- Federal government outstanding performance awards, cash awards, and other recognitions during a 27 year federal career; promotions from GS-4 to GS-14
- Special recognition award from the Section for Women in Public Administration.
- Honored with naming of a special annual award in the Northern Virginia chapter of the American Society for Public Administration – the Kathy Hensley Award for Distinguished Chapter Service
- American Society for Public Administration, Donald C. Stone Service to ASPA Award
- Julia Henderson award for Dedicated Service to the Section for Women in Public Administration
- Honors Award from National Young Professionals of ASPA
- Donato J. Pugliese award for distinguished contributions to public service and the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration
- Highlighted in publication, Profiles of Outstanding Women in Public Administration, Section for Women in Public Administration
- Town of Lexington, South Carolina Council Resolution for seven years on the Council’s Advisory Committee during a period of innovation
- Inducted into the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council Hall of Fame for a lifetime of achievement in women's leadership
- SC NARFE Federation Judy Kemp Award for Distinguished Service
- Recipient of the Southeast Conference of Public Administration (SECoPA) Distinguished Public Service Practitioner Award
- Naming of Southeast Conference of Public Administration (SECoPA) Distinguished Public Service Practitioner Award in my honor
- Keynote speaker at the 2020 Awards Breakfast of the Section for Women in Public Administration of the American Society for Public Administration
- And through the years, eleven other awards from components of the American Society for Public Administration.
