During his time on the faculty, Reg has been recognized at the local, regional, national, and international levels for his teaching, research, and outreach success. Most notably, Reg was the recipient of the 2016 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching and was named a 2017 Emerging Investigator by Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. Reg was initiated into the Xi-Upsilon chapter in 2016. He has been serving as the Chapter Advisor since 2013 and has just received the RIT Fraternity & Sorority Life Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award for his continued commitment to the growth of the Xi-Upsilon chapter.