Jon McBride - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

• Legion of Merit
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Air Medals (3)
• Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V
• Navy Unit Commendation
• National Defense Service Medal
• Vietnam Service Medal
• NASA Space Flight Medal
• West Virginia Secretary of State's "State Medallion" and appointed "West Virginia Ambassador of Good Will Among All Men" (1980)
• Honorary Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from Salem College (1984)
• Honorary Doctorate of Science from West Virginia University (1985)
• Honorary Doctorate of Science from University of Charleston (1987)
• Honorary Doctorate of Science from West Virginia Institute of Technology (1987)
• West Virginia Society's "Son-of-the-Year" (1988), City of Beckley
• West Virginia "Hall of Fame"
• Distinguished Alumni; West Virginia University (1988)
• West Virginia's "Honorary Italian-American" (1988)
• Kanawha County, West Virginia's "Famous Person Award" (1988)
• West Virginia Broadcasters' "Man-of-the-Year" (1989)
• City of Hope's "Spirit of Life Award Winner" (1991)
• Daughters of the American Revolution "Medal of Honor" (1993).