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This is a list of awards, honors, and memorials to George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is the nation's tenth presidential library which was built between 1995 and 1997. [1] It contains the presidential and vice presidential papers of Bush and the vice presidential papers of Dan Quayle. [2] It was dedicated on November 6, 1997, and opened to the public shortly thereafter; the architectural firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum designed the complex. [3] [4]
The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is located on a 90-acre (36 ha) site on the west campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, on a plaza adjoining the Presidential Conference Center and the Texas A&M Academic Center. [5] The Library operates under NARA's administration and the provisions of the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955. [6]
The Bush School of Government and Public Service is a graduate public policy school at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, which was established in 1995. [5] The graduate school is part of the presidential library complex, and offers four programs — two master's degree programs (Public Service and Administration, and International Affairs) and three certificate programs (Advanced International Affairs, Nonprofit Management, and Homeland Security). [7]
Bush is commemorated on a postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on June 12, 2019 at a first day ceremony held at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. [8] While stamps honoring deceased individuals are customarily issued only after three years have passed since the death of the person, guidance by the U.S. Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee advises that stamps honoring deceased presidents should be issued as soon as possible. [9] The stamp design is centered on a portrait of Bush by Michael J. Deas and is non-denominated. [10]
In 1999, the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, was named George Bush Center for Intelligence in his honor. [11]
The George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, is named for Bush.
Two elementary schools are named after him:
| Location | Date | School | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
 Connecticut | 1948 | Yale University | Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics |
| Location | Date | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2000 –2001 | Timothy Dwight College at Yale University | Chubb Fellow [14] |
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George H. W. Bush received honorary degrees from several American and international universities, including:
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In 1990, Time magazine named him the Man of the Year. [41] In 1991, the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Bush its Lone Sailor award for his naval service and his subsequent government service. [42] [43] In 1993, he was made an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II. [44] In 1995, Poland's President Lech Wałęsa awarded Bush the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for his support in helping Poland become a democratic state. [45] In December 2001, Hungary's President Ferenc Mádl awarded Bush the Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. [46] In 2009, he received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame two years later. [47] In 2011, Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian honor in the United States—by President Barack Obama. [48] The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the tenth and last Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, was named for Bush. [49] [50]
In 2004, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presented the Profile in Courage Award to Bush and Mount Vernon awarded him its first Cyrus A. Ansary Prize. [51] The Ansary prize was presented in Houston with Ansary, Barbara Lucas, Ryan C. Crocker, dean of the Bush school since January 2010, Barbara Bush, and Curt Viebranz in attendance with the former president. Bush directed $50,000 of the prize to the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, and $25,000 to fund an animation about the Siege of Yorktown for Mount Vernon. [52] Viebranz and Lucas represented Mount Vernon at the presentation. [53] [54]
| Location | Date | Institution | Award |
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 Indiana | 1986 | National Collegiate Athletic Association | Theodore Roosevelt Award |
 New York | 1990 | Ellis Island Honors Society | Ellis Island Medal of Honor |
| New York | 2005 | International Rescue Committee | Freedom Award |
 Pennsylvania | 2006 | National Constitution Center | Philadelphia Liberty Medal |
 California | 2007 | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library | Ronald Reagan Freedom Award |
 Massachusetts | 2014 | John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum | Profile in Courage Award |
 Brussels | 2014 | European Parliament | Robert Schuman Medal |
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 15 February 1945 | Distinguished Flying Cross [55] | |
| United States | 1945 | Presidential Unit Citation | |
| United States | 1945 | Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal with five battle stars | |
| United States | 1945 | American Campaign Medal | |
| United States | 1945 | World War II Victory Medal | |
| United States | 21 April 1954 | Air Medal [56] | |
| United States | 5 February 2011 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait | 15 April 1993 | Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great [57] | |
 United Kingdom | 30 November 1993 | Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | GCB |
 Germany | 30 January 1994 | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grand Cross Special Class) | |
 Poland | 21 July 1995 | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1st Class) | |
 Czech Republic | 17 November 1999 | Order of the White Lion (1st Class) [58] | |
 Hungary | 28 November 2001 | Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | |
 Kazakhstan | 19 December 2001 | Order of Friendship (1st Class) [59] | |
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta | 2001 | Order pro Merito Melitensi [ citation needed ] | |
 Kosovo | 12 June 2004 | Order of Freedom [60] | |
 Russia | 9 May 2005 | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | |
 Estonia | 15 September 2005 | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class) [61] | |
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