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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, for example, the Nobel Prize for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize. Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming.) People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation. Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular. They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst movies, and the Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake." One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month. Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Does anyone know if any confederate soldiers were ever awarded the congressional medal of honor? Q. Or just Union soldiers. I know they had their own medal that never came to fruition, and several were awarded posthumously, but did any southern soldiers ever gain the medal? Asked by erikgriffith - Thu Nov 27 20:28:18 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Although authorized by legislation of the Confederate Congress, and approved by President Davis in October 1862, no Confederate Medals of Honor were ever issued to soldiers. Due to financial pressures, metal and other shortages, and opposition from some persons in authority (probably including General R. E. Lee), nominations were not acted upon. There is no question that there were many Southern soldiers who would have qualified, and should have been recognized with such a medal. As an alternative, a Roll of Honor was established by legislation. This Roll was to contain the names of deserving soldiers selected one-per-company by their peers at each engagement. This was apparently only sparingly utilized, notable exceptions being… [cont.] Answered by Koshu - Thu Nov 27 21:42:17 2008 Has a chaplin ever been awarded the congressional medal of Honor? Q. I know there were 4 Chaplin's of various religions who gave up their life vests on the USS Dorchester, but do not know if they were awarded the CMA. Asked by Roll_Tide! - Tue Nov 25 01:14:58 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes, and just for the record it is called the Medal of Honor, not the Congressional Medal of Honor. There have been four chaplain's that have won the Medal of Honor: Navy Chaplain Joseph T. O'Callahan - World War II Recipient For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Chaplain on board the U.S.S. Franklin when that vessel was fiercely attacked by enemy Japanese aircraft during offensive operations near Kobe, Japan, on 19 March 1945. A valiant and forceful leader, calmly braving the perilous barriers of flame and twisted metal to aid his men and his ship, Lieutenant Commander O'Callahan groped his way through smoke-filled corridors to the open flight deck and into… [cont.] Answered by Eagle1 Fox2 - Tue Nov 25 01:18:48 2008 What's meaning of points awarded on asking question to you?
Q. While asking points awarded are shown on right side on receipt of answers. Pl. clarify. What is the authenticity of the answers to be got from you. Asked by drbakaneumesh - Wed Feb 20 06:55:42 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. The points mean nothing to me. I just like to get best answers because it makes me feel good like I helped people and they liked my answer! Answered by Kira - Wed Feb 20 07:03:01 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "awarded"  news.google.com Inside Tucson Business The Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau awarded Johnny Fenton, concierge at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and certified Tucson Ambassador, ... news.google.com ESPN Gammons was voted the National Sportswriter of the Year for 1989, 1990 and 1993 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and was awarded ... and more » news.google.com Bloomberg TriCare Management Activity, the US military health- insurance program that awarded the contracts, provides services for about 9.4 million members of the ... Aetna (AET) Awarded tricare managed Care Support Contract for the ... StreetInsider.com (subscription) TriWest Healthcare Alliance Awarded Third tricare contract ... PR Newswire (press release) TRICARE support contract from US DoD awarded to Aetna Trading Markets (press release) PR Newswire (press release) all 356 news articles » From Google News Search: "awarded"  filmfestivals.com 156px x 235px | 7.90kB [source page] Max von sydow awarded jpg  websrv.ewu.edu 349px x 550px | 87.30kB [source page] Foundation Scholarships Awarded It is worth noting that federal law prohibits awards to be made if the endowment is below the original principal After the financial recession of 2001 many EWU endowments fell below the  japanupdate.com 333px x 500px | 36.30kB [source page] Marine awarded for heroic act in rescue Date Posted 2004 04 14 camp foster okinawa Japan Capt David Morzenti deputy staff judge advocate Staff Judge Advocate s Office Marine Corps Base received the Joint Service Commendation Medal from Brig From Yahoo Image Search: "awarded"  equipmykitchen.com Tara Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:42:03 GM Bestcovery.com just . awarded. the Cuisispro Donvier Cheese Maker Best Yogurt and Cheese Maker. Create thick, creamy yogurt cheese with this uniquely designed strainer. Just add yogurt and the unique patented design produces yogurt cheese ...  states.realestaterama.com Nebraska RealEstateRama Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:57:17 GM LINCOLN, NEB. - June 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) has received $1000 in Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund (NAHTF) money to establish a regional owner-occupied housing rehabilitation ...  en.for-ua.com forUm hu, 18 Jun 2009 10:00:13 GM President Viktor Yushchenko . awarded. "For Merit" Order of the third degree to former Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin, the presidential press office reported. The order was . awarded. at the meeting between Viktor ... From Google Blog Search: "awarded" |
