A.        Research, Teaching and Service

2000 Outstanding Faculty Award, “In honor and recognition of educational excellence in teaching, research and service” - State Council for Higher Education for Virginia, Presented by the Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

2003 Virginia Commonwealth University Award of Excellence, “Awarded to a truly exceptional recipient who has performed in a superior manner in teaching, scholarly activities, and service.” (awarded to one university faculty member per year)

B.        Research

1989-1997 Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award - National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
"The Congress of the United States has asked that special awards be made for research in the neurosciences in honor of the late Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York. With the advice of the National Advisory Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NANCDS) Council, we have designated such awards for investigators submitting regular research grant applications for competitive review who have a distinguished record of substantial contributions in some field of neurological or communicative sciences and who can be expected to be highly productive over the necxt seven years."

1984-1989 Established Investigator of the American Heart Association

1971-1974 Predoctoral Research Award, North Carolina Heart Association

C.        Teaching

1989, 1990, 1998, 2001 Outstanding Teacher Award – Pharmacology Course, School of Medicine, Classes of 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003

1993 Excellence in Teaching, Autonomic Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Class of 1995

1993 Teacher of the Year, School of Medicine, Class of 1995

1995 Dean's Award for Educational Leadership, School of Medicine

1969 NSF Summer Institute for College Teachers

D.        Service

1988-2003 Editorial Board, Journal of Neurotrauma

1991-2003 Editorial Board, Stroke

1989-1991 Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory System

1989-1992 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - National Meetings Committee

1981-1985, American Heart Association, Virginia Affiliate, Research Review Committee
1990-93

1981, 1984, NIH Study Sections, Special Reviewer or Site Visitor, Neurological Sciences,
1986, 1988, Neurology A, Experimental Cardiovascular Sciences
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

2006, 2007 Review Panel for Outstanding Teacher in Virginia, State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV)