Honors and Awards
- Stolarevsky Lifetime Achievement Award from the McKeesport Symphony Society, 2004
- ASCAP Special awards in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
- Henry Hornbostel Colloege of Fine Arts Teaching Award, 1987
- Letter of commendation from Governor Thornburgh as a nominee for one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, 1982
- Teaching Fellowship for graduate study at the University of Pittsburgh in 1979 - 1981
- Featured composer for the 1980 PARADE OF AMERICAN MUSIC by the McKeesport Music Club, under the National Federation of Music Clubs, including a concert of original works
- Featured composer in the 1978 COMPOSERS: PITTSBURGH concert series, presenting a complete concert of original works by performers from the Pittsburgh Symphony and members of the Carnegie Mellon University faculty
- Honorable Mention in the Harvey Gaul Competition, a national contest for composers of all ages for "Synthesis for Violin and Organ" in 1968
- Florence Sylvester Winchell Honorary Fellowship for graduate study from the Delta Gamma National Sorority.
- First Place in the Young Composers' Contest, sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs, for "Theme and Variations for Piano" in 1964