- Founding governor of the Health Industry Bar Code Council (1984), the twelve man group that wrote the technical and functional specifications for the bar codes in use on all non-retail healthcare industry packaging of material.
- Distinguished Honor Graduate (first in class) in the following DoD courses:
- Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course (1978)
- Basic Medical Logistics Course (1979)
- Standard Army Integrated Logistics System (SAILS) Course (1981)
- Army Deport Operations Management Course (1981)
- Defense Acquisition Management Course (Basic) (1981)
- Baylor Master in Health Administration (1987)
- Defense Acquisition Management Course (Advanced) (1988)
- Defense Contracting Law Course (1989)
- Boone Powell award for most outstanding research (masters thesis) in Baylor graduating class (1988)
- Dissertation was adopted by state of North Carolina for setting Medicaid rates, and increased funding for NC health departments by $18 million per year (1993)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA) by the Institute of Management Accountants (1995), certificate number 016815
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) by the Association of Government Accountants (1996), certificate number 4473
- Cash prize for most outstanding published journal article, Alamo Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (1996)
- Professional Journal Award for greatest contributions to literature, Alamo Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (1996)
- Educator of the Year by graduating class, US Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration (1996)
- Order of Military Medical Merit for contribution to the profession of military healthcare administration (1996)
- Certified Financial Manager (CFM) by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (1997), certificate number 0200
- Fellow, Accreditation Commission for Education in Health Services Administration, (1998)
- Army Meritorious Service Medal, with two Oak Leaf clusters, with numerous other military awards
- Defense Superior Service Medal (2000)
- "The 2010 Humanitarian Award" bestowed by the 50 States and DC
Marathon Group in recognition of fund-raising for the Maynard Childhood Cancer Foundation. (To help with that cause go to Jake's Reindeer Race).
- "August Member of the Month" -- first person so recognized by the MTT Seven Continents [Marathon] Club, August 2013
- Co-founder and first President, Marathon Globetrotters (2014-2015), the largest marathon club in the world for runners collecting countries. www.marathonglobetrotters.org
- "Maniac Hall of Fame" -- inducted into Marathon Maniac Hall of Fame, one of 20 HOF members in the 10,000 member organization 2014
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