Olivet Nazarene University 2012: Honorary Doctorate of Music, Nyack College Other Awards & Honors 1997: Inducted into the GMA Hall of Fame 2002: Cherub Award, to honor those who have made outstanding contributions within the area of worship, International Worship Institute 2003: American Inspiration Award, Presidential Prayer Team 2005: Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame Induction 2006: Living Legends Award, Indiana Historical Society 2008: ASCAP Award of Merit, Song of the Year Nominee to Bill and Gloria Gaither for "I Am Loved" 2008: Indiana Broadcasters Association & Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame Induction, Bill and Gloria Gaither 2008: Christian Music Publishers Association Founder's Award, presented for song, "Something Beautiful" 2008: Sachem Award: Indiana's highest honor, selected by the Indiana governor, awarded to Hoosiers for a lifetime of excellence and virtue that has brought honor to Indiana. 2010: Indiana Wesleyan University Society of World Changers inductee References External links 1942 births Living people 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century Christians 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century Christians 21st-century American women singers American Christian hymnwriters American Christian writers American gospel singers American performers of Christian music Anderson University (Indiana) alumni Christians from Indiana Grammy Award winners Members of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) People from Alexandria, Indiana People from Battle Creek, Michigan Southern gospel performers American women hymnwriters American women non-fiction writers