The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor the outstanding film achievements of the 1927 / 1928 film season.

The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council of the Association for Computing Machinery in 1993 " to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM.

This award, named in honor of AARP's founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, is presented biennially to distinguished individuals who have generated positive social change in the world, and whose work and achievements reflect AARP's vision of bringing lifetimes of experience and leadership to serve all generations.

As Fourth of July celebrations commemorating the Founding Fathers and the heroes of the Revolutionary War became increasingly popular, however, the pursuit of ' antiquarianism ,' which focused on local history, became acceptable as a way to honor the achievements of early Americans.

With no doubts, the honor of the chairmanship in the authoritative international organizations symbolizes the success of social, economic and political achievements of Kazakhstan during the 18 years of its independence.

In Detroit, the Edison Memorial Fountain in Grand Circus Park was created to honor his achievements.

Plutarch provides the most evocative version of this story: But when Egypt revolted with Athenian aid ... and Cimon's mastery of the sea forced the King to resist the efforts of the Hellenes and to hinder their hostile growth ... messages came down to Themistocles saying that the King commanded him to make good his promises by applying himself to the Hellenic problem ; then, neither embittered by anything like anger against his former fellow-citizens, nor lifted up by the great honor and power he was to have in the war, but possibly thinking his task not even approachable, both because Hellas had other great generals at the time, and especially because Cimon was so marvelously successful in his campaigns ; yet most of all out of regard for the reputation of his own achievements and the trophies of those early days ; having decided that his best course was to put a fitting end to his life, he made a sacrifice to the gods, then called his friends together, gave them a farewell clasp of his hand, and, as the current story goes, drank bull's blood, or as some say, took a quick poison, and so died in Magnesia, in the sixty-fifth year of his life ... They say that the King, on learning the cause and the manner of his death, admired the man yet more, and continued to treat his friends and kindred with kindness.

The enormous Valles Marineris canyon system is named after Mariner 9 in honor of its achievements.

She received the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual honor for career achievements, in 1989.

On May 16, 1929, the first Academy Award ceremony was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928.

Over the years, it has become a tradition to let famous athletes, former athletes and / or athletes with significant achievements and milestones be the last runner in the Olympic torch relay and have the honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron.

The University of Chicago Residence Halls remembered Michelson and his achievements by dedicating ' Michelson House ' in his honor.

Atanasoff's first national award for scientific achievements was the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, First Class, Bulgaria's highest scientific honor bestowed to him in 1970, before the 1973 court ruling.

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush awarded Atanasoff the United States National Medal of Technology, the highest U. S. honor conferred for achievements related to technological progress.

In honor of the general's achievements in World War II, the town named their central park after him, and even placed a full-sized WWII tank as a permanent fixture in the park.

He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits.

" GMA Music Week " ends with the annual GMA Dove Awards ceremony, which serves to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music.

" Like the Special Achievement Award, the Special Award and Honorary Award have been used to reward significant achievements of the year that did not fit in existing categories, subsequently leading the Academy to establish several new categories, and to honor exceptional career achievements, contributions to the motion picture industry, and service to the Academy.

* In his honor the Karl Ritter von Frisch Medal of the German Zoological Society ( Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, DZG ), is awarded every two years to scientists whose work is distinguished by extraordinary zoological achievements which represent an integration of insights from several different biological disciplines.

The Foundation instituted the Infosys Prize, an annual award, to honor outstanding achievements of researchers and scientists across five categories: Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering and Computer Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Life Sciences, each carrying a prize of rupees 50 Lakh.

In 2009, the Washington Freedom introduced the " Hall of Freedom ", an honor bestowed upon former players and personnel " in recognition of exceptional achievements, dedication and service to the club.

A group of citizens founded the museum in 1900, 500 years after Johann Gutenberg ’ s birth, to honor the inventor and present his technical and artistic achievements to the public at large.

On November 12, 2005, the United States House of Representatives authorized the United States Postal Service to rename the Los Angeles Barrington Postal Station as the Karl Malden Postal Station in honor of Malden's achievements.

In 1991 astronaut Eileen Collins carried Thaden's flying helmet into space on the space shuttle to honor her achievements and the early women pioneers of flight.

# Quarterback Troy Aikman – Super Bowl XXVII – Aikman became the second Cowboys quarterback to earn the MVP honor as he led the Cowboys to victory against the Buffalo Bills.

He received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Case Western Reserve University in 1969, Princeton University in 1985, and the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in 1990 in connection with an international symposium in his honor organized by John Corcoran.

Almost three decades after its construction, the name of the dam and reservoir was changed to Buffalo Bill Dam by an act of Congress to honor Cody.

Ives received the organization's Silver Buffalo Award, its highest honor.

In honor of his achievements in Buffalo, Galvin was inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

A variety of structures, ships and places were named in his honor, especially in the Finger Lakes region and Buffalo:

* The Peace Bridge March, by Buffalo resident Emma M. Herold-Haft, was composed in honor of the bridge's opening in 1927.

George W. Strawbridge, Jr., an active shareholder of the Buffalo Sabres and director and member of the team's executive committee for more than 30 years, named one of his thoroughbred racehorses in Pierre Turgeon's honor.

In 1966, Dawson led the Chiefs to a, 11-2-1 record and a 31-7 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFL championship game, earning his team the honor of representing the AFL in Super Bowl I, the first championship game between the AFL and their NFL rivals.

College dormitories are named in his honor at Williams College, the University at Buffalo, and at Binghamton University.

Fort Porter and Porter Avenue at Buffalo were named in his honor.

During the Expo, on August 31, 1898, the committee declared " Cody Day " in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody.

With his previous numbers ( 37 with Colorado and 18 with Calgary ) both taken in Buffalo, Drury switched to 23 in honor of his childhood hero, New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly.

Julius Francis ( d. 1881 ), a Buffalo druggist, made it his life's mission to honor the slain president.

The village was called Buffalo Head, this name was changed in honor of a famous missionary of the northwest who later became bishop of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Most Reverend Louis-Francois Richer Lafleche.

" In honor of his his commitment to Buffalo, McCarthy became a charter member of the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

A celebration and dedication of the commemorative kiosk was held to honor and recognize the men and women employed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and Mount Morris Dam Builders, 1948-1952.

He is the only Buffalo Sabre to wear number 11, with the number being retired in his honor.

The award was first presented at the conclusion of the season, and is named in honor of former Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals goaltender Roger Crozier, a Calder and Conn Smythe Trophy winner who played in the NHL from 1964 to 1977.

In honor of Taylor, on the first play of the first game after he was murdered, the Redskins defense lined up with only 10 players which left the area Taylor lined up at free safety open against the Buffalo Bills.

A number of churches and schools founded by Polish diaspora communities throughout North America are named in his honor, in cities as far-ranging as Cleveland, Ohio ; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ; Detroit, Michigan ; Chicago, Illinois ; Milwaukee, Wisconsin ; Philadelphia and Erie, Pennsylvania ; Buffalo, New York ; and New York City.