Honors and Awards while at UNCW
2008- UNCW Provost’s Leadership Award
2008- North Carolina Delegate National Health Congress
2007- Kenan Institute of Asia Fellow to Thailand
2006- UNCW IT Innovations Founder Award
2006- UNC President’s Leadership Citation
2006- BellSouth Innovations in Education Award
2006- Nortel Award for Community Service
2005- NCATE Exemplary Leadership
2003- Odyssey National Project Team Member Award
2002- North Carolina PTA Service Award, Region X
2001- Honorary City Councilman, Memphis Tennessee
2000- BB&T Leadership Award
2000- Razor Walker Award for Leadership
1998- Exemplary Service Award- NC Partnerships for Educational Excellence
1998- Award for the Pursuit of Excellence in Education, Southeast Region,
Governor’s Award
1998- Outstanding Contribution to Quality Education North Carolina Citizens
for Business and Industry
1997- Consortium for the Advancement of Education Regional Leadership Award
1997-North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine, Governor James B. Hunt
1997- White House Commission on Education in the 21st Century, North Carolina
Delegate
1997- Razor Walker Founder Award for Distinguished Service
1996- AASA Fellow Wye River Conference
1995- Chancellor’s Leadership Award for Innovation and Collaboration
1995- ACTE Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award
1994- AASA Southeast Service Award
1993- Vision Carolina Bell South President’s Award
1992-Superintendents’ Regional Council Award for Innovation and Collaboration