Tripos North America Educator Challenge, 2002
Phi Zeta Day First Place Basic Research Presentation, Kansas State University, 1998
NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, University of Nevada, Reno, 1994
College of Agriculture Graduate Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1994
College of Agriculture Graduate Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1993
NSF Research for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1992
Charles Heisler Award for Outstanding Senior in Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1992
Academic Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1991-1992
Research SCholarship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1991-1992
Academic Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno, 1990-1991