Editing Kermit the Frog (section)

===Accolades and commemorations===
[[File:Kermit the frog hollywood walk of fame.jpg|thumb|Kermit's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]] Kermit was awarded an honorary doctorate of Amphibious Letters (a pun on the more common honorary degree, [[Doctor of Humane Letters]]) on May 19, 1996, at [[Stony Brook Southampton|Southampton College]], New York, where he also gave a commencement speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southampton.liu.edu/news/commence/1996/kermit.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130032057/http://www.southampton.liu.edu/news/commence/1996/kermit.htm |archive-date=January 30, 2008 |title=Southampton College News: Kermit's Commencement Address at Southampton College |date=January 30, 2008 |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> He is also the only "amphibian" to have had the honor of addressing the [[Oxford Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2DA133FF93BA15753C1A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fO%2fOxford%20University |title=Chronicle |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 28, 1994 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220182220/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2DA133FF93BA15753C1A962958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FOrganizations%2FO%2FOxford%20University |archive-date=December 20, 2008  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8855284/Surprising-honorary-degree-recipients.html?image=3|title=Kermit the Frog – Surprising honorary degree recipients|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917134708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8855284/Surprising-honorary-degree-recipients.html?image=3|archive-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref> A statue of Henson and Kermit was erected on the campus of Henson's alma mater, the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] in 2003.  He is scheduled to speak at the University of Maryland's May 2025 commencement.<ref name="2025 commencement">{{cite news |last1=Vargas |first1=Ramon Antonio |title=Kermit the Frog tapped as University of Maryland commencement speaker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/kermit-the-frog-university-of-maryland-commencement |access-date=23 April 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=28 Mar 2025}}</ref>

Kermit was also given the honor of being the [[Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses Parade|Grand Marshal]] of the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in 1996. The [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] has featured a Kermit balloon since 1977.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Heigl|first=Alex|title=Thanksgiving Throwback: 13 Iconic Photos of the Macy's Parade|url=https://people.com/celebrity/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2013/|access-date=September 10, 2015|magazine=People Magazine|date=November 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907204635/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20760867%2C00.html|archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> Kermit also served as the mascot for The Jim Henson Company, until the sale of the Muppet characters to Disney.<ref name="DisneyLicense">{{cite magazine |last1=Ackman |first1=Dan |date=February 18, 2004 |title=Disney Deal: Kermit Goes For The Big Bucks |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_da_0218ton.html |url-status=live |magazine=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105632/http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_da_0218ton.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>

On November 14, 2002, Kermit the Frog received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in the category of Television. The star is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/kermit-the-frog |title=Walk of Fame, Kermit the Frog awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 1, 2002 |publisher=Walkoffame.com |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209164253/http://www.walkoffame.com/kermit-the-frog |archive-date=February 9, 2012  }}</ref> Kermit has two stars on the Walk of Fame, the other as a member of the collective The Muppets, which they received on March 20, 2012 in the category of Motion Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/muppets-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|title=Muppets Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524110649/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/muppets-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On Kermit's 50th birthday in 2005, the [[United States Postal Service]] released a set of new stamps with photos of Kermit and some of his fellow Muppets on them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/|title=Muppets Get Their Own Stamps|publisher=CBS News|first=Brian|last=Dakss|date=September 29, 2005|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819230151/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> The background of the stamp sheet features a photo of a silhouetted Henson sitting in a window well, with Kermit sitting in his lap looking at him.

Kermit was also the grand marshal for [[Michigan State University]]'s homecoming parade in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2006/100106.shtml |title=Muppet Central News, "Kermit Honored as Grand Marshal at Michigan State, also receiving an Honorary Alumni Award on that occasion", October 1, 2006 |publisher=Muppetcentral.com |date=October 1, 2006 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319165547/http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2006/100106.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2012  }}</ref>

In 2013, the original Kermit puppet from ''Sam and Friends'' was donated to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in Washington, D.C. for display in the pop culture gallery.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 26, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11094631|title=Original Kermit the Frog puppet given to Smithsonian – BBC News|work=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916091140/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11094631|archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the Leland Chamber of Commerce in Leland, Mississippi opened a small museum containing puppets and memorabilia dedicated to Kermit.<ref name="Grundhauser">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/09/18/a_muppet_museum_in_small_town_mississippi_honors_jim_henson_s_creation_of.html|title=The Birthplace of Kermit the Frog|date=September 18, 2015|magazine=Atlas Obscura|via=Slate|access-date=July 17, 2016|first1=Eric|last1=Grundhauser|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710085729/http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/09/18/a_muppet_museum_in_small_town_mississippi_honors_jim_henson_s_creation_of.html|archive-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> A Kermit puppet can be seen at the [[National Museum of American History]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 7, 2012 |title=NMAH &#124; Kermit the Frog Puppet |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=132 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402221046/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=132 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |publisher=Americanhistory.si.edu}}</ref>

Kermit's legacy is also deeply entrenched in the science community. One of the famous [[Lockheed WP-3D Orion|WP-3D ''Orion'']] research platforms flown by the [[NOAA Hurricane Hunters]] is named after Kermit.  The other is named after [[Miss Piggy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/noaa-hurricane-hunters-to-get-35-million-overhaul-20140814/|title=MacDill hurricane hunters to get $35&nbsp;million overhaul|last=Altman|first=Howard|date=August 14, 2014|work=The Tampa Tribune|access-date=May 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603103008/http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/noaa-hurricane-hunters-to-get-35-million-overhaul-20140814/|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the discovery of the Costa Rican [[glass frog]] ''[[Hyalinobatrachium dianae]]'' also attracted [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] media attention due to the creature's perceived resemblance to Kermit, with researcher Brian Kubicki quoted as saying "I am glad that this species has ended up getting so much international attention, and in doing so it is highlighting the amazing amphibians that are native to Costa Rica and the need to continue exploring and studying the country's amazing tropical forests".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livescience.com/50548-kermit-the-frog-look-alike-discovered.html|title=Kermit the Frog Look-Alike Discovered in Costa Rica|first1=Megan|last1=Gannon|publisher=LiveScience|date=April 22, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711183052/http://www.livescience.com/50548-kermit-the-frog-look-alike-discovered.html|archive-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2024, researchers named ''[[Kermitops gratus]]'' as a new genus and species of fossil "proto-amphibian" from rocks dating to the early [[Permian]] period of Texas, US. The [[genus name]], which means "Kermit face" in Greek, references the general resemblance of the fossil skull to the Muppets character's head.<ref name="Kermitops">{{Cite journal|last1=So |first1=Calvin |last2=Pardo |first2=Jason D. |last3=Mann |first3=Arjan |title=A new amphibamiform from the Early Permian of Texas elucidates patterns of cranial diversity among terrestrial amphibamiforms |year=2024 |journal=[[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society]] |volume=203 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae012 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Molloy |first=Maddie |date=2024-03-21 |title=Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68575911 |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321214659/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68575911 |url-status=live }}</ref>