Phi Beta Kappa (hon.)
Brown University Graduate Fellow, 1966-67
N.D.E.A. Title IV Fellow, 1967-70
Fulbright Fellow, 1970-71
International Research & Exchanges Board Travel & Research Grant (Moscow), 1970-71
Tufts University Faculty Summer Fellowships, 1976, 1981
International Research & Exchanges Board ad hoc Travel Grants, 1976,1977
Lillian Leibner Award for Distinguished Teaching & Advising, Tufts University, 1979
Senior Class Citation for Distinguished Service, Tufts University, 1983
Senior Class Citation for Distinguished Service, Tufts University, 1987
Distinguished Alumnus Citation, Brown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, 1991
One of “12 People who Make a Difference in Des Moines,” City View, December 2001
Donald V. Adams “Spirit of Drake Award,” 2007