| Ph.D, Soil Science, Michigan State University, 1975 |
| M.S., Soil Science, Michigan State University |
| B.S., Soil Science ("With Honor"), Michigan State University, 1969 |
| 1997 to present - Member University of Minnesota - Academy of Distinguished Teachers |
| 1996 - University of Minnesota Morse - Alumni Teaching Award |
| 1996 Soil Science Society of America - Soil Science Education Award |
| 1991 - Fellow of the Soil Conservation Society of America
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| 1986 College of Agriculture Distinguished Teaching Award |