▁personally ▁involved ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁Literatur archiv ▁in ▁Mar bach ▁am ▁Ne ck ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Le ib inger ▁founded ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁foundation ▁Ber th old ▁Le ib inger ▁St iftung . ▁It ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁cultural , ▁scientific , ▁religious ▁and ▁social ▁issues . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁has ▁awarded ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁respect ed ▁Ber th old ▁Le ib inger ▁In nov ations preis ▁and , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Ber th old ▁Le ib inger ▁Z uk unft spre is , ▁an ▁innov ation ▁prize ▁for ▁applied ▁las er ▁technology . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁in ▁a ▁motion ▁brought ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Man ufact uring ▁Technology , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Stuttgart . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Minister ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁him ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁of ▁Professor . ▁The ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer ▁Foundation ▁awarded ▁him ▁their ▁Prize ▁for ▁Social ▁Market ▁Econom y ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Knight ▁Commander ' s ▁Cross ▁( Bad ge ▁and ▁Star ) ▁of ▁the