ライオネル・ハンプトン
2001 - Harlem Jazz and Music Festival's Legend Award
1996 - National Medal of Arts presented by President William Jefferson Clinton
1995 - Honorary Commissioner of Civil Rights by George Pataki
1995 - Honorary Doctorate from the New England Conservatory of Music
1993 - Honorary Doctorate from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
1992 - "Contributions To The Cultural Life of the Nation" award from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
1988 - The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship
1988 - The National Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame Award