Awards and Honors
Streets named after Elisabeth in Meilen, Switzerland & Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
Partial List:
The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion, Mary Baldwin College, VA, 1985
American Academy of Achievment – Golden Plate Award
American Academy of Bereavement – Outstanding Achievment 1998
Am. College of Health Care Admin. – President’s Award 1993
Backbone of Thanatology Award, Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation, 1977
City of Dallas – Special Recognition
Colonel on Staff, Governor E.W. Edwards, Louisiana, 1974
Community Leaders & Noteworthy Americans Award, Raleigh, NC, 1978
Dedication & Outstanding Support Award, CHI, Alexandria, VA 1985
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Award, American Society of Hospice Care, Weston, MA, 1985
Emergency Nurses’ Assoc. – Special Recognition
Enriching the Circle of Care Award, CHI, Alexandria, VA 1985
Fellow of the College of Human Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1976
Fones Award, CT State Dental Association, Hartford, CT, 1986
Gardner Visionary Award, Pathways Hospice Foundation, Palo Alto, CA 2010
Gerard B. Lambert Awards – Special Recognition
Golden Key to City, Memphis, Tennessee, 1977
Golden Plate Award – American Academy of Achievement 1980
Honorary Citizen, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1972
Honorary Citizen, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1974
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, State of Tennessee, County of Shelby, 1979
Honorary State Senator, Louisiana, 1974
Honorary Member, Christophorus Hospiz Verein, Munich, Germany, 1986
Honorary Member, Yoga Fellowship of N. Ireland, 1985
Honorary Member, Mark Twain Society
Honorary Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation of Hospice and Home Care, WA, 1983
Humanitarian Award, International Association of Cancer Victims and Friends, Inc.; Solano Beach, CA 1977
Ideal Citizen Award, Chicago, IL, 1977
Inclusion in: Foremost Women of the Twentieth Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1986
Inclusion in: The World Who’s Who of Women, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1986
Life Fellow, John F. Kennedy Library, 1987
Life Member, World Institute of Achievement, Raleigh, NC 1986
Living Legacy Award, Women’s Intl. Center, La Jolla, CA, 1984
Modern Samaritan Award 1976
National Hospice Organization – Founders Award 1993
One Hundred most Important Thinkers of the Century – Time Mag. 3/99
One Hundred most Important Books of the Century – NY Public Library Patron,
Bereavement Counseling Service, St. Anne’s Church, Dublin, Ireland, 1987
President’s Cabinet Award, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI, 1979
Service to Mankind Award, Southwest Sertoma Club, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977
Southern Birmingham College (Lifetime Achievement) 1995
Teilhard Prize – Teilhard Foundation 1981
Tokyo Soc. of Med. Sciences (Univ. of Tokyo) – Special Recognition
University of Detroit – The Presidents Club
Visiting Nurses Assoc. of Greater Philadelphia (Lifetime Achievement) 1995
Woman of the Year Award, Ladies Home Journal 1977
Woman of the Decade, Ladies Home Journal 1979
World Institute of Achievement – Outstanding Achievement 1986
Honorary Degrees:
Doctor of Science, H.C., Albany Medical College, New York 1974
Doctor of Laws, University of Notre Dame, IN.,1974
Doctor of Science, Smith College 1975
Doctor of Science, Molley College, Rockville Center, NY, 1976
Doctor of Humanities, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN. 1975
Doctor of Laws, Hamline University, MN. 1975
Doctor of Humane Letters, Amherst College, MA. 1975
Doctor of Humane Letters, Loyola University, IL 1975
Doctor of Humane Letters, Bard College, New York, 1977
Doctor of Humanities, Hood College, MD 1976
Doctor of Letters, Rosary College, IL. 1976
Doctor of Pedagogy, Keuka College, NY 1976
Doctor of Humane Science, University of Miami, FL 1976
Doctor of Humane Letters, Bard College, NY 1977
Doctor of Science, Weston MA., 1977
Honorary Degree, Anna Maria College, MA., 1978
Doctor of Humane Letters, Union College, New York 1978
Doctor of Humane Letters, D’Youville College, New York 1979
Doctor of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1979
Doctor of Divinity, 1996