Diversity Field School Award, Society for Historical Archaeology, 2017.
Preservation Training and Technology Grant, NPS, 2016-2017.
Executive Council, Board of Directors, Advisory Council of Underwater Archaeology (ACUA), 2009-2015, 2015-2017.
Africa Task force (ACUA), Compiling information on status of African maritime and underwater archaeology for ACUA 2011.
Photographic Awards in Maritime Archaeology (8 Photos) Conference in Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, 2012 – 2017.
Interdisciplinary Research Grant ECU: NC Maritime Heritage at Risk in 2014
Science Committee of the National Monuments Council, Cape Town, South Africa, 1994-1995.
International Referee, Cultural History Annals, South African Maritime Museum, 1995-1996.
Parris Island Museum Society Grant, Reconstruction of Native American Canoe, 2013-2014.
Bruce and Lee Foundation Grant, Underwater Archaeological and Historical Investigation of Mars Bluff Shipyard, South Carolina, 2010.
Archaeological Research Trust Award, Mepkin Shipwreck Project, 2000.
Archaeological Research Trust Award, Pimlico Shipwreck Project, 1998-1999.
SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Grant, Cooper River Underwater Heritage Trail Grant, 1998.
National Park Service Award, Participant subsidy to attend and lecture at the Public Benefits of Archaeology Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 1997.
Stephenson Research Fund Award, Replica Shipwreck (Field School Training Model), South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1997.
South Carolina Humanities Council Award, Maritime Heritage Web Page, 1997.
Stephenson Research Fund Award, Ashley River Survey Project, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1996.