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The "Tin Man" and Kathryn with a sculpture he made of her. (Photo by Chip Cooper)

Awards & Honors

  • In 1990, Windham received the University of Alabama's Society of Fine Arts’ Alabama Arts Award.
  • On December 14, 1993, she was awarded the Honorary Degree Doctor of Literature from the University of Montevallo.
  • In 1995, Windham was honored as the Selma Rotary Club's Citizen of the Year.
  • In 1995, she received the Alabama State Council on the Arts Governor's Arts Awards.
  • In 1996, she received the National Storytelling Association's Circle of Excellence Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • In 2000, she was selected as one of thirteen artists to represent Alabama as part of "Artists of Alabama 2000."
  • In 2000, she received the Alabama Humanities Award.
  • On October 4, 2001, Windham was inducted into the University of Alabama College of Communications Hall of Fame.
  • On August 18, 2003, she was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor, having been nominated by the novelist Harper Lee, also from that state.
  • In 2007, Kathryn Tucker Windham was elected and named The International Woman of Distinction by Alpha Delta Kappa International.
  • In 2008, Windham was named ABA Citizen of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association.
  • In 2009, she received the Alabama Living Legacy Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.