2014 Oregon State Teacher of the Year,
2014 White House Honors,
2015 National Educator of Excellence Award- National Education Association Foundation, 2019 MUGU International Foundation Education Global E-Innovator Award,
2015 Teacher Role Model Award-NEA LGBT Caucus,
2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow Peru, 2019 South Africa,
2013 Outstanding Special Education Teacher of the Year-National Association of Special Education Teachers,
2014 Bob Speltz Community Service Award-Q Center,
2014 Community Champion in Education-PHAME,
2012 National Neighborhood Hero Award-Bank of America,
2012 OnPoint Prize Finalist,
2014 Named a Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of Kentucky,
2014 Oregon Education Association Presidential Citation,
Member National Network of State Teachers of the Year,
Essay published in the book "One Teacher in Ten" 2015