Bill Gates received the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award in 2006.
The award is associated with the Tech Awards, an international program recognizing technology-based solutions to humanitarian problems. Gates received the honor for philanthropic work connected with global health, education and development.
By 2006, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had become one of the world’s most prominent philanthropic organizations. Its programs focused heavily on reducing preventable disease and improving health outcomes in poorer countries, including through vaccination initiatives.
This award is distinct from Gates’s major government honors, such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he received in 2016. It is also separate from Time’s 2005 Person of the Year recognition, which he shared with Melinda Gates and Bono.