· Golden Pen Award by Fargo Forum, October, 2012
· Key to the City of Turlock, California, April 26, 2011
· Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award, 2010
· California State Student Association President of the Year Award, 2009
· Knight of the Order of Malta, 2009
· Tree of Life Award by the Parent Institute for Quality Education, 2008
· California State Student Association President of the Year Award, 2007
· Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage Distinguished Service Award, 2006
· The Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma (Life Member), 2006
· The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (Life Member), 2006
· Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, October, 2004
· Commendation, The American Institute of Architects, 2003
· Justice Award, SGI-USA, 2003
· Administrator of the Year 2000 – 2001, Chapman University Student Association
· Seikyo Culture Award, Seikyo Shimbun, Japan, 1999
· Honorary Award, Soka University (Japan), 1999
· Faculty Research Award, University of Colorado at Denver, 1991
· Faculty Honor Award, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, 1989
· Award of Excellence in Academic Leadership, University of Colorado at Denver, School of Architecture and Planning, 1988
· Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal for Excellence in Architectural Education, 1988
· Tau Sigma Delta Honors in Architecture, 1988
· APA Distinguished Achievement Award, 1983
· Sigma Lambda Alpha Honors in Landscape Architecture, 1983
· SUNY Foundation Research Fellowship, 1983
· RPI Fellowship, 1977
· Full Member of Sigma Xi, 1977
· Omicron Delta Epsilon Honors in Economics, 1977
· Pratt Institute Scholarship, 1976
· Tau Beta Pi Honors in Engineering, 1971.