# Do Any Of The 50 States Have An Honor And Awards System? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 18, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740 "2024-05-18T16:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/41 "2024-05-22T19:19:22Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > As far as I can tell, the great State of Florida has no government honors. That’s because _Florida man_ is something you are born to be; nobody can bestow it upon you. Signed, Moriarty (3rd generation Floridian, on my father’s side) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/42 "2024-05-23T01:44:10Z")
I thought it was a Title of Nobility that the news media conferred on you, after they pulled your booking record off of the police department’s website. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/43 "2024-05-23T01:58:24Z")
Some national awards are given in [https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47020/2](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47020/2) . ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/44 "2024-05-23T09:01:41Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > I thought it was a Title of Nobility that the news media conferred on you, after they pulled your booking record off of the police department’s website. A Title of Ignobility, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/45 "2024-05-23T13:32:27Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I actually am one. You may now commence calling me Admiral BippityBoppityBoo. Are you in charge of a fleet of warships on the Platte River? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/46 "2024-05-23T19:11:54Z")
Actually, I requested and secured a prime sinecure, command of all aircraft carriers on the Niobrara. It’s a sublime, beautiful posting. I live closest to the Platte, but I find it a mile wide and an inch deep and far too prone to ice jams in the spring. Float trips down the Niobrara are the ultimate! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740/47 "2024-05-23T22:18:32Z")
California doesn’t have any honorary titles that I’m aware of, but we do have a hall of fame. > **[California Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Hall_of_Fame)** > > The California Hall of Fame honors individuals and families who embody California's innovative spirit and have made their mark on history. The hall and its exhibits are housed in The California Museum in Sacramento. > The hall of fame was conceived by then–California First Lady Maria Shriver, who asked her friend artist Robert Graham to design and fabricate the award. Graham was inducted in 2008, the same award is being given today. It opened in 2006 with 13 charter enshrinees. > Among the requirem... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-50-states-have-an-honor-and-awards-system/1001740.md?page=2)