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.

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.

This annual award was renamed the Dijkstra Prize the following year, in his honor.

Because of his poor performance on the pitch, one Italian publication renamed their award given to the worst performance of the week, L ' asino della settimana ( Donkey of the Week ) to Bergkamp della settimana.

As the college later received credentials as a full university, the renamed Örebro University gave him an honorary PhD in medicine in February 2005, an award that provoked some controversy.

The WHL later renamed its award for most valuable player as the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in their honour.

The award would be renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy in his honour in 2002.

He was the first winner of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy in 1935 ( the following year the award was renamed the Heisman Trophy ); the trophy is awarded annually to the nation's most outstanding college football player.

The award was renamed for Detroit Red Wings great Ted Lindsay, officially announced on April 29, 2010.

Zimiti Ltd ( renamed Boardbug Ltd in 2007 ) won the " Best of Innovators " award for Personal Electronics.

1991: During the award show the MTV Video Vanguard Award was renamed to the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from then on, due to his unparalleled contribution to music video by changing them from a mere promotional tool featuring musicians playing instruments and singing, to a piece of art with a storyline, or as Jackson liked to put as ' short films '.

The Chicago Wolves paid tribute to Snyder by renaming their community service award the Dan Snyder Man of the Year award, while the OHL renamed their Humanitarian of the Year trophy in his honor, making it the Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy.

It was renamed in his honor in 1922 when the Aero Club dissolved, and the award was taken over by the NAA.

In recognition of this achievement, the ATP renamed the award the " Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award " in 1996.

Gallun was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV ; the award was later renamed The Raymond Z. Gallun Award.

lifetime achievement in design award, and the society renamed the prestressed concrete award to the T. Y.

In 1990 and 1991 the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Recording, and in 1990 the award was reserved for singles rather than albums.

In the award was chosen based on consensus from TSN editors, and it was renamed to Reliever of the Year Award.

When the award name was renamed the Reuben Award in 1954, all the prior winners were given Reuben statuettes.

After three seasons interrupted by injury and inconsistent form, Matthews returned to his best in 1982, winning the inaugural Players ’ Association Most Valuable Player award ( which was later renamed, in Matthews ’ honour, to the Leigh Matthews Trophy ).

In 2002, the AFLPA MVP award, of which Matthews was the inaugural recipient, was renamed the Leigh Matthews Trophy.

In 1971 the award was renamed to Best Gospel Performance ( other than soul gospel ), including both singles and albums, and ran until 1978 when the award was divided into two new awards, the Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional and Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary.

As of 2012, following a major overhaul of the Grammy categories, this award will be renamed as Best Gospel / Contemporary Christian Music Performance which will be eligible for all sub-genres in the gospel / Contemporary Christian Music ( CCM ) field.