Awards

1960-1970

1990-1999

NAACP Roy Wilkins Renowned Service Award, 1991 (Life member NAACP).
State Department Superior Honor Award, 1992 (principal negotiation team for the START II Nuclear Arms Control Treaty).
Admitted to the Council on Foreign Relations, 1993.
Admitted as an Associate Member of the Inter-American Dialogue, 1995.
Norman E. Zinberg Award of the Harvard Medical School’s Division on Addictions, 1997.
Founders Award, The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 1997.
VFW — Forty & Eight Annual Americanism Award, 1998.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America — National Leadership Award, 1998.
U.S. – Panama Business Council — Friendship Award, 1998.
National Drug Prevention League — National Leadership Award, 1999.
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals — Leadership Award, 1999.
U.S. – Panama Business Council – Ambassador of Good Will Award, 1999.

2000-2009

The American Methadone Treatment Association Friend of the Field Award, 2000.
The Order of the Lion, Lions Club International, 2000.
National Association of State Alcohol & Drug Abuse Directors — Leadership Award 2000.
Southern Oregon Drug Awareness – Lyman Faulkner Award for Advocacy, 2000.
The Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s National Service Award, 2000.
The Republica de Colombia, Orden de Boyaca Grado, Gran Cruz, 2000.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America — Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
Central Intelligence Agency Great Seal Medallion, 2000.
United States Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award, 2001.
Health and Human Services Lifetime Achievement Award for Extraordinary Achievement in the Field of Substance Abuse Prevention, 2004.
One of the 500 Most Influential People in American Foreign Policy by World Affairs Councils of America, 2004.
James Cardinal Gibbons Medal (Highest Honor), Catholic University of America, 2004.
Castle Memorial Award, West Point Society of the District of Columbia and National Capital Area, 2004.
Outstanding Civilian Civil Service Medal, Department of Army, 2001- 2005 – as national security affairs professor at West Point.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America — National Leadership Award, 2007.
The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) “Golden Eagle” recognition, 2007.
Ranger Hall of Fame; Ft. Benning, Georgia, 2007.
American Red Cross — Lifetime of Achievement Award, 2008.
Spirit of the Buffalo Soldier Award, Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, 2008.
W. Stuart Symington Award — given for the most significant contribution by a civilian in the field of national defense, Air Force Association, 2008.
National Narcotics Officers’ Associations’ Coalition J Dennis Hastert Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009.

2010-PRESENT

The United States Military Academy Association of Graduates’ Distinguished Graduate Award, 2010.
The Society of the 30th Infantry Regiment “Footsie” Britt Award, 2010.
Government Security News Extraordinary Leadership & Service in Homeland Security Award, 2010.
Honored by Room Dedication at The Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY, 2010.
United States Army “Doughboy Award” for outstanding contribution to the United States Army Infantry, 2015.
2020 Alumni Award of Distinction

HONORARY POSITIONS AND OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Honorary Doctorate, Norwich University.
Honorary Doctorate, Westminster College.
Honorary Professor, Universidad Del Salvador-Argentina.
Decorated by the governments of France, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.Awards