Editing Ross Perot (section)

== Honors and achievements ==
* In 1970, he was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}</ref>
* In 1985, he was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Westerners]] of the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Great Westerners |url=https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/hall-of-great-westerners/ |website=National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
* In 1986, Perot became the third American to receive the [[Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts|Winston Churchill Award]] for his efforts on behalf of American POWs in Vietnam in the 1960s and for organizing the rescue of two EDS employees from a prison in Iran.<ref name="Hall" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKea7Veeaw | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224183714/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKea7Veeaw&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=February 24, 2020 | url-status=dead|title=The Winston Churchill Foundation Honors Ross Perot - 1986 |date=January 18, 2017 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* In 1980, he received the Oak Cliff Lions Clubs' "Humanitarian Award".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focusdailynews.com/oak-cliff-lions-club-humanitarian-award/|title=Oak Cliff Lions Club Presents 40th Annual Humanitarian Award|last=Holt|first=Jo Ann|date=February 12, 2018|website=Focus Daily News|language=en-US|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref>
* In 1986, Perot received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service|Jefferson Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |title=Jefferson Awards FoundationNational – Jefferson Awards Foundation |website=Jeffersonawards.org |access-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Perot was inducted into the Junior Achievement [[U.S. Business Hall of Fame]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/14/70301/index.htm|title=The U.S. Business Hall of Fame |date=March 14, 1988|publisher=CNN|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>
* On April 22, 2009, Ross Perot was made an honorary [[United States Army Special Forces|Green Beret]] at the [[John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School]] at [[Fort Bragg]], North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/07/09/h-ross-perot-billionaire-navy-vet-and-honorary-marine-dies-89.html |title=H. Ross Perot, Billionaire Navy Vet and Honorary Marine, Green Beret, Dies at 89 |last=Koenig |first=David |date=July 9, 2019 |website=Military.com |language=en |access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>
* In May 2009, he was appointed an honorary chairman of the [[OSS Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.faoa.org/Resources/Documents/OSS_Invite_2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.faoa.org/Resources/Documents/OSS_Invite_2010.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |url-status=live |title=The OSS Society |year=2010 |website=Foreign Area Officer Association |access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>
* On September 18, 2009, the [[Texarkana Independent School District]] named him (1947 graduate of [[Texas High School]]) as a 2009 Distinguished Alumnus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Marie Murray |url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2009/09/19/perot-receives-distinguished-alumni-awar-11.php |work=Texarkana Gazette |title=Perot receives TISD Distinguished Alumni Award |date=September 19, 2009 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924013230/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2009/09/19/perot-receives-distinguished-alumni-awar-11.php |archive-date=September 24, 2009}}</ref>
* On October 15, 2009, the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York|West Point]] awarded him with the distinguished [[Sylvanus Thayer Award]].<ref name="USMA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.westpointaog.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=444 |publisher=West Point AOG |title=List of Thayer Award Recipients |date=October 10, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201232914/http://westpointaog.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=444 |archive-date=December 1, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On April 20, 2010, Perot was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award from the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College|Command and General Staff College]] Foundation, Inc., Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CGSC Foundation presents Ross Perot with 2010 Distinguished Leadership Award |date=April 21, 2010 |url=http://www.cgscfoundation.org/cgsc-foundation-presents-ross-perot-with-2010-distinguished-leadership-award/ |publisher=The Command and General Staff College Foundation, Inc |access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref>
* In honor of Perot's 80th birthday, the bridge connecting Walton and University drives in Texarkana, Texas, was named the H. Ross Perot Bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Marie Murray |url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2010/06/09/native-son-perot-gets-a-birthday-surpris-46.php |work=Texarkana Gazette |title=Native Son gets birthday surprise |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612101123/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2010/06/09/native-son-perot-gets-a-birthday-surpris-46.php |archive-date=June 12, 2010}}</ref>
* On October 2, 2010, Perot was given the [[William J. Donovan]] Award from the [[OSS Society]] at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. He is the 26th recipient of the award.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ross-perot-to-receive-the-william-j-donovan-award-102612214.html|title=Ross Perot to Receive the William J. Donovan Award®|agency=PR Newswire|publisher=The OSS Society|language=en|access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
* In September 2011, Perot accepted the [[Army Heritage Center Foundation]]'s Boots on the Ground Award.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Marie Murray |url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2011/07/07/ross-perot-will-be-presented-with-award-610224.php |work=Texarkana Gazette |title=Ross Perot will be presented with award |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=September 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609122047/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2011/07/07/ross-perot-will-be-presented-with-award-610224.php |archive-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>
* On October 28, 2011, the [[Perot Museum of Nature and Science]] announced it was naming a new species of the dinosaur genus ''[[Pachyrhinosaurus]]'' after the Perot family. The new species is named ''Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/new-dinosaur-species-named-for-perot-family-1939266.html |title=New dinosaur species named for Perot family |publisher=statesman.com |agency=Associated Press |date=October 28, 2011 |access-date=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101232751/http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/new-dinosaur-species-named-for-perot-family-1939266.html |archive-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref>