Na ia mauaina le U.S. Congress Antarctic Service Medal mo ana taumafaiga ma tulaga lamatia. Ina ua toe foʻi i Alberta, na ia faia ni lauga i Antarctica i le Iunivesite o Calgary ma le Iunivesite o Lethbridge. Na ia maua se faʻatalanoaga e avea ma sui o le Canadian / Soviet Arctic traverse mai le itu i matu o Siberia i Ellesmere Island i le Canadian Arctic, ae na le mafai ona maua lena malaga. Na avea o ia ma vaega o le toe faʻaleleia o le meteorite i le Antarctic i le 1986-87 i le Antarctic i le South Pole Station ina ua maua e lana 'au le faitau selau o meteorites. I le taimi o lona nofo ai i le 170 maila mai le South Pole station, na ia mafatia i le faʻaleagaina o ona mamaʻi mamaʻi na faʻaleagaina ai ona mamaʻi mamaʻi ma na mafua ai ona osofaʻiga tumau. Na ia mauaina le U.S. Congress Antarctic Service Medal mo ana taumafaiga ma tulaga lamatia.
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