2006	Best Poster Award, Spring Meeting of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2006	Best Paper Award, Spring Meeting of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2005	Past President's Award of Appreciation, Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2005	Best Poster Award, Spring Meeting of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2003	Certificate of Appreciation, Education Section, American Fisheries Society
2003	Best Poster Award, Spring Meeting of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
2001	Honorable Mention Best Paper, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
2000	Honorable Mention Best Paper, North American Journal of Fisheries Management
2000	Certified Fisheries Professional, American Fisheries Society
1996	Past President’s Award of Appreciation, Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
1995	John E. Skinner Memorial Travel Award, American Fisheries Society
1993	Electric Power Research Institute Graduate Fellow, American Electric Power
1993	Outstanding Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University
1992	Graduate Student Research Award, George L. Disborough - Kalamazoo Foundation of Trout Unlimited
1992	Associate Research Award, American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists
1992	Outstanding Award of Academic Achievement in Statistics, Michigan Technological University
1992	Outstanding Graduate Student, Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University
1992	Graduate Student Council Travel Award, Michigan Technological University
1991	Graduation with Honor, Michigan State University
1991	Phi Sigma Pi Scholastic Honorary, Michigan State University
1991	Trout and Salmon Scholastic Achievement Award, Michigan State University