Awards and Honors
2007
First Award-Sculpture
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2006
Gold Medal
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
Prix De West Award
National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK
Gold Medal Sculpture
Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, CA
Best in Classification-Sculpture
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2005
Best in Division-Sculpture
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
2004
Best of Classification- Sculpture
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
Silver Medal
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
Navajo Code Talker Monument, Window Rock, AZ
Navajo Code Talker Memorial Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
2003
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Monument
Washington County Historical Society, Fort Calhoun, NB
Gold Medal
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
2002
Gold Medal- Kieckhetfer Award For Best Of Show
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
Best of Division Award
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
2001
Best of Division Award
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
Silver Medal Sculpture
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum
2000
Gold Medal Sculpture
Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, CA
New Mexico Governors Award For Excellence in the Arts
Santa Fe, NM
1999
Silver Medal Sculpture
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum
Gold Medal Sculpture
Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles, CA
Gilcrease Rendeveous Retrospective
Oreland C. Joe & William Acheff
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
1997
Gold Medal Sculpture
Cowboy Artist of America Show & Exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum
1996
William F. Weiss Purchase Award
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
1992
Museum Purchase Award
Governor's Invitational Western Art Show, Cheyenne, WY