Honors

2008

Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, California State University, Long Beach

American Lung Championship Award, American Lung Association

2007

Service Recognition from Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services, Health Education Administration Division

Public Health Ambassador Award, Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services, Nursing Division

2004

Distinguished Alumni Award by the American Association of Health Science

2002

Recipient of Community Service Award by the College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Long Beach

Inducted as a FELLOW of the American Association for Health Education.

Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Orange County Coalition: Vision 2020, and Orange County Private Industry Council.

2001

Received a Certificate of Appreciation for service recognition from (1998-2001) by the American Association for Health Education Board of Directors.

Received a certificate of Recognition for serving as a Governing Board to the Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section of APHA.

Received a certificate of Recognition and Appreciation for serving on the AAHE Research Consortium from 1999-2001 from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

2000

Recipient of Faculty Incentive Award for Internationalizing the Curriculum, Center for International Education.

Received a certificate of recognition by the Peer Assistant Leadership (PAL) program, Orange County Department of Education.

1999

1999 Received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Orange County Coalition: Vision 2020, and Orange County Private Industry Council