2020, President's Award for Innovative Teaching, UM SYSTEM (four campuses)
2017, Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers, Scholars, and Artists, UMKC
2013, Sosland Celebration Certificate of Achievement (for teaching writing), English Department, UMKC
2011, Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, MAA Missouri Section
2011, Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching, UMKC
1995, Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching, UMKC
1989, Educational Partners Award, INROADS (national program creating "pathways to careers for ethnically diverse high school and college students")
1984, Superior Teaching Award, UMKC School of Graduate Studies