Complex sentence: On 14th April, 2007, she was awarded an Honorary Degree by the Open University, for a "Notable contribution to education and culture", while in 2008 she was given the "Good Tradition" award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Split into simpler sentences: On 14th April, 2007, she was awarded an Honorary Degree by the Open University, for a "Notable contribution to education and culture". In 2008 she was given the "Good Tradition" award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.