ature ) ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Lewis ▁Thomas ▁Prize ▁by ▁Rock ef eller ▁University . ▁S acks ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁( FR CP ). ▁ ▁S acks ▁was ▁awarded ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁College ▁of ▁St aten ▁Island ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁New ▁York ▁Medical ▁College ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁Medical ▁College ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁B ard ▁College ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁Queen ' s ▁University ▁at ▁King ston ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Gal la ud et ▁University ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Pont ific ia ▁Universidad ▁Cat ó lica ▁del ▁Perú ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁Cold ▁Spring ▁Har bor ▁Labor atory ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Oxford ▁University ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Civil ▁Law ▁degree ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁S acks ▁received ▁the ▁position ▁" Col umb ia ▁Art ist " ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁post ▁that ▁was ▁created ▁specifically ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁that ▁gave ▁him ▁un const rained ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁university , ▁regardless ▁of ▁department ▁or ▁discipline . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁S acks ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of