Research Awards

ACPA – College Student Educators International

• Emerging Scholar Award (2012)

AFP – The Association of Fundraising Professionals

• Early Career Emerging Scholar Award (2014)
• Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, in recognition of Expanding the donor base in higher education: Engaging non-traditional donors (Routledge, 2013). (2014)

ASHE – Association for the Study of Higher Education

• Barbara K. Townsend Award Lecture, "Fundraising and Institutional Advancement: Theory, Practice, and New Paradigms" (2015)

CASE – The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education

• John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement, in recognition of "The Social Base of Philanthropic Fundraising in Higher Education: How Frames and Identity Matter." (2015)
• H.S. Warwick Award for Outstanding Research in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement in recognition of my dissertation. (2009)
• John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement in recognition of Philanthropy, fundraising, and volunteerism in higher education. (2009)

University of Pennsylvania

• PennGSE Ethel and Allen “Buddy” Carruth Sustained Leadership in Education Award (2023)
• PennGSE Early Career/Recent Alumni Award (2016)