In 1969, he was appointed to President Nixon's Task Force for the Disabled, and in 1966 he received the Order of the National Cedars of Lebanon from the president of Lebanon.
In 1969, he was appointed to President Nixon's Task Force for the Disabled. In 1966 he was invited to visit Lebanon by Pr. Emile Riachi and was awarded the Order of the National Cedars of Lebanon from the president of Lebanon.