List of awards and honors received by Jill Biden

The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden has received numerous honors in recognition of her career in education and politics. These include:

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships

Location	Date	School	Position
Delaware	1993 – 2008	Delaware Technical Community College (Stanton/Wilmington Campus)	English and Writing Instructor
Virginia	2008 – Present	Northern Virginia Community College	Professor of English

Honorary degrees

Location	Date	School	Degree	Gave Commencement Address
New York	June 2009	City University of New York	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) ^[1]	Yes at Kingsborough Community College^[2]
Delaware	9 January 2010	University of Delaware	Doctorate ^[3]	Yes
Rhode Island	15 May 2011	Salve Regina University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) ^[4]^[5]	Yes
Pennsylvania	19 May 2011	Montgomery County Community College	Associate of Letters ^[6]^[7]	Yes ^[8]
Pennsylvania	16 May 2014	Villanova University	Doctor of Humanities (DHL) ^[9]^[10]^[11]	Yes
New York	21 May 2017	Hofstra University	Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL) ^[12]^[13]	Yes

Awards

Location	Date	Institution	Award
Delaware	8 January 2018	Delaware State Chamber of Commerce	Josiah Marvel Cup Award Awarded with Joseph R. Biden Jr.^[14]

References

1. (Press release). PRNewswire. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
2. Saltonstall, David (12 June 2009). "Second Lady Jill Biden captivates Kingsborough Community College students". New York Daily News. from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
3. Rhodes, Jerry (9 January 2010). "Education is transformational, Jill Biden tells UD graduates". UDaily. University of Delaware. from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
4. Freyer, Felice J. (16 May 2011). "Vice President's wife speaks to Salve Regina grads" (PDF). The Providence Journal. (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "Jill Biden to speak at Salve Regina commencement". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. 20 April 2011. from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
6. DeHuff, Jenny (20 May 2011). "Jill Biden speaks at Montgomery County Community College commencement". The Ambler Gazette. from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
7. "Commencement Address by Dr. Jill Biden to Graduates, Family Members, and Faculty of Montgomery County Community College" (Press release). The White House. 19 May 2011. from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
8. "Dr. Jill Biden delivers Commencement Address to MCCC Graduates". YouTube. 20 May 2011. from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
9. "Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States and Villanova alumna, to Deliver University's 2014 Commencement Address, May 16" (Press release). Villanova University. 1 May 2014. from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
10. Stein, Linda (17 May 2014). "Jill Biden to Villanova grads: 'Show your heart to the world'". The Delaware County Daily Times. from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
11. "Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States and Villanova alumna, to Deliver University's 2014 Commencement Address, May 16" (Press release). Villanova University. 1 May 2014. from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
12. Eidler, Scott (21 May 2017). "Former 2nd lady Jill Biden speaks to Hofstra grads". Newsday. from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
13. "Honorary Degrees". Hofstra University. December 2019. from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
14. "Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Dr. Jill Biden Named Marvel Cup Recipients". Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. 8 January 2018. from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.