- 2021 President’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Career-Track Faculty
- 2020 AEJMC VisCom and Magazine Division’s “Innovative Teaching Tips” session
- 2019 Provost Featured Faculty Member, Provost Slinker
- 2019 Oaks Academic Technology Award recipient
- 2016 Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts PR Campaign (WaCLA) #ifeelinspired $10,000 award
- 2015 Scripps Howard Visiting Professor in Social Media
- 2014 Plank Center Educator Fellow
- 2010 Bronze Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Award- University of Idaho Presidential Launch Campaign 2009
- 2008 Spark Awards – Award of Excellence in the Student Category for Spokane MarComm Association (Whitworth University integrated communications work for Young Life)
- 2007 Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year – Whitworth University
- 1998-2003 Eastern Washington University – University Relations was honored with several awards from CASE, the “Admissions Report” magazine awards, the Spokane Advertising Federation Addy awards and the Spokane PRSA SPARC awards for various publications
- 2003 Spark Awards Award of Excellence for Spokane MarComm Association – EWU Identity Standards Manual
- 1997 Silver Cappie Award – Sacramento PRSA – Expo/160 connection project for the City of Sacramento
- 1997 Silver Cappie Award – Sacramento PRSA – PR campaign promoting CA Concrete Masonry Association
- 1996 Gold Cappie Award – Sacramento PRSA – Green Planet Juicery feature story