List of awards and honours received by Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall is an English primatologist and anthropologist who is considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees.

Tournament of Roses Parade Grand Marshal Jane Goodall, 11th female Grand Marshal, at Tournament House, 2012

Awards

• 1980: Order of the Golden Ark, World Wildlife Award for Conservations

• 1984: J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize
• 1985: Living Legacy Award from the International Women's League
• 1985: Society of the United States; Award for Humane Excellence, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• 1987: Ian Biggs' Prize
• 1987: Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement^[1]
• 1989: Encyclopædia Britannica Award for Excellence on the Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Mankind; Anthropologist of the Year Award
• 1990: The AMES Award, American Anthropological Association; Whooping Crane Conservation Award, Conoco, Inc.; Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers; Inamori Foundation Award; Washoe Award; The Kyoto Prize in Basic Science
• 1991: The Edinburgh Medal
• 1993: Rainforest Alliance Champion Award
• 1994: Chester Zoo Diamond Jubilee Medal
• 1995: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; The National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal for Distinction in Exploration, Discovery, and Research; Lifetime Achievement Award, In Defense of Animals; The Moody Gardens Environmental Award; Honorary Wardenship of Uganda National Parks
• 1996: The Zoological Society of London Silver Medal; The Tanzanian Kilimanjaro Medal; The Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Award; The Caring Institute Award; The Polar Bear Award; William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
• 1997: John & Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; David S. Ingells, Jr. Award for Excellence; Common Wealth Award for Public Service; The Field Museum's Award of Merit; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; Royal Geographical Society / Discovery Channel Europe Award for A Lifetime of Discovery
• 1998: Disney's Animal Kingdom Eco Hero Award; National Science Board Public Service Award; The Orion Society's John Hay Award
• 1999: International Peace Award; Botanical Research Institute of Texas International Award of Excellence in Conservation, Community of Christ International Peace Award
• 2001: Graham J. Norton Award for Achievement in Increasing Community Livability; Rungius Award of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, USA; Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Medal, Harvard Museum of Natural History; Master Peace Award; Gandhi/King Award for Non-Violence
• 2002: The Huxley Memorial Medal, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; United Nations "Messenger of Peace" Appointment
• 2003: Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science; Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment Award; Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Achievement; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, presented by His Royal Highness Prince Charles; Chicago Academy of Sciences' Honorary Environmental Leader Award
• 2004: Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest; Will Rogers Spirit Award, the Rotary Club of Will Rogers and Will Rogers Memorial Museums; Life Time Achievement Award, the International Fund for Animal Welfare; Honorary Degree from Haverford College
• 2005: Honorary doctorate degree in science from Syracuse University^[2][3]
• 2005: Honorary doctorate degree in science from Rutgers University
• 2005: Discovery and Imagination Award
• 2006: 60th Anniversary Medal of the UNESCO
• 2006: French Légion d'honneur
• 2007: Honorary doctorate degree in commemoration of Carl Linnaeus from Uppsala University
• 2007: Honorary doctorate degree from University of Liverpool
• 2008: Honorary doctorate degree from University of Toronto
• 2009: Honorary doctorate degree from National University of Córdoba^[4]
• 2009: Honorary doctorate degree from Pablo de Olavide University^[5]
• 2010: Bambi Award in the Category "Our Earth"
• 2010: Golden Doves for Peace journalistic prize issued by the Italian Research Institute Archivio Disarmo^[6]
• 2011: Honorary doctorate degree from American University of Paris
• 2011: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2012: Named Grand Marshal of the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade^[7]
• 2012: Honorary doctorate degree from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU, Taiwan)^[8]
• 2013: Key to the city by Gustavo Petro, former mayor of Bogota (Colombia)
• 2013: Awarded an honorary doctorate by Trinity College Dublin^[9]
• 2014: President's Medal by the British Academy^[10]
• 2015: The Perfect World Foundation Award The Conservationist of the years 2015 & The Prize "The Fragile Rhino"
• 2017: International Cosmos Prize^[11]
• 2018: Honorary doctorate degree in science from Simon Fraser University^[12]
• 2019: Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society^[13]
• 2019: Honorary doctorate degree in science from McGill University^[14]
• 2020: Honorary doctorate degree in science from Hasselt University
• 2020: Tang Prize in Sustainable Development^[15]
• In 2020 Goodall was the Professor Hawking Fellow of the Cambridge Union in the University of Cambridge. ^[16]
• 2021: Templeton Prize^[17]
• 2022: Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
• 2023: Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[18]
• 2025: Presidential Medal of Freedom