2022

Doctor of Humane Letters, honorary degree awarded by Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota

2010

Meet the Composer Fund Award for performances by the Taos Chamber Music Group

2008

Minnesota State Arts Board, Artists Initiative Grant

2007

Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation

2006

American Composers Forum McKnight Composer Fellowship

2006

American Composers Forum Subito Grant

2006

American Composers Forum Jerome Composers Commissioning Program commissioned by Heather Berringer, for solo percussion

2005-06

Chamber Music America Commissioning Grant, in conjunction with Cantus

2002-03

Composer of the Year Nominee by the Minnesota Music Academy

2002

Meet The Composer Fund Award for presentations at Sherman Chamber Ensemble premieres

2002

Meet the Composer Fund Award for presentation at premiere of Butterfly Effect

2001

American Composers Forum McKnight Composer Fellowship

2001

Jerome Foundation Grant for Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble Residency and debut CD

2001

Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship

2001

Minnesota Music Academy Composer of the Year Award Nominee

2000

Minnesota Music Academy Composer of the Year Award Nominee

1999-00

Jerome Foundation Grant for Rose Ensemble Residency (The Schubert Club, fiscal agent)

1999

Composer's Commissioning Project Grant

1999

Bush Artist Fellowship, Bush Foundation

1999

Meet the Composer Award for the premiere of Invocation

1999

Margaret Fairbank Jory Award (American Music Center)

1998

Jerome Foundation Grant for the development of three new works (The Schubert Club, fiscal agent)

1997

Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant

1996

Winner of the Dale Warland Singers New Music Reading Program

1996

American Composers Forum McKnight Foundation Composer Fellowship

1996

Jerome Foundation Commission for the Dale Warland Singers New Choral Music Reading Program

1995

Meet the Composer Award for the premiere of Apparent Solids

1994

Tuition Scholarship, University of Minnesota for work on Doctoral dissertation

1994

Renee B. Fisher Foundation Composer Award

1994

Travel Assistance Award, University of Minnesota Travel Fund

1992

Meet the Composer Award for participation in The Angels, New York City

1990-present

Standard Award recipient from ASCAP