- International Association of Top Professionals Entrepreneur of the Year
- Assistant Surgeon General Citation
- Top Doctor Award
- Incisal Edge 40 Under 40
- Top Doctor Magazine Dentist of the Year
- Palm Spring Life Top Dentists
- The National Dean’s List
- CAAP in Mathematics
- Honors Research Grant
- TKE Zeta Theta Chapter – Top Academic Scholar Award
- Western Illinois University Honors Research Grant
- Paul M. Nollen Outstanding Biology Honors Student Award
- National Science Foundation
- Paul M. Nollen Outstanding Biology Honors Student Award
- Department of Biological Sciences – Honors Research Award
- Department of Chemistry – Honors Research Award
- The Illinois Centennial Honors College Recognition Award
- Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student Award
- The Mary Bennett Outstanding Senior Award
- Fall and Spring Semester Honors, Dean’s List
- WEOG/WIU Foundation Summer School Scholarship
- Summa Cum Laude
- Honors Scholar Medal
- Biological Sciences Departmental Scholar Medal
- College of Arts and Science Scholar Medal
- WIU December 2000 Graduation: Convocation Speaker
- All-USA Academic Team (Honorable Mention USA Today: Feb 15, 2001)
- Phi Kappa Phi National Graduate Fellowship Recipient
