Joe D. Thomas Scholar-Teacher Award, 2005
The Dr. Frances Hernandez Teacher-Scholar Award, 2004
Outstanding Educator of the Year, 2004, The Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Member of The Texas Institute of Letters
Faculty Research/Creative Excellence Award, West Texas A&M University
22 first-place awards for writing from national and regional writing contests; these came from such organizations as The Conference of College Teachers of English, The Deep South Writers’ Conference, The North Texas Professional Writers Association, Texas College English and The Gulf Coast Writers Association.
