Kenneth Lay - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

• Anti-Defamation League—Torch of Liberty Award
• Beta Theta Pi (National Fraternity)—Oxford Cup
• Brunel University (London)—Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences
• Child Advocates—Super Hero Honoree Award
• Episcopal High School—Campaign Fundraiser Award
• Gas Daily—Man of the Year Award
• Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans—Annual Membership Award
• Houston Area Women's Center—Honoree
• Houston Children's Chorus—Honoree
• Houston Community Partners—Father of The Year
• Kenneth Lay Day—Proclaimed by Kathryn J. Whitmire, Mayor of Houston, Texas
• Kiwanis Club of Houston and the Greater Houston Partnership—International Executive of the Year
• March of Dimes—Award of Distinction
• NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet—Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award
• National Conference of Christians and Jews—Brotherhood Award
• Oswego State University—Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree
• Phi Beta Kappa—Outstanding Alumnus Award
• Private Sector Council—Annual Leadership Award
• Stanford Business School Alumni Associations—Houston Business Man of the Year
• Texans For Lawsuit Reform—Award
• Texas Association of Minority Business Enterprises—Texas Corporate Partnering Award
• Texas Business Hall of Fame—Inductee
• Texas Navy Admiral—Commissioned by William P. Clements, Jr., Governor of Texas
• Texas Society To Prevent Blindness—Man of Vision Award
• The Brookwood Community—Honoree Award
• The Rotary Club of Houston—Distinguished Citizen Award
• The Wall Street Transcript—Chief Executive Officer Award
• United States Energy Association—United States Energy Award
• United States Navy—Navy Commendation Medal & National Defense Service Medal
• University of Colorado, College of Business and Administration—Ben K. Miller Memorial, International Business Award
• University of Houston—Distinguished Alumnus Award
• University of Houston—Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree
• University of Missouri—Honorary Doctor of Law Degree; The Hebert J. Davenport Society Benefactor Award
• Volunteer Houston—Honoree Award
• The YMCA in Cinco Ranch in unincorporated Harris County, Texas was named after Ken Lay. Following the collapse of Enron, his name outside the building was made 70% smaller. Ultimately, the YMCA was renamed the "Katy Family YMCA" after the city of Katy.