• Winner, Best of Cover Design 2011, for The Scripps Research Institute's Endeavor magazine
 • Winner, Best Cookbook, 2011 San Diego Book Awards, for Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen: Recipes from the East for Health, Healing, and Long Life (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010).
 • Winner, Silver Medal, 2011 Living Now Book Awards, ethnic cooking category, for Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen. 
 • Winner, 2010 International Book Awards, Cookbook: International category, for Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen. The book was also a finalist in the category of "Health: Alternative Medicine."
 • Winner, Foodista's Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, for The Color Purple Yam Dessert in the Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen blog, 2010
 • Crystal Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards, Endeavor magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
 • Winner, HOW International Design Award, Endeavor magazine, 2007 


 • Award of Merit, Employee Communication, IABC Gold Quill Awards, for Scripps Research online publication News&Views, 2002


 • Award of Excellence, Newsletter Writing, New York City ACE Awards, IABC

, for an article in Rockefeller Center's Centerscope, 1996
 • Finalist, Recurring Features Writing, IABC Silver Quill Awards, for a series in The Rockefeller Group's Focus, 1995
 • 

Award of Excellence, Newswriting, IABC US District 1 Silver Quill Awards

, for an article in Center: the Magazine of Rockefeller Center, 1994
 • Award of Merit, Persuasive Writing, IABC US District 1 Silver Quill Awards

, for an article in Focus, 1994
 • Bronze, Overall Magazine, Mercury Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Professional Communications, for Rockefeller University's Search magazine, 1994