American School Health Association Distinguished Alumnus Award and the William A. Howe Award[21] President Reagan Private Sector Initiative Commendation (1985)[21] The Harold Swanberg Distinguished Service Award and the Special Award for Meritorious Service from the American Medical Writers Association[21] Surgeon General's Medal in 1989 for "lifetime of meritorious and multi-faceted contributions to the broad field of health promotion and disease prevention and specifically, more recently for his seminal work on our Drunk Driving Initiative".[21][22] Distinguished Service Award from the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA)[21] Royal Order of the Polar Star (Sweden) in 1988[22][23] L'Ordre National du Merite (France) in 1988[22][23] Kemal Ataturk Gold Medal Distinguished Service Award (Turkey) in 1989[22] Annual Outstanding Scholarship in Health Care Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nurses in 1990[21] Outstanding Alumnus Award from Phi Beta Kappa in 1991[21] First Honorary Partner, Points of Light Campaign[21] Distinguished Citizen Award from the Rotary Club of Houston in 2001[22] Houston Hall of Fame (2003)[22] Presidents Award from the Texas Association of Museums (2003)[22] First recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Lung Association of Texas (2004)[22]