2007
Private audience with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
to discuss the National Education Taskforce.

WHO'S WHO in HIGHER EDUCATION - ART EDUCATION

PHI DELTA KAPPA education fraternity nominee.

President's Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Diversity and Equity, Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech University Library System FACE award for founding the National Education Taskforce.

2006
VISITING SCHOLAR
National Taiwan University for the Arts, Taipei, Republic of China.

Yuan Ze University, Taipei, Republic of China.

Private audience, dinner, and tour of Chung Tai Chan
 monastery's art collection by Grandmaster Wei Chu.

INVITED MEMBER
After Dinner Forum
Texas Tech University

2003
WHO'S WHO in HIGHER EDUCATION - ART EDUCATION

2000
WESTERN REGION ART EDUCATOR of the YEAR
National Art Education Association.

GUEST of HONOR
Project Good Start: End of the Road Show, Conroe TX.

1999
TEXAS ART EDUCATOR of the YEAR
Texas Art Education Association.

1998
OUTSTANDING TEXAS TECH FACULTY NOMINEE
Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Texas Tech University chapter.

1996
VISITING SCHOLAR
Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

1990
CERTIFICATE of MERIT
Joint palette: Jems on paper.
Houston Art Education Association Membership Art Exhibition.

1988
FIRST PLACE AWARD
The Greater Gift.
University-wide Graduate Student Fiction-writing Competition.
University of Illinois.

1987
KAPPA DELTA PI HONORARY FRATERNITY INVITEE

OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT
Delta Delta Delta Sorority, University of Illinois chapter

1986
UNIVERSITY FELLOW
University of Illinois.
PHI DELTA KAPPA HONORARY FRATERNITY MEMBER

1985
UNIVERSITY FELLOW
University of Illinois.

1978
OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN OF AMERICA
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Decatur IL.