List of awards and honors received by Joe Biden

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Joseph R. Biden Jr. has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics. These include:

National honors

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 United States of America 12 January 2017 – present Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction [1]

Foreign honors

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
 Estonia 5 February 2004 – present Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1st Class) [2]
 Pakistan 28 October 2008 – present Hilal-e-Pakistan [3]
 Kosovo 21 May 2009 – present Golden Medal of Freedom [4]
 Georgia 2009 – present St. George's Order of Victory
 Ukraine 2017 – present Member of the Order of Liberty MOL

Scholastic

University degrees
Location Date School Degree
 Delaware 1965 University of Delaware Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Political science
 New York 1968 Syracuse University College of Law Juris Doctor (JD)
 Delaware 1969 Delaware State Bar Association Called to the bar
Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
Location Date School Position
 Delaware 1991 – 2008 Widener University Delaware Law School Adjunct Professor [5]
 Pennsylvania 7 February 2017 – present University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor [6] [7]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
 Pennsylvania 7 February 2017 – present Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Pennsylvania Senior Fellow [8]
  • On Leave as of 25 April 2019
Honorary degrees
Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address
 Pennsylvania 1976 University of Scranton Doctorate [9] Yes [10]
 Pennsylvania 1981 Saint Joseph's University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [11] No
 Delaware 2000 Widener University Delaware Law School Doctorate
 Massachusetts 19 May 2003 Emerson College Doctorate [12] Yes
 Delaware 2003 Delaware State University Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) [13] Yes [14]
 Delaware 29 May 2004 University of Delaware Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [15] Yes [16] [17] [18]
 Massachusetts 2005 Suffolk University Law School Doctorate [19] Yes
 New York 10 May 2009 Syracuse University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [20] Yes [21] [22] [23]
 North Carolina 18 May 2009 Wake Forest University Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [24] [25] Yes [26]
 Pennsylvania 13 May 2013 University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [27] [28] Yes [29]
 Florida 3 May 2014 Miami Dade College Doctorate [30] Yes [31] [32]
 South Carolina 9 May 2014 University of South Carolina Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) [33] Yes [34]
 Republic of Ireland 24 June 2016 Trinity College Dublin Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [35] Yes
 Maryland 20 May 2017 Morgan State University Doctor of Public Service (DPS) [36] [37] Yes [38]
 Maine 21 May 2017 Colby College Doctor of Laws (LL.D) [39] Yes [40]

Awards

Location Date School Award
 Indiana 2016 University of Notre Dame Laetare Medal

Freedom of the City

Memberships and fellowships

Location Date Organisation Position
 Delaware 1969 – Present Delaware State Bar Association Member

Places named after Biden

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrz6Ge64hsc
  2. ^ https://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearer/462/joseph-r-biden
  3. ^ "Pakistan gives awards to Biden, Lugar for support". 28 October 2008 – via www.reuters.com.
  4. ^ https://www.novinite.com/articles/103842/Kosovo+Awards+US+Vice-President+Biden+Golden+Medal+of+Freedom
  5. ^ http://www.whoswho.com/us/joseph-biden-jr
  6. ^ Winick, Sydney Schaedel, Jacob. "Joe Biden is going to be a Penn professor". www.thedp.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/joseph-r-biden-jr
  8. ^ https://www.sas.upenn.edu/andrea-mitchell-center/people/senior-fellow-joe-biden
  9. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients | Office of the President | About Us". www.scranton.edu.
  10. ^ https://www.scranton.edu/about/honorary-degree-recipients.shtml
  11. ^ https://sites.sju.edu/academicadmin/files/2017/01/Honorary-Degree-Recip_IR-Updated-2013.pdf
  12. ^ "Senator Biden to Address 123rd Commencement Rites On May 19". Emerson College. May 2003. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  13. ^ Archivists, Dsu (9 May 2018). "Delaware State University Archives and Special Collections: Honorary Degrees". Delaware State University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  14. ^ https://www.desu.edu/news/2016/04/vp-joe-biden-give-may-7-commencement-address
  15. ^ "Honorary Degree Citation for Joseph R. Biden Jr". University of Delaware. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  16. ^ https://uarm-rweb.archives.udel.edu/commencement/index.php?page=search_speakers
  17. ^ https://uarm-rweb.archives.udel.edu/commencement/index.php?page=detail&speaker=&institution=&speaker_year=2004
  18. ^ http://www1.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2004/biden052904.html
  19. ^ "Commencements". Boston Globe. 23 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  20. ^ "SU Archives: Awards and Honors—Recipient of Honorary Degrees". archives.syr.edu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  21. ^ https://commencement.syr.edu/stay-connected/past-commencement-speakers/
  22. ^ https://www.c-span.org/video/?286253-1/syracuse-university-commencement-address
  23. ^ https://ensemble.syr.edu/app/sites/index.aspx?destinationID=EifK6vDtHU6NQ7cBxHbvWA&contentID=u3jE8LNlQkadQhHc9AdyuQ
  24. ^ "Honorary Degrees". Commencement News Archive.
  25. ^ "2009: Honorary degrees". Commencement News Archive.
  26. ^ https://commencement.news.wfu.edu/2000s/c2009/2009-speaker-joe-biden/
  27. ^ "Documents & Publications | University Archives and Records Center". archives.upenn.edu.
  28. ^ "Penn Secretary". secretary.upenn.edu.
  29. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5LaYKUJ_w8
  30. ^ "Vice President Joe Biden hails need for immigration reform at Miami Dade College graduation".
  31. ^ https://www.gainesville.com/news/20140503/biden-to-give-commencement-speech-at-fla-college/1
  32. ^ https://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/03/vice-president-biden-to-speak-at-miami-dade-college/
  33. ^ "Vice President Joe Biden to deliver UofSC commencement address | University of South Carolina". www.sc.edu.
  34. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qi8kKxxo9E
  35. ^ "US Vice President Joe Biden Receives Honorary Doctorate from Trinity College - Trinity News and Events".
  36. ^ Lucas, Tramon. "Former Vice President Joe Biden is MSU's Spring 2017 Commencement Speaker".
  37. ^ "Commencement | Honorary Degrees Awarded".
  38. ^ https://www.morgan.edu/documents/commencement/programs/commencement--may2017.pdf
  39. ^ Report, Staff (17 April 2017). "Joe Biden to speak at Colby College commencement".
  40. ^ http://www.colby.edu/commencement/2017-speakers-and-honorands/
  41. ^ "Biden receives Freedom of County Louth on visit to Cooley Peninsula | Talk of the Town". talkofthetown.ie. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  42. ^ Larsen, Emily (25 December 2019). "The Delaware sites named after 'Uncle Joe' Biden". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  43. ^ "Biden School | UDaily". www.udel.edu.
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