Congressional Medal of Honor
Facts, history, recipients of the nation's highest military award. |
MacArthur
Fellows
Often called the "Genius Award," the prize is awarded
to people of creativity and future promise. |
Nobel Prize
Current and past
winners of the prize listed by category or alphabetically. Includes
information about the prizes and educational games. |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The nation's highest civilian award, recognizes exceptional
meritorious service. |
Pulitzer Prize
Awarded for excellence in journalism and the arts. |
Spingarn Medal
African-Americans are recognized for distinguished merit and achievement. |
Access Science
Library
online database. Access Science is the online version of the respected
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Under each
scientific category, such as "Chemistry" or "Physics" is a link to a list of
Nobel prize winners in that category. Arranged in reverse
chronological order, each winner has a link to related encyclopedia articles
on the subject. |
What Do I Read Next?
Library online database. The database link to "Award Winners and Top
Picks" provides a menu of what must be every conceivable literary award ever
given. Select the award to find a list of winners and their winning
novels. A brief summary of each work is provided. |
In the Library you
may consult both print resources and the online databases listed on this
page for more information.
Awards, Honors, and Prizes describes awards given in the U.S. and
Canada for achievements in virtually every field of endeavor. Many
general almanacs list the better known awards.
And you may consult the online catalog using the name of the award as your
subject search, for example
Nobel Prizes or
Caldecott Medal. |
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