Honors and Awards 

1. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1976-1980.
2. Fellow of the AAAS, 1980.
3. George W. Taylor Award for distinguished research (University of Minnesota), 1985.
4. Alexander von Humboldt Distinguished Senior Scientist Award (Federal Republic of Germany), 1987-88.
5. College of Science & Engineering Distinguished Professor, 2001–2017 (First woman to receive this honor).
6. Mullen-Spector-Truax Women's Leadership Award (University of Minnesota), 2008.
7. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2014.
8. Fellow of the American Astronomical Society, 2021.