| 2008 |
Ambassador Jean Wilkowski International Fellowship, Barry University |
| 2008 |
Renaissance Society of America, Research |
| 2008 |
Sabbatical, spring semester, Barry University |
| 2007 |
Who’s Who Among American Teachers and Educators, 11th edition, student nominated award |
| 2005 |
Apple Award (Appreciation for Leading Educators), student nominated award, Commuter Students Association, Barry University |
| 2005 |
Barry University, Faculty Research Mini-Grant |
| 2003 |
Apple Award (Appreciation for Leading Educators), student nominated award, Commuter Students Association, Barry University |
| 2003 |
Barry University, Faculty Research Mini-Grant |
| 1995 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Faculty Research Grant |
| 1990 |
Faculty Prize for Community Service, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, colleague nominated award |
| 1988 |
National Endowment for the Humanities, Travel-to-Collections Grant |
| 1988 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Faculty Research Grant |
| 1988 |
Mini-Sabbatical, fall term, Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| 1986 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Faculty Research Grant |
| 1986 |
Full Sabbatical, winter-spring terms, Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| 1984 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Faculty Research Grant |
| 1983 |
American Philosophical Society, Grant-in-Aid |
| 1981 |
National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Research Stipend |
| 1978 |
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Dissertation Expenses Grant, University of Michigan |
| 1976-77 |
Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Dissertation Research/Travel Grant |
| 1971 |
Phi Beta Kappa honor society |
| 1971 |
Phi Kappa Phi honor society |
| 1967 |
California State Scholar |