Award NASA Group Achievement Award

John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award (2009)

Roger R. Trask Award (2009)

NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2001)

NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1999)

NASA Space Flight Awareness Leadership Award (2002)

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1999)

NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1992)

Higuchi Research Award (2005)

Arthur S. Flemming Award (1965)

G. Edward Pendray Award (1969)

Honorary Doctorate (Oberlin College)

NASA Scientific Special Award for Hayabusa NASA Scientific Team (2003)

Antarctica Service Medal, Department of the Navy (1988)

Minor planet, 1982 UX (3507 Vilas)

Ronald Greeley Award for Distinguished Service (2012)

Asteroid namesake "8391 Kring" (2000)

American Geophysical Union’s Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for the Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets (1993)

NASA Graduate Student Research Award (1986 | 1987 | 1988)

Research Award, Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University (1984)

Westinghouse Science Honors (1980)

H. Julian Allen Award (1992)

NASA Exceptional Scientist Award (1995)

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2002)

NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2005)

COSPAR Science Award

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1988)

NASA Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award (1994)

NASA Exceptional Achievement Award

Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award (2007)

NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1998)

NASA Chief Financial Officer Award (1995)

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award (1971)

Haskin Crater on Moon named in his honor

Haskin Ridge on Mars named in his honor

NASA Sustained Superior Performance Award (1989)

NASA Space Flight Medal

NASA Exceptional Service Medal

NASA Distinguished Service Medal