h "AV" Rating - Marindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
h Outstanding Public Service Award - Nebraska Bar Foundation, 2003
h Hearing Examiner, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission
h Hearing Examiner, Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission
h Hearing Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education
h Certified Mediator, Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution
h U.S. Attorney's Award for Law Enforcement Coordination, 1999
h Outstanding Public Service Award - Nebraska Association of County Officials, 1998
h Past Chair and Commissioner, Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, 1996-1997
h Chair, Nebraska Jail Standards Board, 1985-2004
  Preside over all hearings and meetings; supervise investigation of inmate complaints against correction facilities; development and implementation of regulations for all Nebraska local correctional and juvenile detention facilities.
h Exceptional Public Service Award, Nebraska State Patrol, 1989.