Awards and Honors
- JSC Certificate of Commendation (1970)
- NASA Distinguished Service Medals (1975 & 1992)
- NASA Exceptional Service Medals (1974 & 1988)
- Zeta Beta Tau's Richard Gottheil Medal (1975)
- Wright Brothers International Manned Space Flight Award (1975)
- VFW National Space Award (1976 & 1984)
- Sigma Nu Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award (1976)
- Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal (1976)
- University of Colorado Alumnus of the Century (1 of 12) (1976)
- AIAA Special Presidential Citation (1977)
- American Astronautical Society's Flight Achievement Award for 1976 (1977)
- AIAA Haley Astronautics Award (1978)
- JSC Special Achievement Award (1978)
- Harmon Trophy (Astronaut) (1993)
- FAI De La Vaulx Medal (1983)
- NASA Space Flight Medals (1983, 1984, 1992)
- Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at University of Colorado (1984)
- De Molay Hall of Honor (1989)
- FAI Komarov Awards (1983 & 1991)
- University of Colorado George Norlin Award (1991)
- De Molay Legion of Honor (1993)
- International Space Hall of Fame (1996)
- U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (1997)
- Meritorious Executive, U.S. Senior Executive Service (1997)
- Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from University of Colorado (2000)
- International Aerospace Hall of Fame (2001)
- Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame (2005)
- Tsiolkovsky Gold Medal of the International Aeronautical Federation (2005)
- ASE Crystal Helmet Award (2005)
- Sigma Nu Hall of Fame (2010)
- Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad
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