▁Meg ▁Green field ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁Ess ays ▁in ▁Honor ▁of ▁James ▁Mac G reg or ▁Burn s ▁( with ▁Thomas ▁C ron in ) ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁Besch loss ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁News ▁& ▁Document ary ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ' s ▁Dec isions ▁That ▁Sho ok ▁the ▁World , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁host ; ▁the ▁category ▁was ▁" Out standing ▁Ind ividual ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁a ▁C raft : ▁Research ". ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Williams ▁College ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁Medal , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Illinois ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁( the ▁State ' s ▁High est ▁Honor ), ▁the ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁Public ▁Service ▁Award , ▁the ▁Amb assador ▁Book ▁Award , ▁the ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁Living ▁History ▁Award , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Archives ▁History ▁Award , ▁the ▁Found ers ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁the ▁And over ▁Al umn i ▁Award ▁of ▁Dist inction . ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates ▁from ▁La f ay ette ▁College , ▁Williams ▁College , ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁College , ▁Govern ors ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Al leg hen y ▁College . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Besch loss ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁a ▁La ure ate ▁of ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁Academy ▁of ▁Illinois ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁( the ▁State ’ s ▁highest