Don was recognized by state and national professional associations for his leadership in the field. He served as President of the Ohio College Personnel Association (1978-1979) and the Ohio Association of Student Personnel Administrators (1994-95), and won OCPA's Phillip A. Tripp Distinguished Service Award in 1988, OASPA's Gerald Saddlemire Leadership Award in 2001, and the Outstanding Performance as a Senior Student Affairs Officer Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (Region IV) in 2003.

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