HONORS, AWARDS, AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS: (selected list) Included in the first edition of Who’s Who Among Black Americans Who’s Who Among International Musicians Certificate of Appreciation, “Outstanding Service to Jazz Education,” IAJE Award, “Outstanding Organizational, Promotional, and Developmental Progress in Support of Jazz Education,” IAJE Founder, The Rich Matteson-Telluride Jazz Academy Director, The Rich Matteson-Telluride Jazz Academy Founder, Rich Matteson Mile High Jazz Camp, University of Colorado at Boulder Director, Rich Matteson Mile High Jazz Camp, University of Colorado at Boulder Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Music Education, The Rocky Mountain Musicians Association Award, “Outstanding Community Contributions in 1994,” Black Alumni Association Jazz Education Achievement Award, Downbeat Magazine, 2000 Lee Berk Jazz Educator of the Year Award, 2000