Awards and Credits
Awarded the Acrylic Division Award in 1972 by the American Artist Professional League.
In 1973 Summers helped organize the Texas Association of Professional Artists and served as their first president.
July 4, 1975 when Governor Dolph Briscoe and the Texas Legislature named him as the Official Texas Bicentennial Artist.
On July 4, 1975 he was presented the American Airlines' Americana Award for Art, presented by Randy Steffen.
Selected nationally by the Franklin Mint as one of ten Gold Medal Award winners during the mint's introduction into fine art reproductions.
In 1976 was awarded with the Cultural Achievement Award for Art by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.
During the Texas Association of Professional Artists awards banquet Summers received 6 of a possible 11 medals. His painting, "Forbidden Wilderness", took First Place for Best Oil, Best in Show, Most Popular (voted on by guest) and the T.A.P.A. Membership Award.
In both 1977 and 78 annual T.A.P.A. shows Summers was awarded with the Gold Medal for Best Oil.
Recipient of the Randy Steffen Annual Award on July 4, 1981.
Named as the Official Sesquicentennial Artist of Texas by the 69th Texas Legislature in July 1987.
In 1995 Summers was named Most Favorite Son by the Glen Rose/Somervell County Chamber of Commerce.
Named Western Artist of the Year for 2003 by the Academy of Western Art.
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