DAVID MCCULLOUGH’S Awards & Accolades
David McCullough Honorary Degrees – 52 Allegheny College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981
Ohio University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004
American University of Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012
Rensselaer Polytech Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983
Bates College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
Skidmore College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983
Beloit College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
State University of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008
St. John Fisher College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013
Brandeis University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
Suffolk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013
Brown University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Tufts University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
Bucknell University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008
Union College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994
Chatham College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994
University of Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999
College of the Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006
University of Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
College of William and Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
University of Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
Colorado College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985
University of Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
Dartmouth College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
University of Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013
Dickinson College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
University of New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993
Eastern Nazarene College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009
University of Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009
Georgetown University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995
University of Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994
Grand Valley State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001
University of South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993
Grinnell College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997
University of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009
Hamilton College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996
University of Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Indiana University of Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991
Villanova University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984
Lafayette College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995
Washington College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994
Lesley College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013
Wesleyan University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984
Marquette University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011
Wheaton College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Middlebury College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986
William Jewell College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007
Northeastern University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002
Worcester Polytech Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984
Ohio State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
Yale University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998
David McCullough Awards for Work Overall New York Public Library Literary Lion Award (1981) Emmy for Public Television (1985) Sarah Josepha Hale Award (1987) St. Louis Literary Award (1993) Pennsylvania Governor’s Award (1993) John P. McGovern Award (1993) Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence (1993) Pennsylvania Society Gold Medal Award (1994) National Endowment for the Humanities Charles Frankel Prize (1995) National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (1995) Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Authors Award (1995) National Commission of Libraries and Information Science Silver Award (1996) Theodore Roosevelt Gold Medal (1996) Commonwealth Award/Massachusetts Cultural Council (1999) St. Andrews Society Medal/State of New York (2000) Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2000) History Makers Award in Arts & Letters (2000) Palm Beach Laureate Award (2002) The Holland Society Gold Medal for Distinguished Literacy Achievement (2002) Dutch Treat Club Gold Medal for Lifetime Creative Achievement (2002) Jefferson Award (2003) Boston Patriot Award (2003) American Journey Award/Boston Center for Adult Education (2003) National Archives Records of Achievement Award (2004) Nashville Public Library Literacy Award (2005) National Reading Advocacy Award (2005) American Academy of Arts & Letters (2006) Aspen Institute Public Service Award (2006) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2006) Samuel Eliot Morison Award (2007) America and the Sea Award (2007) Union League of NY Annual History Award (2007) New-York Historical Society History Makers Award (2007)
National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal Award (2007) The Christopher Award (2008) Chicago Tribune Literary Achievement Prize (2008) Janet Weis Fellow (Bucknell University) (2008) Living Legend of the Library of Congress Award (2008) The Salvatori Prize (2009) National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (2010) John F. Kennedy Award, Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade (2011) Johnstown Heritage Association Outstanding Achievement Award (2011) Vergennes Achievement Award, French-American Foundation (2011) The Merrill Award, The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (2011) The Lafayette Prize, French-American Cultural Foundation (2011) American Ireland Fund Award (2011) Vergennes Achievement Award, The French-American Foundation (2011) The Lafayette Prize, French-American Cultural Foundation (2011) Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Award, Society of American Historians (2012) Gold Medal for Biography, American Academy of Arts & Letters (2012) Founder’s Award for Exemplary Service to History, Historical Society of Pennsylvania (2012) Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, Common Wealth Trust (2013) Distinguished Bostonian Award, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (2013) The Newberry Award, The Newberry Library (2013)
David McCullough Awards for Work in Historic Preservation Robin W. Winks Award for Enhancing Public Understanding of National Parks (2003) The Robert Smith Award/Christ Church (Philadelphia) Preservation Trust (2004)
David McCullough Awards by Book & Year Johnstown Flood (1968) The Great Bridge (1972) New York, Diamond Jubilee Award (1973) Certificate of Merit Municipal Art Society, New York (1973)
The Path Between The Seas (1977) National Book Award (1978) Francis Parkman Prize/Society of American Historians (1978) Samuel Eliot Morison Award (1978) Cornelius Ryan Award (1978) Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award (1978)
Mornings on Horseback (1981) National Book Award in Biography (1982) Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography (1981)
Brave Companions (1991) Truman (1992) Lionel Gelber Prize (1992) Pulitzer Prize winner (1993) Harry S Truman Public Service Award (1993) Harry S Truman Good Neighbor Award (1993) Colonial Dames of America Award (1993) 17th Annual Lincoln Literary Award (1993) Francis Parkman Prize/Society of American Historians (1993)
John Adams (2001) Pulitzer Prize winner (2002) New England Library and Information Network Award (2001) Townsend Honoree/New England Society in the City of New York (2001) American Revolution Round Table Book Award (2001) Comm. of Mass. Board of Library Commissioners Certificate of Commendation (2001) American Academy of Diplomacy Award (2001) The Henry James Award/ Edith Wharton Women of Achievement Awards (2001) Colonial Dames of America Award (2002) The Los Angles Public Library Literary Award (2002) Ambassador Book Award/English-Speaking Union of the Unites States (2002) William Bradford Award/Pilgrim Society (2002) Phi Beta Kappa Book Award (2002)
Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award (2002) Christopher Award (2002) Ruth Bogan Creative Living Award (2002)
1776 (2005) American Compass Best Book (2005) Annual Book Award—The Colonial Dames of America (2005) National Association of Independent Booksellers Award (2005) Quill Award (2005)
The Greater Journey (2011) Colonial Dames of America Book Award (2012)