*The 2002 Daughters of the American Revolution Nation-wide Outstanding American History Teacher of the Year.
*The state of Florida 2002 Outstanding American History Teacher of the Year.
*The Gilder Lehrman 2006 American History Teacher for the state of Florida.
*The 2004 Outstanding Educator of the Year in Pinellas County (a county of over 8,000 teachers).
*The 2001 Florida History Fair Teacher of the Year, and a Finalist for the 2001 National History Day Teacher of the Year.
*2019 The lifetime achievement award on the 20th anniversary of Pinellas County History Day; a competition that he started in 1999 and ran for over a decade.