Awards:

• Employee Recognition Award, VaxGen, Inc., for outstanding performance and lasting contribution at the XIII International AIDS Conference, August 2000.
• Certificate of Commendation - Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service to the CDC Adult Immunization Workgroup. National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 1998.
• The Bicentennial Unit Commendation Medal, USPHS, January 1998.
• Group Honor Award to the Ebola Epidemic Group. For extraordinary team contributions to the successful response to the ebola epidemic in Kikwit, Zaire in May 1995, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 1996.
• National Center for Infectious Diseases Honor Award Certificate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 1994.
• The Charles Shepard Science Award and James H. Nakano Citation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 1994. Co-author on award-winning paper (St. Louis M, et al. Risk for Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission According to Maternal Immunologic, Virologic, and Placental Factors. JAMA 1993; 269:2853-9).
• The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal, USPHS, June 1993.
• The Foreign Duty Service Ribbon, USPHS, October 1992.
• International L.I.F.E. Prize Award, July 1992, VIII International Conference on AIDS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Co-author on award-winning paper (Kamenga C, et al. Evidence of Marked Sexual Behavior Change Associated with low HIV-1 Seroconversion in 149 Married Couples With Discordant HIV-1 Serostatus: Experience at an HIV Counseling Center in Zaire. AIDS 1991; 5:61-7).
• The Commendation Medal, USPHS, June 1992.
• National Center for Infectious Diseases Honor Award Certificate, Centers for Disease Control, June 1992.
• Group Honor Award for Program Operations Management, Centers for Disease Control, June 1992.
• The Outstanding Service Medal, USPHS, June 1990.
• The Hazardous Duty Service Ribbon, USPHS, December 1987.
• The Regular Corps Ribbon, USPHS, July 1984.
• The Unit Commendation, USPHS, February 1984.
• The Commendation Medal, USPHS, June 1983.
• The Unit Commendation, USPHS, June 1983.
• The Achievement Medal, USPHS, June 1983.