorf, Barbara 1997, Humanities
- Epstein, Leslie 1977, Creative Arts
- Fogel, Aaron 1987, Humanities
- Glick, Thomas 1987, Humanities
- Goldman, Merle 1987, Humanities
- Gorelik, Gennady 1995, Humanities
- Henderson, Jeffrey 1997, Humanities
- Hills, Patricia 1982, Humanities
- Hintikka, Jaakko 1979, Humanities
- Jin, Ha 1999, Humanities
- Johnson, James 2014, Humanities
- Kauffmann, Sam 2009, Creative Arts
- Keylor, William 1976, Humanities
- Kleiner, Fred 1988, Humanities
- Korom, Frank 2006–2007, Humanities
- Kraditor, Aileen 1975, Humanities
- Levin, Leonid 1993, Natural Sciences
- Mizruchi, Susan 2001, Humanities
- Mookherjee, Dilip 2001, Social Sciences
- Ngom, Fallou 2011, Humanities
- Primack, Richard 2006, Natural Sciences
- Raymo, Maureen 2003, Natural Sciences
- Shimony, Abner 1972, Humanities
- Sulak, Lawrence 2002, Natural Sciences
- Taqqu, Murad 1987, Natural Sciences
- Teich, Malvin Carl 1973, Natural Sciences
- Wiseman, James 1970, Humanities
Humboldt Fellowship
- Chehabi, Houchang 1992–1993
- Chodat, Robert 2006–2007
- Golubic, Stjepko 1963–1965 and 1975
- Mertz, Jerome 1992
- Primack, Richard 2015
- Riquelme, John 1987–1988 and 1983–1984
- Ruckenstein, Andrei 1994
- Vasaly, Ann 1988
MacArthur Fellows
British Academy Fellows
University of Oxford Professors of Poetry
- Hill, Sir Geoffrey William 2004–2009
- Ricks, Sir Christopher Bruce 2010–2015
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