Of these there are surely few that would be more rewarding discoveries than Verner Von Heidenstam, the Swedish poet and novelist who received the award in 1916 and whose centennial was celebrated two years ago.

With the announcement of a `` special achievement award '' to William A. ( ( Bill ) Shea, the awards list was completed yesterday for Sunday night's thirty-eighth annual dinner and show of the New York Chapter, Baseball Writers' Association of America, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

The most valuable player award was split three ways, among Glen Mankowski, Gordon Hartweger and Tom Kieffer.

In addition, a special award was given to Bob ( Bevo ) Nordmann, the 6-foot-10 center who missed much of the season because of a knee injury.

The award was made by Judge Fred B. Perkins who heard their petition without a jury by agreement of the parties.

The Oscar itself was later initiated by the Academy as an award " of merit for distinctive achievement " in the industry.

He was posthumously awarded Pakistan's highest military award Nishan-e-Haider ( Sign of the Lion ) for his act of bravery.

Matiur Rahman was awarded Bangladesh's highest military award, Bir Sreshtho, for his attempt to defect to join the civil war in east.

In 1962, Giacometti was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale, and the award brought with it worldwide fame.

) This also meant that with this title, he was the first black artist to win this highest to win award in the Netherlands.

( When the award name was changed in 1954, Capp also retroactively received a Reuben statuette.

Since the award was not as effective at advertising as Chalmers had hoped, it was discontinued after 1914.

The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946.

One award was presented for both leagues in 1947 and 1948 ; since 1949, the honor has been given to one player each in the National and American League.

Originally, the award was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award, named after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s.

The award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in July 1987, 40 years after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallant leadership: the citation for this award, published in the London Gazette in December 1914 reads:

Watterson was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's Humor Comic Strip Award in 1988 and the society's Reuben Award in 1986 ; he was the youngest person ever to receive the latter award.

The award, created by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America ( BBWAA ) in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949, one year after Ruth's death.

Greetings was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award.

Centerfielder Adam Jones was named to the 2009 All Star team and awarded a Gold Glove award for his defensive play.

He won the Man of the Match award for both matches and was also named Man of the Series.

A separate " award " was soon enacted for Night BASE jumping when Mayfield completed each category at night, becoming Night BASE # 1, with Smith qualifying a few weeks later.

The Booker Prize Foundation announced in January 2010 the creation of a special award called the " Lost Man Booker Prize ," with the winner chosen from a longlist of 22 novels published in 1970.

Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University.

Five awards are given annually to candidates chosen from across the country, in addition to one award to a Canadian youth.

Winners are currently chosen by either members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences or a panel of experts depending on the award.

The Miss Congeniality award is chosen by the delegates themselves.

* Other volunteer organizations: Many organizations offer scholarships or award grants to students whose background or chosen field overlaps the field of the organization.

Gatti-Robinson I was chosen " Fight of the Year " by Ring Magazine, thus marking the second year in a row that a Gatti fight was given that award and the third year in a row a Gatti fight was nominated.

ECNU has a faculty body of over 4, 000, among whom there are 1986 full-time teachers ( including over 1, 000 professors or associate professors ), 11 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Chinese Academy of Engineering ( six of them are academicians of both Academies ), 11 members of the “ State Council Academic Appraisal Committee ”, eight specially hired professors or lecture professors for the “ Yangtze Scholar Award Program ” sponsored by the Ministry of Education, nine “ state level talents ” chosen by the “ New-Century Talents Project ,” ten “ National Outstanding Youth Fund ” award winner, 80 specially hired professors or lecture professors for ECNU ’ s “ Zijiang Scholar Award Program ”, and 105 tenured professors.

Apples to Apples was chosen by Mensa International in 1999 as a " Mensa Select " prizewinner, an award given to five games each year.

He was also named the NFL MVP in 2007 and 2010 ( becoming the first player to be unanimously chosen as MVP in the 2010 season ) as well as 2007 Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, the first time an NFL player has been so honored since Joe Montana won the award in 1990.

On 14 February 2007, he was chosen to give the award for Best British Newcomer ( awarded to the Fratellis ) at the Brit Awards.

A notable addition in 2007 was the inclusion of a ' Wild Card ' award chosen by the festival-going public.

The winner of this award is chosen by a panel of six authors, and s / he also receives a cash prize of $ 30, 000.

Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the award presentation constitutes its central event.

One of these authors, Lisa Tuttle, refused her award, and in 1971 no winner was chosen as " no award " received the highest number of votes.

In 15 NHL seasons, Näslund was thrice First Team All-Star, chosen in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and a Lester B. Pearson Award recipient ( now known as the Ted Lindsay award ), winning in 2003.

He is the member of Gerbera Peerless Ltd. For his portrayal of Athrun Zala in Gundam Seed Destiny, he won the " Best Supporting Character ( male )" award at the first " Seiyu Awards " in 2007 and was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 2004 for his portrayal of the character Athrun Zala.

Established in 2002, this award recognizes the accomplishment of an alumnus / a who has demonstrated the Academy's mission through excellence in his or her chosen field.

Established in 2003, this award is given to an alumnus / a who graduated from the Academy in the past twenty years and has demonstrated success in his or her chosen field or has contributed significantly to his or her community.

The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, named after her, is a unique award for new American children's books, as the winner is chosen by the vote of child readers.

The Gold Walkley is the most prestigious award, being chosen from all category winners.

The shortlist for the award was chosen by a panel of adult judges, and schoolchildren across the UK would then vote on the first, second and third place winners.

" The award recipients are chosen by a jury with broad expertise in international children ’ s and young adult literature, reading promotion and children ’ s rights.