Honors & Synergistic Activities
Recipient: Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018, International Paleolimnological Association, Stockholm, Sweden
Recipient: Dave Ford Award for Outstanding Achievement in Water Resources in Minnesota, 2017, University of Minnesota
Elected Member: Academy of Science and Engineering, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota – Duluth, 2011-
Recipient (on behalf of the SCWRS): Gulf Guardian Award, 2010, US EPA, Gulf of Mexico Program
Recipient (on behalf of the SCWRS): St. Croix River Stewardship Award, 2016, St. Croix River Assoc
Recipient (on behalf of the SCWRS): Clean Water Champion Award, 2017, Freshwater Society
Board of Directors: Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), 2020-present
Board of Directors and past President: Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve, 1998-present
Board of Directors: Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 2024-present