hiː hˈæzbiːn ðə ɹᵻsˈɪpiənt ʌv mˈɛni dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ɐwˈɔːɹdz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ˈælfɹɪd bˈɜːɡɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn mədˈɪsɪnəl kˈɛmɪstɹi, ðə wˈɑːlɪs ˈeɪtʃ. kˈæɹʌðɚz ɐwˈɔːɹd, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɛmɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾibɹˈɪstəl mˈaɪɚz skwˈɪb smˈɪsmən ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ðə hˈɜːɾi mˈɛdəl.
He has been the recipient of many distinguished awards, such as the Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry, the Wallace H. Carothers Award, the American Chemical Society-Bristol Myers Squibb Smissman Award and the Herty Medal.