AWARDS & ACCOLADES
1. Wisconsin Arts Governor’s award 2001
2. NAACP Madison, Wi Branch W.E.B. DuBois Advocates Award (Education)
3. International Society of Bassists Award for Board of Directors service
4. International Society of Bassists/Young Bassists award
5. Manfred E. Swarsensky Humanitarian Service Award (Rotary Club).
6. Urban League (Whitney B. Young) Award 2002
7. Madison Magazine / Madison’s Best
8. Hilldale Award University of Wisconsin-Madison(Donna Shalala) 1989-90
9. ASCAP composers award/last 7 years
10. Down Beat International Jazz Poll award from 1964-1977
11. International Peace award / Tokyo, Japan 1987
12. Community Service award (WORT)1990
13. NAACP Act-So Judges award 1999
14. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award 1999
15. Franklin-Randall MMSD PTO Award 1989 -1990
16. University of Wisconsin/Madison Mentor Program 1988
17. Certificate of Appreciation NAACP 2000-2001-2002
18. Blue Note Tokyo Musical Excellence award
19 Certificate of Appreciation (Plato) University of Wisconsin-Madison 1997
20. Certification Mt. Zion Baptist Church 1999
21. Certificate of Ass. Membership Nat.Jazz Service Organization 1995-99
22. Jazz and Pop Best Bassist Annual Readers Poll 1968
23. Endowed Chair University Club University of Wisconsin-Madison
24. Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity Life Membership
25. Arts Midwest Jazz masters award 1993
26. 3/2./00 Received first Hate Mail letter from unknown to Campus Diversity (Happy to have received/joined my white anti-racist)
27. Honorary Doctorate of Musical Arts/Vandercook College of Music 1992
28. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters/Edgewood College 1998
29. State of Wisconsin/City of Madison Committee for the Arts 1990 (Mayor Paul Soglin)
30. Mayoral Proclamation Award / Mayor Soglin 1993
31. Strathmore’s Who’s Who 1960-Present
32. Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 2004
33. Excellence Award/ Umoja Honoree Sept 2005
34. Clark County School District Equity & Diversity Education Department
Las Vegas Nevada Dr.Celeste Jackson Stansberry, Coordinator lll Presenter for EDE speaker series.
35. National Foundation for the Advancement in Art Teacher Recognition 2005-6
36. MAMA (Madison Area Music Award Michael St. John Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
37. Human Rights Award (Rev.James C. Wright) 2008
38. “FIGS” 2008 First Interest Group Students (Freshman Year)
39. TRIO award/first in family to go to College/Awarded by Caroline McCormack
40. Spencer Tracy Award for Distinction in the Performing Arts (Wisconsin Historical Society) 2009
41. Exceptional Service Award University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 (Gary Sandefur, Dean)