Awards and Honors
National Recognition
- Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education, 2006 for distinguished education, research, and administrative leadership activities, American Society of Engineering Education National Award.
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, 2002 selected by President Bush and awarded at the White House March 18, 2003.
- Progress in Equity Award, 2005 a national award granted to the CONNECTIONS program by the American Association of University Women. Connections received recognition from the Massachusetts American Association of University Women Chapter for Progress in Equity in 2004.
- Minorities in Engineering Award, 2002 for leadership related to the recruitment and retention of women in engineering, American Society of Engineering Education National Award.
- CAREER Development Award, 1997 National Science Foundation.
Institutional Recognition
- Distinguished Research Fellow, Northeastern University, 2004 - 2008.
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi, inducted to Northeastern chapter in 2006. Membership (invitation only) is offered to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education.
- President’s Aspiration Award, 2002 from Northeastern President Freeland for leadership related to Northeastern University aspirations to become a national research student-centered urban university.
- Civil Engineering Professor of the Year, 1997 Northeastern University Chi Epsilon Chapter.