Editing David Ho (section)

==Honors and titles==
Ho was [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine's]] 1996 [[Time Magazine Person of the Year|Man of the Year]]. ''Time'' later recalled the selection surprising both Ho and readers.<ref name="Time">Time, ''Person of the Year: 75th Anniversary Celebration'', Special Collector's Edition, Time Books, 2002, p. 108.</ref><ref name="TIME1996">{{cite web|title= 1996 Man of the Year |series= [[Time Magazine Person of the Year]] |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/poy2000/archive/1996.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010123235600/http://www.time.com/time/poy2000/archive/1996.html|archive-date=2001-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| title=Dr. David Ho: The Disease Detective| date=1996-12-30 | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,985762-7,00.html| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212141913/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,985762-7,00.html| archive-date=2022-12-12| magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| last= Gorman| first=Christine | access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref> The magazine acknowledged in 1996 that "Ho is not, to be sure, a household name. But some people make headlines while others make history."<ref name="Time"/> As of 2024, Ho is the last person to be selected as Person of the Year in a U.S. presidential election year without winning that year's U.S. presidential election. In 1998, he received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/all-honorees/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221003453/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/all-honorees/|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2022-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= David Ho Interview -- Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hoa0int-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429191401/http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/hoa0int-1|archive-date=2007-04-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ho was even briefly mentioned when [[Alexander Fleming]] was considered for Person of the Century in 1999, since Fleming could be portrayed as representative of other disease-fighting scientists including Ho,<ref>''Time Millennium'', Collector's Edition, Time Inc. Specials, p. 21.</ref> but the title ultimately went to [[Albert Einstein]].

Ho was the chosen commencement speaker at [[Caltech]],<ref>[https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/science-candle-hope-be-theme-david-hos-caltech-commencement-address-189 “Science as a Candle of Hope"] David Ho Caltech Commencement Address in 1997</ref> [[MIT]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.mit.edu/1998/ho|title=AIDS researcher David Ho to be MIT commencement speaker|website=MIT News|date=February 16, 1998 }}</ref> and [[Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health]] in 2000.

Ho has received numerous honors and awards for his scientific accomplishments. On January 8, 2001, he was presented with the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]] by President [[William Clinton|Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html| title = The White House - ''President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals Monday, January 8, 2001''| url-status=dead| series= [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Clinton]] [[White House]]| publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]| date=2001-01-08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801215612/http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html| archive-date=2012-08-01}}</ref><ref>Mo, Steven (June 13, 2011). [http://www.asianscientist.com/features/aids-research-pioneer-david-ho-da-i/ "AIDS Research Pioneer, David Hoe, Talks To Asian Scientist Magazine"]. Asian Scientist.</ref>

On December 6, 2006, [[Governor of California|California governor]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and First Lady [[Maria Shriver]] inducted Ho into the [[California Hall of Fame]] located at [[The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiamuseum.org/2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804005142/http://www.californiamuseum.org/2006|title=California Hall of Fame - California Museum|website=www.californiamuseum.org|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2012-08-04}}</ref>

Ho was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by [[California Institute of Technology]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/daa|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502144536/https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/daa/|title=Distinguished Alumni|website=Caltech Alumni Association|archive-date=2020-05-02}}</ref> Ho received the Portrait of a Nation Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://npg.si.edu/blog/portrait-nation-prize-recipient-dr-david-ho| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119040509/https://npg.si.edu/blog/portrait-nation-prize-recipient-dr-david-ho|title=2017 Portrait of a Nation Prize Recipient: Dr. David Ho| website=[[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] [[Smithsonian Institution]]| date=November 14, 2017|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>

Other accolades include the [[Ernst Jung Prize]] in Medicine,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jung-stiftung.de/en/the-awards/ernst-jung-prize-for-medicine/laureates-1976-to-2021/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516184837/https://jung-stiftung.de/en/the-awards/ernst-jung-prize-for-medicine/laureates-1976-to-2021/|title=Ernst Jung Prize|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2022-05-16}}</ref> [[Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology|Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science & Technology]], the Squibb Award,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adarc.cuimc.columbia.edu/profile/david-d-ho-md|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107082111/https://www.adarc.cuimc.columbia.edu/profile/david-d-ho-md|title=David D. Ho, MD - Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC)|website=www.adarc.cuimc.columbia.edu|date=September 11, 2020 |publisher=[[Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center]]|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2023-01-07}}</ref> the Architect of Peace<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.architectsofpeace.org/architects-of-peace/david-ho|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418034913/http://www.architectsofpeace.org/architects-of-peace/david-ho|title=:: David Ho &#124; Architect of Peace|website=www.architectsofpeace.org|archive-date=2010-04-18}}</ref> and the Hoechst Marion Roussel Award.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://vet.osu.edu/retrovirus-research/2014-distinguished-research-career-award| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907012006/https://vet.osu.edu/retrovirus-research/2014-distinguished-research-career-award| title=2014 Distinguished Research Career Award &#124; College of Veterinary Medicine - Center for Retrovirus Research | website=vet.osu.edu| access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2015-09-07}}</ref>

Ho has been elected as a member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], [[Academia Sinica]] ([[Taiwan]]), and the U.S. [[National Academy of Medicine]] (formerly Institute of Medicine).<ref name=":0" /> He is currently a member of the board of trustees of the [[California Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web| title= Board of Trustees - Caltech Academic Catalog| publisher=[[California Institute of Technology]]| url=https://catalog.caltech.edu/current/trustees-administration-faculty/board-of-trustees/| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907013112/https://catalog.caltech.edu/current/trustees-administration-faculty/board-of-trustees/| archive-date=2022-09-07| access-date=2023-01-31}}</ref> He was a member of the Board of Overseers of [[Harvard University]] and a board member of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporation.mit.edu/membership/all-members/former-corporation-members|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106035356/http://corporation.mit.edu/membership/all-members/former-corporation-members|title=Former Corporation Members - The MIT Corporation|website=corporation.mit.edu|access-date=2023-01-31|archive-date=2022-11-06}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

He is also a member of the [[Chinese Academy of Engineering]].<ref name=":0" /> 

Ho was recognized by the Kingdom of Thailand with the [[Prince Mahidol Award]] in Medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princemahidolaward.org/the-announcement-for-the-prince-mahidol-award-2013/|title=The Announcement for the Prince Mahidol Award 2013|date=November 21, 2013|website=Prince Mahidol Award Foundation}}</ref>

Ho was awarded Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence - Immunity in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hmaward.org.ae/profile.php?id=2571|title=Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence - Immunity to David Ho|access-date=2023-10-22}}</ref>