Howe received a Lester R. Ford Award in 1984. In 2006 he was awarded the American Mathematical Society Distinguished Public Service Award in recognition of his "multifaceted contributions to mathematics and to mathematics education."Roger Howe Receives 2006 AMS Award for Distinguished Public Service In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-21. In 2015 he received the inaugural Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education.Roger Howe Honored with the 2015 Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education.
