 She has also chaired the subcommittee on Youth Services and Education for the Erie County Executive's transition team.Howard received the Governor's New York State Division of Women Award for Excellence in Education; Citation Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice; American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award; and the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award.She also received the Staten Island College Distinguished Alumna Award; the Black Educators Association of Western New York Educator of the Year Award; and the Minority Bar Association of Western New York Award for Community Service.