Awards can be provided by any man or woman or establishment, although the status of an award typically relies upon on the position of the awarder. Normally, awards are offered by an group of some sort, or by the business office of an official in an group or authorities. For instance, a unique presidential citation (as offered by the President of the United States) is a public announcement providing an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's tv programming.) My websites: crystal awards