ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ lˈaɪftaɪm ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðɪ ˌɛnˌɛsˈɛs fɔːɹ fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz ʌv sˈɜːvɪs tə ðə sˈɛkjʊlɚɹˌɪst mˈuːvmənt.
In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the NSS for 50 years of service to the secularist movement.