1988 Trail of Tears Art Show, Category - Miniature: First Place. Awarded for artwork: "Inter-Tribal Pow Wow" (acrylic). Cherokee National Museum. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. May 1988.
1984 Trail of Tears Art Show, Category I - Painting: First Place. Awarded for artwork: "Last Dance Before Supper" (acrylic). Cherokee National Museum. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. June 9, 1984.
1982 Trail of Tears Art Show, Category I - Painting: Second Place. Awarded for artwork: "Pow Wow People" (acrylic). Cherokee National Museum. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. June 19, 1982.
1977 American Indian Artists Exhibition, First Graphics Award. Awarded for an india ink on paper drawing titled "Horno at Acoma". Philbrook Art Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma. May 1977. Note: 32nd annual exhibition held May 8, 1977-July 3, 1977; curated by Bentley Stone; jurors include Robert Annesley, F. Blackbear Bosin, and Carol Soatikee.