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The British honours system became applicable to South Africa as colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century. From the 1870s onwards, colonial politicians and other public figures featured in the semi-annual honours lists, and during colonial wars and the Anglo-Boer War, the colonial military forces received decorations from the British government.
Nelson and Winnie Mandela given honorary membership of the National Union of Teachers, United Kingdom. Awarded freedom of the City of Dublin, Ireland. Awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, by the European Parliament. Honorary Doctorate conferred, University of Carabobo, Venezuela, June.
Title of honor. A U.S. Navy commander giving a hospitalized child his cap, bestowing her the title of "honorary ship's commander for a day". A title of honor or honorary title is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits. Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of ...
Mabel Jansen (née Pellissier), the Academy's first female member. The Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SAAWK) (literally South African Academy for Science and Arts) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to promoting science, technology and the arts in Afrikaans, as well as promoting the use and quality of Afrikaans.
Golden Key National Honour Society was founded by James W. Lewis at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. [2] The original intent of the society was to create a new academic honor organization that was the equal of longstanding honor societies such as Phi Beta Kappa, but which did not carry the same perceived elitism of older institutions, operating more strictly on merit ...
Honor society. In the United States, an honor society is an organization that recognizes individuals who rank above a set standard in various domains such as academics, leadership, and other personal achievements, not all of which are based on ranking systems. These societies acknowledge excellence among peers in diverse fields and circumstances.
1935 – The Medal for Visual Arts for his Johannesburg Station Panels as well as for his panels in South Africa House in London. 1951 – Honorary Doctorate, University of Natal. 1957 – Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, University of Pretoria. 1957 – Honorary Membership of the South African Academy for Science and Art ('’Suid-Afrikaanse ...
Honorary Membership conferred by the American Library Association is the Association's highest award. [1] ". Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contribution to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library ...