Editing Lawrence Welk (section)

==Honors==
In 1961, Welk was inducted as a charter member of the [[Rough Rider Award]] from his native [[North Dakota]].<ref name="Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award">{{cite web|title=Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award|url=http://governor.nd.gov/theodore-roosevelt-rough-rider-award|publisher=North Dakota Office of the Governor}}</ref> In 1967, he received the [[Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans#Horatio Alger Award|Horatio Alger Award]] from the [[Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.horatioalger.org/members/member-detail/?id=003j000000f213KAAQ|title=Member Profile – Horatio Alger Association|website=Horatioalger.org|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> He later served as the [[Grand Marshal]] for the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]'s [[Tournament of Roses]] parade in 1972. Welk received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref>

In 1994, Welk was inducted into the International Polka Music Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lawrence Welk|url=http://www.ipapolkas.com/blog/otw-portfolio/lawrence-welk-deceased-category-inducted-1994/|publisher=International Polka Association|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152040/http://www.ipapolkas.com/blog/otw-portfolio/lawrence-welk-deceased-category-inducted-1994/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Welk has a star for recording on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 6613½ Hollywood Boulevard. He has a second star at 1601 Vine Street for television.

In 2007, Welk became a charter member of the [[Gennett]] Records Walk of Fame in [[Richmond, Indiana]].[[File:Lawrence Welk's grave.JPG|thumb|right|Welk's grave at [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]], California]]