Awards & honors
Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, RIT, 2022. Bestowed the honorary titles of Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus by the Rochester Institute of Technology for two decades of exemplary service to the institution.
National Associate, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020. Recognized as a National Associate of the National Academies for exceptional service. For more information, see: http://www.nationalacademies.org/memarea/associates/index.html.
RIT Edwina Award, 2019. Awarded by RIT for demonstrating significant contributions to enhancing gender inclusiveness and diversity at RIT.
RIT Changing Hearts and Minds Award, 2019. Awarded by RIT for leading recruitment and retention efforts related to faculty diversity.
RIT Trustees Scholar Award, 2010. Awarded by the RIT Board of Trustees to faculty member exhibiting exceptional scholarly achievements.
Greater Rochester Forty under 40 Award. Selected as one of forty influential professionals under 40 years old in the Greater Rochester area.
Madison Scholar Award, College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT), James Madison University, 2000-01. Award is granted to one professor in CISAT who has distinguished him/herself in the area of "scholarship" over a five-year period.
Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, 2000-2001. Award is granted to one professor in CISAT who has distinguished him/herself in the area of "teaching" over a five-year period.
Outstanding Professor Awards, Integrated Science and Technology Department, James Madison University, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01. Award is in recognition for exceptional performance in teaching, commitment to students, and academic and professional counseling; granted to three professors annually from the ISAT department.
Recipient of Mayoral Citation from the City of Philadelphia for activities associated with the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Program, a program designed to encourage the use of alternative transportation fuels in the Philadelphia region, 1995.
Recipient of Mayoral Commendation from the City of Easton for co-founding Easton's first homeless shelter. Shelter has grown into a major service center for homeless families in the Easton, PA area, 1989.
National Associate, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020. Recognized as a National Associate of the National Academies for exceptional service. For more information, see: http://www.nationalacademies.org/memarea/associates/index.html.
RIT Edwina Award, 2019. Awarded by RIT for demonstrating significant contributions to enhancing gender inclusiveness and diversity at RIT.
RIT Changing Hearts and Minds Award, 2019. Awarded by RIT for leading recruitment and retention efforts related to faculty diversity.
RIT Trustees Scholar Award, 2010. Awarded by the RIT Board of Trustees to faculty member exhibiting exceptional scholarly achievements.
Greater Rochester Forty under 40 Award. Selected as one of forty influential professionals under 40 years old in the Greater Rochester area.
Madison Scholar Award, College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT), James Madison University, 2000-01. Award is granted to one professor in CISAT who has distinguished him/herself in the area of "scholarship" over a five-year period.
Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, 2000-2001. Award is granted to one professor in CISAT who has distinguished him/herself in the area of "teaching" over a five-year period.
Outstanding Professor Awards, Integrated Science and Technology Department, James Madison University, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01. Award is in recognition for exceptional performance in teaching, commitment to students, and academic and professional counseling; granted to three professors annually from the ISAT department.
Recipient of Mayoral Citation from the City of Philadelphia for activities associated with the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Program, a program designed to encourage the use of alternative transportation fuels in the Philadelphia region, 1995.
Recipient of Mayoral Commendation from the City of Easton for co-founding Easton's first homeless shelter. Shelter has grown into a major service center for homeless families in the Easton, PA area, 1989.