A closer look at the biggest achievements of Melinda French Gates. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist known for her work in global health and gender equality. She earned degrees in computer science, economics, and an MBA from Duke University before joining Microsoft in 1987. There she met and later married Bill Gates in 1994, with whom she has three children.
In 1998, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates were each honored with an American Library Association Honorary Membership.
In 2002, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates received the Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged by Jefferson Awards.
In December 2005, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates were named, by Time, as Persons of the Year, alongside Bono.
On May 4, 2006, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates received the Spanish Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
In May 2006, Seattle Children's Hospital dedicated the Melinda French Gates Ambulatory Care building in honor of her work to improve the lives of children locally and around the world.
In November 2006, Melinda French Gates was awarded the Insignia of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, along with Bill Gates.
In 2007, Melinda French Gates received an honorary doctorate in medicine from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2009, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates received honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge.
In 2011, Melinda French Gates was ranked #6 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2012, Melinda French Gates was ranked #4 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2013, Melinda French Gates was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Duke University, in honor of her philanthropic commitment.
In 2013, Melinda French Gates was ranked #3 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, was awarded the UCSF medal, and was appointed an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).
In 2014, Melinda French Gates was ranked #3 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2015, Melinda French Gates was ranked #3 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, and she and Bill Gates jointly received India's third-highest civilian honor, Padma Bhushan.
In 2016, Melinda French Gates was awarded the Otto Hahn Peace Medal 2016 of the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN), Berlin-Brandenburg, "for outstanding services to peace and international understanding".
In 2016, Melinda French Gates was ranked #4 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women, and she and Bill Gates were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 2017, Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates were awarded France's highest national honor by President François Hollande as Commander of the Legion of Honour, for their charitable efforts.
In 2017, Melinda French Gates was ranked #3 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2018, Melinda French Gates was ranked #6 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2019, Melinda French Gates was ranked #6 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2020, Melinda French Gates was ranked #5 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2021, Melinda French Gates was ranked #5 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2021, Melinda French Gates was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 Women.
In 2022, Melinda French Gates was ranked #6 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
In 2023, Melinda French Gates was ranked #10 on Forbes' annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
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