- 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition -- Bush Foundation
Awarded to artists who demonstrate “strong vision, creative energy and perseverance”.
- 2005-2006 Wind Ensemble Commission
Biennial competitive commission awarded by the Helen and Sam Kaplan Charitable Foundation to compose a piece for college wind ensemble on Jewish themes.
- 2003 Aaron Copland Award
Residency at Copland House (spring 2004) and commission
From the Folk (wind quartet)
STILLNESS -- Poem for Orchestra
- 2003 San Antonio International Piano Competition -- Commissioned Composer
WIZARDS -- Three Magic Masters
- 2003 Commissioned Composer -- Music Teachers Association of California
In My Lunchbox (six-movement suite)
- 2002 Millsaps College -- Featured Composer
National symposium on women composers and commission Jackson, Mississippi
Virgie Rainey -- Two Narratives for Soprano, Mezzo and Piano
- 2001 Honored Composer -- Van Cliburn International Competition 'American Composers Invitational' (Fort Worth, Texas) Impronta digitale selected and performed by both gold medalists.
- 1995 International Alliance for Women in Music - Recording Award -
Neon Rhythm (First Prize)
- 1995 John Castellini Award - Silver Anniversary
Awarded to distinguished music alumni of Queens College, CUNY
- 1995 McCollin International Composers Competition
Symphony No. 1 (First Prize)
- Commissioned Composer -- 1993 Artists International Prize Commission
Lisa Kozenko commissions and premieres DOUBLES at Carnegie Hall
- Friends and Enemies of New Music Competition (national) (1990)
Dance/Inner Dance (First Prize)
- National League of American Pen Women Fellowship (1988)
Biennial Competitive Award: Parable : A Tale of Abram and Isaac
- Commissioned Composer -- 1988 Artists International Prize Commission
Vox Nova Wind Quintet commissions and premieres When Angels Speak at Carnegie Hall
- Mayor's Award for Creativity (1987)
The City of Baltimore: Hidden Heritage -- A Dance Symphony
- Paul Revere Prize (1987)
Music Publishers Association: The Chase
- Conductors' Guild Guest Composer (1986)
Conductor and Composer Institute: Sky Curtains “Borealis”
- Creative Fellowship in Music (1986)
Maryland State Arts Council Biennial Competition
- National Competition for Chamber Orchestra (1986)
In honor of the Statue of Liberty Centennial
Chroma (First Prize)
- Teacher of the Year (1985)
Peabody Conservatory of Music
- Georgia State University Centennial Competition (national) (1985)
Sky Curtains (First Prize)
- Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (1983/4)
For Music Composition
- National Endowment for the Arts (1982)
Consortium Commission: Lamentation
- Los Alamos International Chamber Music Competition (1978)
Songs of Innocence (Wind/String Prize)
- ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (every year 1977 - present) Standard Award
- MacDowell Fellowships (1971 and 1976)
For Composer residency at the Colony
- Delius Competition Prizes (1971 and 1974)
Grand Tarantella
Snazzy Sonata
- Pittsburgh Flute Club Competition Prize (1972)
Capriccio
- Debussy Fellowship for Study Abroad (1971/2)
Alliance Française de New York
- Gottschalk Centenary Composition Gold Medal (international) (1969)
Man's Image and His Cry (First Prize)
- Anton Seidl Fellowship (1967/8)
For Composition Study at Columbia University
- Woodrow Wilson National Foundation Fellowship (1966/7)
For Graduate Study in Composition
- BMI Young Composer Award (1966)
Four Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
- Karol Rathaus Memorial Association Prize (1966)
Alter Machlis Awards (1965 and 1966)
Queens College, CUNY
- National Federation of Music Clubs (10 Prizes, 1962-1970)