{"id":54,"date":"2024-10-15T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:52:20","slug":"awards-recognition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/a-life-remembered\/awards-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards & Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Honors and Awards<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

<\/u>Kansas Citian of the Year Award<\/span>, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, 1972<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Week<\/u><\/em> Award<\/u> for development of Crown Center, 1972<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salesman of the Year<\/u> for efforts leading Kansas City Prime Time news effort, 1973<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding Kansas Citian,<\/u> Native Sons of Kansas City, 1973<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eisenhower Award<\/u>, People-to-People International, 1973<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Satellite Award<\/u>, American Women in Radio and Television, 1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Builder of Boys” Award<\/u>, Heart of America Boys’ Club, 1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elected to Academy of Missouri Squires<\/u>, 1975<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding Community Service Award<\/u>, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, 1975<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honored for business and civic leadership<\/u>, Hebrew Academy of Greater Kansas City, 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Century Club<\/u>, William Jewell College, 1976-77<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parsons School of Design Award<\/u>, 1977<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Award of Merit<\/u>, President’s Committee on Mental Retardation, 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor’s Medal<\/u>, University of Missouri-Kansas City, for contributions to community and university, 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketing Executive of the Year<\/u>, Sales Marketing Executive International, 1977 (Charles N. Kimball also honored)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Trustee Award, 50 Years of Camping<\/u>, Boy Scouts of America, 1979<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor’s Club<\/u>, University of Kansas (jointly for Don and Adele Hall)<\/em>, 1979<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson County Economic Development Commission Award<\/u>, 1980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Booth Award<\/u>, Salvation Army USA, 1980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished Missourian<\/u>, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., 1980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished Service Citation<\/u>, University of Kansas, 1980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oscar Nelson Award<\/u>, presented by Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, 1980<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hollywood Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Embossed Seal<\/u>, in recognition of Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1981<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor’s Award<\/u>, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, for Hallmark’s contributions to television medium (Don Hall accepted)<\/em>, 1982<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Truman Good Neighbor Award<\/u>, (jointly for Don and Adele Hall)<\/em>, Truman Good Neighbor Foundation, Henry J. Talge, Founder and President Emeritus, 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Honoree<\/u>, Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society)<\/em>, 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Member<\/u>, American Institute of Architects 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Medal of Arts<\/u>, presented by President Ronald Reagan, 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award of Excellence<\/u>, Kansas City Architectural Foundation, 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philanthropist of the Year<\/u>, Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy, 1985<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Member<\/u>, Camp Fire, Inc., 1986<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor’s Award<\/u>, University of Kansas, 1991<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midwest Research Institute<\/u> (now MRI Global)<\/em> Life Trustee<\/u>, 31 years of service, 1991 (also a second citation in 1993)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Annual Design Leadership Award<\/u>, American Institute of Architects, in recognition of Crown Center development, 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Named to Kansas Business Hall of Fame<\/u>, 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certification of Appreciation<\/u>, Heart of America United Way (now United Way of Greater Kansas City)<\/em>, 1992<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Citation for support of scholarship program<\/u>, Society of Illustrators, 1992<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Chairman’s Award<\/u>, for “excellent television programming by the Hallmark Hall of Fame,” National Association of Television Programming Executives, 1993<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridgebuilder Award<\/u>, Kansas City Globe<\/em> newspaper, 1993<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skowhegan Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Award<\/u>, 1993<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.W. Perlman Award for Human Achievement<\/u>, 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Sales Hall of Fame<\/u>, International Association of Sales Professionals, 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chairman’s Award<\/u>, Kansas City Minority Supplier Development Council Board of Directors, 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BCA Founders Award<\/u>, Business Committee of the Arts and Forbes<\/em> magazine, 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthur William Brown Award<\/u>, Society of Illustrators, 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Plate Award<\/u>, American Academy of Achievement, 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished Civic Service<\/u>, William Jewell College, 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certificate of Appreciation<\/u>, for board service, Minority Supplier Development Council, 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Way of America Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award<\/u> (for Don and Adele Hall)<\/em>, 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of Faith Honoree<\/u>, Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council (for Don and Adele Hall)<\/em>, 2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difference Maker Award<\/u>, Urban League of Greater Kansas City (for Don and Adele Hall),<\/em> 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park<\/u> at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, named in his honor, 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Board memberships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • American Royal Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Civic Council of Greater Kansas City (chairman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Clearinghouse for Mid-Continent Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Commerce Trust Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dayton Hudson Incorporated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Eisenhower Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Federal Reserve Bank, 1974-1976<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Full Employment Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, founding trustee (with Adele Hall), 1978<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hallmark Educational Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Harry S. Truman Library Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kansas City Area Economic Development Council (charter co-chairman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kansas City Association of Trusts & Foundations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kansas City Business Men’s Assurance Company<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kansas City Minority Supplier Development Advisory Council (chairman)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kansas City Symphony<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lyric Opera of Kansas City<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Midwest Research Institute\u00a0(now MRI Global)<\/em>\u00a0(chairman and “Life Trustee”)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Missouri Repertory Theater\u00a0(now Kansas City Repertory Theatre)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • National Minority Supplier Development Advisory Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, senior trustee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities (member 1990, chairman 1992)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Science Pioneers Trustee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • United Telecommunications (now Sprint), 1986-1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • William E. Coutts Co., Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Honorary degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Doctor of Laws, William Jewell College, May 18, 1975<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Doctor of Laws, Denver University, 1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Doctor of Business Administration, Rockhurst College, 1985<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Doctor of Fine Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Doctor of Laws, Dartmouth College, June 11, 2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Honors and Awards Kansas Citian of the Year Award, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, 1972 Business Week Award for development of Crown Center, 1972 Salesman of the Year for efforts leading Kansas City Prime Time news effort, 1973 Outstanding Kansas Citian, Native Sons of Kansas City, 1973 Eisenhower Award, People-to-People International, 1973 Silver Satellite Award, American Women in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":467,"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/467"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribute.hallmark.com\/don-hall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}