 He received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service in January 1997 from Secretary William Perry, and he was given the Bronze Palm to that award in April 1998 by Secretary of Defense William Cohen.During his time in Washington, DC, he also served as an adjunct professor at the Program on Science, Technology and Policy at the George Washington University, the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.Wallerstein was named a Distinguished Research Professor at the National Defense University in November 1997.