Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
On March 2, 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History awarded its signature honor—the Great Americans Medal—to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci for his extraordinary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and lifetime devotion to the treatment and eradication of infectious diseases. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart.
Watch the Great Americans Award Program, including Dr. Fauci’s donation of a 3D-printed model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion to the museum and his interview with Smithsonian Regent David M. Rubenstein, at youtube.com/watch?v=6D8jlW5nd6A
View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans.
For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu./
On March 2, 2021, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History awarded its signature honor—the Great Americans Medal—to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci for his extraordinary leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and lifetime devotion to the treatment and eradication of infectious diseases. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart.
Watch the Great Americans Award Program, including Dr. Fauci’s donation of a 3D-printed model of the SARS-CoV-2 virion to the museum and his interview with Smithsonian Regent David M. Rubenstein, at youtube.com/watch?v=6D8jlW5nd6A
View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans.
For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu./
