One of the great pleasures of being around a long time is that people and institutions give you awards and honorary degrees. I’m genuinely honored to receive them, though it would have been nice to have had one in my twenties, when I was struggling to finish my actual PhD and could have saved myself a lot of sweat and trouble.At all events, I’m really delighted to have had my work recognized by the following:
Honours and Awards
2003 Appointed Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Services to the Arts
2004 Rhode Island School of Design, Athena Award for Services to the Arts and Education
2006 Open University and Central School of Speech and Drama, Doctor of the University
2006 Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Companionship
2008 Birmingham City University, Doctor of the University
2008 Johns Hopkins University, George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America
2009 Rhode Island School of Design, Doctor of Fine Arts
2009 Ringling College of Art and Design, Doctor of Arts
2009 Aston University Birmingham, Doctor of Science
2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal of the Royal Society of Arts for Outstanding Contributions to Cultural Relations between the United Kingdom and the United States
2011 Gordon Parks Award for Outstanding Contributions to Creativity and Education
2011 City of New York YMCA, Arts and Letters Award for Outstanding Leadership
2011 LEGO Prize for Extraordinary Contributions on Behalf of Children and Young People.
2012 Oklahoma State University, Doctor of Philosophy
2012 Sir Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, Imagination Award
2012 County of Los Angeles and the HeArt Project, Commendation for Dedicated Service to the Community
2012 Oklahoma State University, Doctor of Philosophy
2013 Queens University Belfast, Doctor of Social Sciences
2014 Liverpool John Moore’s University, Fellowship
2014 American Academy of Education Arts and Sciences, Bammy Award for Special Achievement in Education
2016 Miami State University, Doctor of Philosophy