b0und said:
I don't know what people/governments do in America to award deceased civilians, but honestly this man deserves something.
At the very least the university should start a foundation in his name and honour, after all he saved a number of their students lives while sacrificing his own and devoted himself as an academic.
I hope the students whose lives he saved will thank God and use theirs for the betterment of humanity.
b0und (for Professor Liviu Librescu)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal should not be confused with the Medal of Honor (commonly called the Congressional Medal of Honor), which is also awarded by Congress, but only to military members as the highest military decoration of the United States.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award which may be bestowed by the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the United States government. The decoration is awarded to any individual who performs an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity, and national interest of the United States. The recipient need not be an American citizen, for example Kenneth D. Taylor a Canadian was awarded it.
The Congressional Gold Medal is considered the Congressional equivalent to the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Both decorations are generally considered to hold the same degree of prestige (though significantly fewer Gold Medals have been awarded), with the difference being that the Freedom Medal is personally awarded by the President of the United States and the Congressional Gold Medal is awarded in the name of the Congress.
Per committee rules, legislation bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal to a recipient must be co-sponsored by two thirds of the membership of both the House of Representatives and the Senate before their respective committees will consider it.
The Congressional Gold Medal is created by the United States Mint to specifically commemorate the person and achievement for which the medal is awarded. Each medal is therefore different in appearance and there is no standard design for the Congressional Gold Medal. The Congressional Gold Medal is also considered "non-portable", meaning that the medal is not meant to be worn on a uniform or other clothing, but rather displayed much like a trophy.
The Congressional Gold Medal is a completely separate decoration from the Medal of Honor which is a military award for extreme bravery in action. Another similarly named decoration is the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, presented by NASA for extreme accomplishment to the mission of United States space exploration.
or the Presidential Medal of Freedom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States and is bestowed by the President of the United States (the other award which is considered its equivalent is the Congressional Gold Medal, which is bestowed by an act of Congress). It is designed to recognize individuals who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
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