Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

  • Kappa Delta Pi, Honor Society in Education.
  • Phi Kappa Phi, National Honorary Scholastic Society.
  • Omega Psi Phi Freshman Scholarship Award, Langston University, 1957-58.
  • College Student of the Year, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1957-58.
  • National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Summer 1961.
  • National Defense Education Act Fellowship, September 1967-September 1968.
  • Honorary Life Member, New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, Princeton, New Jersey, July 29, 1979.
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, Honor Society, School of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, May 1981.
  • West Coast Father of the Year, West Coast Father's Day Committee, Los Angeles, California, 1981.
  • Involvement for Young Achievers, Inc., 1981 Award of Recognition in Education, Los Angeles, California.
  • Brotherhood Crusade, Pioneer of Black Historical Achievement Award, Los Angeles, California, 1981.
  • Certificate of Merit, City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, Los Angeles, California, February 18, 1982.
  • Alumni Achievement Award - Distinguished Professional Achievement, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, October 23, 1982.
  • Silver Beaver Award, Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles, California, June 1985.
  • Friend of Youth Award, American Humanics, Inc., Los Angeles, California, June 1985.
  • Leadership Award, Department of Higher Education/Educational Opportunity Fund Program, State of New Jersey, April 11, 1989.
  • 1990 Medal of Excellence, Golden State Minority Foundation, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 1990.
  • Take Charge of Learning Success Award, Institute for the Redesign of Learning, Almansor Center Gala Recognition Dinner, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1995.
  • The Educator Achievement Award, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., September 23, 1995.
  • Volunteer Service Award, Los Angeles Urban League, Annual Membership Luncheon, Los Angeles, California, September 29, 1995.
  • Education Award, Watts Foundation Community Trust, Birdell Chew Moore Scholarship Dinner, Century City, California, October 5, 1995.
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Fall 1999.
  • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letter, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, May 10, 2003.
  • The 2004 Humanitarian Award, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, Torrance, California, February 23, 2004.
  • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, July 9, 2005.
  • Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Epsilon Theta Chapter, California State University, Los Angeles, November 16, 2005.
  • The Frank W. Hale Jr. Diversity Leadership Award, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), 90th Annual American Council on Education Meeting, San Diego, California, February 12, 2008.
  • The 2008 Black Engineer Alumni Group Lifetime Educators Award, Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, 22nd National Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala, Baltimore, MD, February 16, 2008.
  • The 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award, The 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, Inc. 2008 Gala Dinner, Century City, California, October 3, 2008.
  • Spirit of Philanthropy Award, 23rd National Philanthropy Day, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Beverly Hills, California, November 12, 2008.
  • The 2012 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award, American Council on Education (ACE), Los Angeles, California, March 13, 2012.