U.S. President Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) received numerous accolades, awards, and honorary degrees. Several places, institutions, and other things have been named for him.

Honorary doctorates Doctor of Laws : Morehouse College, 1972; Morris Brown College, 1972; University of Notre Dame, 1977; Emory University, 1979; Kwansei Gakuin University, 1981; Georgia Southwestern College, 1981; New York Law School, 1985; Bates College, 1985; Centre College, 1987; Creighton University, 1987; University of Pennsylvania, 1998; Queen's University, 2012 Doctor of Engineering : Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979 Doctor of Philosophy : Weizmann Institute of Science, 1980; Tel Aviv University, 1983; University of Haifa, 1987 Doctor of Humane Letters : Central Connecticut State University, 1985; Trinity College, 1998; Hoseo University, 1998; Illinois College, 2014 George Mason University, 2024 Doctor : G.O.C. University, Haiti, 1995; University of Juba, 2002 Doctor of Civil Law : University of Oxford, on 20 June 2007 Doctor of Humanities : Hong Kong Baptist University, 2011; Liberty University, on 19 May 2018

Honorary Fellow Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2007 Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford, 2007President Jimmy Carter visits Mansfield Mansfield College, University of Oxford. Published June 19, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2016. He was made an honorary member of The Phi Beta Kappa Society at Kansas State University in 1991.

Accolades

Among the honors Carter received are the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Others include: WSBeaver Award, WSB, 1969 Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1977 Silver Buffalo Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1978 Order of the Nile, 1979 Gold Medal, International Institute for Human Rights, 1979 International Mediation medal, American Arbitration Association, 1979 Martin Luther King Jr., Nonviolent Peace Prize, 1979 International Human Rights Award, Synagogue Council of America, 1979 Foreign Language Advocate Award, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 1979 Conservationist of the Year Award, 1979 Yad Vashem Medal, 1979 Harry S. Truman Public Service Award, 1981 Ansel Adams Conservation Award, Wilderness Society, 1982 Human Rights Award, International League of Human Rights, 1983 World Methodist Peace Award, 1985 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, 1987 Edwin C. Whitehead Award, National Center for Health Education, 1989 S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, Jefferson Awards, 1990 Liberty Medal, National Constitution Center, 1990 Spirit of America Award, National Council for the Social Studies, 1990 Physicians for Social Responsibility Award, 1991 Aristotle Prize, Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, 1991 W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, 1992 Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace, US Institute of Peace, 1993 Humanitarian Award, CARE International, 1993 Conservationist of the Year Medal, National Wildlife Federation, 1993 Audubon Medal, National Audubon Society, 1994 Rotary Award for World Understanding, 1994 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, 1994 National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award, 1994 UNESCO Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, 1994 Grand-Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa of Panama, 1995 Four Freedoms Award; Freedom Medal, 1995 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Award, Africare, 1996 Humanitarian of the Year, GQ Awards, 1996 Kiwanis International Humanitarian Award, 1996 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 1997 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Awards for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 1997 United Nations Human Rights Award, 1998 The Hoover Medal, 1998 The Delta Prize for Global Understanding, Delta Air Lines & The University of Georgia, 1999 International Child Survival Award, UNICEF Atlanta, 1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1999 William Penn Mott Jr., Park Leadership Award, National Parks Conservation Association, 2000 The Caribou Award, Alaska Wilderness League, 2000 Zayed International Prize for the Environment, 2001 Jonathan M. Daniels Humanitarian Award, VMI, 2001 Herbert Hoover Humanitarian Award, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 2001 Christopher Award, 2002 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography or Autobiography, 2002 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, the University of Georgia, 2006 Gates Award for Global Health, 2006 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2007 Berkeley Medal, University of California campus, May 2, 2007 International Award for Excellence and Creativity, Palestinian Authority, 2009David Lev, "Gush Etzion Residents: Keep Carter out of our Town", Arutz Sheva, June 14, 2009. Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, James Madison University (shared with his wife, Rosalynn Carter) Recipient of 2009 American Peace Award along with Rosalynn Carter Catalonia International Prize 2010 Knight-Grand-Cross of the Order of the Crown of Belgium, by Royal Decree of King Albert II of the Belgians, 2011 International Advocate for Peace award, Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution at Cardozo School of Law, 2013President Jimmy Carter awarded Journal’s 2013 IAP Award Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, April 10, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2016. The O'Connor Justice Prize, 2015. The President's Medal, Emory University, 2015 Liberty and Justice For All Award, LBJ Foundation, 2016 Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero of Panama, 2016 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2016 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Hall of Fame, 2016 Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín, 2017 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017 Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service, 2017 Bill Foege Global Health Award, 2018 Induction into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame, the University of Georgia, 2018 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2019 Tzedek v’Shalom award, J Street, 2021

Namesakes Carterpuri The village of Carterpuri in the Indian state of Haryana was named after President Carter to mark his visit in 1978. Carter's mother Lillian had previously visited the community in the 1960s as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Navy submarine In 1998, the U.S. Navy named the third and last Seawolf-class submarine the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) in honor of former President Carter and his service as a submariner officer. It became one of the first Navy vessels to be named for a person living at the time of naming.

Fish species In 2002, a fish species was given a scientific name after him, the bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter), for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights."Etheostoma jimmycarter", Fishbase, 2012.

U.S. Naval Academy building In February 2023, the United States Naval Academy changed the name of its engineering building from Maury Hall to Carter Hall in honor of the former president and Naval Academy graduate. The building was previously named for Matthew Fontaine Maury, an oceanographer and U.S. naval officer who gave up his commission to fight against the United States by serving as a naval officer and diplomatic envoy to England for the Confederacy.

Music In 2016, the indie rock band The Chairman Dances released a song entitled "Jimmy Carter". Its lyrics discuss Carter's wrestling with his faith in the Resurrection and ultimately finding comfort in bible verses Mark 9:23-4, the words of novelist Flannery O'Connor, and theologian Paul Tillich.

Grammy Awards

President Carter was nominated for the Grammy Awards ten times in the Best Spoken Word Album category, winning four times, once posthumously. He is most nominated and most awarded person in the category.

Year Category Nominated work Result1998 Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical AlbumLiving Faith1999Best Spoken Word AlbumThe Virtues of Aging2002An Hour Before Daylight2007Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis2008Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World2010We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land2015A Call to Action2016A Full Life: Reflections at 902019Faith - A Journey for All2025Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling RecordingLast Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration

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