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Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 8/11/2022
Gorgas Odontological Honor Society for Scholastic Excellency
University of Maryland
1969
Award for Service to Mankind
Sertoma Club of Norfolk
1987
Governor's Award for Volunteering Excellence
1988
Liberia Presidential Medal of Honor
Liberia
1988
Melvin Jones Fellow Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Services
Lions Club International
1988
Presidential Award for Private Sector Initiative
President Ronald Reagan
1988
Award for Service to Mankind
Sertoma International
1988
Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Awards
1989
Hampton University Presidential Award for Outstanding Citizenship
Hampton University
1989
Free Masonry's Community Builder's Award
1990
Thomas L. Hofheimer Humanitarian Award
1990
Presidential Volunteer Action Award
President George Bush
1990
Honorary Doctorate
Fordham University
1991
Honorary Doctorate
Loyola University
1991
The Virginia Cultural Laureate Award
1993
Dean's Faculty Achievement Award
Eastern Virginia Medical School
1993
Founder's Medal
Mount St. Mary's College
1993
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
Old Dominion University
1993
Vasco Nunez de Balboa Award
President Guillermo Endara Galimany, Republic of Panama
1993
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences
University of Villanova
1994
The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
1996
Servant of Peace Award
Path of Peace Foundation
1997
Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
1998
Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
1999
In Chul Song Award for Philanthropic Service
1999
Guinness Book of World Records for "Most Reconstructive Surgery by a Traveling Team"
2000
Pride in the Profession Award
American Medical Association
2000
Alumni Association Hall of Fame
University of Maryland
2000
Antonio Feltrinelli Prize for Exceptional Endeavors of Outstanding Moral and Humanitarian Value
2001
Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
2001
Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services
2001
Virtual Mentor Award
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
2001
Frank Annunzio Award
2002
Medical Mission Hall of Fame induction
2003
The Humanitarian Rose Award
The People’s Princess Charitable Foundation, Inc.
2004
Lifetime Volunteer Achievement Award
2005
The Irish Americans of the Year Award
Irish America Magazine
2006
The President’s Call to Service Award
USAID from President George W. Bush
2007
Norfolk First Citizen Distinguished Service Award
2008
Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award
DMA Nonprofit Federation
2008
The National Medal for Peace and Friendship Among Nations in Vietnam
2009
“America’s Best Leaders”
U.S. News & World Report
2009
Fordham Prep Hall of Honor
2011
Project HOPE Global Health Impact Award
2012
Humanitarian Award
LifeNet Health
2012
Tagliacozzi Award
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
2013
Unsung Heroes of Compassion Award
2014
Honorary Citation Award
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2014
Honorary Doctorate
Karolinska Instituet in Sweden
2014
Tribeca’s Disruptive Innovation’s Disruptor Award
2015
WITSA’s Eminent Persons Award
2016
LEAD Hampton Roads First Citizen of Hampton Roads Award
2017
The Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life Award
Ireland Chamber of Commerce
2017
The Nordhoff Humanitarian Award
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
2021
Monumental Alumni Award
George Washington University
2021
The Blessed Edmund Rice Humanitarian Award
Iona College
2022
