On July 24, the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) recognized Professor Rattan Lal with the UIMP Medal of Honor for his outstanding academic merit. The Medal of Honor recognizes Professor Lal for his defense of the environment and his work on soils as a living body and a key element in global change.
Professor Lal received the Medal of Honor during a ceremony held at the course III Environmental School Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno Foundation at the Magdalena Palace in Santander, Spain.