- 1994 Music Educator’s National Conference Composition Award
- 1995 BM Composition / Theory, Loyola University, New Orleans
- 1999 American Composers Forum New Music Series Grant
- 2000 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Teaching Residency
- 2006 McKnight Foundation Composer Residency
- 2020 Independent Music Awards Nominee for Concept Album of the Year
- Has performed on over 50 albums nationally and internationally