2013
Nominated for the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award
Honorable Mention in TAEA Juried Exhibition, Belmont University, Nashville TN
2012
Nominated for the Deans Creative Achievement Award
2010
National Art Education Association Southeastern Region Higher Ed Award
Tennessee Art Education Association Art Educator of the Year
2009
National Art Education Association (NAEA) CEC VSA Beverly Levett Gerber Special Needs Lifetime Achievement Award
The University of Memphis Donalyn Heise Art Education Leadership Award Established
2007
Tennessee Higher Ed Art Educator of the Year Award
1997
Nebraska Art Teachers’ Association Supervisor/Administrator of the Year Award