2008               WINNER, President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

2008    Finalist, Best First-Year Course Director, UAB School of Medicine

2004 Finalist, Best First-Year Course Director, UAB School of Medicine

2007       Finalist, Best First-Year Course, UAB School of Medicine

1994              WINNER, Ingalls Award for Lifetime Teaching

1993    Finalist, Ingalls Award for Lifetime Teaching

1977   Finalist, Ingalls Award for Lifetime Teaching