Honors "in recognition of scholarly achievements that have brought honor and distinction to the University of Minnesota , with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities attached there to." Univerisity of Minnesota professor Gordon Legge, center, was presented an honorary doctorate June 2, 2006 by University of Montreal president Monsieur Luc Vinet, left, and vice president Jacques Fremont, right.

2006 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Montreal -- d octorat honoris causa for l'École d'optométrie at the Université de Montréal

2003 Dean's Medal, College of Liberal Arts , Univ. of Minnesota

(Awarded each year to "a member of the CLA faculty who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship and/or creative activity")

1996 Distinguished McKnight University Professor

"in recognition of scholarly achievements that have brought honor and distinction to the University of Minnesota, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities attached thereto."

1995 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

"for rigorous research on fundamental mechanisms in vision and for the extension of this work to understanding and remedying the problems of people with impaired vision"

1995 Distinguished Service Award, American Optometric Association

Presented to a non-optometrist "for outstanding contributions to low vision care and distinguished service to the visual welfare of the public."

1994 Pisart Vision Award, The Lighthouse Inc.

Presented to a person who "shall have distinguished himself or herself by invention or otherwise, in the prevention, cure, treatment or care of blindness."

1990 Glenn A. Fry Award, American Academy of Optometry

1987 MERIT Award, National Institutes of Health - National Eye Institute

In recognition of unusual distinction in vision research.

1976-77 Medical Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship

1975-76 National Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Fellowship

1973-75 Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship

1971-73 Harvard University Scholarship

1971-72 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship

1971 Phi Beta Kappa

1967-71 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for the Province of Ontario