Received the Meritorious Service Award from the National Business Aircraft Association for a lifetime of contributions to the advancement of aviation.
Inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
Received the prestigious Charles Taylor Master Mechanic's Award from the Federal Aviation Administration, for more than fifty years of dedicated service. Charles Taylor, for whom the award is named, built and maintained engines for the Wright brothers' first powered flight.
Recognized as past Honoree at 7th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards.
Dee Howard Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering established in the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame.
Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.