James Dobson

==Awards==
At the invitation of Presidents and Attorneys General,<ref name="PFAW" /> Dobson has also served on government advisory panels and testified at several government hearings. He was given the "Layman of the Year" award by the [[National Association of Evangelicals]] in 1982, "The Children's Friend" honor by Childhelp USA (an advocate agency against [[child abuse]]) in 1987, and the Humanitarian Award by the [[California Psychological Association]] in 1988. In 2005, Dobson received an honorary doctorate (his 16th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indwes.edu/alumni/graphics/2005PRtriangle.pdf |title=Triangle; President's Report 2005 |access-date=2008-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414081401/http://www.indwes.edu/alumni/graphics/2005PRtriangle.pdf |archive-date=April 14, 2006}}</ref>) from [[Indiana Wesleyan University]] and was inducted into IWU's ''Society of World Changers'', while speaking at the university's Academic Convocation.<ref name="aboutFF" />

In 2008, Dobson's ''Focus on the Family'' program was nominated for induction into the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Devon |url=http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007319.cfm |title=Dr. Dobson's Broadcast Nominated to Radio Hall of Fame |date=2008-05-01 |publisher=Citizenlink.org |access-date=2008-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503062441/http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007319.cfm |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nominations were made by the 157 members of the Hall of Fame and voting on inductees was handed over to the public using online voting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/radio_38491___article.html/dobson_fame.html |title=Dobson garners hall of fame honor |date=2008-07-21 |last=Barna |first=Mark |work=[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|The Gazette]] |access-date=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727000847/http://www.gazette.com/articles/radio_38491___article.html/dobson_fame.html |archive-date=2008-07-27}}</ref> The nomination drew the ire of [[gay rights]] activists, who attempted to have the program removed from the nominee list and to vote for other nominees to prevent it from being approved.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000007803.cfm |title=Dr. Dobson Blasted by Gay Activist |date=2008-07-11 |publisher=Citizenlink.org |access-date=2008-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817125658/http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000007803.cfm |archive-date=August 17, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/two-launches-drive-keep-james/story.aspx?guid=%7B689964E1-58B4-447C-8035-A4E5A019854E%7D&dist=hppr |title=TWO Launches Drive to Keep James Dobson Out of the Radio Hall of Fame |date=2008-07-09 |last=Besen |first=Wayne |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=2008-07-25}}</ref> However, the program garnered enough votes and was subsequently inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiohof.org/pioneer/focusonthefamily.htm |title=Focus On The Family |publisher=Radio Hall of Fame |access-date=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707190532/http://www.radiohof.org/pioneer/focusonthefamily.htm |archive-date=2012-07-07}}</ref>