Awards and honors
| Scientific and medical honor societies | Honorary member, Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, 1989–2018 |
| Member, Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain, 1994 | |
| American Diabetes Association | Outstanding Physician-Clinician Award, 1995 |
| The Norbert Freinkel Award for scholarship in the field of diabetes and pregnancy, 2001 | |
| Teacher/scientist | Andrew W. Mellon Teacher-Scientist Award, 1978 |
| Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2008 | |
| Pfizer Visiting Professorship Award, Temple University School of Medicine, 1997, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1998 | |
| Roche Diagnostics/The Zitter Group Diabetes Disease Management Leadership Award, 1998 | |
| Josiah Kirby Lilly, Sr. Distinguished Service Award, 2006 | |
| Jorgen Pedersen Lecturer (Lifetime Achievement Award from the Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), 2007 | |
| W.D. Sansum Award for Excellence in Science, 2014 | |
| Other | Santa Barbara Diabetes Association Tribute Dinner Awardee, 1992 |
| Clintec Award for Excellence in Clinical Nutrition, The American College of Nutrition, 1992 | |
| Woman of Distinction Award in the Field of Health, Soroptimist International, 1994 | |
| Distinguished Physician Award, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1994 | |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine Second Annual Stanley Mirsky, MD Lectureship Award, 2008 | |
| Tres Condados Woman of Distinction Award in the Field of Health, 1996 | |
| Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Woman of Distinction, 1996 | |
| Women’s Economic Ventures, Business Women of the Year Awards: Professional Services, 2002 | |
| March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award to honor distinguished achievement in maternal-fetal nutrition, 2003 | |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus/a Award, 2003 | |
| The Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in the College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 2004 | |
| Honorary Member, Diabetes Treatment Centers of America, Advisory Board | |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Community Hero, 2005 | |
| Distinguished Service Award, National Disease Research Interchange/JDRF, 2011 | |
| Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year, 2011 |
| Scientific and medical honor societies | Honorary member, Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, 1989–2018 |
| Member, Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain, 1994 | |
| American Diabetes Association | Outstanding Physician-Clinician Award, 1995 |
| The Norbert Freinkel Award for scholarship in the field of diabetes and pregnancy, 2001 | |
| Teacher/scientist | Andrew W. Mellon Teacher-Scientist Award, 1978 |
| Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2008 | |
| Pfizer Visiting Professorship Award, Temple University School of Medicine, 1997, and University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1998 | |
| Roche Diagnostics/The Zitter Group Diabetes Disease Management Leadership Award, 1998 | |
| Josiah Kirby Lilly, Sr. Distinguished Service Award, 2006 | |
| Jorgen Pedersen Lecturer (Lifetime Achievement Award from the Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes), 2007 | |
| W.D. Sansum Award for Excellence in Science, 2014 | |
| Other | Santa Barbara Diabetes Association Tribute Dinner Awardee, 1992 |
| Clintec Award for Excellence in Clinical Nutrition, The American College of Nutrition, 1992 | |
| Woman of Distinction Award in the Field of Health, Soroptimist International, 1994 | |
| Distinguished Physician Award, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1994 | |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine Second Annual Stanley Mirsky, MD Lectureship Award, 2008 | |
| Tres Condados Woman of Distinction Award in the Field of Health, 1996 | |
| Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Woman of Distinction, 1996 | |
| Women’s Economic Ventures, Business Women of the Year Awards: Professional Services, 2002 | |
| March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award to honor distinguished achievement in maternal-fetal nutrition, 2003 | |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus/a Award, 2003 | |
| The Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in the College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 2004 | |
| Honorary Member, Diabetes Treatment Centers of America, Advisory Board | |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Community Hero, 2005 | |
| Distinguished Service Award, National Disease Research Interchange/JDRF, 2011 | |
| Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year, 2011 |