On December 10, 2015, FAU President John Kelly Ph. D. awarded Leon Charney with an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Florida Atlantic University as a Champion of Peace for his role in brokering the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt and his lifelong commitment to peace through diplomacy.

From left: Chair of the Board of Trustees Anthony Barbar, FAU President Dr John Kelly, Mr Leon Charney, Mrs. Tzili Charney and Provost Dr. Gary Perry

Leon with group of Diplomacy Students

From left: Dr. Malcolm Dorman, FAU President Dr. John Kelly, Mr. Leon Charney, Mrs. Tzili Charney and Florida Senator Maria Sachs