• 2018 Special Recognition. Montana Indian Education Association, April 2018
  
• Honoree,American Indian Council Montana State University 41st Annual Powwow, March 2016
• March 2015 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series, page 4
• Recipient of EHHD Distinguished Professor Award 2014-2016, MSU College of EHHD, May 2014, page 2
• 18th Annual Council of Undergraduate Research: Learning through Research Posters on the Hill, Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) -- McNair Mentee and I were selected to participate -- 60 selected out of 600+, Title: Language Revitalization in Montana's Native American Communities, April 2014. SunTimes Coverage
• Recipient of the 2013 G. Pritchy Smith Multicultural Educator of the Year Award, NAME, November 2013 MSU Newsletter, page1
• Nominated for the MSU 2014 Academic Advising Excellence Award, Fall 2013
• Nominated for the MSU Excellence in Online Teaching Award, Fall 2013
• Nominated for the MSU Excellence in Online Teaching Award, Spring 2013
• Nominated for the Teresa Veltkamp Advocacy Award for Excellence in Indian Education, Spring 2012
• Nominated for the MSU President's Excellence in Teaching Award, Fall 2012
• Nominated for the National Association for Multicultural Education, Multicultural Educator of the Year, Fall 2012
• Nominated for the MSU Excellence in Online Teaching Award, Fall 2012
• Nominated for the 2012 Phi Kappa Phi Anna K. Fridley Distinguished Teaching Award, November 2011
• Nominated for the MSU President’s Excellence in Teaching Award, September 2011
• Nominated for the MSU University 2011 Outstanding Organization Advisor Award, April 2011
• Recipient, MSU Outstanding Teaching Award in the Department of Education, College of EHHD, 2010
• Nominated for the Montana State University President’s Excellence in Teaching Award, February 2010
• Nominated for the Montana State University Wiley Award for Meritorious Research, March 2010
• Honoree, American Indian Council Montana State University 34^th Annual Powwow, April 2009
• Recipient, MSU Outstanding Service in the Department of Education, College of EHHD Award, 2008
• Nominated for the Montana State University Excellence in Outreach Award, 2008 Provost's Report on Excellence in Outreach
• Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award in the Department of Education, MSU, 2008
• Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award in the Department of Education, MSU, 2007