 Further, Howard received the SUNY at Buffalo, Newman Center, Catholic Campus Ministry, Distinguished Alumnus Award.She is a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, and was a charter inductee in the Western New York Women's Hall of Fame.in 1997 at UB, she received the Bernice Poss Award from the Western New York Regional Committee of the American Council on Education/National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education.