DAVID MCCULLOUGH’S Awards & Accolades Honorary Degrees Allegheny College (1981) Bates College (2006) Beloit College (1996) Boston College (2008) Brandeis University (2003) Brown University (2001) Bucknell University (2008) Chatham College (1994) College of the Holy Cross (2006) College of William and Mary (1996) Colorado College (1985) Dartmouth College (2003) Dickinson College (1998) Eastern Nazarene College (2009) Georgetown University (1995) Grand Valley State University (2001) Grinnell College (1997) Hamilton College (1996) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1991) Lafayette College (1995) Marquette University (2011) Middlebury College (1986 Northeastern University (2002) Ohio State University (2003) Ohio University (2004) Rensselaer Polytech Institute (1983) Skidmore College (1983) State University of New York (1999) Tufts University (2001) Union College (1994) University of Connecticut (1999) University of Delaware (2001) University of Massachusetts (1998)
University of Miami (1996) University of New Hampshire (1993) University of Oklahoma (2009) University of Pittsburgh (1994) University of South Carolina (1993) University of Utah (2009) University of Vermont (2002) Villanova University (1984) Washington College (1994) Wesleyan University (1984) Wheaton College (2002) William Jewell College (2007) Worcester Polytech Institute (1984) Yale University (1998)
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) NYHS 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) 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 Assoc. Outstanding Achievement Award (2011) The Merrill Award, A.C.T.A. (2011) American Ireland Fund Award (2011)
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)
Awards by Book & Year The Great Bridge (1972) New York, Diamond Jubilee Award (1973) Certificate of Merit Municipal Art Society, NY (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)
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 US (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)