1.   In his youth, he was already accustomed to leading champion Clydesdales to the winning of the highest awards.

2.   The highest possible award, the Stanhope Gold Medal, is only awarded once a year.

3.   Works manager Geoff Smith said that, to his knowledge, this is the highest award ever received in component manufacturing.

4.   Awards have a strict hierarchy, the highest personal award worn at the top, with others in descending order.

5.   But, was what he did worthy of the Medal of Honor, the highest award this country can bestow on a military hero?

6.   Hailed by lawmakers as the mother of civil rights, Mrs. Parks was presented with the highest civilian award given by Congress on Tuesday.

7.   He received the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valor in the British Commonwealth.

8.   He was a recipient of the highest award Emory University can give an alumnus.

9.   His advances won him the highest award in his field, the Medal of Honor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.