11.   Giles won the home-run derby at the South Atlantic League all-star festivities, then took MVP honors with a game-winning single.

12.   He missed half of his final fall semester because he was serving in the National Guard, and he still came back to take top honors.

13.   If it were a history fair project, it would have taken national honors.

14.   It was hailed again Thursday when it took top honors at the Hatch Awards, which salutes the best creative efforts of New England ad agencies.

15.   Last month, they began to write a different kind of history when they took that honor away and gave it to a white woman.

16.   Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jeff Brady took defensive honors for the conference, while Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay was named special teams player.

17.   Reno took the honors for best offensive player and best blocker.

18.   She recently took top honors for her impersonation at the Reel Awards, an annual event sponsored by International Celebrity Images, a local look-alike agency.

19.   Statistician took top honors in environment, which is probably because of the autonomy that statisticians have, said Tolbert, who is also an applied statistician.

20.   Team One Advertising in El Segundo, Calif., took top honors, winning the most awards, at the third annual International Automotive Advertising Awards.