the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC). Additionally, in 2008 he was honored at the Georgetown Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference with the Distinguished Achievement Award in Diabetic Limb Salvage. In 2001, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation's largest and leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, awarded Harkless the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. Described by some as "the father of diabetic foot care", he is recognized nationally and internationally for his scientific and scholarly contributions serving on editorial boards, scientific advisory panels, for most of the major pharmaceutical companies and government (United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). He has served on scientific review panels for National Institutes of Health (NIH) and ADA. Moreover, he has edited textbooks and has published more than 130 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He was a member of the Texas Diabetes Council from 1995 to 2007 and was appointed by then Governor, George Bush, and appoint Chair by Governor Rick Perry in 2001, serving through June 2007. Harkless is the recipient of the APMA's Distinguished Service Citation, which is the highest honor given by the profession; the President's Excellence Award in Teaching, given to him by UTHSCSA (1998), the Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame by Podiatry Management Magazine (2002), and a place on the Wall of Honor at the Texas Diabetes Institute (2003). Personal life Harkless has been married for 36 years to his wife Gerry. They have two children and two grandchildren. References American podiatrists University of North Texas alumni Living people Samuel Merritt University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)