Did you receive special recognition for your time in the military, or were you awarded any medals?

 PROFESSIONAL MILITARY HONORS:

- Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
Vandenberg AFB, California (January - March 1990)
- Company Grade Officer of the Year
16th Air Force (1991)
- Company Grade Officer of the Year
Zaragoza Air Base, Spain (1991)
- Company Grade Officer of the Year
406 TFTW Clinics, Zaragoza, Spain (1991)
- Public Health Officer of the Year
United States Air Force (1993)

MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

- Meritorious Service Medal with five devices
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Air Force Achievement Medal with two devices
- Joint Service Commendation Metal
- Army Achievement Metal 
- Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with Star
- National Defense Service Medal
- Southwest Asian Medal with Star
- Air Force Training Ribbon
- Air Force Longevity Ribbon
- Outstanding Unit with two clusters 
- Kuwait Liberation Medal
- Foreign Duty Award
- Outstanding Unit Citation with the Department of Health and Human Services 

CIVILIAN ACTIVITIES AND HONORS: 

- Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities (1975 and 1976
- Four-Year Athletic Scholarship to Cameron University (Football) 
- Chi Lambda Upsilon, Honor Fraternity, Cameron University
- Senior Class President, Cameron University (1975-1976)
- Junior Class President, Cameron University (1974-1975)
- Alpha Phi, Honor Fraternity, Oklahoma State University
- Board Member of Veterinary Teaching Committee, Oklahoma Veterinary
- Medical Association
- Lay Ministry Coordinator for Western Oklahoma District
- Founding member of Clinton Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Oklahoma State University Alumni Association
- Clinton, Oklahoma United Way Board of Directors (1983 – 1988)
- Boy Scouts of America, Webelos Den Leader (1993 and 1994)
- Coach, National Science Olympiad (1995)
- Coach, Little League Baseball (1996)
- Coach, Minor League Baseball (1997)
- Secretary of Health’s, Outstanding Service Award, Nipah Virus Investigation (2000) 
- James H. Steele Veterinary Public Health Officer of Year for the Department of Health and Human Services (2000) 
- Secretary of Health’s, Outstanding Service Award, West Nile Investigation (2001) 
- Charles C. Sheppard Science Awards Winner (1999/2001/2002) for scientific writing
- Expeditionary Service Award from the Secretary of State, for service in Iraq 2008-10

As of 2015