2005-2006

• Outstanding Leadership Award, Committee on Employment and Community Participation for the Developmental Disabilities Service System, Colorado Association for Persons in Supported Employment, 2005

• James E. Strain Award in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital Medical Staff, 2005
  
• C. Henry Kempe Award for Outstanding Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, 2005
  
• The Kempe Community Award, Kempe Children's Center, 2005
  

• "Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care Professionals," 2005
  
• "International Who's Who of Medicine and Health Care Professionals," 2005
  

2003-2004

• Bob Gallagher "Champion of Children" Award, Sungate Children's Advocacy Center, 2004
  

2001-2002

• Outstanding Achievement Award, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, 2001

• North American Consultant to the European Science Foundation, Developmental Care Committee, 2000-present
• Recognition of Honor for Research, Mercer College, Atlanta, Georgia, 2002
• Zero to Three Mid-Career Fellowship - Leaders for the 21st Century, 1999-2001

• President's Faculty Award, Westwood College, 2001
• "Who's Who of American Women," 2000-2002

• Fellow of the Year, Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, 2002
• National President's Award, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, 2002

• Public Policy Award, Colorado Association for Persons in Supported Employment, 2002

• Honors of the Association, Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2002
• Kelley Family - Schlessman Family - Scottish Rite Masons' Endowed Chair in Childhood Language Disorders, 2000 - present

1999-2000

• American Occupational Therapy Award of Merit, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1999

• Educator of the Year, American Association of Mental Retardation, 2000
  
• Grand Marshal for University of Colorado Denver Commencement Exercise, 2000