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HONORS, AWARDS, and MEDALS

The following is a complete list of the many national and international honors, awards and medals bestowed on Sabin throughout his long and productive career. These are in the process of being cataloged and many currently have available descriptive bibliographic records. Photographs of the awards and medals have been taken for the purpose of scanning and digitizing the images for viewing on this page. A number of these are also available. Those for which records and images are completed are shown here as hot links. Click on them to read the descriptions and view the awards.

1939 Theobald Smith Award in Medical Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1941 Mead Johnson Award for Scientific Contribution to Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics
1945 Legion of Merit, U.S. Army
1951 Elected to National Academy of Sciences of USA
1953 Elected to Association of American Physicians
1953 Elected Fellow of American Academy of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1955 Elected Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1957 Gold Medal Award, Phi Lambda Kappa Medical Fraternity
1959 Doctor of Science, New York University
1959 Howard T. Ricketts Award, University of Chicago
1960 Medical Alumni Award, New York University
1960 Doctor of Humane Letters, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio
1960 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Award, Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
1960 Doctor of Humanities, College Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio
1960 William Cooper Proctor Award, The Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio
1961 Doctor of Science, Temple University, Philadelphia
1961 Alumni Achievement Award, Washington Square College, New York University
1961 James D. Bruce Memorial Award, American College of Physicians
1961 Doctor of Science, Ohio State University
1961 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1961 Honorary Professor, University of Chile
1961 Doctor of Science, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
1961 Dignity of Man Award, Kessler Institute
1961 City of Hope Citation and Award
1962 Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Health, London, England
1962 Charles Chapin Award, City of Providence and Rhode Island Medical
1962 Mordecai Ben David Award, Yeshiva University, New York
1963 Robert Koch Medal, Robert Koch Foundation, West Germany
1963 William G. Anderson Award, American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
1963 Doctor of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1963 Oscar B. Hunter Award, American Therapeutic Society
1963 Henrietta Szold Award, Hadassah
1963 Albert Gallatin Award, New York University
1964 Order of Merit of Bavaria
1964 Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1964 International Antonio Feltrinelli Prize in Medical and Surgical Science,Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy
1965 Liceaga Gold Medal, highest award granted by the Government of Mexico
1965 1964 Governor’s Award of the State of Ohio
1965 Gold Medal of the Italian Government for Achievement in Public Health
1965 Doctor of Science, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
1965 International Dag Hammarskjold Award from the International Association of Diplomatic Correspondents (Grand Collar with Gold Medal for Human Merit)
1965 Wisdom Award of Honor by Wisdom Magazine and the Wisdom Society
1965 Albert Lasker Clinical Medicine Research Award
1965 Scopus Award of the American Friends of the Hebrew University
1966 Gran Oficial Orden "Hipolito Unanue" of the Government of Peru
1966 Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Ribbon
1966 Doctor of Science, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
1967 Ordem do Merito Medico (Grao Cruz), Government of Brazil
1967 Servidor Emerito Honorario do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil
1967 Honorary Professor, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
1967 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina
1967 Orden de Mayo al Merito (Grand Cross), highest decoration of the Argentinian Government
1967 Academico Correspondente Extranjero, Academia Nacional Ciencias de Buenos Aires, Argentina
1967 Miembro Honorario Extranjero, Academia Nacional Medicina de Buenos Aires, Argentina
1967 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
1968 Mangia d’Oro Medal, City of Siena, Italy
1968 Ohio State Regents Professor for 1968-69
1968 Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan
1969 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Messina, Italy
1969 Doctor of Science, Hahneman Medical College, Philadelphia
1969 Royal Society of Health Gold Medal (London, England)
1969 The Walter Reed Medal of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
1970 Government of Mexico Decoration of the Aztec Eagle, Sash First Class
1970 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Federal de Brasilia, Brazil
1970 "Ordem do Cruzeiro do Sul, Comendador," Government of Brazil
1970 Elected member of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities
1971 1970 U.S. National Medal of Science
1971 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Athens
1971 Doctor of Philosophy, Honoris Causa, Tel Aviv University
1971 Professor Honoris Causa, Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
1971 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade do Estado da Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
1973 Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, U.S. Army
1973 Statesman in Medicine Award, Airlie Foundation, Virginia
1973 Doctor of Science, University of Ankara, Turkey
1974 Doctor of Laws, George Washington University, Washington, DC
1974 New York University Gold Medal
1974 Doctor of Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1974 Howland Award of the American Pediatric Society
1975 Doctor of Humanities, University of Louisville, Kentucky
1975 Doctor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, New York
1976 Bicentennial "All-Time Great Ohioan Award"
1977 Honorary Fellow, American College of Dentists
1977 Doctor of Science, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
1977 Doctor of Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland
1977 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
1979 Doctor of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, New Jersey
1979 Doctor of Science, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York
1980 Doctor Honoris Causa, Professor Honoris Causa, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
1980 Carioca Honorario, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1980 Benemerito da Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1980 Cidadao Honorario da Cidade de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
1980 Cidadao Honorario, Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil
1981 Ordem do Ypiranga Governo do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil
1982 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil
1982 Doctor of Medical Science, Medical University of South Carolina
1983 Professor Honoris Causa, Universidade Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1983 Orden del Merito de Duarte, Sanchez y Melia, Gran Cruz, Dominican Republic
1984 Max Finland Award, Infectious Disease Society of America, Washington, DCq
1984 Grande Medalha da Inconfidencia, Estado do Minas Gerais, Brazil
1985 Rotary Award for World Understanding, Kansas City, Missouri
1985  "Orden Nacional al Merito," rank of Gran Official, Paraguay
1985 "Honor al Merito de Salud Publica," Paraguay
1985 Professor Honorario, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, P
1985  Honorary Citizen of Torino, Italy
1986 Cosmos Club Award, Washington, DC
1986  Doctor of Humane Letters, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina
1986 Presidential Medal of Freedom, highest civilian honor presented by the President of the United States
1986 Doctor of Science, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
1986 Albert Sabin Convention Center dedicated in Cincinnati, Ohio
1986 Medal of Liberty, U.S.
1986 International Symposium in honor of Albert B. Sabin's 80th birthday at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1986 "Order of Friendship Among Peoples," USSR
1986 Elected member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences
1986  Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
1986  "Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul, Grau Grande Oficial," Brazil
1987 Doctor of Science, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
1987 Carlos J. Finlay Medal, Cuba
1987 Crosse Rossa Italiana, Medaglia d'Oro, Rome, Italy
1988 Doctor of Science, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey
1991 New York University, School of Medicine, Award of Merit
1991 Doctor of Immunology Honoris Causa, The Constantinian University, Providence, Rhode Island
1991 Gran Cruz Ordem do Rio Branco, Presidente Collor, Brazil
1991 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
1992 Guilherme Fernando Halfed Medal, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
1993 First Recipient (posthumously), Sabin Heroes of Science Award, Americans for Medical Progress, Washington, DC