Doctor of Humane Letters, National College Education, 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters, Lincoln College, 1982; Doctor of Humane Letters, Columbia College, 1983; Doctor of Humane Letters, Northwestern University, 1983; Doctor of Laws (honorary), John Marshall Law School, 1984; D of Public Svc. (honorary), St. Xavier College, Chicago, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Mundelein College, 1988.
Public delegate, United States Mission to United Nations, 1977;
delegate special session on disarmament, United States Mission to United Nations, 1978;
member of commission, United Nations Association, 1978-1979;
special advisory, United Nations Disarmament Commission, 1979;
United States representative, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, 1980-1983;
member, Commision on White House Fellowships, Washington, 1993;
Chairman, Board Of Directors, Commision on White House Fellowships, Washington, 1994. Vice chair Public Media, Inc., Chicago. Board directors Royal Packaging Industries, Van Leer, The Netherlands.
Co-chair American for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, 1977-1979. United States Commissioner International Year of Child. Member of advisory committee Agency International Development Private Voluntary Orgns., 1981-1982.
Co-chairSymphony for Survival, Chicago, 1982.
Co-founder The Peace Museum, Chicago, Chicago Foundation for Women, Women's Issues Network, Chicago. Honorary chair Save the Children Federation, New York. President Chapin Hall Center for Children University of Chicago.
Chair board directors Council on Founds., Washington. Member commission on university resources Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, International Humn Rights Law Institute DePaul College of Law, Chicago, Institute Social & Economics Policy in the Middle East, Harvard University, Middle East Policy Council, Washington. Member Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Netherlands, The Van Leer Group Foundation, The Netherlands.
Trustee Benton Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1972, 76, 82, 88,92. Commission delegate selection Democratic National Committee, 1973, 88.
Delegate Democratic Mid-Term Convention, 1974, 78, 83. Member procedures committee Democratic National Convention, 1978. Member Illinois Democratic Platform committee, 1975.
Illinois co-chair Inaugural Committee, 1977. Member rules committee Democratic National Convention, 1980, 87. Member affirmative action committee Illinois Democrats, 1984.
Delegate-at-large Democratic National Convention, 1984. Member Chicago Pediat. Society (honorary), American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arts ClubChgo., Economics Club Chicago, River Club New York.
