Awards
Baseball
Cranbrook School
Varsity Letter
1953, 1954, 1955
Team Captain
1955
Football
Cranbrook School
Varsity Letter
1952, 1953, 1954
All-League Quarterback
1954
United States Military Academy
Varsity Letter
1956, 1957, 1958
Captain
1958
Heisman Trophy
1958
Maxwell Trophy
1958
All-American Football Teams
1958
Consensus selection
(AP, Life, Look, Colliers, Coaches, etc)
Player of the Year
1958
Sports Illustrated
Player of the Year
1958
Sport Magazine
Player of the Year
1958
Athletes & Coaches Magazine
Grantland Rice Award
1958
MVP Army-Notre Dame game
Most Valuable Player Award
1958
North-South Shrine game
Annual Merit Award
1959
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
Edgerton Award
1959
Army Athletic Association
High Principles in Athletics
1959
B’nai Brith Association
People to People Sports Foundation Award
1959
Annual Award
1959
Sports Broadcasters Association
College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
1975
National Football Foundation
Walter Camp Award
1977
Walter Camp Football Foundation
Tuss McLaughry Award
1986
American Football Coaches Association
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
1987
GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame
1988
Academic All-America Hall of Fame
1988
Verizon Corporation
College Football Heritage Award
1991
Pigskin Classic II, Disney Corporation
Lombardi Award
National Football Foundation
Doak Walker Legends Award
2000
Hamilton Award
1996
All-America Football Foundation
The Association of Graduates USMA
2004
Army Sports Hall of Fame
Pete Dawkins Award
Established in 2001
Presented annually to the MVP of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Gold Medal Award
2007
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
Hockey
United States Military Academy
Varsity Letter
1956, 1957, 1958
Assistant Captain
1958
Finest Sophomore in the East
1957
Eastern Coaches’ Hockey Association
All East Hockey Team
1959
Highest Scoring Defenseman
Oxford University
1960, 1961
Oxford Half Blue
Oxford University Hockey Team
Rugby
Oxford University
Oxford University
1960, 1961, 1962
Oxford Blue (x3)
Oxford University Rugby Football Club
Pete Dawkins Award
Established in 2010
Presented to the winner of the Penn Mutual Collegiate
Rugby Championship
Medals
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with two V-Devices (Valor)
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with three gold palms
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device
Armed Services Expeditionary Medal
Armed Services Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Badges and Qualifications
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Senior Parachutist Badge
Vietnamese Airborne Master Parachute Badge (Gold)
Air Assault Badge
Ranger Tab
General Staff Identification Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Military-Related Honors and Distinctions
Honor Graduate
1962
U.S. Army Ranger School
Marshall Award for “Excellence in Writing”
1964
U.S. Army Infantry School
Honor Graduate
1965
U.S. Defense Language Institute
Vietnamese Language Course
White House Fellow
1973-74
Eisenhower Award
2000
Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
Semper Fidelis Award
2001
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Distinguished Graduate Award
2002
United States Military Academy
Cranbrook
Distinguished Student Award
1955
Presented to the graduating senior who, during his years as a student, made the greatest contribution to the school.
Distinguished Graduate Award
1992
Presented annually to an alumnus who, throughout his lifetime, has admirably exhibited the goals and values of Cranbrook.
The Dawkins Award
Established in 1990
Presented annually to a parent or teacher selected for outstanding contributions to the life of the school.
Frances Miller Dawkins Award
Established in 1997
Presented annually to a member of the faculty for true excellence in classroom teaching and student mentoring.
United States Military Academy
Pershing Sword
Presented to the graduating First Captain
Sons of the Revolution in New York Trophy
Presented to the graduating cadet rated highest in military efficiency
Rhodes Scholar
Michigan, and Brasenose College
Bachelor of Science
1959
- Brigade Commander
- President of the Class, 1959
- Star Man – top 5% academically, graduated 10/499
- Captain of the Football Team
- Cadet Choir and Glee Club
Oxford University
Bachelor of Arts
1962
Master of Arts
1968
Vincent’s Society
1961 – Present
Phoenix Common Room
1960 – 1962
Princeton University
Master of Public Affairs
1970
Woodrow Wilson School
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD
1977
Woodrow Wilson School
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Humane Letters, PhD
1985
Winthrop College
Doctor of Public Service, PhD
1983
Northern Michigan University
Doctor of Humane Letters, PhD
1975
Washington and Jefferson College
Key to the City
1959
Royal Oak, Michigan
Gold Medal Award
1972
National Institute of Social Sciences
200 Rising Leaders in the United States
July 13, 1974
Time Magazine, “Leadership in America” issue
Top 50 Leaders in the United States
November 8, 1976
Time Magazine, “Leaders on Leadership” issue
Gold Plate Award
1978
National Institute of Social Sciences
Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizen Award
1996
Boy Scouts of America
ARC Humanitarian Award
2001
Association of Retarded Citizens, New Jersey
Distinguished Graduate Award
2002
West Point Association of Graduates
Horiatio Alger Award
2006
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
Monmouth Medical Center (MMC)
2014
Community Leadership Award
Living Legend Award
2016
Army Heritage Center Foundation
United States Military Academy
1964-1967, 1972-1975, 1976-1979, 1984-1987, 2000-2003
Board of Trustees
Association of Graduates
Robertson Foundation
Board of Trustees
Woodrow Wilson School
Princeton University
Hampden-Sydney College
Board of Trustees
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Advisory Council
NCAA Scholarship Board
Member
The National Council of the YMCA
Board Member
National Armed Services Committee
Vote America
Board Member
Defense Policy Board
Board Member
U.S. Department of Defense
Emory University Business School
Advisory Board
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Board Member
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Corporate Council
West Point Bi-Centennial Campaign
Fund Committee, Co-Chairman
Intrepid Museum
Board Member
Iridium Communications
Board Member
Manchester Capital Management
Board Member