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www2.ed.gov /programs /presedaward /. The President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) is awarded on behalf of the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Education. PEAP was founded in 1983. The purpose of the program is to recognize students in elementary, middle and high school for their educational achievements.
2010 Presidential Scholars with President Barack Obama. 2005 Presidential Scholars with President George W. Bush. The United States Presidential Scholars Program is a program of the United States Department of Education. It is described as "one of the nation's highest honors for high school students" in the United States of America.
Most presidents of the United States received a college education, even most of the earliest.Of the first seven presidents, five were college graduates. College degrees have set the presidents apart from the general population, and presidents have held degrees even though it was quite rare and unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's Distinguished Service Award [65] Maryland: 23 November 2009: American Speech–Language–Hearing Association: Annie Glenn Award [66] [67] District of Columbia: 3 May 2011: Atlantic Council: Distinguished International Leadership Award [68] [69] [70] New York: 21 March 2013: Irish America magazine
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
Another presidential era considered exceptional by historians is the WWII and post-war era of the mid-20th century, with Roosevelt consistently ranking in the top three, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower in the top ten, and John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in the top 20.
President Barack Obama awarded 118 medals, the most of any president, followed by President Bill Clinton with 89 medal recipients. [ 4 ] Two people, Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, are two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Colin Powell received his second award with Distinction, [ 5 ] while Ellsworth Bunker was given both ...
Charles L. Flynn, Jr. (Ph.D.), president of the College of Mount Saint Vincent. W. Kent Fuchs (B.S.E. 1977), president of the University of Florida, former provost of Cornell University. Pamela Gann (J.D. 1973), president of Claremont McKenna College and former dean of Duke University School of Law.