}White House ConnectED Superintendents Summit
participant, 2014
}University of Illinois' Van Miller Distinguished Scholar
Practitioner Award, 2013
}Certificate of Recognition from the Illinois General
Assembly's House of Representatives, 2013
}Honorary Chapter FFA Degree, North Boone FFA, 2013
}Fellow, Company of Military Historians, 2012
}Company of Military Historians, Commendation Award,
2011
}Metropolitan (IL) Library System, Outstanding Advocacy
Award, 2010
}Honorary Chair, Westmont Relay for Life, 2009
}One of Ten Top Tech Savvy Superintendents by eSchool News,
2009
}Named to 2000
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, International Biographical Center at Cambridge, UK, 2008
}Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World, 2009 – Present
}Who’s Who in America 2000 – Present
}Who’s Who in American Education, 6th Ed – Present
}ASBO Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
awarded to CUSD 201, 2006 - 2010
}PBIS, Best Middle School Culture Award for WJHS in 2007;
WHS was honorable mention in
HS category in 2007
}Certificate of Recognition, American Legion, Department
of Illinois, 2005
}ICE Web Showcase Award Winner, 2003
}AASL School Library Program of the Year, 2000
}School Librarian of the Year, North Suburban Regional
(IL) Library, 1997
}First Runner-Up, Information Technology Program of the
Year, Gale Research/Multimedia Schools,
1997
}ISLMA Library Innovation Award, 1996
}Glenbrook Risk Capital Grant to investigate the impact
of educational software on higher order
thinking skills in English courses, 1994
}Outstanding History Graduate, Loras College, 1988
}Governor’s (IA) Cup to Outstanding Military Graduate,
1987
}