The John Kincaid Award for Best Article Published in Publius: The Journal of Federalism each year, established by the Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations of the American Political Science Association in 2015.

Distinguished Leadership in Community-Based Learning and Research Award, 2019, Lafayette College.

Distinguished Scholar Award, 2016, RC28 section on Comparative Federalism and Multilevel Governance, International Political Science Association.

Distinguished Federalism Scholar, 2001, Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations, American Political Science Association.

Best Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, Fort Worth, TX, 1998.

Kestnbaum Fellow, U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1994-1995.

Elected Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, 1991-Present.

Donald Stone Distinguished Scholar Award, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, American Society for Public Administration, 1991.

Outstanding Paper Award, Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston, TX, 1980.