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===Honours=== ====Academic honours==== * 1991β1995: [[University of Salford]], Chancellor<ref name="Iddon2015">{{Cite book|last=Iddon|first=Brian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJ8aCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA178|title=Science & Politics: An Unlikely Mixture|date=30 January 2015|publisher=Memoirs Publishing|isbn=9781861513663|page=178|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref> * 2016: [[University of Huddersfield]], Visiting professor of [[Philanthropreneurship]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fellah|first=Nesserine|date=13 July 2016|title=Britain's Duchess of York gets university role linked to charity for women in India|url=http://news.trust.org//item/20160713124303-4atks/|access-date=25 July 2018|publisher=Thomson Reuters Foundation|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726073901/http://news.trust.org//item/20160713124303-4atks/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Other honours and awards==== * On 23 February 1987, alongside her then husband, she received the [[Freedom of the City]] of [[York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-andrew-freedom-city-york-b2043526.html |title=Prince Andrew hangs on to Freedom of the City of York after Covid derails council vote |last=Batchelor |first=Tom |date=25 March 2022 |website=The Independent |access-date=27 March 2022 }}</ref> * The [[List of rose cultivars named after people|rose cultivar]] ''Rosa'' 'Duchess of York' was named in her honour in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Duchess of York' rose Description|url=https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.1654|access-date=27 November 2020|publisher=Help Me Find}}</ref> * In 1998, Sarah received the ''[[Journal of Women's Health]]'' Award from [[Bernadine Healy]].<ref name="Zayed-2008" /> * In 2001, she received ''[[Redbook]]'' magazine's "Mothers & Shakers" Award.<ref name="Zayed-2008" /> * In 2004, she received ''[[Woman's Day]]'' magazine's "Women Who Inspire Us" Award.<ref name="Zayed-2008" /><ref name="Middlesex-2009" /> * In February 2007, she was named Mother of the Year by the [[American Cancer Society]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 February 2007|title=Ferguson to be named Mother of the Year by cancer society|work=Online Athens|url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/020607/living_20070206017.shtml|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> * In 2007, she received the ONE X ONE Difference Award for humanitarian work benefiting children worldwide, presented at the [[Toronto Film Festival]].<ref name="Zayed-2008" /><ref name="Middlesex-2009" /> * In June 2018, she received the Humanitarian Award at the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival for her work with [[Children in Crisis]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1008072352129781761|user=SarahTheDuchess|title=So honoured and humbled to receive the Humanitarian Filming Italy Sardegna Award|author=Sarah Ferguson|date=16 June 2018}}</ref> * In June 2019, she received the Inspiration of the Year Award at ''[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]''{{'}}s Star Women Awards for her work with charity organisations, including [[Street Child (charity)|Street Child]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pullar|first=Jess|date=26 June 2019|title=Sarah Ferguson brings crowd to tears after delivering an emotional speech|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/celebrity/sarah-ferguson-brings-crowd-to-tears-after-delivering-an-emotional-speech/ar-AADpKGx|access-date=26 June 2019|publisher=MSN}}</ref> * In July 2022, she received the Global Humanitarian award at the 25th Magna Grecia Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/cultura-e-spettacoli/1348543/magna-grecia-awards-premia-anche-gabrielli-e-sarah-ferguson.html|title="Magna Grecia Awards" premia anche Gabrielli e Sarah Ferguson|work=La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno|language=Italian|date=30 June 2022|accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref> * In April 2023, she received the Golden Heart Award at the Women Changing the World Awards for her humanitarian work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/483584-sarah-ferguson-honoured-with-golden-heart-award|title=Sarah Ferguson honoured with Golden Heart Award|work=Geo News|date=24 April 2023|accessdate=24 April 2023}}</ref> * In November 2023, she received the Red Cross International Award in recognition of her philanthropic activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/518883-sarah-ferguson-receives-honour-days-after-sharing-exciting-family-news|title=Sarah Ferguson receives honour days after sharing exciting family news|work=Geo News|first=William Blythe|last=Haynes|date=14 November 2023|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref> * In March 2024, ''[[The Independent]]'' included her on its "Influence List".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|title=Independent Women 2024 - The Influence List|work=The Independent|date=7 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307220942/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|archive-date=7 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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