Awards Presented to Lady Bird Johnson
In This Section:
Quick Links:
- Togetherness Award
Marge Champion, 1958
- Humanitarian Award
B’nai B’rith, 1961
- Businesswoman’s Award
Business and Professional Women’s Club, 1961
- Theta Sigma Phi Citation
Theta Sigma Phi, 1962
- Distinguished Achievement Award
Washington Heart Association, 1962
- Industry Citation
American Women in Radio & Television, 1963
- Humanitarian Citation
Volunteers of America, 1963
- Distinguished Alumni Award
The University of Texas Ex-Student Association, 1964
- George Foster Peabody Award
For the television program, “A Visit to Washington with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson on Behalf of a More Beautiful America,” 1966
- Eleanor Roosevelt Golden Candlestick Award
Women’s National Press Club, 1968
- Damon Woods Memorial Award
The Industrial Designers’ Society of America, 1972
- Conservation Service Award
Department of the Interior, 1974
- American Legion Distinguished Award
American Legion, 1975
- “Woman of the Year” Award for Quality of Life
Ladies Home Journal, 1975
- Abraham Lincoln Award
Southern Baptist Convention, 1976
- Medal of Freedom
Awarded by President Gerald Ford, 1977
- Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
1984
- National Achievement Award
American Horticultural Society, 1984
- Wildflowers Across America Award of the Year
Garden Writers Association, 1994
- Texan of the Year Award
State of Texas, 1985
- Lord & Taylor Rose Award
1987
- Congressional Gold Medal
Awarded by President Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Gold Seal Award for Distinguished Service and Achievement
National Council of State Garden Clubs, 1990
- Lone Star Lifestyle Visionary Award
J.C. Penney Company, 1990
- Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence
1990
- Star in Our Crown
Victoria Magazine, 1993
- Charles Leonard Weddle Memorial Award
Native Plant Society, 1994
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Nature Conservancy of Texas, 1994
- Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Award
1994
- Earth Day Award
Motorola, 1995
- Golden Plate Award
American Academy of Achievement, 1995
- National Building Museum Honor Award
1995
- Chairman’s Award
National Geographic Society, 1995
- Conservation Achievement Award
Southwest Regional Office of the National Park Service, 1995
- Award for Distinguished Service
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Conservation, 1996
- Harvey Penick Award
Caritas of Austin, 1996
- Environmental Law Institute Award
1996
- Star of Texas Preservation Award
Gillespie County Historical Society, 1996
- International Award of Excellence
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT), 1997
- Sue and Frank McBee Visionary Award
The Heritage Society of Austin, 1997
- The 39th Annual Freeman Award
1998
- The Edith Wharton Achievement Award for Landscape Preservation
1998
- Medal for Eminent Contributions and Leadership
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1998
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Native Plant Conservation Initiative, 1999
- Centennial Award for Conservation
The Texas Audubon Society, 1999
- Cornerstone Award
Texas Society of Architects, 2000
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Medal of Honor
National Park Foundation, 2000
- The Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor
2003
- Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Hall of Fame Award
2004
- Edwin P. Hubble Award
Edwin P. Hubble Society, 2004
- History Making Texan Award
The Texas State History Museum Foundation, 2005
- National Conservation Achievement Award for Conservationist of the Year
National Wildlife Federation, 2005
- Lindy Boggs Award
Stennis Center for Public Service, 2005
- Cornelius Amory Pugsley Medal
Academy of Park and Recreation Administration and The National Park Foundation, 2005
- Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Medal
Garden Club of America, 2006
- Humanitarian of the Year
The American Red Cross of Central Texas, 2007
- Founders Award
The National Park Foundation, 2007 (awarded posthumously)