- Two 1st Place (1998/2004), two 3rd Place (1995/2010), and nine top 5 placements in Mandolin at the National Flatpick Championships.
- Five 1st Place titles in Mandolin at the Kansas State Championships.
- 1st place in Flatpick Guitar at the Kansas State Championships.
- Inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame (2019) for Education.
- Voted one of two top Mandolin instructors in America (2003) by the internet Mandolin discussion group COMANDO.
