Honors and Merits
- Inducted into the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) hall of fame 1986
- Invited to be the closing speaker at the University of Maryland’s celebration of the sesquicentennial of Music in American Public Education Sponsored by MENC-1988
- The Michigan Music Educators Association Award of Merit
- University of Michigan Citation of Merit
- University of Illinois School of Music Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
- MENC’s History Special Research Interest Group Distinguished Service award (1996)
- For American Sacred Imprints, 1698-1810: A Bibliography, was given the Vincent H. Duckles award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music
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