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==Honors and awards== [[File:Steve Wozniak by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|Wozniak speaking at a conference in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]] in 2017]]Because of his lifetime of achievements, multiple organizations have given Wozniak awards and recognition, including: * In 1979, Wozniak was awarded the ACM [[Grace Murray Hopper Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Stephen Wozniak - ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award|publisher= [[Association for Computing Machinery]]|url= https://awards.acm.org/award-recipients/wozniak_7711134|access-date= December 15, 2023|archive-date= October 29, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029143646/https://awards.acm.org/award-recipients/wozniak_7711134|url-status= live}}</ref> * In 1985, both he and [[Steve Jobs]] received the [[National Medal of Technology]] from US President [[Ronald Reagan]], the country's highest honor for achievements related to technological progress.<ref name="iWoz" /> * Later he donated funds to create the "Woz Lab" at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1998, he was named a Fellow of the [[Computer History Museum]] "for co-founding Apple Computer and inventing the Apple I personal computer."<ref>{{cite web|title= Steve Wozniak — CHM Fellow Award Winner|publisher= [[Computer History Museum]]|url= http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/steve-wozniak|access-date= March 30, 2015|archive-date= September 27, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160927232443/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/steve-wozniak|url-status= live}}</ref> * In 2000, Wozniak received the [[American Computer & Robotics Museum]]'s George R. Stibitz Computing and Communications Innovator Award "for inventing the Apple I & Apple II computers & for co-founding of the Apple Computer Company."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 |url=https://acrmuseum.org/2000 |access-date=June 10, 2023 |website=American Computer and Robotics Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Wozniak received the museum's Lifetime Achievement award for his role in the invention of the Apple I & II computers and the co-founding Apple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stibitz Wilson Awards |url=https://acrmuseum.org/awards |access-date=June 10, 2023 |website=American Computer and Robotics Museum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=ACRM 2022 Stibitz Wilson Awards | date=October 19, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSWF1cUuc_U |access-date=June 10, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> He has also personally signed and donated an Apple I to the museum, and is listed as one of the museum's "founders" level donors for this donation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thank you to Our Generous Donors |url=https://acrmuseum.org/our-donors |access-date=June 10, 2023 |website=American Computer and Robotics Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> * In September 2000, Wozniak was inducted into the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]],<ref>[http://www.invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/155.html Inventor Profile] — National Inventors Hall of Fame. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221075015/http://www.invent.org/Hall_Of_Fame/155.html |date=February 21, 2014}}</ref> and in 2001 he was awarded the 7th Annual [[Heinz Award]] for Technology, the Economy and Employment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/steve-wozniak |title=The Heinz Awards, Steve Wozniak profile |publisher=Heinzawards.net |access-date=November 11, 2010 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723143210/http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/steve-wozniak |url-status=live }}</ref> * The [[American Humanist Association]] awarded him the [[Isaac Asimov Awards|Isaac Asimov Science Award]] in 2011. * In 2004, Wozniak was given the 5th Annual Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Honorees |url=http://www.techfestival.org/index.html%3Fp=314.html |website=Telluride Tech Festival |access-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731200219/http://www.techfestival.org/index.html%3Fp=314.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * He was awarded the Global Award of the President of [[Armenia]] for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity Through IT in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalitaward.am/en/laureates/steve-wozniak |title=Global Award of the President of Armenia for Outstanding Contribution to Humanity Through IT |publisher=globalitaward.am}}</ref> * On February 17, 2014, in Los Angeles, Wozniak was awarded the 66th [[Hoover Medal]] from IEEE President & CEO J. Roberto de Marca.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephen Wozniak |url=https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Joint-Society-Awards/Hoover-Awards/2013 |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=www.asme.org |language=en}}</ref> The award is presented to an engineer whose professional achievements and personal endeavors have advanced the well-being of humankind and is administered by a board representing five engineering organizations: The [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]]; the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]]; the [[American Institute of Chemical Engineers]]; the [[American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers]]; and [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hoover Medal |url=https://www.asme.org/About-ASME/Honors-Awards/Joint-Society-Awards/Hoover-Awards |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=www.asme.org |language=en}}</ref> * The New York City Chapter of Young Presidents' Organization presented their 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award to Wozniak on October 16, 2014, at the [[American Museum of Natural History]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://104.225.5.50/about/ |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=Officially Woz |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611094935/http://104.225.5.50/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * In November 2014, ''[[Industry Week]]'' added Wozniak to the Manufacturing Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.industryweek.com/iw-manufacturing-hall-fame/2014-hall-fame-inductee-steve-wozniak|title=2014 Hall of Fame Inductee: Steve Wozniak|date=November 3, 2014|website=[[IndustryWeek]]|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234816/https://www.industryweek.com/iw-manufacturing-hall-fame/2014-hall-fame-inductee-steve-wozniak|url-status=live}}</ref> * On June 19, 2015, Wozniak received the Legacy for Children Award from the [[Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose]]. The Legacy for Children Award honors an individual whose legacy has significantly benefited the learning and lives of children. The purpose of the Award is to focus [[Silicon Valley]]'s attention on the needs of our children, encouraging us all to take responsibility for their well-being. Candidates are nominated by a committee of notable community members involved in children's education, health care, human and social services, and the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdm.org/connect/support/legacy-for-children/|title=Legacy for Children Award|work=Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose|access-date=June 26, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626175315/https://www.cdm.org/connect/support/legacy-for-children/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city of San Jose named a street "Woz Way" in his honor. The street address of the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is 180 Woz Way. * On June 20, 2015, The Cal Alumni Association (UC Berkeley's Alumni Association) presented Wozniak with the 2015 Alumnus of the Year Award. "We are honored to recognize Steve Wozniak with CAA's most esteemed award", said CAA President Cynthia So Schroeder '91. "His invaluable contributions to education and to UC Berkeley place him among Cal's most accomplished and respected alumni."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alumni.berkeley.edu/announcements/caa-announcements/caa-announces-2015-alumnus-year-steve-wozniak-bs-86-and-other-alumni|title=CAA Announces the 2015 Alumnus of the Year Steve Wozniak, B.S. '86 and Other Alumni Award Recipients|work=Cal Alumni Association|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=June 26, 2015|archive-date=March 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324023834/http://alumni.berkeley.edu/announcements/caa-announcements/caa-announces-2015-alumnus-year-steve-wozniak-bs-86-and-other-alumni|url-status=live}}</ref> * In March 2016, [[High Point University]] announced that Wozniak will serve as their Innovator in Residence. Wozniak was High Point University's commencement speaker in 2013. Through this ongoing partnership, Wozniak will connect with High Point University students on a variety of topics and make campus-visits periodically.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2016/03/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-becomes-innovator-in-residence/ |title=Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Becomes Innovator in Residence, High Point University |last=Baker |first=Eli |date=March 7, 2016 |website=[[High Point University]] |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033855/http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2016/03/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-becomes-innovator-in-residence/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-172956871.html |title=Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Holds Micro Sessions with HPU Students |author=Marketwired |date=February 21, 2017 |website=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823022241/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-172956871.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak at the Living Computer Museum.jpg|thumb|right|[[Microsoft]] co-founder [[Paul Allen]] and Wozniak at the [[Living Computer Museum]] in 2017]] * In March 2017, Wozniak was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 18 on its list of the 200 Most Influential Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-200-philanthropists-social-entrepreneurs|title=Philanthropists & Social Entrepreneurs Top 200: From Elon Musk to Melinda Gates, These Are the Most Influential Do-Gooders in the World|work=Richtopia|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083458/https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-200-philanthropists-social-entrepreneurs|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.delfi.lt/eu/mep-guoga-is-included-in-list-of-top-200-philanthropists-in-the-world.d?id=74226700|title=Top 200 Philanthropists in the world|work=Delfi|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331142537/http://en.delfi.lt/eu/mep-guoga-is-included-in-list-of-top-200-philanthropists-in-the-world.d?id=74226700|url-status=live}}</ref> * Wozniak is the 2021 recipient of the [[IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award]] "for pioneering the design of consumer-friendly personal computers."<ref>{{cite web |title=IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award Recipients |url=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/awards/recipients/ibuka_rl.pdf |website=IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award |access-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144241/https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/awards/recipients/ibuka_rl.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ===Honorary degrees=== For his contributions to technology, Wozniak has been awarded a number of Honorary [[Doctoral]] degrees, which include the following: * [[University of Colorado Boulder]]: 1989<ref name=CUIndependent>{{Cite web |title= CU breeds success: A look at famous alumni |url= http://cuindependent.com/2007/02/20/cu-breeds-success-a-look-at-famous-alumni/ |website= [[CU Independent]] |access-date= February 11, 2016 |date= February 20, 2007 |archive-date= August 10, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110810142651/http://cuindependent.com/2007/02/20/cu-breeds-success-a-look-at-famous-alumni/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="uofc">{{cite web| last = Seibold| first = Chris| title = This Day in Apple History December 28, 1989: Woz Gets Honorary Doctorate, Dish Incident Forgotten| url = http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/28/| access-date = July 31, 2007| archive-date = October 11, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011154113/http://applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/28/| url-status = dead}}</ref> * [[North Carolina State University]]: 2004<ref name="NCSU">[http://www.ncsu.edu/about-nc-state/university-leadership/board-of-trustees/honorary-degrees/degrees-conferred/ Honorary Doctorate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421161056/http://www.ncsu.edu/about-nc-state/university-leadership/board-of-trustees/honorary-degrees/degrees-conferred/ |date=April 21, 2014 }} — [[North Carolina State University]] List of Honorary Degrees.</ref> * [[Kettering University]]: 2005<ref>{{Cite web|title = Commencement Coverage|url = https://my.kettering.edu/news/commencement-coverage-0|publisher = [[Kettering University]]|access-date = February 11, 2016|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073115/https://my.kettering.edu/news/commencement-coverage-0|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/presidentsoffice/honorary_degrees.jsp Honorary Doctorate] — Kettering University List of Honorary Degrees. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125172739/http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/presidentsoffice/honorary_degrees.jsp |date=November 25, 2011}}</ref> * [[Nova Southeastern University]], Fort Lauderdale: 2005<ref>{{cite web|title = NSU Commencement Programs|url = http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1146&context=nsudigital_commencement|publisher = [[Nova Southeastern University]]|access-date = April 9, 2017|archive-date = April 10, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214041/http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1146&context=nsudigital_commencement|url-status = live}}</ref> * [[Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral|ESPOL]] University in Ecuador: 2008<ref>{{Cite news |last=Delgado |first=Max |date=October 29, 2008 |title=Tuve vergüenza de tener tanto dinero |work=El Telégrafo |url=https://www.espol.edu.ec/sites/default/files/docs_escribe/1551.pdf |access-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108021049/https://www.espol.edu.ec/sites/default/files/docs_escribe/1551.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Michigan State University]], in East Lansing 2011<ref>{{Citation |title= MSU convocation speaker and honorary degree recipient Steve Wozniak, Spring 2011 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8YRMWAGBJw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/O8YRMWAGBJw| archive-date=October 28, 2021|date= May 9, 2011 |access-date= February 11, 2016 |publisher=[[Michigan State University]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://commencement.msu.edu/ |title=Commencement | MSU Commencement |publisher=Commencement.msu.edu |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813212658/http://commencement.msu.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Concordia University]] in Montreal, Canada: June 22, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|title = Honorary degree citation -Steve Wozniak|url = https://www.concordia.ca/offices/archives/honorary-degree-recipients/2011/06/steve-wozniak.html|publisher = [[Concordia University]]|access-date = February 9, 2016|archive-date = February 16, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160216140327/http://www.concordia.ca/offices/archives/honorary-degree-recipients/2011/06/steve-wozniak.html|url-status = live}}</ref> * [[State Engineering University of Armenia]]: November 11, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hetq.am/eng/news/6409/steve-wozniak-awarded-honorary-doctoral-degree.html|title=Steve Wozniak Awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree - Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations|work=hetq.am|date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409221846/http://hetq.am/eng/news/6409/steve-wozniak-awarded-honorary-doctoral-degree.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Santa Clara University]]: June 16, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title= June 2012 - 2012 - Press Releases - News & Events - Santa Clara University |url= https://www.scu.edu/news-and-events/press-releases/2012/june-2012/wozs-wisdom-to-the-santa-clara-university-class-of-2012.html |publisher= [[Santa Clara University]] |access-date= February 11, 2016 |archive-date= February 15, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160215203933/https://www.scu.edu/news-and-events/press-releases/2012/june-2012/wozs-wisdom-to-the-santa-clara-university-class-of-2012.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Woz's Wisdom to the Santa Clara University Class of 2012 |url=https://www.scu.edu/news-and-events/press-releases/2012/june-2012/wozs-wisdom-to-the-santa-clara-university-class-of-2012.html |website=www.scu.edu |publisher=Santa Clara University |access-date=August 8, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215203933/https://www.scu.edu/news-and-events/press-releases/2012/june-2012/wozs-wisdom-to-the-santa-clara-university-class-of-2012.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[University Camilo José Cela]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]: November 8, 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucjc.edu/en/university/estructura-academica/honoris-causa/|title=Honorary Doctorates - Universidad Camilo José Cela|publisher=[[Universidad Camilo José Cela]]|access-date=March 22, 2016|archive-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404054505/http://www.ucjc.edu/en/university/estructura-academica/honoris-causa/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Lincoln Law School of San Jose|Lincoln Law School]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]: May 19, 2023<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lincolnlawschool.edu/steve-wozniak-to-keynote-for-lincoln-law-school-scholarship-gala/ |title=Steve Wozniak to Keynote for Lincoln Law School Scholarship Gala |work=[[Lincoln Law School of San Jose|Lincoln Law School]] |date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref>
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