Awards and Achievements
Jonas
Salk has received several honors, awards, and recognitions during his life. “Salk
received many honors, including honorary degrees from American and foreign
Universities, The Lasker Award, A Congressional Medal for distinguished
Civilian Service, and membership in the French Legion of Honor.” Jonas
Salk received several awards that included the Presidential Medal of Freedom
and also the Nehru Award for Internship Understanding. In
1977 Jonas Salk was awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “In
1947 Salk became associate professor of bacteriology and head of the Virus
Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where
he began research on Polio.”