In the course of the Center's activities, CERES Staff, Fellows, Affilitated Faculty and Students have been recognized by third parties for their efforts. Samples of these recognitions are listed below.

Title: ARCC / King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Year: 2004
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: BSU Department of Architecture, Graduate Thesis Project
Recipient: Dorothee Dettbarn
Dorothee received this award for her graduate architectural thesis project titled, "Linking the Design of Facilities, Recycling and Curriculum:  Applying a Design Method Inspired by Experiences in Latin America and South Asia to a Ball State University Residential Hall Renovation".  
More information about the ARCC / King Student Medal Program:
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: ARCC / King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Year: 2003
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: BSU Department of Architecture, Independent Study Research Project
Recipient: Steven Cook and Robert Patton 
Steve and Bob received this award for their examination of double skin building performance titled, "A Study of Properties of the CAP Double-Skin Building Facade". 
More information about the ARCC / King Student Medal Program:
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: Best Practice Sustainability Award for Sustainable Design Curriculum 
Year: 2002
Agency: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
Project/Program: Clustered Minors in Environmentally Sustainable Practices
Recipient: CERES/Ball State University 
CERES/Ball State University received this award in recognition of the effort to increase the environmental literacy of students at Ball State through development of a cluster of interdepartmental minors designed to offer new interdisciplinary opportunities for students to study environmentally sustainable practices.
This curricular offering was developed through the collaboration of BSU faculty under the Research Fellows Program administered by CERES; specifically, Dr. James Eflin, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Mr. Robert J. Koester, Architecture and CERES, Mr. Dave Ferguson, Landscape Architecture and iCOMM, and Dr. John Vann, Marketing.

Title: ARCC / King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Year: 2002
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: BSU Department of Architecture, Vital Signs Seminar
Recipient: Lew Beyers 
Lew received this award for his participation in the BSU Vital Signs course during the Fall Semester of the 2001-2002 academic year (Team 1).
More information about the ARCC / King Student Medal Program:
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: ARCC / King Student Medal   for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Year: 2000
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: BSU Department of Architecture, Graduate Design Studio
Recipient: Yiwei Liu 
Yiwei received this award for his participation in the Graduate Design Studio course taught by Robert Koester during the Spring Semester of the 1999-2000 academic year.
More information about the ARCC / King Student Medal Program:
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: James Haecker Distinguished Leadership Award   for Architectural Research
Year: 1999
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: Individual Achievement Award
Recipient: Robert J. Koester, Director of CERES 
This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the growth of the research culture of architecture and related fields, including urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, and interior design.
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: ARCC / King Student Medal  for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research
Year: 1999
Agency: Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Project/Program: BSU Vital Signs Class Participation
Recipient: Sara Temple 
Sara received this award for her participation in the BSU Vital Signs course during the Fall Semester of the 1998-99 academic year (Team 6/7).
More information about the ARCC / King Student Medal Program:
http://www.arccweb.org/awards.htm

Title: Honorable Mention, AIA Education Honors Award (as case study school)
Year: 1997
Agency: American Institute of Architects
Project/Program: The Vital Signs Project
Co-Recipients: C. Benton, B. Burke, A. Kwok et al. 
BSU was a case study school for this project.
http://www-archfp.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/inf/acknow.html

Title: Honorable Mention Award
Year: 1997
Agency: National Vital Signs Project
Project/Program: Vital Signs Case Study Student Competition
Co-Recipients: Alison Hovey and Kevin Koenig, Department of Architecture
Advisor: Robert Koester (with J. Culp, R. Fisher, T. Godish)
http://www-archfp.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/act/1996comp/winners.html

Title: Indiana CAP Director's Award
Year: 1996
Agency: Indiana Community Assistance Program (CAP)
Project/Program: Affordablility and Safety of Indiana Low_Income Households
Recipient: Dr. William Hill, CERES 

Title: Renew America Environmental Achievement Award 
Year: 1992
Agency: Renew America
Project/Program: Sustainable Urban Rural Enterprise (S.U.R.E.) Project
Co-Recipients: CERES, Richmond/Wayne Co., Indiana community
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/success/sure.htm

Title: Outstanding Energy Research Project
Year: 1991
Agency: State of Virginia
Project/Program: Evaluation of the Virginia Weatherization Program
Co-Recipients: Dr. William Hill, CERES, Randolph & Greeley, Virginia Tech.

Title: Indiana Governor's Energy Conservation Award
Year: 1984
Agency: State of Indiana
Project/Program: CERES general programs

Title: The Wise Owl Award
Year: 1983
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Project/Program: CERES general programs

Title: Federal Executive Board Citation
Year: 1983
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago Office
Project/Program: CERES Professional Development Programs