Lionel Hampton
Awards
President George Bush appointed Lionel to the board of the Kennedy Center in 1992, as well as President Clinton awarded him the National Medal of the Arts in 1997. The University of Idaho continues to celebrate Hampton each year with festivals dedicated to Lionel and Jazz. Hampton had many awards dedicated to him including 15 honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world, and the music school at the University of Idaho is named in his honor.