Best paper award in the financial institutions track, Academy of Finance meeting, 2024
William Jean Alexander Technology Innovation Award, College of Business, Illinois State University, 2023
Outstanding Research Award, Department of Finance, Insurance & Law, Illinois State University, 2012, 2021
Competitive University Research Summer Grants: 2013, 2019, 2020 (100% success rate)
Outstanding Researcher Award, College of Business, Illinois State University, 2016-2017
Dixie L. Mills Faculty Scholar in Finance, 2016-2017
Outstanding Service Award, Department of Finance, Insurance & Law, Illinois State University, 2015
Country Financial Scholar, College of Business, Illinois State University, 2015-2016, 2014-2015 (joint with Dr. Abhishek Varma)
Department Chair Faculty Scholar, Department of Finance, Insurance & Law, Illinois State University, 2014 (inaugural award)
Excellence in Service Learning Award, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, 2010
Awarded for developing and implementing the Financial Literacy Improvement Program (FLIP) in 2008-2010; students served as mentors for low-income families in the community.