Awards and Honors
- National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Training Award in Cancer Biology (1983)
- Rhodes Scholarship finalist (1984)
- NASA Graduate Student Researcher's Award (1988)
- Stanford Medical Scholars Program (1988)
- Research Honors Award from Stanford Medical School (1989)
- NASA-Ames Certificate of Recognition (1990)
- Wilderness Medical Society Research Award (1991)
- Space Station Team Excellence Award (1996)
- NASA Exceptional Service Medals (1998, 1999)
- NASA Space Flight Medals (1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008)
- NASA Distinguished Service Medals (2002, 2009)
- Ellis Island Family Heritage Award (2005)
- Aviation Week Laureate Award (2008)
- Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame (2008)
- Honorary captain for the US luge team for the 2010 Winter Olympics (Shared with Ugly Betty television actor Eric Mabius.).
While in medical school, he competed on the United States Development Luge Team and was ranked among the top ten competitors in the nation during the 1988 Olympic Trials. He also served as an Olympic Team Coach for the Philippines during the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.
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