Poetry Prizes:
Carruth Memorial Poetry Competition Prizes, University of
Kansas, 1973, 1974, 1976
3rd Prize, Kansas Quarterly Poetry Contest, 1974
Listing in International Who's Who in Poetry (Cambridge, England),
1976 and ff.
1st Prize, Tell-Tale Poetry Competition (Bolton, England), 1978
1st Prize and Special Prize, International Competition for Rhymed Verse
(Coventry, England),1982
Listing in Poets and Writers' Directory of American Poets and Fiction
Writers, 1983 and ff.
3rd Prize, SuccessPoetry Competition (Peterborough, England), 1983
Consolation Prize, Phoenix International Poems for Peace Competition (Barcelona,
Spain), 1984
Finalist, Alabama Press Poetry Series Competition, 1984
Inclusion in Die weiten Horizone: amerikanische Lyrik 1638 bis 1980
(Cologne, Germany), 1984
Listing in Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, and Poets, First
Edition, 1986-87 and ff.
3rd Prize, Willow Review Poetry Competition, 1987
Finalist, Carnegie-Mellon University Press Poetry Manuscript Competition,
1988
Finalist, Poetpourri Poetry Competition, 1988
Prizewiner, Goodman Awards Poetry Competition, 1989
Featured Poet, The Rolling Coulter , Spring 1990
Inclusion in American Poets Special Issue, Orbis (UK), 1992
Designation as Illinois Distinguished Author, 1995
Placement on Illinois Authors Map, 1995
Honorable Mention, Northwoods Journal Poetry Contest, 1996
Inclusion in Century: 100 Major Poets, Orbis (UK), 1996
Semi-finalist, New Issues Poetry Prize, for Life-Cycles, 1997
Nomination for Pushcart Prize,
Ekphrasis, 1998
Plenary Session Poetry Reading, Illinois Philological Association Conference,
April 2000
Featured Poet, Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, Nashville, June
2000
Listing in Outstanding Writers of theTwentieth Century, 2000
Drama Prizes:
Semi-finalist, Southeastern Theatre Conference Playwriting
Competition, for O Say Can't You See? , 1989
Winner, Charleston (IL) Community Theatre Playwriting Contest, for Give
Us This Day, 1992
Winner, Russell Sharp Drama Competition, Webster Groves Theatre Guild (St.
Louis), for Wake Me No Wake, 1995
Winner, Red Mask Players One-Act Play Competition, Danville, IL, for Wake
Me No Wake, 1995
Finalist, Samuel French Drama Competition, for On Hallowed Ground,
1997-8
Runner-Up, Pulse Ensemble Theatre Festival, for Blood Tree Sun,
2001
Semi-Finalist, Stage 3 Theatre Festival, for Angel Hair, 2002
Semi-Finalist,
Drury University Play Contest, for Fax Trax, 2005
Academic Awards:
Eastern Illinois University Faculty Excellence Awards, 1987,
1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006
Eastern Illinois University Presidential Research Grants, 1987, 1989, 1997,
1998, 2003, 2004, and 2005
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Fellowship, Princeton
University, 1988
Booth Library Fellowship, Eastern Illinois University, Spring 1992
Eastern Illinois University Foundation Grants for Instruction, 1994, 1995,
1996
Nominated for Eastern Illinois University Honors Professor of the Year,
1999
Daily Eastern News "Person of the Year," 2000
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