Dorothy Height received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal for her work for racial and gender equality.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

One year after the bombs were dropped on Japan, he received the Presidential Medal of Merit for his work.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

She received the National Medal of the Arts and a Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime work.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

Moppers compete again, too, for the chance work gold-medal matches.

WSJ: When These Olympians Say Their Job Is 'No Sweat,' They Mean It

Retained Isle of Wight firefighter Neil Cole and Jacqueline Rowley, from Eastleigh Friends of People with a Learning Disability, receive the British Empire Medal for work in their fields.

BBC: Scout veteran and Olympians among Hampshire honours

The SpaceX CEO and chief designer was speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society where he was being awarded a gold medal for his work to advance the commercialisation of space.

BBC: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: Europe's rocket 'has no chance'