CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — A Centennial High School senior is making local history as the first recipient of the prestigious Congressional Award Gold Medal in Champaign. Nailah Mansury will ...

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The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award given by Congress to individuals or groups for distinguished achievements and contributions. Recipients include George Washington ...

It is the highest award a civilian can receive, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal. This year’s recipients included former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, musician Bono, athletes Lionel ...

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honour, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal ... is not meant to be partisan, the recipients can reflect the political ...

President Joe Biden honored former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairs of the January 6 Special Committee, with Presidential Citizens Medals along with 18 others.

Nailah Mansury is receiving the Congressional Award Gold Medal this summer during a ceremony ... and Mansury is the first recipient of this award in Champaign. The award is given to young people ...

What is the significance of this award and who decides its recipients? We explain. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honour, often given in recognition of a body ...

Mr. Trump has an ambitious legislative agenda, and Republican congressional leaders ... s personal esteem to influence the recipients of presidential medals, which are approved through a less ...