2008 – Best in Show and Best in Ceramics, Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, Arizona

2007 – Best in Ceramics, Contemporary Hispanic Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2006 – State of New Mexico Purchase Award: Acclaimed Artist Series (Art in Public Places)

2006 – Best in Ceramics, Contemporary Hispanic Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2005 – Best in Show and Best in Ceramics, Contemporary Hispanic Market, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1999-2000 – Layton Special Achievment, AOP Special Achievment Award and Advance Opportunity Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin