Awards for Mr. Blackwell

The Following Series of Posts shall detail Secretary Blackwell's credentials.

By any stretch of the imagination, Mr. Blackwell could retire at thi point in his life and achieved more in his few years of existence than most of us combined.

To begin, here are the honorary awards and degrees won by Mr. Blackwell from the most recent to the furthest away for the known dates.

1. 2004 John M. Ashbrook Award; by the American Conservative Union and Ashbrook Center for Public Afairs
2. 2002 Honorary Doctoral Degree of Laws; from Ashland University, Ohio
3. 2002 Top 25 Public Sector Leaders in Information Technology; by Government Technology Magazine
4. 1999 Excellence in Government Award; by Government Finance Officers' Association
5. 1997 (May) Honorary Doctoral Degree of Laws; from Urbana University, Ohio
6. 1996 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dreamkeeper Award
7. 1994 Family of the Year; by National Council of Negro Women
8. 1992 Xavier's Distinguished Alumnus Award; from Xavier University.
9. Honorary Doctoral Degree; from Cincinnati Technical College, Ohio
10. 1980 Doctorate of Honorary Lettersl Degree; from Wilberforce University, Ohio
11. Honorary Doctoral Degree; from Wilmington College, Ohio
12. Honorary Doctoral Degree; from Franklin Pierce College, New Hampshire
13. Veritas Award from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut
14. Superior Honor Award for Work in Human Rights; by Bill Clinton's U.S. Department of State
15. Superior Honor Award for Work in Human Rights; by George H.W. Bush's U.S. Department of State
16. Lifetime member of the NAACP
17. Member of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity
18. Membership in FreeMasonry
    

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