Dolly Parton received the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy in 2011.

Dolly receives her star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, TN.

In 2009, the University of Tennessee awarded Dolly Parton an honorary doctorate in Humane and Musical Letters.

Dolly delivers commencement speech to graduating class at the University of Tennessee.

Dolly receives prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award which honors individuals or businesses that show an outstanding commitment to integrating politics, scholarship, and policy for the public good.