U.S. President
Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924) has received numerous accolades, awards, and honorary degrees. Several places, institutions, and other things have been named for him.
Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence,
James Madison University (shared with his wife, Rosalynn Carter)
In 2002, a fish species was given a
scientific name after him, the
bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter), for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights.[21]
U.S. Naval Academy building
In February 2023, the
United States Naval Academy changed the name of its engineering building from Maury Hall to Carter Hall in honor of the former president and Naval Academy graduate. The building was previously named for
Matthew Fontaine Maury, an oceanographer and U.S. naval officer who gave up his commission to fight against the United States by serving as a naval officer and diplomatic envoy to England for the
Confederacy.[22][23]
His win in 2019 at the age of 94 years and 132 days made him the third oldest person to win a Grammy. The current record holder is
Pinetop Perkins, who was 97 when he won a Grammy in 2011 (one month before his death). Carter is the oldest still-living Grammy winner.
U.S. President
Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924) has received numerous accolades, awards, and honorary degrees. Several places, institutions, and other things have been named for him.
Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence,
James Madison University (shared with his wife, Rosalynn Carter)
In 2002, a fish species was given a
scientific name after him, the
bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter), for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights.[21]
U.S. Naval Academy building
In February 2023, the
United States Naval Academy changed the name of its engineering building from Maury Hall to Carter Hall in honor of the former president and Naval Academy graduate. The building was previously named for
Matthew Fontaine Maury, an oceanographer and U.S. naval officer who gave up his commission to fight against the United States by serving as a naval officer and diplomatic envoy to England for the
Confederacy.[22][23]
His win in 2019 at the age of 94 years and 132 days made him the third oldest person to win a Grammy. The current record holder is
Pinetop Perkins, who was 97 when he won a Grammy in 2011 (one month before his death). Carter is the oldest still-living Grammy winner.