2007 Nominated for inclusion in the 62nd edition of Who's Who in America

2006 Nominated for inclusion in the 61st edition of Who's Who in America

2005 Nominated for inclusion in the 60th edition of Who's Who in America

2004 Included in Who’s Who in the World, 22nd ed.

2003Included in Who’s Who in America, 57th ed.

2003 Recognized by the American Political Science Association for Outstanding Teaching

2003 Abbot Gerald McCarthy Student Award for Outstanding Teaching at Saint Anselm College

2001Recognized by the American Political Science Association for Outstanding Teaching

2001 Saint Anselm College AAUP Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching

1999 Included in Who's Who of America's Teachers, 6th ed.

1997 Summer Research Grant, Saint Anselm College

1994 Recognized by the American Political Science Association for Outstanding Teaching

1994 Included in Who's Who of America's Teachers, 3rd ed.

1992-92, 1991-92, 1988-89 H.B. Earhart Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

1991-92, 1990-91, 1989-90 William Jewell College Teacher of the Year

1985-88 University Fellow--Georgetown University, Dept. of Government

1985 Outstanding Church History Graduate--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

1984-85 Byington Fellowship--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary--Dr. Richard Lovelace