Randall Tobias may have become the butt of late-night comics' jokes after admitting to ABC News he was a client of the so-called "D.C. Madam" and resigning his top State Department post in April. But his home state of Indiana is celebrating him as a "legend."

Tobias, the one-time Bush administration AIDS czar and chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is slated to be honored as a "Living Legend" by the Indiana Historical Society at a special awards dinner next month, according to the Indianapolis Star newspaper.

On April 26, Tobias confirmed to ABC News' Brian Ross he had several times called the "Pamela Martin and Associates" escort service "to have gals come over to the condo to give me a massage."

Palfrey, who is facing federal prosecution on charges stemming from her alleged prostitution service, contends her company was a "sexual fantasy" firm and did not provide sex for hire. 
Tobias, who is married, said there had been "no sex," and that recently he had been using another service "with Central Americans" to provide massages.

The State Department announced Tobias' resignation for "personal reasons" one day after his interview with Ross.

As a top official overseeing global AIDS funding to other countries, Tobias was responsible for enforcing a U.S. policy, enacted during the Bush administration, that requires recipients to swear they oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. USAID adopted a similar policy in 2004.

In May, Tobias withdrew from a scheduled commencement ceremony at which he was scheduled to speak, telling the school he did not want to be a "distraction."

Other nominees slated to receive the historical society's "Living Legend" award this year are musician/producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, contemporary Christian singer Sandi Patty and Tony George, CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the annual Indianapolis 500 race, the Star reported.

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