| Hugh Huffman Award, Calorimetry Conference | Thomas Record |
| Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology | Thomas Record |
| Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences | Thomas Record |
| Fellow, Biophysical Society | Thomas Record |
| Keynote Lecturer, 64th International Calorimetry Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Thomas Record |
| Keynote Lecturer, Gordon Research Conference on Osmoregulation, Briston, Rhode Island | Thomas Record |
| Steenbock Professorship | Thomas Record |
| Founders Award Lecturer, Biophysical Society | Thomas Record |
| Biophysical Society Founders Award | Thomas Record |
| 6th Mississippi Chemical Lecture in Chemical Sciences, University of Mississippi | Thomas Record |
| Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (through 2000) | Thomas Record |
| National Institutes of Heath Merit Award (through 2006) | Thomas Record |
| Dupont Distinguished Lecturer, University of Indiana | Thomas Record |
| Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | Thomas Record |
| UW-Madison John D. Ferry Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1990 - present | Thomas Record |
| WARF-University Houses Professorship | Thomas Record |
| Faculty Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Thomas Record |
| UW-Madison, Faculty Star Award, 1984-85 | Thomas Record |
| Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Thomas Record |