2013 University of Colorado at Boulder BFA Faculty Recognition Award for continued support of the CU community through service activities.
2012 University of Colorado System Faculty Council Distinguished Service Award
2011 University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly "Excellence in Service" Award
2009 University of Colorado Boulder Women Who Make a Difference Award
2004 Editor’s Choice Award for Poem “Memories” in Touch of Tomorrow, International Library of Poetry
2001-2002 Selected as the first Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion (LEAP) fellow as a part of NSF’s Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) Institutional Transformation Award
2002 Elizabeth E. Gee Memorial Lectureship Award Selected by CU System for record of: Advancing women in academia and community activism; Research, teaching, and/or service that pushes the boundaries of disciplinary knowledge and makes connections between disciplines; Significant and original scholarship and/or creative work; Distinguished record in teaching excellence
2001-2002 Selected as a CASTL fellow for the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). This is a two-year program in CA designed to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning in all disciplines
2001-2002 Selected as an Emerging Leadership Fellow (ELP) for the University of Colorado
2001 Advisor to College of Engineering Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award recipient; Todd Lammers
2000 College of Engineering Peebles Teaching Award for "demonstrating a unique commitment to students through innovations in engineering education"
2000 Biography included on National Academy of Engineering "Celebrating Women in Engineering" Web page http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe
1999 American Society of Engineering Education Helen Plant Award: Best Non-Traditional Session “Teaching Creativity” at the Frontiers in Education Conference
1999 Best Paper of Session, International Materials and Packaging Society Annual Conference
1999, 2000 HandiSwing first year design research displayed at Smithsonian
1999 Advisor to College of Engineering Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award recipient; Ian Rumsey
1997-2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
1997 Sloan New Faculty Fellow for the International Frontiers in Education Conference
1996 International Union of Radio Science Young Scientist Award
1996 Faculty Advisor for Outstanding Student Chapter; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers
1994 Junior Faculty Development Award; University of Colorado at Boulder
1988 - 1993 Cabell Fellowship (tuition and stipend) to Northwestern University
Administrative Council Appointments
2001-2004 Elected to be a member of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Education Division Administrative Council
1999-2001 Elected to International Union of Radio Science Administrative Council
1997-2001 Elected to IEEE Antennas and Wave Propagation International Administrative Council
Editorial Work
2001-2006 Associate Editor for IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
2000-2001 Newsletter Editor of Perspectives in Electromagnetics for Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal
1997-2005 Associate Editor for IEEE Antennas and Wave Propagation Society Journal
