- Elected President of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA, the Western branch of the MLA). Year 2010 term.
- Inclusion in the Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World. 2010 and subsequent editions.
- My book “Mirages de la Farce” was featured in Broadcast 20 of the CKIA FM 88.3 Radio Station in Québec City on Feb 10, 2010.
- Inclusion in the Marquis’ Who’s Who in America. 2010 and subsequent editions.
- Editorial board member of Pacific Coast Philology, a peer-reviewed publication of PAMLA, the Western branch of the MLA. 2008-2010
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in research. Scripps College, 2007.
- Inclusion in Empire Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals, 2006.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in Service to the college. Scripps College, 2004.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in research. Scripps College, 2002.
- Named General Editor of the new encyclopedia World Writers to 1800 – Masters and Masterpieces, which was published in New York by Facts on File, 2005.
- Elected President of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA, the Western branch of the MLA). Year 2001 term.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching. Scripps College, 2001.
- Inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2000 and subsequent editions.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in service to the college. Scripps College, 2000.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching. Scripps College, 1999.
- Named Sister City Ambassador for the City of Huntington Beach to the City of Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 1998.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in research. Scripps College, 1998.
- Elected to the Executive Committee of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. 1994-1996 term.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in research. Scripps College, 1992.
- Recipient of the Mary Wig Johnson Faculty Achievement Award for excellence in teaching. Scripps College, 1990.
- Olympic Ambassador to Belgium for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee at the 1984 Summer Games. February through August 1984. Duties: managing the Belgian Envoy Team, hosting the Belgian Olympic Delegation, supervising protocol procedures, interpreting, V.I.P. stewardship, and walking in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies with the Belgian team.
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. University of California, Irvine. 1983-84.
- Graduate Student Representative at U.C. Irvine. 1981-82, 82-83 and 83-84.
- Elected Class President of the Romance Philology Department at Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 1972-73.