- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, 2019
- Best Paper Award 2017: International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
- Woman of Achievement, Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County, 2007-2008
- Nobel Peace Prize, Awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore, 2007
- Aldo Leopold/Earth Leadership Fellow, 2005
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Mentoring Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research, NCAR