Recognition
- Distinguished Service Award, Association of Wisconsin School Administrators
- Legislator of the Year, Wisconsin Conservation Congress
- Legislator of the Year, Wisconsin Education Association
- Legislator of the Year, Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education System
- Citizen of the Year, Mental Health Association of Wisconsin
- Citizen of the Year, Wisconsin Association of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
- Wisconsins Outstanding Young Man Award, Wisconsin Jaycees
- Distinguished Service Award, Oshkosh Jaycees