he is a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences and in 1994 was named chevalier in the national order of the legion of honor by the republic of france. from 2004 to 2009, broad served as a regent of the smithsonian institution. he received the carnegie medal of philanthropy in 2007 and the david rockefeller award from the museum of modern art in march 2009. in october 2013, the broads were awarded the william e. simon prize for philanthropic leadership by philanthropy roundtable. broad serves on the board of the future generation art prize. broad was named one of time magazine's most influential people in the world in 2016. in 2018, broad and his wife were named distinguished philanthropists at the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts in washington, d.c. in the same year, they received the american federation of the arts cultural leadership award. in 2019, eli and edythe broad received honorary degrees from the university of southern california.