President
Other
Southern Sociological Society
· 2009
Aging and the Life Course Section/Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award
National
American Sociological Association
· 2008
President-Elect
Other
Southern Sociological Society
· 2008
Duke Golden Key National Honor Society
Other
(Elected Honorary Member)
· 1997
Inaugural Trinity College Distinguished Teaching Award
Other
Duke University
· December 1985
Commencement Speaker
Other
Bakersfield High School (1963); University of the Pacific
· 1967
California State Scholar
Other
1963-67 (Full tuition for 4 years at any institution in the state)
· 1967
Alpha Lambda Delta Award (Four-Year Scholastic Achievement),
Other
Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi
· 1967
