He was designated as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals for his distinguished poetic accomplishments.

Over the past two centuries it has had many distinguished accomplishments.

The OSA Fellow, of the Optical Society of America, is a membership designation that denotes distinguished scientific accomplishment.

In 1976 he was the awarded the John Courtney Murray Award for outstanding and distinguished accomplishments in theology.

The U Thant Peace Award acknowledges and honours individuals or organizations for distinguished accomplishments toward world peace.

In recognition of his distinguished accomplishments and services the degree of master of arts was conferred on him by Yale University in 1869.

The Society recognizes distinguished accomplishments through three awards, one recognized by a medal, the other two by inscribed plaques normally presented annually:

In 2008, Silvis was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Indiana University of Pennsylvania for his distinguished literary accomplishments.

Learn the history and process of the awards and the winners, and see what makes the Nobel Prize such a distinguished accomplishment.

The Award, presented annually by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, is given to reporters for "distinguished cumulative accomplishments."