Honors

• 1961 Meisinger Award, for aerological research achievements, by the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
• 1965 Foreign Member, Finnish Academy of Sciences
• 1966 Member, National Academy of Engineering, U.S.
• 1968 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Award, AMS
• 1970 Foreign Member, Deutsch Akademie der Naturforscher, Germany
• 1971 Robert M. Losey Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of meteorology as applied to aeronautics and for his creativity and ingenuity in designing advanced meteorological sensors for satellite applications as exemplifi ed by his spin-scan camera which has made it possible to view the earth\rquote s atmosphere as an entity, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• 1975 Foreign Member, International Academy of Astronautics, France
• 1976 Elected Member, American Philosophical Society
• 1977 Elected Fellow, Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 1977 Harry Wexler Professorship of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 1977 National Medal of Science, National Science Foundation
• 1980 Charles Franklin Brooks Award, for his many contributions of wisdom and leadership, both formal and informal, but especially as Councilor and President of the American Meteorological Society, AMS
• 1980 Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the Pioneer Venus Project, NASA
• 1980 William T. Pecora Award, for outstanding application of remote sensing of the atmosphere, Society of \line Exploration Geophysicists
• 1980 Honorary Membership, Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters
• 1983 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science for his major role in ushering in a new age of global weather observations State University of New York\endash Albany
• 1984 Franklin Medal for contributions and leadership in the broad field of atmospheric research. For his pioneering v ision, research, and leadership in the development of satellite meteorology and for development of the spin-scan camera which has revolutionized weather observation. Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1984 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Senior Distinguished Research Professor, UW-Madison
• 1985 Commemorative medal for his contributions to international programs in geophysics, Soviet Geophysical Committee
• 1985 Silver medallion for outstanding pioneering contributions critical to the development of U.S. civil operational satellite systems and services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 1985 Listed in }{\i\f0\fs18 American Men & Women of Science}{\f0\fs18
• 1986 Phi Kappa Phi National Scholar
• 1986 Listed in}{\i\f0\fs18 Who\rquote s Who in America}{\f0\fs18
• 1988 Honorary Member, AMS
• 1988 Nevada Medal (first recipient), Desert Research Institute
• 1990 Walter Ahlstrom Prize (first recipient) for his pioneering work in space-based remote sensing of the global environment , The Walter Ahlstrom Foundation, Finland
• 1992 Honorary Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 1993 38-th International Meteorological Organization Prize for pioneering contributions as father of weather satellites, establishing the field of satellite meteorology, World Meteorological Organization