1961
First Prize "Third Interior Valley Competition", Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati

First Prize and Purchase Award, "Artists of Southern Ohio", Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

1965
First "Prize and Purchase Award 30th Midyear Show", Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

1966
"New Talent, U.S.A.", Art in America magazine, along with Donald Judd, Robert Morris, R. B. Kitaj, and others

1968
"Cleveland Fine Arts Prize for Visual Arts" Cleveland Foundation for the Arts

1969
"Ohio Fine Arts Award" Women’s City Club, Cleveland, Ohio

1970
"Outstanding American Educator" Educators of America

1972
"Award for Excellence in Painting" Ohio Arts Council, Governor Gilligan presiding

1973-76
"Best of Show" nomination, International Platform Association, Washington, D.C.

2001
"Medal of Excellence" Cleveland Institute of Art.

2004
"Viktor Schreckengost Award" Cleveland Institute of Art.