Appointed to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council, by Governor Rick Perry, December 2012.
Recipient of the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Extension Team for The Rainwater Harvesting Task Force, Texas A&M University, March 2011.
Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 2010 Outstanding Technical Publication Award, Techniques for wetland construction and management, SP-316.
Rainwater Harvesting Task Force, Finalist, Texas Environmental Excellence Award, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Recognition from Governor Rick Perry, 2009 and 2010.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service Team Award for Superior Service for achievements of the Rainwater Harvest Task Force, January 2009.
Outstanding Extension Faculty Award, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, April 2008.
Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 2008 Outstanding Technical Publication Award, A habitat appraisal guide for Rio Grande wild turkey in Texas SP-317.
Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, July 17, 2000.
Recipient of a 1996‑1997 Achievement Reward for College Scientists (ARCS) scholarship for outstanding scholastic performance ($5,000), Texas Tech University.
Recipient of the 1994 TSM award for the best presentation given by a student at the annual meeting of the Texas Society of Mammalogists.
Recipient of the 1993 Wilks award for the most outstanding presentation given by a student at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists.
Recipient of a 1989 Nathan Allen Academic Excellence Scholarship ($3,000), Texas A&M University.