Complete Listing of Honorary Awards 1952 - 1983
| 1952 |
| Award of merit, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, New York chapter |
| 1954 |
| Gran premio, TRIENNALE Dl MILANO, Italy |
| 1955 |
| Award of merit, U.S. MARINE CORPS, (civilian) |
| Centennial Award, and Citation, MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE |
| 1957 |
| Gran premio, TRIENNALE Dl MILANO, Italy |
| 1958 |
| Gold medal, SCARAB, National Architectural Society |
| 1960 |
| Frank P. Brown medal, FRANKLIN INSTITUTE |
| Roy Edwin Crummer Award, CRUMMER SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| Gold medal, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, Philadelphia chapter |
| 1963 |
| Allied professions gold medal, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS |
| Plomado de Oro award, SOCIETY OF MEXICAN ARCHITECTS |
| 1964 |
| Gold key laureate, DELTA PHI DELTA National fine arts honor society |
| Medal for Notable Creative Achievement, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY |
| 1966 |
| Award of Achievement, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA |
| 1967 |
| Alumnus Honoris Causa, ASBESTOS--DANVILLE--SHIPTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Appreciation Award, MENSA |
| Appreciation Award, YOUNG PRESIDENT'S ORGANIZATION, Western Area Conference |
| Centennial Award, BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS |
| Honorary Citizen, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS |
| Leadership Award, ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE |
| Order of Lincoln medal, LINCOLN ACADEMY OF ILLINOIS |
| The Fifth Thanksgiving Award, CLARKE COLLEGE |
| Golden Eagle Award for Excellence in Film, COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL NON-THEATRICAL EVENTS |
| 1968 |
| Award for excellence, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION (Expo '67 Dome) |
| Boss of the Year, NATIONAL SECRETARIES |
| Citation, BUFFALO WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER AIA |
| First architectural design award, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS,(Expo '67 Dome) |
| Gold medal (architecture), NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS |
| President's Cabinet Award, UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT |
| Royal gold medal of architecture, from Her Majesty the Queen on recommendation of the ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS |
| 1969 |
| Citation of merit, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
| Diploma of Achievement, DEAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Humanist of the year, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HUMANISTS |
| Master designer, Product Engineering, MCGRAW-HILL AWARD |
| Citation of Merit, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
| 1970 |
| Gold medal, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS |
| Gold medal, CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE |
| Eighth Lively Arts Award for Architecture, A.W.N.Y. |
| Master Architect, ALPHA RHO CHI (resigned 1980) |
| Award of Merit, CLIFF DWELLERS |
| 1971 |
| Salmagundi Medal and Honorable Life Membership, SALMAGUNDI CLUB |
| 1972 |
| Outstanding Lecturer and Author, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA |
| The Founders Medal, AUSTIN COLLEGE |
| 1973 |
| Award of Merit, PHILADELPHIA ART ALLIANCE |
| Citation of Honorary Citizenship, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
| First Annual DVM Award, DELAWARE VALLEY MENSA ASSOCIATION |
| Honorary Citizen, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA |
| 1974 |
| Annual Award, BOSTON MONTESSORI SCHOOLHOUSE |
| Appreciation Medal, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB OF NEW YORK |
| Educator of the Year Award, MONTESSORI INSTITUTE OF AMERICA |
| Appreciation Award, WABASH VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC. |
| Citation, DREXEL UNIVERSITY (Nesbitt College) |
| Commendation, CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY |
| 1975 |
| Certificate of Honor, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO |
| Diploma, STOWE SCHOOL |
| Distinguished Service Award Medal, BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION |
| Marshal Visitor, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE |
| Planetary Citizen Award, UNITED NATIONS |
| Recognition, PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS SHOWCASE |
| Reward for Peace, WORLD UNIFICATION MOVEMENT |
| 1976 |
| America's Tricentennial Resolution for Utopia over Oblivion, founding of the Buckminster Fuller Matrix Society, VON BRAWN CIVIC CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA |
| Award for 16 Years Service, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE |
| Citizen of the New Age of Enlightenment Award, INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION SOCIETY 1976 |
| Gold Medal of Honor, NATIONAL ARTS CLUB |
| International New Thought Alliance Humanitarian Award |
| Recognition Award, OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Southeast Campus Center |
| The Bicentennial Award, GOLDEN SLIPPER CLUB, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Wilma and Roswell Messing, Jr. Award, ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATES |
| Achievers Award in Architecture, SAMSONITE CORPORATION |
| 1977 |
| Distinguished Speaker |
| UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award, NEW YORK LEAGUE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING |
| Eli Whitney Award, CONNECTICUT PATENT LAW ASSOCIATION |
| Engineering and Science Award, DREXEL UNIVERSITY FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES |
| First Annual Henry Townley Heald Award, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Graduate Association |
| Honorary Citizen, PARK FOREST, ILLINOIS |
| Planetary Citizens Award, UNITED NATIONS |
| Stevens Honor Award, STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| "The Golden Plate"; Award, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT |
| 1978 |
| Citation, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
| Honorary Banquet and Medal of Merit, LOTUS CLUB |
| 1979 |
| Quest Medal, ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY |
| First Annual Humanities Award, WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON HUMANITY |
| American-lsrael Arts, Sciences and Humanities Award, STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS |
| First Lifelong Learning Award, METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY |
| Raymond A. Dart Award (";The Steel Brain";), UNITED STEELWORKERS ASSOCIATION |
| John Scott Award, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA |
| 1980 |
| Academician, AMERICAN ACADEMY AND INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS |
| Special Award, COUNTY OF ERIE, NEW YORK |
| First Dean's Award, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO ARCHITECTURAL SCHOOL |
| Honorary Royal Designer for Industry, ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS (England) |
| 1981 |
| Nesbitt College Honor Citation, DREXEL UNIVERSITY |
| Housing Hall of Fame 1981 Resolution of Honor, STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
| 1982 |
| President's Fellow Award, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN |
| Distinguished Service Award, WORLD FUTURE SOCIETY |
| Engineering and Science Hall of Fame |
| Star Tau Persei, located on CHARLES C. GATES PLANETARIUM DOME dedicated to Buckminster Fuller, Denver, Colorado |
| 1983 |
| Medal of Freedom, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER RECOGNITION DAYS |
See also:
Honorary Degrees





