Awards Presented to Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson with family members after she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
Awards Presented to Lady Bird Johnson
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)
