Awards and Honors
Biondi has earned the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's Chief Executive Leadership Award. He is a member of the American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit and has been conferred with the rank and title of Cavaliere, Order of Merit, Republic of Italy.
In 1999, Biondi won the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Missouri Chapter. In 2001, The St. Louis Ambassadors honored Biondi with the Leon R. Strauss Urban Pioneer Award, which is given to an individual in the St. Louis community who has contributed greatly to the development, restoration or improvement of St. Louis.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named Biondi one of St. Louis' "Citizens of the Century" in 1999 and Citizen of the Year in 2005. The St. Louis Business Journal has also honored Biondi, recognizing him in 2006 him as one of only 10 "legends"—individuals "who have gone beyond being influential to become legends in our region and beyond."
American Jewish Committee (AJC) of St. Louis in 2011 honored Biondi with John D. Levy Human Relations Award and in 2012 the Ladue News named him among the "Top-10 Most Dynamic People in St. Louis."
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