In 1943, Brooks was extremely enthusiastic about an award she had received. He received the Midwestern Writer's Conference Award (Gwendolyn Brooks: Poet from Chicago 37). Brooks' writing was beloved by many universities. Chicago loved Brooks' writing so much; they established a Gwendolyn Brooks Center on their campus (J.Williams 28). Brooks received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. This award was given to Brooks for numerous reasons. After receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1994 Brooks was awarded the government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities: the Jefferson Lecturer (Bloom 14). In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win this award. She received the award for her second collection of poems, titled Annie Allen (A.Williams 1). In 1985, Brooks received a special honor. Brooks received the honor of being named poetry consultant. The Library of Congress granted Brooks this extraordinary honor (J. Williams