Distinguished Mentor Award, 2006. Awarded by the National Council for Geographic Education.
Malcolm Comeaux Lecture Series established through an ASU School of Geographical Sciences endowment.
Association of American Geographers, Distinguished Teaching Honors, 2002.
Arizona Geographic Alliance, 2001-02, State of Arizona. $100,000 (with Ron Dorn).
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award for Faculty, 2001.
Wilbur Murra Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Social Studies. Awarded by the Arizona Council for the Social Studies, 1999.
Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service, 1998. Awarded by Gamma Theta Upsilon, Geographical Honor Society.
Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award, 1997. Awarded by the National Council for Geographic Education.