- 2016 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (University of Texas System) (August 2016)
- Member, UT Austin Academy of Distinguished Teachers (top 5% at UT Austin) (inducted Fall 2015)
- William David Blunk Memorial Professorship (award given to one faculty member per year across the UT Austin campus), UT Austin (held 2015/16)
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching, Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin (2013)
- Ervin S. Perry Teaching Award, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin (1999; 2006; 2007; 2013)
Presented to a faculty member who best meets the ideals of “an excellent teacher and a good friend.” - Cockrell School Faculty Appreciation Award, awarded by the UT Austin Student Engineering Council (2013)
- Departmental Teaching Award, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin (2006; 2010)
Presented to a faculty member who has excelled in teaching and has demonstrated exceptional motivation of students in the classroom. - University of Texas Professor of the Month, awarded by the UT Senate of College Councils (entire university) (November 2009)
- Gold Medal, 10th Annual Innovative Instructional Technology Awards Program – IITAP 2007, The University of Texas (2007) [with Jeffrey Siegel and Michael Waring]
- Student Appreciation Award, College of Engineering Students with Disabilities, UT Austin (2005)
- Student Engineering Council, Faculty Excellence Award, Received from students of Architectural Engineering, UT Austin (2005)
- Student Engineering Council, Faculty Excellence Award, Received from students of Civil Engineering, UT Austin (2004)
- Engineering Foundation Faculty Excellence Award, UT Austin (1996)
- Professor of the Year, School of Engineering, University of Guelph (1991)
