Dr. Habermann has received numerous honors and awards for his teaching and research, including the Henry S. Plummer Distinguished Physician Award, the 2012 Lifetime Achievement for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education Award, and the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator Award. He has served as the education program director, the head of section, and the associate chair of education in the Division of Hematology, and as the associate dean of internal medicine and medical subspecialties in the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. He is an active member and leader of several professional societies and committees, such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the Lymphoma Research Foundation, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group.