 Indiana University awarded Varga with the title of "Chevalier du Violoncelle" for having dedicated his career as a teacher and soloist for the improvement of cello playing.He taught the cello at San Francisco State University (where he also taught conducting and oversaw the chamber music program), University of California at Santa Cruz, the University of Toronto and the University of Houston, from which he retired in 2000.He has the great pleasure of having many of his students landing jobs in orchestras and in universities throughout the globe.